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Search Engine Optimization History: June 12, 2005 Was a Historic Day

Bill Hartzer

When it comes to the Search Engine Optimization industry’s history, I bet that you did not know that June 12, 2005 was a historic day. According to a new tool by Google called Google Correlate , there were far more searches for “search engine optimization&# than ever before. Post on Google Buzz.

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How To Add Website to Google Analytics?

BeingOptimist

Today in this article my aim is to provide you the knowledge about Google Analytics and would let you know step by step how to add website to Google Analytics. Before adding a website to Google analytics it would be a good idea if you know what Google Analytics is? What Is Google Analytics? So here we go.

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Today A Search Tool Dies

Small Business Mavericks

has announced that today spells the death of a search tool that has been with us since 2005. Site Explorer is a tool that many webmasters used to see who was linking to them, and who was linking to their competition. It was the best free link popularity tool on the Web for the longest time. That was when Yahoo!

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How Google Finds and Penalizes Advertorials

Bill Hartzer

No website owner wants to log into Google Webmaster Tools and see an unnatural link warning from Google. From what I am seeing, many of these unnatural link warnings and manual penalties from Google are a result of having participated in advertorials. How Google Identifies Advertorials. First, a little background.

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Best Social Media Monitoring Tools

Bill Hartzer

What is needed are powerful methods, and tools to track your brand in the social media paradigm. While there are many more tools available out there, here is a list of some of the best monitoring tools and sites available that you can use to monitor your brand across the social media landscape.

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How to Use UTM Parameters to Track Social Media Success

Hootsuite

And they work with Google Analytics. They’re required by Google Analytics.). For a step-by-step walkthrough , check out this video: UTM generator option 2: Google Analytics Campaign URL Builder. You can create UTMs using the Google UTM generator, then paste the links into your social media posts. Source: Google Analytics.

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What is Reddit, and Should Your Brand Be Using It?

Hootsuite

That growth, combined with 40% of Gen Z searching social platforms for info instead of Google, makes Reddit a unique opportunity for brands. Reddit launched in 2005 and sold to Conde Nast less than a year later for $10 million USD. Instead of using complicated algorithmic tools to rank content, Reddit’s algorithm runs on votes.

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