Adam Sherk

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10 Things That Expose Good Sites to Google Panda

Adam Sherk

Many are moving to setups in which the full content is accessible on the main page and that is the only URL that can be indexed. Ironically this has potential to create thin content issues, so there is a balance that needs to be maintained.

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8 Critical SEO and Digital Marketing Opportunities

Adam Sherk

Hosted and Mobile-Specific Article Formats. As a user I like the new hosted and mobile-specific article formats, be that Facebook Instant Articles , Apple News Format or Google’s AMP project. Fast and clean is a good combination, especially on mobile. Are you taking full advantage of these opportunities?

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The Best Tools for Keyword Research, Competitive Analysis and Trending Topics

Adam Sherk

You can use Keyword Planner to compare terms, get new content ideas, explore topical categories, monitor seasonality and compare desktop vs. mobile, among other tasks. But it is still the preferred choice for keyword research, and it is good to get the data right from the source. Google Trends.

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Real-time Search Optimization for News Sites

Adam Sherk

The fact that Bing identifies the source of any shortened URL helps credible news sources to stand out, particularly in the top links section where the domain for each link is referenced four times. Tracking data from URL shorteners like Bit.ly What are you doing to increase the real-time search visibility of your content?

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Foursquare and The New York Times Archive Would Be a Great Match

Adam Sherk

The NYT could also just build this functionality into their own mobile apps, but partnerships offer greater cross-promotional and audience development opportunities. I bet that nearly every location in Manhattan has been in the news at some point in the last 159 years. That’s just one idea.