Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

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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Kikolani

JULY 25, 2011

After using Google+ for a few weeks, I decided to share some of the reasons I like it so much, and hope that it will be an attempt at social networking by Google that will stick around for the long haul. Thus far, you can’t feed your Twitter, Facebook, or other updates into your Google+ stream. Do you like Google+?

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Josh S Peters

MARCH 15, 2011

Check this out Google Chrome users, TweetDeck has created an app, named ChromeDeck, that runs it’s multi-column twitter client in a tab. I’m out hoboworking from whatever coffee shop or cafe will have me and I’m definitely not lugging another monitor around. How cool is that? Typically I use two monitors to work.

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Jon Loomer

JANUARY 31, 2024

In this post, we’ll focus on the following: Definitions of standard events, custom events, and custom conversions Examples of each one Explanations of how they are used General tips on how they are created When should you use each? Custom Events: Make a list of all important actions that happen on your website.

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Jon Loomer

MAY 23, 2022

The idea is that it’s so much more important to own something — that “something” being your website or email list, in particular. It’s the definition of “marketing.” That’s why we send our podcast episodes to Apple Podcasts and Spotify and Google Podcasts and Amazon Music and everywhere else.

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Bill Hartzer

JULY 26, 2014

Google added the “Irrelevant keywords” section to the sidebar of the Google Quality Guidelines. There has been a big problem with the websites that lists thousands (millions) of phone numbers in an attempt to get traffic. Blocks of text listing cities and states a webpage is trying to rank for.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

It’s one of the irrefutable, iron-clad laws of blogging: everyone loves list posts. You’ve no doubt written your fair share of list posts, and they’ve no doubt been among the more successful posts on your blog. It happens, and when it does happen, these refer back to this post and one of the 15 list post ideas mentioned below.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 9, 2013

Which news sites get the most engagement on their Google+ pages? It’s been a year since I took an early look at engagement rates for news organizations on Google+ , so I thought I’d revisit the topic and do a fresh comparison. So I also compiled the total engagement counts for all of the Google+ pages. 4 TIME 109.73

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Bill Hartzer

MAY 8, 2013

Breaking News : It is still possible to game the Google search results, even for commercial keyword phrases. In fact, you can even put up low-quality, low-content, spam web pages and get them to rank well in Google. That’s exactly what Google is looking for now–a lot of diversity. But I digress. It’s the links.

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Marketing to Serve

DECEMBER 3, 2017

“Remarketing” is a common phrase associated with Google AdWords and other PPC advertising providers. The number of people who will see your advertisements across Google’s large network is huge. Creating your list. Once you’ve decided on what you want your remarketing campaign to achieve, you need to create its list.

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Bill Hartzer

JULY 20, 2011

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock (on in an undisclosed location), chances are you have heard about Google+, the newest social network to hit the mainstream, that is working to give Facebook a run for its money. In general there are many different features that Google+ has that Facebook lacks.

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The Social Media Incubator

JULY 28, 2011

Google+ is getting a lot of attention right now due to the “rivalry&# between Google and Facebook, which is heavily partnered with Microsoft. Melberg has recognized Google for upping the competition. Long term, Facebook may find Google+ to be competition. have more to worry about. have more to worry about.

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Proactive Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

Google’s number one position in search results has long been a coveted position, but, when it comes to SEO, zero is the new number one. Google has a specific set of content guidelines that change regularly. In a featured snippet, an excerpt from a webpage comes before the listing rather than after it. Definitions.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 16, 2014

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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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

It’s an outstanding list, categorized by industry including Automotive, Chemicals, Electronics, Telecommunications, and a dozen other sectors, but all of the names were linked to the individuals’ LinkedIn profiles—no Twitter links! Anyway, on to the list! List of Corporate Social Strategists for 2011. Here you go.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 8, 2016

You may have noticed there have been some changes to the Google ecosystem lately, especially in relation to Google+. What you may not have come to grips with yet is how a new Google+ is going to affect your Google Local Page, the page where you used to accumulate all of those outstanding reviews from happy customers.

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk An Early Look at News Media Twitter Lists: Not Much Traction by Adam Sherk on November 3, 2009 With all the buzz about Twitter Lists I thought I’d take a look at how some major news sites are doing so far with their own Lists. Nice roundup.

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Kikolani

DECEMBER 8, 2015

If your website is receiving reduced web traffic or the present strategy in place is not working as efficiently as it once did then you probably have been penalized by Google. Every web portal has to abide by Google’s webmaster guidelines to reach amongst the top ranking in search engine results. Why did we get the Penalty?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Google is rolling out guidelines for all email senders in an effort to: Help protect recipients from malicious messages, such as spoofing and phishing messages Help protect you and your organization from being impersonated Help decrease the likelihood of your emails being rejected or marked as spam WHEN do these guidelines start?

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2016

The SEO world, too, is preparing to combat unexpected threats, especially from various Google penalties. Whether you like it or not, websites in variety of niches depend on Google for a high percentage of their traffic. Many other sites are being penalized by Google algorithmic updates—especially the big boys, Penguin and Panda.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 30, 2020

When we take to Google or social media, we already have questions in our head (think “How do I do __?” However, it definitely makes us want to read through and dig into the author’s story. For example, listicles and list-style headlines are so popular because they naturally reel in readers. They’re bold.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali On Lists, Their Importance, And How To Get On One February 8th, 2011 Tweet This post has been about a year and a half in the writing. Lists are as important as you think they are. Yes, really!

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2016

The way our mind acquires, operates, and responds reminds me of the Google Knowledge Graph. Google Knowledge Graph is the largest warehouse of knowledge in digital history—and it’s doing it with your help. highlight to tweet) This revolutionary system has changed the definition of the online search process.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 22, 2012

On top of that, earning money through a blog is no longer a shoe-in – it’s an ongoing challenge, and for a lot of bloggers Google’s AdSense is the only life-support system they have for their writing projects. Their CPC option is very popular, so at the moment it is invite only, but the CPA is definitely worth looking at!

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The Way of the Web

MARCH 3, 2012

I just read a post by Peep Laja which talked about the old advice of inventing a new category to be able to charge more for your products than just slotting into a predefined definition, followed by a post by Neville Hobson on an attempt to redefine what PR means. I don’t. It's me. And a quick meeting or search tells you more.

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Convince & Convert

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Let’s face it: Google loves Wikipedia. However, Similarweb recently produced data indicating that Wikipedia traffic from Google had dropped significantly. Wikipedia’s Dominance in Google’s Search Results. In fact, all Google properties cumulatively only have a listing in 36.26 “SERP”).

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SocMed Sean

AUGUST 23, 2019

Online learning is definitely a hot topic and those willing to spend the time and energy to put together a well-developed, informative course offering can actually generate a lot of interest…and a lot of traffic. Think of SEO as the “gift that keeps on giving”. It should be based on your reader’s preference or what you cater to.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2014

But you’re smarter than that, and we know where it’s truly at, and that’s your email list. The money is in the list. Google has built an “organizer” within your Gmail to determine which messages go where. This is definitely not good for the marketer whose livelihood depends on traffic. It also fools Google.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 29, 2020

And 46% of all Google searches were seeking local information. To understand the local SEO definition, let’s first try to understand what local search means. In other words, local search is more specific to a certain location compared to general Google searches. Claim and optimize your GMB listing. So let’s jump right in.

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Razor Social

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Unless you’ve been living under a stone for a while you must have heard of ChatGPT… When you type in something into Google you get a list of links which has information that will help with what you are looking for. If you look at Google trends this shows the searches for ‘AI’ over the last 5 years.

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SocMed Sean

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In my case, I wanted to make sure that folks who were already searching for my solution were able to read my post without having to resort to Google Translate. The problem is Google Translate isn’t always perfect. Here’s a link to 15 funny Google Translate fails. For anything complex or serious in nature, skip it.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 3, 2010

Google has issued what they are calling an SEO Report Card , an effort to provide Google’s product teams with ideas on how they can improve their products’ pages using simple and accepted optimizations. Matt Cutts from Google explained that Google had done this “on purpose&#. Appealing Google sitelinks.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 15, 2018

While this is definitely useful, I prefer having more control over my social media schedule: for example, a motivational quote first thing in the morning, blog posts at noon, promo updates in the afternoons. Overall, a very good tool—but, because I tweet a lot more, I definitely prefer one that offers queue categories.

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yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 10, 2014

Email List and Email Marketing. Growing your email opt-in list and doing email marketing is so important for your business and may be your most important marketing asset. Get onto Google+! Google+ is quickly gaining steam, and now has the second highest number of monthly users ( 343 million ) after Facebook.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 23, 2014

The size of your email list. As you know, the email list is the best way to determine someone’s brand size. So this is definitely not the way to measure someone’s brand size. Let’s say you’re in a relationship with Google and it’s sending traffic to you like crazy. Google is leaving. Guess what? Keep reading.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This curated content definition isn’t complicated. Sharing curated content shows you care about providing information and resources rather than just building your list and making sales. Twitter Lists. But Twitter Lists can help you seek out share-worthy content with intention. Google Alerts.

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 1, 2014

It is a nice idea, to think that Google has lists of things to do to make SEO a breeze. All you have to do is find the list of ranking factors and check it off, right? Gianluca Fiorelli just started a debate on Moz with his views on The Myth of Google’s 200 Ranking Factors. He does have some good points though.

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