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My Top Posts of 2013 on SEO and Social Media for Publishers

Adam Sherk

So as I stumble across the finish line, here are my top posts of 2013 by pageviews: The Most Common Google News Errors and How to Avoid Them. Top Link Building Tactics for Publishers. Related posts: My Top Posts of 2011 on SEO, PR and Social Media for Publishers. Publishing' SEO Tips for Infinite Scrolling.

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How Much Search and Social Media Traffic Do Publishers Get?

Adam Sherk

On average, what percentage of referral traffic to publishers comes from search, social media, links and direct navigation? To get an idea of where things currently stand, I pulled 2013 referral data for a selection of 52 magazine and content sites, all well-known brands from major publishers. Publishing'

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Interesting Magazine and Digital Stats from Pew State of the News Media 2013

Adam Sherk

In reading the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2013 there were some interesting things in the sections on magazines and digital that I thought I’d point out. Time is Doing Well Online.

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My Top Posts of 2012 on Inbound Marketing and Audience Development

Adam Sherk

8 Social Media Questions Publishers Should Be Asking Themselves. SEO Metrics for Publishers: How are You Tracking and Measuring Success? Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down. So I did not publish here as frequently as I’d have liked, but I still managed to put out some posts that I was happy with.

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SEO Tips for Infinite Scrolling

Adam Sherk

Publishers are starting to use it more often too on their home and channel pages. Viewing the home page or any channel page with JavaScript disabled reveals a module with links to static archive pages organized by year and month (like this April 2013 page ): This creates a simple, easy jumping off point to all the content pages on the site.

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25 Random Observations about #MozCon Speakers

Adam Sherk

I attended MozCon 2013 last week. I enjoyed how he walked through the methodology and findings of the 2013 Ranking Factors study with curiosity, and without claiming to know for sure what it all means (as that’s not how it works). Related posts: Pro PR Tips: 100 PR Tips from Rafe Needleman Published as a Book.

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