Cyber Week: In Preview

Thanksgiving is approaching, and for many of us that means so are the feast preparations. However, even more of us look forward to this time of year to score stellar deals on high-end electronics, apparel and – not surprisingly – pretty much everything. So, with cyber week within reach, we thought we’d throw together some… Continue reading Cyber Week: In Preview

What You Need to Know About Google’s Hashtag Search

In the Google vs. Bing search engine war, Google has long held the top spot but Bing seemed determined to put up a good fight. Along with the Bing-it-on challenge, Bing partnered with Facebook to create a more social search. In response, Google created Google+ and incorporated their social platform into their search results. To… Continue reading What You Need to Know About Google’s Hashtag Search

What We Know (and Don’t Know) About the Apple iWatch

Rumors of an Apple smart watch have been floating around for years, but it has only been in recent months that speculation has started to really heat up. As with all things out of Cupertino, details about the iWatch are still shrouded in mystery and can be expected to stay that way until the big… Continue reading What We Know (and Don’t Know) About the Apple iWatch

The Most Popular Social Networks Around the World

Ask any American to name the most popular social media platforms and Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and maybe YouTube will top the charts. Some people don’t even consider YouTube social media, but that’s what it is. While these four powerful platforms might be popular stateside, but around the world there’s other social sites that are thriving.… Continue reading The Most Popular Social Networks Around the World

Growing a Balanced Link Profile

Gardening is very similar to SEO. You have to put a lot of effort in to get a lot out. It’s tedious work and particularly frustrating sometimes when the seed you plant goes to waste or doesn’t grow as beautifully as those randomly in the wild. Sometimes I feel my garden would do much better… Continue reading Growing a Balanced Link Profile

Google’s New Local Search: How to get your company on the carousel

With the release of Penguin 2.0 last month, SEOs saw Google’s algorithm favor local search. Soon after, Google introduced their carousel feature for local searches at the top of the Search Engine Results Page (SERP). Though this feature just arrived on desktops, Google has been testing it on iPads and various tablets since December. When users… Continue reading Google’s New Local Search: How to get your company on the carousel

5 Must-Have SEO Tools

A search engine optimizer is only as effective as his or her tools. In order to keep up with this fast paced industry and still produce excellent results, you need to have a toolkit. A good construction worker always has a hammer by his side and other essential tools that he couldn’t do his job without. The… Continue reading 5 Must-Have SEO Tools