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How I Would Do SEO for Hipmunk.com
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How I Would Do SEO for Hipmunk.com

I'll admit it, I just love Hipmunk. In this post I'm going to outline an SEO strategy for them for all to see. I thought it would be interesting to get hands-on with a particular site (not something we do often here on the moz blog) and potentially handy for the Hipmunk team too! Interestingly there's a question of if they should even be investing in S...

Twitter Click Expectations
Matthew Edgar

Twitter Click Expectations

One of the most frequent questions clients ask me regarding Twitter is "how many clicks will I get?" Despite the numerous SEO (and other marketing) benefits of Twitter, most of my small business clients just want traffic in return for their time spent tweeting. More than how many clicks to expect, clients want to know if there are factors that can lead to more clicks. ...

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7 Killer Tools in AdWords Editor
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7 Killer Tools in AdWords Editor

In PPC management time is always an issue, and a minute cannot be wasted waiting for a web page to load or for changes to your account to be saved. That's why it's vital to use Google AdWords Editor in PPC management. The time saved using this tool is unbelievable and can be time spent optimising your client's account rather than manually changing bids and adding keywords on the AdWords interface.

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Tracking the KPIs of Social Media
Rand Fishkin

Tracking the KPIs of Social Media

Social media receives a massive amount of attention on the web and attracts a great deal of interest from marketers, too. The primary complaint of those who invest seems to be consistent: it's hard to measure the impact to the bottom line. On this point, I must concede - while social's an exciting new area for online marketers, its value isn't always commensurate with the effort required and even when it is, it's tough to prove that point to clients or executives asking for justification.

Big Brand SEO - Campaigns, Integration and Extended Brand Keywords
Richard Shove

Big Brand SEO - Campaigns, Integration and Extended Brand Keywords

Throughout my six years as an SEO, there have been times when I've questioned the value of SEO for clients. The reasoning behind this was that popular non-brand phrases were unlikely to drive business or in some cases where markets were dominated by aggregator sites, where people require choice from the offering, rather than an individual brand. Data was often backed up by generic paid search generating negative return and eventually being switched off.

Post-Panda Content Strategy (part 2) - Article Structures
Simon Penson

Post-Panda Content Strategy (part 2) - Article Structures

If you read part one of our post panda content strategy series you will have learned the basics of how to go about planning your content for the post-Panda world. As we know this new algorithm/algorithm filter has placed a great deal more emphasis on QUALITY content and there is no better place to look for inspiration than specialist magazines when searching for ways to improve your writing for targeted visitors...

Moral Judgments in SEO
Pete Abilla

Moral Judgments in SEO

As a non professional SEO - that is, I don't do SEO as a way to earn my bread - I believe that I've maintained somewhat of an objective, outside perspective. There's a tone that continues to describe the undercurrent in the SEO industry: Good versus Evil. But, can and should moral judgments be ascribed to a method such as Black Hat or White Hat?

How to Find Link-Worthy Data
Mark Johnstone

How to Find Link-Worthy Data

We're all a little tired of hearing 'content is king'. And it's increasingly difficult to make content stand out online. But a few companies are leading the way with their innovative use of data. There's the Guardian Datablog, Information is Beautiful and the ubiquitous OK Trends to name but a few. But sites like these are still in the minority. So there’s ample opportunity...

How to Train a Link Builder
Peter Attia

How to Train a Link Builder

Training someone who doesn't know anything about SEO to link build, can be very challenging even for someone who is quite advanced in the industry. You have to know how to dumb things down, while still giving adequate information. You also need to make sure you don't overwhelm the person you are training. I've taken several approaches to this in the past and I wanted to go through a step-by-step of what works for me.