Link Building

What are Backlinks and How Do I Get Them?

Local SEO Keyword Insights That Make a Difference

Local SEO Keyword Insights That Make a Difference Why do people choose a query for their search a certain way? For instance, what is the difference between Houston Engagement Rings vs Engagement Rings Houston? The answer is in the context. Let’s take a look. Part of the local SEO keyword research process is collecting data. Many tools such as SEMrush, Google Keyword tool and others provide SEO practitioners with valuable data such as search volume, cost per click (CPC), competition and historical trends; however, to have a successful SEO campaign that produces real ROI requires more insight than that which can only come from one’s creativity and cognitive process. Local SEO Keyword Examples Let’s use a product as our first example. People search for products…

How Brands Are Using Live Streaming Video Successfully

Live streaming video is a powerful new tool in the marketing toolbox. Here’s how brands are implementing it successfully.Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.convinceandconvert.com

Five Ways to Draw Traffic to a Blog Post

As buyers spend more time with online articles, blog posts and reviews, and rely less on advertising for product information, companies have quickly caught onto the fact that they need great content… See it on Scoop.it, via South African Social Networking NewsSourced through Scoop.it from: www.business2community.com

5 Main Factors to Look At When Doing A Backlink Analysis

Hummingbird, Penguin 2.1 – The Guidelines Are Still The Same

While there is still a lot of buzz going on about the Hummingbird and Penguin 2.1 algorithm updates, and how it affects ranking. On October 3rd, Barry Schwartz posted a blog about specific dates where there were noticeable ranking changes and conducted a survey asking how SEOs and webmasters were affected. He discusses the results of the change in the video below. Barry Schwartz Discusses a Poll On How Rankings Were Affected By Penguin 2.1 There were over 1600 responses to the poll. These were the results: 63% of the respondents said that their site was hurt bad. 21% said that their site had no change at all. 8% said that their website recovered from the previous penguin update. 6.2% that their…

Game Changing API for Big SEO Data

Part of our jobs as SEOs includes gather data for campaigns we’re conducting research on. Most of us have a collection of sources bookmarked or we subscribe to a service to speed up the process. One way of gathering data is by submitting queries to Google to get keyword ranking data, collect information on competitors and collect historical data to help us understand Google’s algorithm changes at a deeper level. With some knowledge of web development, there is an API solution that up until now hasn’t been heard of. It is currently in beta testing and requires you to apply for an API key, but is free to use for the time being if your application is approved. If you are a big data geek…

8 Ways to Use Search Operators for Link Building Relationships

In 2019, backlinks are still the most important ranking factor. Today, there are many different flavors of “links”, however. The biggest difference to consider is the quality of the backlinks. Google algorithm changes have made link acquisition more difficult with every update. At one point in time, article directories, directories, web 2.0, and even paid links were link building tactics that actually worked; however those days are long gone now. With social metrics and Google even cracking down on guest posting, link acquisition has become more about the quality of the content and relationship building. The first step to building a relationship is understanding how to find the right people to build a relationship with. With that in mind, here are 8 ways to use…