Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

How can you tell whether or not your website has suffered a traffic loss or some sort of penalty as a result of the Google Penguin updates? And if your website actually did suffer a traffic loss, you actually might not know it: especially if you are looking at your Google Analytics. Again, the same thing.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Step #1: Identify Your Social Media Competitors Google might seem like an odd place to start a social media audit. For this step in the process, we’ll use the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to find sites ranking for similar keywords. What key features or information do they highlight in their TikTok bio?

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Analysis Social Media How To Hashtag 186

Hootsuite

JULY 22, 2020

Today, we’re looking at one of the simplest and most direct ways to stay in touch with your customers: Google My Business posts. Google serves 5 billion searches for “restaurants” alone every month. Unlike content for the other big social platforms, your Google My Business posts are designed for people who are already looking for you.

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Google HootSuite How To Pluck 145

BeingOptimist

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In the ever-evolving world of digital marketing, the fear of Google penalty, mainly due to ‘Bad backlinks,’ looms large. These penalties can severely impact your site’s observability and rankings on the SERPs or search engine results pages. Use tools and services to set up alerts for suspicious or toxic links.

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Google Collaboration How To Reputation 40

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 25, 2010

Want to stay up-to-date on the latest social media news and thought-leadership commentary without visiting a gazillion different sites, relying on an RSS feed (or someone else’s filter) that inevitably misses important news, or following aggregation sites that regurgitate the same over-exposed content from a handful of popular sites?

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Social Media Aggregator B2B Technorati 150

Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 9, 2014

Google Plus is a social networking site design and developed by Google Inc. Google+ is a similar social media site like Face book, Linkedin and Stumble Upon where user can share anything that he/she like. Google+ is the second largest social media site after Facebook.

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Mindjumpers

MARCH 23, 2012

And, right now, Google+ is one of the dominating social networking sites. With that said, take the following aspects into mind while creating your Google+ page. Instead, take your time and do not forget to add any new information. You would not be endorsing your page if you keep your information private.

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SEO Google Strategy Adwords 258

Keyhole.co

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Brands like Google, Alibaba, L’Oreal, H&M, and Mashable, trust Keyhole’s analytics. Looking for a tool that allows you to tap into your customers’ minds, gives key information on your brand, and turns raw data into actionable insights that inform your strategy and accelerate critical decision-making? Google Alerts.

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Sprout Social

MAY 10, 2019

2. YouTube is the second-most visited site in the world. Additionally, Google has revealed that YouTube users often search for ‘how to’ videos and other ‘search engine-like’ queries. TrueView in-stream ads can be highly targeted, and Google found that relevant ads get 3 times more attention than the average video ad.

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The Realtime Report

JUNE 27, 2020

7 Ways To Get On The First Page Of Google. If you have just set up your website, you may be wondering why your work of art isn’t featuring on the first page of google. If you aren’t sure where to start with getting you website on the first page of google, fear not we’re here to help. Gear Your Site For Mobiles.

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 8, 2014

TopSEOs.com, a site that listed the “top SEO firms” in a list (for a fee) has been banned in Google. Saying on the site that there was an “unbiased” review of the SEO firms was completely false. His posts have always been entertaining, and informative: April 2007: [link]. August 2008: [link].

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Bill Hartzer

JULY 12, 2014

I just got ahold of the latest copy of Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines, with a date of March 2014. Here are a few important points that I feel are worth noting: – Google wants it to be easy to find the site owners through “Finding About Us, Contact Information, and Customer Service Information” on the website.

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Guidelines Google Reputation Engineering 166

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 21, 2022

Use their work desktop PC to search for more information about a product on Google. Check their Amazon app or social media sites for reviews from other customers. Use their smartwatch to make a payment via Google Pay. Create On-Site SEO Content. On-site SEO content absolutely must be high-quality, original content.

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Influencer Brands Policies Privacy 288

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Site: Home. Informal Learning in 10 minutes. Sign in with your Google Account! Sign in with your Google Account! Sign in with your Google Account! Very interesting, personally the "art" and "science" of learning (and informal learning) is probably the most interesting thing. Commentary.

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YouTube Pluck Handbook Training 277

The Social Media Incubator

JANUARY 6, 2012

There’s been quite a bit of discussion about the reliability of online information that is compiled by individual users (think Wikipedia ). Others scrutinize sites that allow users to share/upload files, music and videos freely. But who can really define whether these sites are doing right or wrong?

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The Realtime Report

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of consumers think it’s important for brands to have a mobile-friendly site, according to a recent study by Google. Despite this clear expectation by consumers, nearly all of those surveyed (96%) have come across a site that wasn’t mobile-friendly, AdWeek reports. What happens when they do?

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Idaconcpts

AUGUST 26, 2010

On August 25, 2010, Social Media Informer launched. You can use the site as a daily digest, or search articles based on topics or dates. idaconcpts is one of the featured sites through Social Media Informer. Post on Google Buzz. Here is a list of other featured authors: Alex Blom. Buzz Marketing for Technology.

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Social Media Aggregator Technorati B2B 132

Keyhole.co

JULY 20, 2023

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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Industry News Google Brands 52

Bill Hartzer

JUNE 30, 2014

As you might recall, I was the first one to break the news that Google bought the CookieChoices.org domain name , right after the EU ruling. Then, for some reason you could use the website for Google search. The goal of Google’s CookieChoices.org is to “Helping publishers with cookie consent.”

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Google Domain Name Notification Policies 133

Almost Savvy

AUGUST 16, 2011

Once you sign-up for Google+, the first order of business should be to build your profile. As with any social networking site, your profile is your home base. This is where you showcase the information you want to be publicly available when someone searches, or googles , you online. Search Visibility: Now this is key.

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The Realtime Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Any restaurant owner knows that customers today are always looking for information online. A website and blog are essential tools for giving customers the information they need about your restaurant. SEO is the process of optimizing your site for Google and other search engines so that you rank higher in search results.

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Tips Marketing Loyalty Hotels 182

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 23, 2013

The news of layoffs at StumbleUpon reminded me that in compiling some year-end social media referral data I’d noticed that a number of sites had experienced declines in StumbleUpon traffic. The examined sites can be roughly divided into five main categories: food, home, fashion & beauty, health, entertainment and news & tech.

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Buffer Social

JULY 28, 2022

A Google Business Profile is a hidden gem that many small business owners can use to their advantage. Just as search engine optimization can fuel your growth in the Google rankings, Google Business Profiles are another way to direct eyes from organic searches to your business.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 10, 2012

With the changes that Google is making, content – quality content – is more important than ever. But you shouldn’t want better content just for the sake of Google. Don’t forget that customers, potential customers, media, and potential business partners are all visiting your web site. What do visitors to your site want?

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Sites Content How To Engineering 185

Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Here are five places online for you to go where you can find the latest up-to-date information for your niche blog posts: Your competitors - It’s a little sneaky, but you should be reading your competition’s blog posts and social media content. The search engines – Use Google and Bing to search for topics.

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BeingOptimist

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It is good news for the webmasters that Google has started the process of publicly rolling out highly anticipated page speed report in Search Console which was announced 6 months ago. Also Read, How To Use Google Webmaster Tools. You will find this page speed report just below the enhancement section in Google Search Console.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement? by Adam Sherk on September 17, 2009 Now that the improved Facebook Pages have been around for a while I wanted to check the level of engagement that major news sites are achieving with them.

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Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

Razor Social

MAY 18, 2017

Google Analytics is without a doubt one of the most useful tools available to help you gain insight into your online marketing performance. So go ahead, log into your Google Analytics account and click the Admin tab at the bottom of the menu on the left. Account Level Settings. The Basic settings include your account ID and name.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Popular News Sites on YouTube by Adam Sherk on August 31, 2010 YouTube is both a major opportunity and an interesting challenge for news sites. So I thought I’d investigate how well news sites are doing at building channel subscribers and video views.

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Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 12, 2012

David Amerland has outlined 39 Google algorithm changes that took place in May and what they really mean. The Penguin Update was a broad, sweeping Google algorithm change that re-ordered much of the web. It did this and took out some non-spam sites as well. Another change allows Google to come up with alternative titles faster.

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Saying It Social

JULY 12, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Musings on Joining New Social Media Sites, Site Recommendations and On-Going Participation A while back I set up accounts on Amplify and Clipmarks. One day, four new sites. What are your experiences with trying out new sites?

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Sites Social Media StumbleUpon Real Estate 138

Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 25, 2010

social networking profiles, social bookmarking sites, other bloggers). But two great sources are blog directories and RSS syndication sites. So, having recently completed a submission campaign for a client, here is an updated list of blog directories and RSS syndication sites that remain active and free. Blog URL (e.g.,

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Directory RSS Sites Syndication 189

Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Real-time Search Optimization for News Sites by Adam Sherk on March 16, 2010 The major search engines are making real-time search a priority, resulting in good visibility opportunities for news sites especially for breaking news.

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Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 8, 2014

Google has announced that they are interested in making the internet a safer place so they are going to start using HTTPS as a ranking signal. Whenever Google says they will be doing something like this, you know that your SEO will be affected eventually. People Like Secure Sites. That’s just human nature.

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SEO Google Engineering Analysis 87

Adam Sherk

JULY 17, 2012

Which news site has the highest customer satisfaction rating? In the News and Information category FoxNews.com leads by a considerable margin. Its satisfaction score of 84 is six points higher than the #2 news site, ABCNews.com. Its satisfaction score of 84 is six points higher than the #2 news site, ABCNews.com.

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Sites News Report Advertising 125

Saying It Social

AUGUST 24, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to Get People to Your Social Sites and Keep them Coming Back You have all of these great social sites but nobody knows about them! Here are some ways to drive people to your social sites and then keep them engaged.

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Sites How To Foursquare Social Networking 204

Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Here are some great places to put your contact information on your website, in your e-mail newsletter, and in social media: Contact Information On Your Website. The first place you can put your contact information on your website is your header , but you don’t want to put too much information in your header.

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