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Guest blogging, broken link building and good outreach does help but I had to do something extraordinary to bring quality links that point back to my client’s website. I tried something that really works well for me; not only I get some good links from quality websites but also managed to get considerable reputation and connections with other peers in the industry.
It's increasingly clear how valuable video marketing can be, but many people struggle to figure out what types of video to create. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Phil Nottingham shows us several great examples of paths you might take, as well as his best Rand impression!
Guest blogging can be an effective way to build credibility and attract the right customers to your business and your community. Here are five simple steps for finding the right opportunities.
Brand new visualizations show the state of the local search ecosystems in the US and several other countries. Along with this exploration, we're excited to announce the release of two data platforms to the roster we display on GetListed.org.
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For most business owners social is a toy. The marketing equivalent of that friend we all have outside our professional lives that you just don’t talk to your work colleagues about. Even though they are really the life and soul of the party.
With Google's recent announcement that their free Keyword Tool has gone away, replaced with their integrated PPC tool the Keyword Planner, a cry has gone up from SEOs: "What do we do now?"
What I find really interesting though is that some niches act as if they are immune to the constant pressures of the modern day marketer. In my experience, one of the biggest offenders is the music industry - specifically independent artists. I've been working in SEO and inbound marketing for about four years now and since I've always had a passion for music, I wanted to take some time to discuss some simple, highly actionable steps that musicians can take to start marketing their band like a boss.
Humor can be an incredibly effective tool for your branding efforts, but there's some risk involved. With lots of helpful examples of approaches that worked and some that completely failed, this post shows you how to find the right strategy for you.
We asked 128 SEO experts about their thoughts on the relative importance of several clusters of ranking factors. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand shows you what you need to know about the results.
Which rank-tracking method is the most accurate? I set out to answer that question by comparing rankings for 500 keywords across four methods: (1) Personalized, (2) Incognito, (3) Crawler, and (4) Google Webmaster Tools.
Time and again we hear the same old argument that we shouldn’t be building links, but that we should be focusing on developing exciting and unique content that encourages organic linking all by itself. I completely agree with this statement, but I see businesses misinterpret this far too often.
Like it or not, you need to build a significant following on Twitter in order to take full advantage of the platform. These 17 tactics, including two brand-new Followerwonk features, will boost your efforts.
With recent posts mentioning the rise of contextual and implicit queries, we are now seeing a deep personalization of search. This takes many forms, and has very real implications for our work as marketers. It's time to break down the silos and see the bigger picture.
From spending time answering a client's questions to accepting additional out-of-scope tasks, consultants are presented with a great many opportunities to derail their projects. By creating plans for the pitching, strategy, and execution stages, you can mitigate the risk and stay on track.