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DECEMBER 10, 2014

As I look at the increasing number of predictions for next year, one that keeps popping up is the idea that SEO is dead. Here’s My SEO Prediction For 2015. SEO is growing up. This is what I see in SEO. How are the changes in SEO affecting your marketing? It’s hard to tell, isn’t it?

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DECEMBER 1, 2014

Content Should Live Up To SEO Expectations. It really isn’t “SEO vs content” because we need both to be successful online as a business. SEO for Small Business content search engine optimization SEO SEO strategies SERP rankings'

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MAY 31, 2011

There has been a lot of speculation as to whether or not Twitter is good for SEO. I think there is one thing that is evidence that Twitter is, indeed, good for SEO (but that’s not the only benefit). So how can Twitter help you improve your SEO? If a tweet’s author has a high authority, it will be a high value link.

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JULY 11, 2014

Greg Gifford, a self-described “Local SEO geek”, just put out a timely guide titled Everybody Needs Local SEO on the Moz Blog. He knows what he’s talking about because he does hyper-local SEO and manages social media for car dealerships all over the country. Basic Local SEO.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

Russell’s recap highlights three possible snags in your SEO strategy: De-Indexing Issues. SEO Can’t Be Completely Automatic. There’s a lot to keep in mind about SEO , but I think it’s comparable to cooking or driving a car. SEO for Small Business preventing seo problems seo problems SEO.

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

B2C has a good look at SEO in 2015: the 5 Essential Elements of a Successful Strategy by Keely McGroarty, and I think some of these should make it on to your list next year: Responsive design — because mobile is only going to be more prevalent in the future. What Is On Your SEO List? What is on your SEO list for 2015?

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JULY 15, 2015

Is SEO dead? Typically, the “SEO is dead” people argue that the search engines have changed their algorithms so much that attempting to rank your web pages using traditionally keyword-targeted content is a waste of time. .” Real SEO will take care of itself. It depends on who you ask.

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JULY 24, 2012

It wasn’t too long ago that shady SEOs discovered they could engage in negative SEO tactics and kill their competitors in the search engine rankings. 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.

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JUNE 11, 2012

Isn’t an SEO consultant an SEO company ? Are all SEO firms also consultants? One of the most important decisions you’ll make as a small business is whether or not you should hire a consultant or a full-on SEO company. An SEO company, or SEO firm, is a company that handles your SEO for you.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

In the early days of Web marketing, webmasters spent their SEO capital writing impressive meta descriptions and stuffing their web pages with keywords. While the particulars of SEO have changed drastically over the years, the essence of it has not. Quality content is the only real SEO you need to concern yourself with.

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JUNE 17, 2012

It’s also a product of Google, which means it has some SEO benefit. But can you take that to another level and use Google+ as an SEO tool ? Instant SEO. Google+ made history last year when it became the fastest growing social media website to date – in one month. I don’t see why not.

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APRIL 24, 2013

So does SEO. In fact, SEO is not the same today as it was 10 or 15 years ago. Below are 4 distinct SEO ideas that are no longer valid, yet I hear people talking about them all the time as if they are still good and valid ideas. SEO for Small Business search engine optimization SEO Social Media' The Web changes.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

There’s been a lot of talk about content, the importance of quality content, content being king, and content wiping out the old way of doing SEO. So I was interested to see what Searchmetrics had to say about SEO Ranking Factors for 2014 in the Google-US. This is basic SEO stuff, right? quality and quantity of backlinks.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

SEO is not like instant coffee. SEO is not about getting all the best links you can get from all the best websites. And, yes, you can use keywords and links to get the job done, but those things themselves are not the chief drivers of SEO. Quality content is the chief driver of SEO. Sorry to say, that’s not right.

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DECEMBER 2, 2013

That’s especially true where SEO is concerned because it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to measure results. Besides these big changes, you add personalized search to the mix, undisclosed social signals, and inbound links being discounted left and right, it might seem like SEO is broken. But it’s not.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

For starters, if you don’t see SEO as an intrinsic part of your overall marketing efforts, then there is a disconnect somewhere. That should also be why you have an SEO strategy. That should also be why you have an SEO strategy. Marketing and SEO go hand in hand. That is, you want to make new customers.

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MAY 22, 2015

Ibemere Obinna makes a good point when he says, “ SEO for real estate marketing is a journey, not a destination “ But his observations actually are valid for all internet marketing, because no matter what your industry is, the same two sides of SEO apply: the process of reaching your search engine ranking goals.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

It’s called search engine optimization (SEO). SEO is something every business can employ at little expense and receive huge benefits. Now, I’m not saying SEO is a cure-all panacea for a failing business. Now, I’m not saying SEO is a cure-all panacea for a failing business. It’s not that hard.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

Marketing & SEO Are About Language. Christian Arno just covered the subject of making your international e-commerce site SEO-friendly on SiteProNews. (It’s SEO for Small Business global business international business international e-commerce SEO' That still makes me laugh.)

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

There were SEO strategies , but they didn’t involve social media. Technical SEO – Even bad content can rank for keywords. But if you really want to accentuate your search engine marketing efforts, then you need to get aggressive with technical SEO. SEO for Small Business content marketing links SEO Social Media'

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The SEO community is all up in arms over a little change that Google announced regarding encrypted searches. I can see where this might affect a group of SEOs more than others is in the tech industry where a high number of prospects might have Google accounts. Most people don’t know about SEO or care.

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MAY 12, 2011

There seems to be two major philosophies with regard to link building in the SEO realm. You have SEOs who believe that link building is the most important SEO activity. Then you have SEOs who believe that content development is more important. I’m on the side of the content development SEOs.

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AUGUST 8, 2014

Whenever Google says they will be doing something like this, you know that your SEO will be affected eventually. Web Design and Search Engine Optimization google https ranking signals security SEO' Having a secure website is actually a very good idea, one that would be wise even if Google wasn’t in the picture at all.

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APRIL 15, 2012

There is an interesting post on Search Engine Watch related to the timing of your SEO efforts and season peaks. The post goes into some detail on how to do predictive SEO when a product is in the rumor and pre-launch stage. SEO is no different. The example used was for the release of a new mobile phone.

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MAY 29, 2015

SEO has been around a long time. Here are a few of the worst: SEO is no longer being used in internet marketing. SEO may have changed a lot, but it absolutely is an important part of any Internet marketing plan. SEO is a matter of using a secret formula. SEO is dishonest because it is trying to trick Google.

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AUGUST 5, 2015

Search engine optimization (SEO) is just as important today as it ever was. Many online marketers have jumped on the “ SEO is dead ” bandwagon, but I assure you it isn’t dead. While SEO isn’t dead, it isn’t quite the same in practice as it used to be. I call these the three prongs of your SEO fork.

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MARCH 27, 2013

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t tell people not to buy SEO services. Your site will rank better in the search engines if you optimize it for the search engines, but don’t be fooled by unnecessary SEO services. There is one SEO service that is so completely unnecessary that it won’t help your site one bit.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Everyone knows you can improve your search engine optimization (SEO), and potentially gain new search rankings, by adding new content to your website. Here are three ways you can increase your SEO potential without adding new content to your website. Improved SEO does not always means adding new content to your website.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Whether you are a big business executive, middle manager, or a small business owner, you’d be hard pressed to succeed at SEO (or any Internet marketing) without the use of analytics. For instance, if you are engaging in a new SEO campaign, maybe you want to move a particular keyword up from page 3 of the SERPs to page 1.

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OCTOBER 31, 2012

Every year, or two or three times in some years, someone will pen an article telling us all how SEO is dead or dying and how Google is the culprit. Well, here’s another one, only this one seems to be in the “SEO is not dying” camp, but it sure comes close. Bottom line, SEO is not dead, nor is it dying.

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MARCH 19, 2015

Past SEO Tactics Can Haunt Us. They’d been told this was a legitimate SEO tactic. link building bad seo link schemes paid links' I fully expect this game to be played perpetually, because there will always be someone trying to manipulate the system, and there will always be someone working to stop the manipulation.

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MAY 30, 2014

Take the SEO Quiz and Rule the Internet has just enough humor to keep the fifty randomized questions from dragging out and it only takes about fifteen minutes to do it. Once you’ve gone through the multiple-choice SEO questions, you can see all those questions with your answer and the correct answer marked.

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MARCH 4, 2012

Are eCommerce websites any different to a standard website or blog when it comes to SEO? You would think that a website was a website and that SEO is similar across the board. In essence, SEO is similar, however, different types of websites do need to concentrate on different areas of SEO.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

” His journey was one of being a customer instead of the SEO expert, searching for the right replacement stopper to fix his bathroom sink. That additional content boosts your SEO. SEO for Small Business how to improve poor product info Panda product descriptions SEO' Where Do You Start?

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

How important is search engine optimization (SEO)? Is it so important that you should pore over every word on your blog and website to find ways to improve your SEO so that your content ranks higher in the search engines? SEO is still important. ” Rand Fishkin of Moz says “good unique content” must die.

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JANUARY 14, 2015

Everybody should understand enough of how the internet works to utilize SEO, even if all you are doing is trying to find something. For a business, though, SEO skills are increasingly sought among employees. Chuck Price just gave us the 2015 Guide to Free SEO Training Courses Online and it is nice to see all that help in one place.

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JANUARY 9, 2015

Alan Bleiweiss is an expert who specializes in forensic site audits, and his recent Moz Case Study: One Site’s Recovery from an Ugly SEO Mess takes us into his thought process and the steps used to analyze what is happening. There are many signals in SEO, but these are what he calls the five super-signals: Quality. Uniqueness.

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