This is a reminder for the Website Magazine webinar scheduled on June 18. Website Magazine is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, June 18 at 1.30 pm EDT. The topic of the webinar is “The Best E-Commerce Checkout: Behind the Scenes”. The WM team says, “Top e-tailers don’t become the best by accident. They offer world-class checkout experiences and quote-to-shipment accuracy right within their ecommerce platform. There’s no real secret to it – it’s made possible by three key hacks that merchants of all sizes can adopt to raise the bar on their customer experience. Join... [...]
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The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “How Video Marketing Creates Immediate SEO Results”. Shawn Forno says, “You can trace video marketing as an SEO tool back to May 16th, 2007 – the day Google introduced “Universal Search.” Today, we take blended search results – video, text, PDF, blogs, and images – for granted, but just a few years ago people used to have to dig for video online. I know, it sounds barbaric. But what’s more shocking is that here we are, seven years after blended results changed the way people search, and most marketers... [...]
The latest MOZ blog post is titled “IPv6, C-Blocks, and How They Affect SEO”. Tom Anthony says, “You have probably heard about IPv6, but you might remain a bit confused about the details of what it is, how it works, and what it means for the future of the Internet. This post gives a quick introduction to IPv6, and discusses possible SEO implications that could follow from IPv6 being rolled out (touching specifically on the concept of C-Blocks)“. IPv6, C-Blocks, and How They Affect SEO MOZ Blog [...]
The latest MOZ blog post is titled “Barnacle SEO: Leveraging Other Sites’ Rankings – Whiteboard Friday”. Rand Fishkin says, “Like a barnacle on a ship, sometimes the best thing for our SEO is to attach ourselves to the big guys who are already ranking. In today’s Whiteboard Friday, Rand shows us how“. Barnacle SEO: Leveraging Other Sites’ Rankings – Whiteboard Friday MOZ Blog [...]
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Do Social Signals Improve SEO Keyword Rankings?”. Travis Bliffen says, “According to Google’s Matt Cutts, social signals do not influence rankings as of yet. He first stated this in response to the many claims that Google +1s could influence rankings. In case you missed it, I dug deeper into the anatomy of Google Plus and showed how you could get do-follow links from it. The very fact that you can get do-follow links as a result of someone giving your website a +1 seems to discredit the claim that G+ has no influence on... [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “How to Complete an SEO Competitive Analysis”. Matt Carter says, “Have you ever looked at a competitor’s website and wondered why they were ranking higher than you in search engines? In this post, we’re going to walk through the process of completing a search engine optimization (SEO) analysis, a tool to help you better understand the competitive landscape of search engine rankings in your industry. This SEO competitive analysis will provide a base of knowledge and a strategic foundation you can use to outrank your... [...]
The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “Do-it-yourself SEO: Using Helpful Descriptions”. Andy Curry says, “My previous three articles explained basic search engine optimization. In “How to Get Traffic to your Website (via Google),” I reviewed how Google and other search engines identify content on a site. In “Do-it-yourself SEO Starts with On-page Optimization,” I explained the beginnings of optimizing a web page. And last month, in “Do-it-yourself SEO: Importance of Title Tags,” I continued my explanation of on-page optimization by addressing the importance... [...]
The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Getting to grips with mobile SEO”. Christopher Ratcliff says, “Numerous studies also show that the majority of users start their consumer journey on mobile and 32% of consumers make a monthly purchase. Google has updated its algorithm to give preference to sites that offer mobile accessibility and many other search engines have followed suit. It’s now imperative that you have a separate mobile SEO strategy from your traditional desktop strategy. The good news is that exemplary mobile SEO is still an incredibly rare... [...]
The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “SEO – Page Ranking Without Links?”. Pete Prestipino says, “Those responsible for SEO know just how important inbound links are, but what happens when content doesn’t acquire any natural citations? Can it still rank in a competitive position? How does Google determine the relevancy of the site and its content (in relation to the query) without links from other websites to guide them? Google’s Matt Cutts recently provided an answer to this very interesting/intriguing question – although many in the SEO industry... [...]
The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Google Panda 4.0: How Will It Affect Your Site’s SEO?”. Tamara Weintraub says, “The Internet is abuzz with Google’s latest algorithm update, Panda 4.0, Google’s latest algorithm change has marketers, webmasters, and business owners alike scrambling to understand how it’s impacting their existing websites and SEO efforts. Like many of Google’s previous updates, Panda 4.0 emphasizes high-quality websites and content. But what does that actually mean, and how can small and local businesses make sure their... [...]