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Alan K’necht: Über Thinker & SEO Brainiac: An Interview

Firebelly

Social analytics, the role of social in the future of SEO, and his favorite city – Auckland. His handle on SEO and analytics – and online marketing in general make him a hot commodity at conferences all over the world. Data used in analytics has and always will be a sampling and is not an absolute.

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How to build a competitive analysis report with examples and tools

Sprout Social

Alternatively, you can use competitive monitoring and social listening to learn what other companies your audience is interested in. It’s also important to identify your SEO competitors as they can sometimes differ from your business competitors.

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The Six Best Google+ Marketing Tools

Webbiquity SMM

Despite its detractors , Google+ remains one of the “big four” social networks and has its share of prominent fans in the business world. For most websites, Google+ doesn’t drive the volume of social traffic that Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter do. The easiest way to see Google+ in numbers.

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Writing Around the Web – Social Media SEO, Google Analytics, and Social Proof

Kikolani

Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics! Featured Post – How to Optimize Social Media Profiles for SEO. Writing Around the Web – Social Media ROI, Google+, and Local Search. Related Posts.

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How Much of Your Traffic “Should” Come from Search?

Webbiquity SMM

” Looking at the same sample of 40+ b2b technology websites used in the recent b2b mobile website strategy post here, the average for the first quarter of 2012 was about 39%. But the difference in the increase between sites with active SEO programs (18% average increase) and those without (5% average growth) was significant.

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My Favorite 2010 Search & Social Awards Nominees

Kikolani

So I would like to take a moment to introduce you to some of my favorites in the nominee list, plus a sampling of some of their recent top posts. Nominees for Best SEO Blog of 2010. Here are my favorite SEO (Search Engine Optimization) blogs out of the 22 nominees listed. Daily SEO Tip. A Sampling from Daily SEO Tip.

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60+ Creative Marketing Ideas for Small Business

Writtent Blog

Share product samples with as many people as you can. Make sure your website is optimized for local seo. It’s not just another social network. Quora is the most popular question and answer based social network. Guest blogging is a great white-hat SEO method that helps you get links and traffic.