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Top Five Google Analytics Metrics to Watch When Launching an E-commerce Website
One of the most daunting, yet rewarding, task to take on is that of launching an e-commerce site. In the first six months of launching a site you are going to track different metrics then you would after the site is well-established. Having had the opportunity, and in many cases task, to launch a number of websites there are a few issues that pop up in every case.
Why Big Content Is Worth the Risk
Over the last year, I've really started to see the impact of big content - ideas that take real effort and break the mold of typical articles, infographics, etc. I make the case for Big, why it's about more than just quantity, and how you can keep costs and risks reasonable.
Competitive Domain Analyses: Educating & Qualifying Clients in One Fell Swoop
It’s common for potential clients to have unrealistic expectations or to have been misinformed somewhere along the way about SEO. It's time to take a stand and make it your job to educate potential clients about myths and realities of their web marketing needs.
What Kind of Content Gets Links in 2012?
Back in 2009, Casey Henry wrote two of the greatest posts ever on SEOmoz - What Makes A Link Worthy Post - Part 1 and What Makes A Link Worthy Post - Part 2. Since we’re getting close to three years since those posts went live, and the SEO world has changed considerably, some of us thought that it was about time to pull some new numbers and see how the community has changed in regards to what people link to.
Are SEOs Destroying Small Businesses? A Penguin Story
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The Anatomy of a Link Building Hack Day
The “hack day” is a popular and effective practice used by developers and designers alike to quickly ship new products with minimal administrative overhead. In this post, I'll walk you through the steps we take at Distilled when hosting our hack days and help you apply them to your own business.
Google's EMD Algo Update - Early Data
Google announced an "upcoming" algorithm change targeting low-quality Exact-Match Domains on 9/28. Data from MozCast indicated the change did hit on 9/28 - I break down the data, along with some of the sites impacted.
Using AdWords Data for SEO: Unlocking the Ultimate Keyword Research Treasure Trove (Arrrgh!!)
Ahoy, SEOmoz UGC blog lubbers! Great SEO always starts with great keyword research – unfortunately, getting high-quality, actionable keyword data can sometimes be challenging for seve...
Getting The Most Out of Schema.org Microformats
Properly using microformats is the best thing since sliced bread for an enhanced search display. There are SEO murmurs that sites without microformats will soon be left in the dust in the SERP display. Both Google and Bing have both introduced new tools in the Webmaster repertoire that help monitor and troubleshoot issues the microformats. I am not going to delve into the all the individual...
How Many SEO Consultants Actually Know What They're Talking About?
As an industry, SEO is constantly battling the bad rap of being tactless and unethical. We decided to take a true, calculated look at the quality of today's SEO consultants by going "undercover" and conducting a study to find out where all of this negative noise was coming from.