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4 Reasons the New Google Local Stack Sucks

Navolutions

Spend five minutes on the internet and there’s a good chance you’ll run into Google’s new local search result module, which Mike Blumenthal dubbed the “Local Stack” Google Local Stack showing results for “roofer in Livermore” If you have any issues with the new stack, you’re in good company.

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How Google Finds and Penalizes Advertorials

Bill Hartzer

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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Old-Fashioned Organic SEO Wins the Day After Google Penguin Update

Bare Feet Studios

The latest Google search algorithm update (nicknamed Penguin) has moved strongly towards the long held principles of “organic seo.” In general, each of these major updates is to help Google answer real questions from its users. Page Rank is a logarithmic scale used by Google to rank the quality and validity of websites.

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How Your Content Needs to Evolve to stay on top of google

Socialmedia.biz

Google can now finish your sentences and recommend exactly what you are looking for. In order to get your content optimized for Google ranking, it important to understand how search engines work. Content that is date and time specific, such as news, statistics, and fashion trends will only rank highly while they are “trending.”

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10 metrics to track influencer marketing success in 2024

Sprout Social

Home Depot, for example, partnered with the fashion blogger, The Mother Chick, to promote its products via tracked URLs. Marketers can leverage Tagger to add UTMs and platform pixels or create custom URLs. You can also use Google Analytics for social media reporting and influencer marketing metrics.

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The Best Free (or Cheap) Tools for Blogger and Influencer Outreach

Adam Sherk

Just search on something like “fashion blogger,” “foodie” or whatever topic you need and you’re on your way. Plug any URL into Topsy and see who tweeted it and which users were most influential (and which have a blog). Google+ Tools. CircleCount and FindPeopleonPlus are decent databases of Google+ users.

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5 Tips for Making a Consistent Social Media Marketing Effort

Mindjumpers

2: Get vanity URLs Start by scooping up vanity URLs on sites like Facebook and Twitter and buy your domain name. Vanity URLs mean that your Facebook page or Twitter account can be found through your brand name – like for instance facebook.com/yourname or twitter.com/yourname. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.