By Arba Hana Arba Hana is an SEO expert, and writes on topics related to Internet Marketing. She’s working for smartpress.com that offers online printing services. Almost all professions evolve in a similar manner. First we see the build-up in demand, but with fewer or no qualified professionals to take up the job. Therefore the […]
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Google +1 Now Shares, Provides Snippets
On June 1st, Google announced their first 2011 social feature: the Google +1 button. Previously, it had been rumored that +1 was the Google social network, so the SEO community was largely disappointed with the announcement. That didn’t stop webmasters from implementing the +1 button on their sites, however; over the three months that the […]
Bing Tells Users Its Core SEO Principles
Bing is becoming a force to reckoned with. Since their Yahoo search alliance last year, Bing has managed to take a combined 30% of the search market in the U.S. The migration of Yahoo search to a Bing back-end on a global scale in increasing that power. Now more than ever, it’s important that webmasters […]
How to Find New Internet Marketing Niches
The Internet has been around for a long time and continues to grow rapidly – in 1993, only around 1% of information exchanged through telecommunication was done online. By 2007, 97% of all telecommunicated information was carried through the Internet. For Internet marketers, this is good and bad news. While more people than ever are […]
Major Algorithm Change Compilation Released
For those looking to examine how their site responded to major algorithm changes, SEOMoz has a great new tool to help you: a compilation of the major Google algorithm changes that have happened over the last decade. While most minor changes are skipped (Google updates their algorithm in minor ways hundreds of times each year), […]
Bing Unfolds a New Set of Finance Tools
Are you a stock market junkie? Do you frequently use online tools to find out what stocks to buy or sell? Do you keep track of news in the financial industry? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, then Bing – Microsoft’s search engine – has a set of services designed with you […]
Matt Cutts Gives Details on Google’s PageRank Methodology
For many, Matt Cutts is the real “face of Google.” For years, he’s spoken on panels, given addresses, and answered the questions of webmasters more directly. In his continuing series on the YouTube Google Webmaster Help channel, Cutts addresses questions posed by webmasters, SEOs, and curious bystanders. One recent question delved into a topic of […]
5 Often-Overlooked Local SEO Tips
In November of 2010, Google integrated local businesses into the search results for many queries. Below is an example of an integrated search results page for “limousine service” in Los Angeles. You immediately notice that there are different types of information on this page. Maps, reviews, sponsored ads, a local 7-pack (A, B, C, D, […]
Google’s New Authorship Markup
There is no shortage of conflicting opinions in the SEO community. One of the big lines that gets a lot of debate is whether the current search engine results model is effective. The idea of blue links and descriptive text, some say, is outmoded. Some argue that the mere fact of people using the search […]
The SEO Ranking Periodic Table Infographic
Everyone who’s been exposed to search engine optimization can relate to the feelings of confusion, frustration, and nerd rage that so often accompany trying to understand the complex steps necessary to get a website ranked. After all, we’re talking about a massive Google algorithm that’s kept completely secret and that is changed, to at least […]