Google

Is Google Trying to Kill You?

This past week, Google made one of the largest changes to its algorithm in company history, and many companies weren’t so happy about it. Nearly 12 percent of its search results were affected by this change, and the SEO community is in an uproar. A recent article on CNN explains that Google uses an algorithm…

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Social Media Success

3 Keys to Social Media Success

As more and more businesses join the online communities, a common question emerges. How can you guarantee social media success? Sadly, the answer is “you can’t.” As with any business venture, there is no magic bullet for success. There are, however, certain steps that can increase the chance for success. Recently, the San Diego Union…

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Better Content Marketing Tips

Better Content Marketing Tips

Recently, an article asked businesses two very important questions about better content marketing: “How would you rate your content marketing efforts?” and “How well are you incorporating SEO and Social Media?” They posed the first question because many businesses simply do not fully understand the concept of better content marketing. In an answer to this, Odden…

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5 Tool Player

Being a “5 Tool Player”

In baseball, a 5 tool player is one that excels at hitting for average, hitting for power, base running, throwing, and fielding. They are the total package; the best at the game. In today’s market, there are many people that consider themselves “experts” in the digital marketing field, but very few live up to that…

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Keywords for eCommerce Sites

Keywords for eCommerce Sites

When dealing with eCommerce sites, it can be difficult to achieve search engine optimization due to the fact that most eCommerce sites don’t have a lot of unique, relevant content to generate keywords. Often eCommerce sites are simply product and navigational pages with duplicate content. Without searchable content, ranking high on searches can be nearly…

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SEM Optimization

SEM Optimization Tips

While social media may be the center of attention in today’s online market, the real leader in generating traffic to websites is still the search engine using SEM optimization. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is a complex topic that focuses on Search Engine Optimization (SEO), but also includes paid advertising and contextual advertisements. A recent article on Open…

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Avoid Common SEO Mistakes

Avoid Common SEO Mistakes

Winning the SEO game is an ever-changing challenge, so when we found up-to-the-minute advice on how to avoid the most common SEO mistakes, we wanted to share it with our partners. The post Search Engine Optimization by Colin Greig includes ideas for on-page and off-page SEO are worth reading. In fact, off-page optimization is frequently overlooked, yet…

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