Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 30, 2014

A day later you notice the post has been indexed by Google, and it’s at #4 on the second page one of your main keywords. A week later, you check that keyword again in Google, and lo and behold, it’s now at #5 on page one. There is so much speculation about how social media and SEO interact, but what’s the real story?

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Bill Hartzer

JULY 31, 2013

I think the title of this post, “be careful when choosing an SEO” (search engine optimization) professional really says it all. Tactics for Dealing with the Latest Google Algorithm Updates – Pubcon New Orleans 2013 from Bill Hartzer. Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 7:23 AM. SEO is dead, long live SEO.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Well, here it is, December 31st, 2013, the evening is drawing to a close. Not that 2013 was a bad year, or that it was actually an odd (unlucky 13) year. And boy did I deal with it: My most memorable (at least for me) blog post of 2013 was one of those. So in 2013, I saw a big change. place where it all happens.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

Women make up the larger share of users on Facebook (58% to 42%) and are a slightly larger share on Twitter (52% to 48%) while men are the predominate users of LinkedIn (63% to 37%) and Google+ (71% to 29%). Furthermore, half of all Google+ users are under 25 years old. WordPress Hosting SEO ). WordPress Hosting SEO ).

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Pam Hughes

DECEMBER 30, 2021

These six helpful voice search SEO strategies will help you get more organic traffic from people using Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant, and contribute to your overall SEO strategy. million Americans used voice search in 2021 Google Assistant supports 30,000 smart home devices 45.1% Android phones and devices use Google.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 23, 2013

2013 was a pretty exciting year, and there has been a lot of activity in the search engine optimization industry this past year. Here’s my wrap-up of my most memorable and best blog posts of 2013. How to Make Your Links Do Follow Links in Google+ – This was a banner year for me on Google Plus.

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yMarketingMatters

JUNE 4, 2013

As we reach the half way mark for 2013, I wanted to bring you updates on the top marketing trends this year, and what you should be incorporating into your marketing mix to give your marketing a boost. I hope you find this advice helpful and that you give your business its best shot at tremendous success in 2013 with these marketing trends.

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Bill Hartzer

APRIL 29, 2013

Vizion Interactive , an SEO Agency, has launched a Google AdWords campaign where they are specifically targeting searches for a competitor’s brand name. Vizion Interactive is one of the companies rallying around Blueglass to hire their employees, as they were terminated from the company in mid-April 2013.

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 9, 2013

Every two years Moz asks the most powerful SEOs in the industry what they think are the most important ranking factors right now. Recently, they published the 2013 ranking factors survey results. SEOs seem to think that future rankings may be determined by higher importance on social signals, authorship, and structured data.

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Josh S Peters

JANUARY 15, 2013

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has been around as long as search engines. While SEO is still definitely about creating the least imperfect site it’s become more and more about the type and quality of the content on the site and how it gets shared off the site. As you can see every layer of the SEO pyramid plays into your social.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The number of Google searches for the phrase have increased 400% since January 2011. Whereas if your goal is brand awareness, or perhaps link-building for SEO, going broad with your content can be an excellent strategy.” 2: 30 Remarkable Content Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2013 (and 2014).

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Writtent Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

SEO as we know it is actually gone forever. The most recent Hummingbird update to Google’s search algorithm was a final nail in the coffin of an industry that had been in decline since the major Panda update in 2011 that affected as many as 30% of all search results. Google PageRank May Be Dying. Google Hummingbird.

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Social Media Marketing

JUNE 5, 2013

If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I''d encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in Google+. Last week, we shared the 2013 Internet Trends deck from Mary Meeker; this week, The Atlantic takes a look a the 11 most fascinating charts from her presentation. These are those links.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 13, 2013

My definition of a natural link is one that you did not obtain by asking someone for a link–and you did not obtain that link because you hired an SEO firm to build those links for you. Date: Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 7:18 AM. It’s not the same as what most SEO companies do: Top 20 Benefits of Our Service: 1. From: Shane.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Friday we talked about Google Authorship. The case is by no means closed, and you should be aware that this is the way search engines will be ranking your web pages in the future – especially Google. In fact, there’s a very good chance that Google will automatically link your social network profiles to your reputation.

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 13, 2013

If your website is banned in the Google search engine or if your website is penalized, then I don’t recommend writing and distributing a press release about it. They bought links, which is against Google’s acceptable Webmaster Guidelines. Google caught them, and penalized their website as a result. WILMINGTON, Del.,

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Small Business Mavericks

JULY 12, 2013

According to Conductor.com, Google+ does exactly that. Specifically, Google+ increased search listings for personal brands by 10% between January 2012 and May 2013 – but only for tech writers. Google+ is more than just a social networking tool. Their chances of finding you are greater if you have a Google+ account.

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 31, 2013

A while back I wrote about how many SEO companies and so-called SEO experts have been offering a Google Penguin Recovery Service. Google Penguin is entirely about links to your site, right?!? Below, I’ll detail why Google Penguin is not all about the links that are pointing to your website.

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Proactive Report

AUGUST 14, 2013

Webinar August 28, 2013, Sally Falkow APR and Lisa Buyer discuss the new Google rules for writing a press release. Unfortunately, the SEO community saw the possibilities of using optimized press releases long before the PR industry did. Google does not give credit for links you have created yourself. Register here.

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Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 16, 2013

If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I''d encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in Google+. With its latest change in policy around links in press releases , Google is influencing public relations. Of Google, he says, "No other company has embedded itself this deeply into my life."

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Kikolani

MARCH 1, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Search Engines / SEO. The Resources Mashup.

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Proactive Report

MAY 8, 2014

Google has changed the way they display content on a search results page. The 2013 Mobile Path-to-Purchase study by Telmetrics and xAd shows that 50% of respondents said they use their mobile devices to start the search process; 46% use mobile exclusively when performing research online. Well, here’s a head’s up.

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Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 7, 2014

If we study how SEO has evolved in New Zealand, we can learn a lot about how the field of search engine optimization has changed in the last few years. This has a great deal to do with changes made by Google, of course. SEO tactics vary a great deal from one company to another. Part of this was due to ignorance, no doubt.

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Kikolani

MAY 17, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Search Engines / SEO. The Resources Mashup.

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Nothing ever remains the same way for long in the world of SEO. The experts at Moz report that Google typically updates their algorithm between 500-600 times each year ! To help you stay informed about the ever-changing inbound marketing landscape, here are 7 pieces of critically-important SEO news: 1.

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The Social Media Incubator

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Just recently, Google moved us closer to real semantic search. In what is becoming one of the most talked about Google algorithm updates since Google Penguin (2012) and perhaps the most comprehensive update since Caffeine (2010), Hummingbird is supposed to affect 90% of searches. It was rolled out in late August, 2013.

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Kikolani

MARCH 13, 2013

If you follow my writing, you probably know how much I love Google Reader. On July 1st, Google Reader says goodbye. The Learn More takes you to a page that tells you what you can export using their Google Takeout tool, but nothing in the way of alternatives. A Little About How I Use(d) Google Reader. That’s right.

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Lucy Hall

APRIL 28, 2015

What are the SEO implications of republishing content to your blog from linkedIn? Is my SEO affected if I publish the same content on my blog and Linkedin? The thing is back in 2013 - Matt Cutts said: if your content isn't stuffed with keywords and isn't spammy you don't really need to worry. Why do I say this?

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Social Media Marketing

JUNE 19, 2013

If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I''d encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in Google+. Why Bing matters more than you think for SEO - Facebook, Siri and iOS 7 come into play. These are those links. A reminder on the benefit of businesses acting more human on Facebook.

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Bill Hartzer

APRIL 22, 2014

I’m honored to have been asked to speak on two separate panels this time: 2014 SEO Basics – While many of the core rules of SEO still hold true, there are some tactics that were OK in early 2013 that are not OK in 2014. This session will cover the 101 basics of SEO today. Search Engine Marketing Events'

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Just as low-level article directories (ezinearticles, articlesbase, and others) got hurt by Google’s Panda Update in 2013, I predict that Google will hurt sites abusing guest blogging in 2013. I don’t feel guest blogging is bad, nor that all bloggers who do it will be penalized by Google. What is unnatural linking?

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

According to research from BuzzFeed , “Search traffic to publishers has taken a dive in the last eight months, with traffic from Google dropping more than 30%…While Google makes up the bulk of search traffic to publishers, traffic from all search engines has dropped by 20% in the same period.” But what does it mean?

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 18, 2015

Mr. Zoot originally claimed that he, as a small business owner, has been crushed by Google. He’s been only for over 10 years, and, in the past several years Google has taken steps through various algorithm changes and other policies, to crush his business online. If so, how has it suffered?

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Josh S Peters

JANUARY 9, 2013

This is a layer I expect to see grow a lot more in 2013. This is another layer I expect to see grow in 2013. I think 2013 & 2014 will be big growth years for this layer and it might even move down the pyramid and switch places with R&D. Enhance Customer Service. Facilitate R&D. could show up in the SERPs.

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Social Media Marketing

APRIL 26, 2013

Social media improvement is turning into progressively necessary for computer program improvement, as search engines square measure progressively utilizing the recommendations of users of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ to rank pages within the computer program result pages. native have fully grown progressively necessary.

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Kikolani

MAY 24, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Search Engines / SEO. The Resources Mashup.

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Josh S Peters

MARCH 19, 2013

Last week we saw some great announcements from Pinterest (of which I’ve already taken advantage ) as well as some great new things from Google+ and some great content marketing resources. Google Reader Alternatives: 3 Web Based RSS Readers to Manage Your Subscriptions via Kikolani. On July 1st, Google Reader says goodbye.

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