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I took part in the first Euro 2012 State of Search Roadshow where I met many different SEOs all over Europe. I interviewed 11 SEOs and blogged about it on the Best European Search Blog 2012, State of Search. While I was out in Europe, I thought I would look at local search in the different languages and different countries.
Over the past few years, the topics I've researched, written, and spoken about have evolved. One of the most common questions I'm still asked is about the relationship between social media sharing and SEO performance.
How my MozCon 2012 goals -- especially getting a hug from Roger -- helped make me a better SEO.
Over the years, SEOs have employed many techniques to control how their site appears in search results. These included: writing compelling Title Tags, descriptive Meta Descriptions, use of NOODP and NOYDIR meta tags, and keyword rich URLs. But times are changing.
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There have been a few link building articles I've read that have included these four words: "link building is tough." Since April (post-Penguin), I think many SEOs and link builders will agree that it's tougher than ever, with Google placing more emphasis on natural links. This is especially tough for link builders, as even via white-hat methods, not all links are arguably 'natural,' and if a site was doing fine purely through receiving natural links, then it may not necessarily need link builders to work on it at all!
Just 14 short days ago, I wrote about the August Mozscape index update. Today, as part of our efforts to create shorter deltas between indices, I'm excited to announce that we have our fastest ever time between updates. There's new data right now in the Mozscape API (for which...
At SEOmoz, we know that learning complex software applications can be time consuming and challenging, kind of like playing chess with a Wookie. Having well-written and comprehensive onboarding materials can help to decrease the learning curve, thus preventing droid dismemberment.
Hey SEOs. You know when you’ve had that client for a year, the really niche one who deals in handling data for logistics companies specialising in shipping dog food, but only for Rottweilers? You’re not doing badly, but you’re losing inspiration. How many tangents can you take? How many ‘off the wall’ guest blogs can you come up with? And link-building, well… it’s mind-sapping if anything.
If you've used or considered using the Mozscape API to retrieve link metrics data, we've got something unique to share - a brand new beta of a much faster, more robust API. This beta version currently has just a few testers (and we're seeking more), but thus far, we're seeing remarkable results.
The other day I was talking with an upper level manager who said his company does not publish, or give away, any of form of useful content. His reasoning was, in his own words, "we are stingy." I would like to take this time to share the costs of being content scrooge. The truth is business is evolving. We are getting to the point that not having a content strategy in place will push you farther and farther behind.
At Distilled, we define our purpose as "discovering, implementing and sharing the ways great companies succeed online". It should come as no surprise, then, to learn that (a) I think a lot about how to learn SEO effectively and (b) we try to build learning into pretty much everything we do. "How should I learn more about X?"...
There are tactics you can use to maximize the effectiveness of your infographics campaign. Here are some tried-and-tested "squeaky-wheel" techniques that worked best for us to get links and exposure.
In today's video, we'll explore the nifty, nefarious world on Agile Marketing, which Jonathon Colman talked about at MozCon a few weeks ago. We'll take a look at four key principles of Agile Marketing and talk about how you can use them to hack your organization to deliver more value to your customers more often by breaking down barriers and removing impediments to your progress.
One thing SEOs have followed, gauged, studied, wondered and lost sleep over is what effects do Twitter trends have on SEO?