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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I guess that’s a good reason to pursue building a search engine, but would it be any good? Privacy concerns aside, would a Facebook search engine change the landscape of search ? Privacy concerns aside, would a Facebook search engine change the landscape of search ? If Facebook had a search engine, would you use it?

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JULY 30, 2012

If you’ve wondered when it would happen, here’s the good news : Google+ is now being integrated into search engine results. Not only does it help your reputation by posting often to Google’s social media service, but your posts and comments on that service now could be integrated into the SERPs.

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APRIL 22, 2011

This invites the search engine spiders back to your site to crawl it. Increased Search Engine Rankings – Not only do you have more opportunities to rank with each blog post, but each blog post can rank according to its own merits. Every blog post is considered a separate web page by the search engines. If not, why not?

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APRIL 25, 2011

It’s a well known fact that 80%-85% of traffic for almost every website online comes from the search engines. It should seem to reason then that website owners and managers should spend that much time on search engine marketing efforts rather than social media or other forms advertising. You must be logged in to post a comment.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

And Search Engine Journal’s Albert Costill just took a look at how black hat social media can hurt your business. Along with some great observations, these 6 warning signs were mentioned: paying people to be active on your social media content with likes, comments, subscribes, or clicks. sharing malicious hyperlinks.

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MAY 26, 2012

These tactics are frowned upon by search engines and most ethical business owners. Blog – having a blog will, over time, help to increase search rankings, if your blog receives a lot of visitors, a lot of quality comments, and a lot of inbound links. In the past you could. Is it ‘buying your way to the top’?

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

And my favorite part is always the discussions in the comments since you get a sense of what other marketers are doing. Search engines are users because the engines are the navigation mechanism people use to get the information they are looking for. Why The Topic Thing? Who Are You Optimizing For? What do you think?

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OCTOBER 1, 2014

Stuff keeps changing in SEO because search engines have become more sophisticated. If you take the time to read the comments on the Moz article, you’ll see lots of opinions, and some might be a bit heated. Any list that claims to be anything other than subjective is probably not all that helpful.

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MARCH 24, 2012

There has been a lot of discussion of late surrounding comments made by both Google and Bing representatives related to the ‘over optimization’ of web pages. Search engines are also looking for ‘natural’ signals, and one of the main natural signals is that of inbound links, more importantly, link text.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The latest was at Search Engine Journal. You thought blog comment spam would help you. There’s no other way to influence the search engine rankings. Every day now I see articles popping up telling webmasters how to win Google’s heart again after being penalized for low-quality or spammy links.

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JANUARY 14, 2014

And other developments, such as requiring a Google+ account to comment on YouTube videos, have made Google+ more necessary for a lot of people. If you joined Google+ so that you can comment on YouTube videos, then go one step further and start using Google+ for marketing.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

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. Write guest blog posts for their websites and interact with their readers through blog comments. Friday we talked about Google Authorship. Your reputation will.

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JULY 8, 2014

Neil Patel of Search Engine Journal has given us a good look at what he thinks are the 8 Most Important SEO Data Points of Any Website. But again, a lot of indexed pages doesn’t necessarily mean you rank better in the search engines because of the spam factor. Social interaction is like the word-of-mouth factor. Good stuff!

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MAY 8, 2014

There’s a new social search engine in town: HashAtIt.com says they can make it easy to combine all the metadata tags (those # symbols followed by a word or unspaced phrase) and look them up. But it was tricky and time-consuming before this great search engine showed up.

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Their main purpose is to devour your information and ask you questions through commenting… … I’ve found that including your bio on every page of your blog, within the sidebar, is a great way to connect with your readers. Does Your Blog Need A Sidebar? This helps build a loyal community, which is the main reason I have a sidebar.

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APRIL 21, 2011

Search engine optimization – First, build a website. Make sure it is optimized to receive search engine traffic. Start a blog – Search engines like consistent fresh content. It’s the best search engine marketing money can buy. You must be logged in to post a comment. Update your blog daily.

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DECEMBER 29, 2014

Helena Clark’s recent Search Engine Watch post has some practical tips for getting the content right on YouTube ads. Build your remarketing lists on the user’s behavior — things they liked, subscribed to, commented on. Your ad is most effective when you play on that interest by retargeting intelligently.

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JULY 1, 2011

SEO Blogging – With SEO blogging, the idea is to produce content that gains search engine traction. Either way, the main target is search engines. You try to spark lively debate in the comments section of your blog and promote your blog through as many social media channels as you can.

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APRIL 9, 2011

The more reviews you have, the more likely your local listings will appear in the search engines. It can appear in the search engine listings for any search involving the name of your business plus “reviews.&# You must be logged in to post a comment.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Contributor Sam Owen explores the discussion on Search Engine Land where he asks the question, “ What’s a Good PPC Account Structure, Anyway? How do you structure your accounts, and would you be willing to share your insight with us in the comments? It’s still got enough variables to make your head spin, though.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Effective search engine marketing is dependent upon the rules of supply and demand. In other words, what keywords are people typing into the search engines right now in order to find what they are looking for? You must be logged in to post a comment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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JANUARY 7, 2014

I think the most fascinating part of this blog post at Search Engine Journal is that the best time to send out your e-mail newsletter depends on what you are writing about. People comment more on blog posts on Saturday, however. According to several studies , there is some validity in that thinking. But what about blogging?

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Inbound links are still the lifeblood of any search engine optimization program. No matter what the search engines do with social media data, search result will rely heavily on inbound links as a major factor for a long time. Your emphasis therefore should be to chase those quality links that search engines find important.

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MAY 9, 2011

You must be logged in to post a comment. Once you’ve done the initial legwork and you’ve determined what may or may not work for your business, then it’s time to get to work. Let us check the health of your website today. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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AUGUST 28, 2012

In fact, while your blog posts have the potential to rank in the search engines for your keywords, they also have the potential to viral at the drop of a hat. Write interesting blog posts that get people talking – You can actually encourage comments on your blog. One could say that blogging is as much social media as SEO.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Here’s another caveat: If you are not at least engaged in social media and search engine optimization, then you are likely not being effective. You must be logged in to post a comment. With that kind of bold statement, I guess I should define what is “effective&# online marketing. So let’s do that.

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MAY 11, 2011

I wouldn’t expect a great deal of search engine traffic from About.Me.Me domain names don’t typically do well in the search engines. You must be logged in to post a comment. You can also link to your websites so if you build your About.Me You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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APRIL 11, 2011

Search Engine Submissions – Submit to all the search engines you want. The best search engines will crawl your site if it’s crawlable. You don’t need to submit to search engines. Your visitors will know what the site is about, but the search engines don’t care about these tags.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Get Verified – All of the search engines have a process for verifying a website. Add Fresh Content – The only thing that keeps search engines coming back to your website again and again is fresh content. Update your site often and you’ll see the search engines more often.

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MARCH 28, 2011

The sole purpose of the search engine is to help searchers find the best information for their search queries. Whose fault is it that the search engines are full of those types of useless web pages? But I’d argue that the spam market would be a huge market no matter what the search engine policies were.

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APRIL 6, 2012

If nothing else, writing regular content your blog will continually remind the search engines you exist, and they are constantly searching for new, up-to-date and relevant content. You’ll be surprised at easy it becomes after a month or two, and once you start to receive comments, how enjoyable it can also become.

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APRIL 20, 2011

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APRIL 15, 2011

Why are the search engines and social media sites so full of spam. You must be logged in to post a comment. But the concept of earning fans by providing value is easy. It’s so easy an elementary student can understand it. So why do so many people make it difficult? Why are they so full of people trying too hard, for that matter?

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APRIL 12, 2011

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MAY 5, 2011

No matter what innovations the search engine introduces, it will likely involve Google Places in some way. You must be logged in to post a comment. I’m pretty certain, and I’m sure Frank would agree, that Google Places will be the main focus on Google’s local efforts far into the future. This is why I think the No.

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MARCH 16, 2011

What’s The Best Discovery Engine? Q&A Search Engines – Wolphram Alpha, True Knowledge, and Ask.com. You must be logged in to post a comment. » How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO SEOmoz has a great article on how Q&A sites can boost your SEO. Standard Q&A – Yahoo! 2 is a temporary signal.

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APRIL 14, 2011

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