Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “How to ACCURATELY Check Your Google Rankings”. MacPhearson says, “I got a question in a Q&A session (…or was it a forum post?) from a Renegade Startup member that I’ve heard all too often. It goes something like this, “Market Samurai said there was a lot of traffic for my keyword, but I’m ranked #2 in Google and I’m only seeing 2 or 3 visits per day.” The problem here isn’t Market Samurai (or the keyword data from any source, for that matter). It’s that the ranking data the person is relying on is fundamentally... [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “What Makes Content “Quality”?”. MacPhearson says, “There have been four (count ‘em) Google algorithm updates in the two weeks. That’s got to be a record. They were: Panda algorithm update (September 27th): A large update, Panda targets low-quality content, spun content, content farms, etc. Exact Match Domain update (September 28th): Discounts the “boost” exact-match domains previously received in the search engines. Penguin update (October 5th): This was a smaller Penguin data refresh (not a change to the algorithm) Top... [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest ‘From Idea to Empire’ blog post is titled “Massive SEO & Social Media Changes Ahead!”. MacPhearson Says, “There are massive changes ahead in 2011 for both SEO and social media. I’ve been researching this topic in depth, and in this video, I share with you some of the most important information you’ll use in the year ahead for search engine optimization. You may need to change your business plan for 2011 – and I wanted you to know as soon as possible”. Massive SEO & Social Media Changes Ahead! Michelle MacPhearson’s... [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “How To Build And Sell Apps for Local Business”. MacPhearson Says, “Think apps are a market that you can’t break into because of the programming costs? Think again. What if you could build an app that had: GPS turn-by-turn directions Fan “Wall” page Push notifications (!!!) Coupons based on your GPS location Email photo feature”. How To Build And Sell Apps for Local Business Michelle MacPhearson’s Blog  [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “How To Get More YouTube Video Views”. MacPhearson Says, “I noticed something on my YouTube Channel today. Something that is so smack-myself-on-the-forehead stupid, I couldn’t believe it. Something that made such an exponential difference in increasing views for my videos I was astonished”. How To Get More YouTube Video Views Michelle MacPhearson’s Blog  [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “IM WeeCap: There’s a Sloth Here”. MacPhearson Says, “It’s been a big week – a HUGE week, even! I TALK TO PPL ON THE WEBERNETS Buffer announced it has an iPhone app – neat! I first talked about Buffer in May 2011 (were you on that webinar?), and it’s really picking up steam of late as many of the digerati got on board and are using it themselves. Here’s a video I made on using Buffer’s email feature. With the new app, you can manage your stream, add new posts, etc. Very handy functionality we didn’t have before”. IM... [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “Google Is Worried About Your Reputatio”. MacPhearson Says, “Let me talk to you about “Author Rank” for a few… It’s one of the ways the face of SEO has dramatically shifted in the last 12 months. What Google had admitted to is that WHO you are matters in SEO. Google is actively monitoring how much the blog posts YOU produce are shared, tweeted, linked on Facebook Fan Pages, etc. Google knows that if the internet as a whole isn’t listening to you and isn’t sharing your sites, it’s probably not great work. And if... [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “Internet Marketing Makeover: The Trusted System”. MacPhearson Says, “Welcome to day 30 of the Internet Marketing Makeover! Tomorrow is your last day, OMG! What I want you to consider today is systemization and how you’ll take what you’ve done in the Makeover and carry it forward through the coming months”. Internet Marketing Makeover: The Trusted System Michelle MacPhearson’s Blog  [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “Internet Marketing Makeover: Follow the SEO Trendline”. MacPhearson Says, “Heya! It’s Day 20 of the Internet Marketing Makeover – the home stretch! What matters right now in SEO? Where is the trendline going? Towards links? Is content king? On page factors? No. It’s none of those things – and yet also all of those things, all wrapped up into one. I did a video”. Internet Marketing Makeover: Follow the SEO Trendline Michelle MacPhearson’s Blog  [...]

Michelle MacPhearson’s latest blog post is titled “Stuff Your Buffer with Reeder & Flipboard”. MacPhearson Says, “Here’s how to rock out with your _____ (ahem, “socks”) out when curating content on the iPad. Sign up for Buffer here, whether you’ve got an iPad / iPhone or not. I use it on my desktop all the time. iPad folks, do yourself a favor and spend the $2.99 on Reeder. It’s an app”. Stuff Your Buffer with Reeder & Flipboard Michelle MacPhearson’s Blog  [...]