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4 Research Methods to Find Unique Angles Outside The First Page of Google

Buffer Social

Google's newest E-E-A-T (experience, expertise, authoritativeness, trustworthiness) update emphasizes creating content by those with real-life experience in that field. LinkedIn's comment section is also full of unique insights. Google Alerts Best for: Finding the latest reports, trends, or industry news.

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Dear Blog Comment Spammer: I Think Your Comment Spam Tool is Broken

Bill Hartzer

Dear Blog Comment Spammer, who just left a comment on one of my recent blog posts: I think whatever software tool or script that you are using is broken. Whatever the reason, you should have noticed that none of the blog comments that are left on my blog actually allow outgoing links to websites. referring to this article.

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There is Nothing About Negative SEO in Google Webmaster Guidelines

Bill Hartzer

There is nothing about Negative SEO in Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. After a review of Google’s Webmaster Guidelines, from what I can tell, there are no actual references to the practice of Negative SEO. After all, it doesn’t violate Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. Are you surprised?

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Directory Submissions for Backlinks: Tips n’ Tricks to Get Some Love from Google

Harp Interactive

The more that relevant websites link to your website, the better Google likes you. Similarly, when a website links to your website, Google considers it a recommendation or a vote of confidence and increases your ranking. Please add your tried and tested techniques to this blog post through the comments section.

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8 Best Google Alerts Alternatives For Brand Mentions And Industry News

Keyhole.co

Yes, Google Alerts is that free tool that has become the first choice for many marketers out there, especially newbies to the monitoring world. Like every free tool out there, Google Alerts lack loads of intuitive features. Why should you look for Google Alerts alternatives in the first place? Probably not!

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Blog Comment Spammer Leaves Comment. Forgets to Spin the Content.

Bill Hartzer

When you have a fairly popular blog, you have to deal with comment spammers. Unfortunately, blog comment spamming still works apparently, or at least the blog spammers haven’t learned that it doesn’t work. Nonetheless, I’m still amazed at some of the comments left on the blog.

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10 metrics to track influencer marketing success in 2024

Sprout Social

Reach refers to the number of people who saw your content. Audience engagement The Q3 Pulse Survey showed 68% of marketers track social media engagement metrics (likes, shares and comments) and 19% look to user-generated content related to their brand or products to measure the effectiveness of influencer marketing campaigns.

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