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GTD for SEOs - Simple Tools to Get More Done
I want to keep this post as short and actionable as possible; do you have any tools that do just one thing really well? You know the kind I mean, those plugins and hack projects that you may only use once a year but when you do use them, you really appreciate them. I’ve gathered a bunch of these (some I use everyday) and I want to share them with the community. Could I ask a...
July Mozscape Update
It's time for another Mozscape index update. This one comes with some good news, and potentially some bad news, too. As you're likely aware, the previous two indices, while huge in size (150B+ URLs each) suffered from a lack of freshness due to the additional processing time required to calculate our link graph and metrics over such phenomenally big numbers of links & pages. Toda...
How To Create an Excel Spreadsheet to Remove Link Spam Post Penguin
A comprehensive Excel spreadsheet template that can be easily duplicated and handed off to an outsourcer for webmaster outreach to get links removed.
Leveraging the Power of Slide Decks to Boost your SEO, Social + Content Marketing
In this week's Whiteboard Firday, we are going to be discussing how you can use slide decks for web marketing. I've been leveraging the power of slide decks for quite some time now and would like to share a little bit about what I have learned.
Don't Let Google Huff and Puff and Blow You Away
This might sound a little crazy, but the best SEO you can do right now is no SEO. Yes, follow the guidelines previously mentioned. I would consider this search engine compliance more than I would search engine optimization. But don't go around the Internet looking for any and every opportunity to do something that is going to increase your search engine rankings.Level Up Your SEO Skills With Our Free Training
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How Twitter's Bad SEO Affects your Brand Reputation Management
I'll start with a simple question: have you ever thought that linking to your Twitter profile can be very difficult? Probably your answer is "not really!", and in this case maybe you could find what I'm going to show you useful.
Define and Align: A Manageable Content and Social Media Marketing Process
When we get into the truth of how much time and effort goes into the actual work of raising a client's web visibility--that it’s an ongoing process that will require them to generate content and build relationships--we often see some reluctance. To combat that reluctance, we’ve put a lot of thought into how we conduct and explain our particular version of content marketing.
10 Reasons Why You'll Blow That Big Deal
A deal can be many different things, depending on your business -- really, I'm just using it as a placeholder. Whether it be a new client, a big partnership, a fresh distribution, a juicy link, even an acquisition, they're all in the same ballpark. From experiencing it first hand in my work to being on the receiving end of some really bad attempts, here's 10 reasons why you'll blow that big deal.
Googlebot Crawl Issue Identification Through Server Logs
Sifting through server logs has made me infinitely better at my job as an SEO. If you're already using them as part of your analysis, congrats - if not, I encourage you to read this post. In this post we're going to: Briefly introduce a server log hit Understand common issues with Googlebot's crawl Use a server log to...
Can Google Really Access Content in JavaScript? Really?
But the question keeps coming up: can Google execute JavaScript and AJAX? Can they really?