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Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends

Adam Sherk

Many search trends come and go quickly, so sites that cover a topic after its peak will likely miss out on the larger search engine visibility opportunity. The major engines all produce some form of hot topic/trend list, and several third-party and social media sites do as well. Does this work?

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Startups Use Micro-PR Campaigns to Tip Momentum in Their Favor

Adam Sherk

Social media, mobile marketing and such are great additions to a large PR campaign, but a startup company with limited resources or sales experience becomes overwhelmed with what to take on. As a result they may do too little or too much, risking momentum and their reputation right out of the gate.

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8 Critical SEO and Digital Marketing Opportunities

Adam Sherk

Google Panda and other forms of algorithmic filtering continue to impact even reputable brands with quality content. For this, it is essential to adhere to search engine requirements such as making all links to sponsor sites nofollow and preventing indexation in Google News. Panda and Other Algorithmic Changes.

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25 Major News Sites Ranked By Page Speed

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 25 Major News Sites Ranked by Page Speed by Adam Sherk on April 13, 2010 Now that site speed is officially a Google ranking factor, site performance and page load time are important for SEO as well as usability. So how important is site speed?

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Search Trend Optimization for Evergreen Content

Adam Sherk

Search trend and social media data is useful for optimizing specific pieces, developing new content ideas and ongoing editorial planning. That all sounds great, but unfortunately reputable content sites are not the only ones employing these tactics. 5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic.

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The Most Popular NFL Teams on Twitter and Facebook: 2010 Season

Adam Sherk

The usual caveats: Social media isn’t a popularity contest and reach does not equal influence, engagement or action These figures will quickly be out-of-date (they probably were before I could hit the “publish” button) But those things aside, it is interesting to take a snapshot at various times for the purposes of comparison.

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What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Once he died in 1967, the magazine began to rebuild its reputation. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?