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JUNE 7, 2012

If you like Google’s Webmaster Tools, then you’ll likely find Bing’s new Webmaster Tools helpful. Some of these look like they’re mirrored or modeled after Google’s tools. Here’s a look at the new tools Bing is offering webmasters and that are now in beta: Link Explorer.

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JUNE 13, 2012

Google, in particular, is well known for changing things. Well, one of the things that has changed about Google in the last year is a strong emphasis on a social media service called Google+. Well, one of the things that has changed about Google in the last year is a strong emphasis on a social media service called Google+.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

Interestingly, he’s got some predictions for Google+, Google search criteria, and co-citations. How Google+, AuthorRank, and Co-Citations Move Your Branding Forward. Google+ has not become an essential element of SEO – yet. But I do believe that using Google+ long term could improve your search rankings.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

Google has developed a WordPress plugin for publishers that does two things: Allows you to add AdSense ads easily to your WordPress blogs and websites. and Allows you to verify your website at Webmaster Tools with one click. Google recognizes that and wants to encourage you to be the best publisher you can be.

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

Google has a market research tool that few people know about. It’s a simple tool to use, but you can use it to find global markets for expanding your business and conducting alternative keyword research. You don’t need a Google account to use the tool. You have plenty of tools at your disposal.

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MAY 22, 2013

Just in case you need a new search tool, Google has added one. It’s called Top Charts and it’s a part of the Google Trends project. If you own a business in any of these niches, then Google Trends Top Charts is a cool new search tool that allows you to see the latest search trends by month and by region.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Google recently announced a new tool webmasters can use to fight spam or to clean up after a bad SEO campaign. It’s called the Disavow Link Tool. But this tool does come with a warning. Google’s head of webspam team, Matt Cutts, said that most webmasters will not have a use for the tool.

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MARCH 25, 2012

Google have added two new features to their Analytics tool. These are two areas that we know Google are keen to include in their search algorithms. The new tool added to Google Analytics makes it easy to see at a glance how a page is performing over time. The second tool looks at social media engagement.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Google Trends has announced some new innovations in its research tool. Also on the table are some improvements in the trends tool to celebrity searches. If a searcher misspells an artist’s name, for instance, the old Google Trends wouldn’t include those searches in its data. The new Google Trends will.

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JUNE 24, 2013

Fortunately, Google and Bing have been making great strides to make this easier for a lot of business channels. Just recently, Google announced the introduction of a new visual local search tool online marketers are calling the “ Local Carousel.” ” Mike Blumenthal practically gives it a thumbs up. Golf courses.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

And if you are planning on having a presence on Google+ that resonates and reverberates by being reshared repeatedly, there’s now proof that you need to be using one thing every time: images that are relevant combined with engaging text at least 100 characters or more. So what does this mean for us?

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JUNE 28, 2012

Google, as always, is branching out. They’ve add an Events tab to the social network Google+. Again, that doesn’t sound like much, but this is a popular feature on Facebook and the fact that Google+ is adding the feature means that they are serious about competing in the social arena. Google’s New Tablet.

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

Google Analytics turned 10 years old on November 12. Google Analytics is one of the best solutions out there, and it’s free. The Best of Google Analytics. I like how the Google Analytics Blog has given us 10 ways that the program has improved our lives. Okay, so I’m half a month late. It’s a godsend.

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JUNE 2, 2012

Google is always making new changes to improve its way of operating, and I don’t just mean to its search product. Webmaster Tools-Google Analytics integration – This one is hardly new. Google has been working on it for about a year now, but they’ve recently completed the changeover. What do you think?

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

If you do any business online, or if you are a small business owner in the 21st century, you should be familiar with basic online tools that will allow you to run your business, market your business, and interact with your customers. Here are 10 of the best online tools for doing all of the above.

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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. There’s a good free tool at Qualys SSL Labs for evaluating your site.

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JULY 2, 2013

You can’t do local keyword research through Google AdWords’ External Keyword Research Tool. However, Google does have other tools you can use for local keyword research. The one I like is Google Trends. So how do you conduct keyword research for your local search terms through Google Trends?

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JULY 12, 2013

According to Conductor.com, Google+ does exactly that. Specifically, Google+ increased search listings for personal brands by 10% between January 2012 and May 2013 – but only for tech writers. Google+ is more than just a social networking tool. Google+ is more than just a social networking tool.

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MARCH 22, 2013

In fact, Google+ recently added photo search for Google+ users. That means photo optimization is a new opportunity for small business owners and businesses that want to rank better inside Google+ (and who doesn’t?). Either way is fine, but use the tools at your disposal to optimize those photos. Glad you asked.

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AUGUST 28, 2015

More tools have been developed to help Internet marketers implement and measure successful marketing campaigns, and when we think about online marketing tools and tactics we often think about search engine optimization, e-mail marketing, blogging, and social media. There are plenty more online marketing tools.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Well, Google+ is making that possible. Remember that Google product? With Google+ Ripples you can see who has shared a particular post and through a graphic representation view the string of shares from one person to the next. You can use it as another networking tool. Google is always innovating.

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APRIL 4, 2013

However, I have seen many businesses use press releases as SEO tools rather than as publicity tools. Google Panda virtually killed article directories. As such, they suffer from some of the same weaknesses – weaknesses that killed the article directories after Google rolled out Panda.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

has announced that today spells the death of a search tool that has been with us since 2005. Site Explorer is a tool that many webmasters used to see who was linking to them, and who was linking to their competition. It was the best free link popularity tool on the Web for the longest time. That was when Yahoo! Site Explorer.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

A few days ago I made some comparisons between Google+ and Facebook. Specifically, I talked about how Google+ has built in privacy features that Facebook doesn’t and how that could change the social media game. But lately I’ve heard some comparisons between Google+ and Twitter. It got me to thinking.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Topsy is still in beta, but it’s still a cool tool. What makes Topsy such a great tool are two things: It’s simplicity, and it’s practical diversity. The home page shows a search box that allows you to conduct a search for any topic using two social networks – Google+ and Twitter.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Soovle is a great tool for helping you do that. Soovle is a real simple tool. ” Click on “internet marketing jobs” under Google and you’ll go to the search results page for that search term. Soovle has other useful tools as well. Looking for alternative keywords might be well worth your time.

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JANUARY 29, 2012

There are some marketers that are quite sensitive when it comes to any foray into social media by Google. Google doesn’t have a great record for long term support of projects if they don’t grab everyone’s attention immediately, so there is a little resistance to Google+.

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AUGUST 13, 2011

While everyone’s talking about Google Plus being some type of game-changer well before it’s even had wide release, many are already asking if it’s going to be the Facebook killer. It’s obviously too soon to tell, but Google has made great strides to dominate the online world.

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APRIL 20, 2012

According to Navneet Kaushal on SearchNewz: Google pays huge importance to snippets in search results. Rich snippets can influence local search listings this fact has been highlighted upon by Google many times. Does Google really pay any attention to rich snippets? Google recommends Microdata. What are snippets?

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APRIL 5, 2012

Search has grown a massive 68% since 2008 with Google and Bing experiencing good annual growth. The phrase ‘Google it’ is still uppermost in most people’s minds, and that’s born out by these statistics. If you thought search was dead and that social was taking over, think again. However, Yahoo!,

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MARCH 30, 2012

The reason is quite clear – Google has well and truly slapped several link/blog networks and the results have been startling. It’s taken a long time, and too a certain extent, the problem has been one of Google’s own doing. If you have a Webmaster Tools account, check to see if you have any messages.

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MARCH 21, 2011

Q&A Sites And Competitive Intelligence » IM: Small Business Tool Or A Waste Of Time? If you are going to do business online, then it makes sense to use online communications tools. One of the most primitive online communications tools is instant messaging. It’s been around almost as long as the Internet itself.

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MARCH 15, 2011

How Q&A Sites Can Boost Your SEO » Is Twitter Still A Good Marketing Tool? With so much noise on Twitter, is it still a useful marketing tool? Like anything else, you have to use the tool effectively. 3 Responses to “Is Twitter Still A Good Marketing Tool?&# Are you getting results from Twitter?

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Internet is abuzz since Google quit providing keyword data to site owners three days ago. One SEO even called Google out on anti-competitive practices. What I want to draw your attention to is a tool that webmasters have had at their disposal for a long time. It’s called Webmaster Tools.

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JULY 24, 2012

But recent changes at Google have weighed in favor of the innocent victim. Matt Cutts explains negative SEO briefly in a recent Google+ post : If you received a message yesterday about unnatural links to your site, don’t panic. Give as much information as you can to Google. This will go a long way to weigh in your favor.

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JULY 28, 2014

But Neil Patel has come to our rescue with his clear explanation of How to use Google’s Structured Data Markup Helper on Search Engine Journal. Schema markup is the foremost type of shared markup vocabulary that Google is using to deliver results. I’d be interested in hearing what you think about this tool.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Every time Google updates its algorithms, the Internet changes. There’s no more perfect tool for that than your blog. Use videos effectively - Videos are powerful marketing tools. Branding authority blogging Google Authorship Social Media Video Marketing' Obviously, it hasn’t always been that way.

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