In the past month Google has begun showing the “Local Pack”, “Sweet 7” or “7 Pack” as a “carousel” of images instead of the standard text listings it previously showed. These results are not across the board but have been limited to a select group of vertical categories. We have
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Are you using the Google Disavow tool correctly?
So the biggest issue Google has found with webmasters using their link disavow tool is uploading the wrong file type. If you read the help files, it is pretty clear what file type to use so it’s easy to assume most people don’t read the help files. Regardless, you may
Improve in these 4 area’s this year to improve your online presence!
Every January there is a flood of resolutions both personal and professional. So let’s take a quick moment and look at four items that, if given time and attention to this year, can improve your search and online visibility. Monitor your backlink profile – For those website owners who received
Finally, Google Releases Link Disavow Tool!
I’m sure it was the rant I went on that finally spurred Google to do the right thing and release a link disavow tool but if it wasn’t my rant well at least the tool is out! While the tool isn’t exactly a mirror of Bing’s version, the impact should
Bing disavows links, how about it Google?
Negative SEO is the ability of a third party to influence the rankings of another website strictly through links. Typically that third party is a competitor and typically they are trying to add as many spam links as they can to trip a filter and get their competitors website penalized
What? There are other search engines than Google?
With 80%+ share of the search market it is easy to just think Google when talking about search engines. So I thought it might be of some interest to the non-internet marketing person to talk about some of the other search engines that are out there today. Bing – (formerly
SEO … there’s an app for that.
As anyone with a smartphone can testify to, if you have a need there is probably an app for it. Although SEO is a relatively niche market, it is large and once you include the folks on the fringe (those who have SEO responsibilities added into their regular jobs) the
Panda? Penguin? Google Goes After Over Optimization.
First we had the Panda update which Google described as an update to address freshness among other items. Many websites were impacted negatively but those who follow white hat SEO practices really didn’t see any changes. Now the Penguin update has been rolled out and in an attempt to address
Google+ and Your Ranking
So Google+ has been available to everyone for awhile now and I thought I would take a look at our clients and the impact having a Google+ presence is having on their rankings. As we know Google has been upfront that a +1 (like) is a signal in their ranking
2012 search? What to look for this year.
2011 had a number of changes come down the road, not like every year I’ve seen since 1998. The search industry is evolving on a daily basis. With that in mind here are a few things we might expect to see in 2012. Continued privacy/tracking issues – With the rollout