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Announcing Moz's 2012 Metrics, Acquisition of AudienceWise, & Opening of Our Portland Office
2012 was an amazing year at SEOmoz. We grew tremendously in members, revenue, and employees; finally raised a second round of funding; added a number of great features to our product; and acquired three companies. Today, we're thrilled to officially announce our third acquisition and the opening of our Portland office, as well as release our 2012 financials and growth data!
Designing for SEO
We've all run into the issue of compromising design for SEO, or vice-versa. Why is it that websites that look amazing typically offer little opportunity for on-page optimization? In today's post, Justin Taylor bridges the gap between design and SEO with a solution that makes both sides happy dance with joy!
How To Cheat Your Way To Eyecatching Facebook Ads
This post will look at Facebook ad images and understanding why particular ones stand out so that you can apply the lessons to your own Facebook campaigns. At Trialreach I do a lot of multivariate analysis of Facebook ads and it is important to learn from what is working on other ads to feed my multivariation beast.
The Ultimate Guide to Advanced Guest Blogging
With “content marketing” being the indisputable SEO buzzword of 2012, we can expect 2013 to see an onslaught of marketers trying to build links with guest posts. The growth in this market will cause some sites to lower their guest posting standards, others to raise them, and still more to stop accepting them altogether. We're going to help you combat this by sharing how we got posts up on ProBlogger and Search Engine Journal, and by introducing you to our strategy for success with our clients.
Post-Penguin Anchor Text Case Study
It's no secret that Google's Panda and Penguin updates caused a lot of panic. Although I'm pretty turned off to information about these updates, I've been really interested in the anchor text issues surrounding the Penguin update. If sites that have over-optimized anchors lost traffic due to the update, it seems to make sense that sites can move up with relatively few (or without any) anchored links. I wanted to test that idea and decided that it was time for a good, old fashioned case study.Level Up Your SEO Skills With Our Free Training
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Using Google Analytics for Blog Post Timing Insights
Google Analytics provides a lot of information about your website; but there is always room for more. The traffic for a website vary by day of week, and of course, throughout the day, and it is very useful to know when a website expects the most (or least) visitors. The goal of this post is to show the advantages of using more detailed data to help you make decisions such as when to launch a specific post or take down your website for maintenance.
Why Content Goes Viral: the Theory and Proof
Not all great content goes viral, but content that does go viral is great. Although we can't guarantee that any piece of content will take the web by storm, we can make sure that a piece of content has what it takes.
January Mozscape Index is Live!
The January Mozscape index is now live! Check out the fresh updates in Open Site Explorer, the Mozbar, PRO campaigns, and the Mozscape API.
The Varying Effectiveness of Social Proof
Social proof can be a successful form of marketing, but its effects can vary. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand discusses different ways to approach your social proof and shares tips to help increase your potential conversion rate by tailoring your efforts.