Watch Out for Long Title Tags - An SEOmoz Case Study
We've been seeing some strange new issues with title tags displaying in the SERPs lately. After a bit of sleuthing, here's what we found out:
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8 Attributes of Content That Inspire Action
Below is a breakdown of eight elements that inspire action and how to add them into your content. You should be purposefully weaving these elements into your content. At the end of this post, I’ve included an evaluation rubric for you to consistently measure if your content incorporates these attributes.
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Getting the Maximum Number of Links From Your Infographic
An in-depth guide to making the most out of your infographic, framed from the point of view of gaining the highest level of distribution (and therefore links) as possible.
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Identifying Link Penalties in 2012
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For SEOs and webmasters in June 2012, that sentiment is true. Some websites have reached record highs in SERPs since the sites which have been beating them for so long have been penalized. Other websites have received what is clearly the most painful, costly and time consuming penalty Google has ever dished out. The current Google penalty for manipulative links is so bad one of the seriously suggested solutions is to abandon the affected site and start a new one!?!?
13 Questions (and Answers) About Google, Site Speed, and SEO
It's been two years since Google announced that page speed is a factor in its search ranking, and one of the most-asked questions I still receive is: How exactly do they do it? The second-most-asked question I hear is: How much do I need to care about this?
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Companies in "Boring" Niches Creating Great Content
When I suggest that businesses should think about creating some content I'm frequently met with objections like - But my niche is boring - no one cares! Actually I don't think that there's such a thing as a boring niche, but I do understand where they're coming from...
Some Cool Ways to Use Twitter for Great Content Ideas that Will Attract Valuable Natural Links
Marie presents ideas that will help you create content and build links to that content in a way that is natural and will be totally above board in the eyes of the search engines. This idea works best for building links to local websites, but can be adapted for other uses as well.
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The Difference Between Vendors and Consultants
In this week's Whiteboard Friday, we are going to be discussing the differences between vendors and consultants. We are very excited to have Rhea Drysdale in the studio to present on this very insightful topic. Rhea is one of the leaders in SEO consulting services, but she hasn't always been. Nope, she used ...
The Impact of Authoritative Links, Mentions, and Shares on Rankings
Today I want to share with you some interesting details about research that I've done recently and which I have also presented at SMX Advanced Seattle.
Want to speak at #MozCon 2012?
We're accepting community speaker submissions for MozCon 2012! Submit your brilliant idea by 5pm on Wednesday, June 27th. We're looking to hear from 4 different amazing people.
Dominating Youtube Search and "Related Videos" Results (Case Study)
Earlier in April I have come up with the fun contest idea: having our users create screencast tutorials of their favorite MyBlogGuest features. Before that our Youtube presence had been quite weak, so it turned out to be quite an insightful experience that I am laying out here for other Youtube newbies like me.
Interview with Danny Sullivan - Whiteboard Friday-ish
In this week's Whiteboard Friday Wednesday, we have something different in store for you. Last week, during SMX, I had the extreme pleasure in having Danny Sullivan come into the MozPlex Studio for an interview. Luckily he let me ask him all kinds of fun questions. I should warn you, this is another long one,...
21 SEO Leaders Share Their Best SEO Career Advice
One of the best ways to achieve your goals in any field is to learn from those who have achieved success in your industry. I asked some of the top professionals and leaders in the SEO field to share their best advice for being successful in the SEO field. Here are their responses.