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Do Google +1s and Shares Help Search Engine Rankings?

Bill Hartzer

The whole idea of this study was to figure out whether or not Google +1s actually help search engine rankings. So, in other words, Google+ social shares and +1s on a URL alone are not trusted. But they only count when they’re combined with other search engine ranking factors. Let me explain. So, what’s my conclusion?

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How to Create a Custom URL for Your Facebook Business/Fan Page.

Saying It Social

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to Create a Custom URL for Your Facebook Business/Fan Page I often get the question, “AK, I thought I created a username/custom URL for my business page but when I type in the address it takes me to my personal profile… what happened?&#

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Does Buying Facebook Likes Help Search Engine Rankings?

Bill Hartzer

According to this unsolicited commercial email (spam), getting more Facebook Likes will increase your search engine rankings. Googles software engineer, Matt Cutts, has confirmed reports that Google uses social signals, such as links from Facebook and Twitter, as a ranking factor. Search Engine Marketing Social Media'

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11 Smart Ways to Use Twitter Advanced Search

Hootsuite

Twitter isn’t just the birthplace of cutting-edge humor or the top place to find breaking news. Thanks to Twitter’s advanced search features, it’s also a surprisingly robust search engine. Twitter’s advanced search capabilities are some of the app’s most well-kept secrets.

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Should Browsers Display Only Canonical URLs to Users?

Adam Sherk

Sites have been using the rel=canonical link element for a while now to help offset duplicate content issues that cannot be eliminated through URL consolidation. While not a perfect solution it is often the best option available in cases like duplicate content caused by appending tracking codes to URLs (e.g. ?source=rss, source=rss, ?xid=newsletter,

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Spring Cleaning For Your Blog – How A Little Work Can Drive Search Engine And Social Media Traffic

SocMed Sean

Remember, the more you clean up those old posts the more they will pay you back with increased search engine traffic or organic traffic from social networks like Twitter and Facebook. you need a good tool to redirect user from an out-of-date URL to a new one, check out the Redirection plugin for WordPress.

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5 Must-Do Twitter Style Tips

Harp Interactive

When it comes to growing your followers on Twitter, you have approximately 2 seconds or less to grab someones attention and positively influence them to click the “follow&# button. Below are some proven tools, tactics and ideas to pump up the volume on your Twitter style and successfully build your Twitter following.

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