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
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Search engine optimization and tips for SEO experts.
10 Best SEO Practices for URLs and Blog Permalinks
Today I’m going to share with you a few SEO pointers that could make the difference between your article ranking high on Google for years to come or your article being doomed to eventual oblivion in Google search results. I’ll cover optimizing URLs, or permalinks, one of the many properties search engines factor into their decision-making process… Continue reading 10 Best SEO Practices for URLs and Blog Permalinks
How the Klout Score is Calculated
A lot of people complain about the lack of transparency and inaccuracy of Klout because they have no idea how the Klout score is calculated. In Klout’s defense, Klout has dramatically improved its transparency. Klout now shows your past interactions from your social networks that contribute to your score. As with most things in life… Continue reading How the Klout Score is Calculated
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
17 First World Problems in 2013
By 2013 you would think that technology would have made us more productive than before. The internet, though, is a new tool (historically speaking, that is), and studies have shown a wide learning gap exists before humans can fully incorporate technological advances. While digital cameras, for example, now give you the ability to take and store… Continue reading 17 First World Problems in 2013
REPORT: Google+ Could Overtake Facebook by 2016
Could you imagine any social network growing bigger than Facebook? Probably not, but few people were ready to predict MySpace’s downfall, either. While Facebook might not be going down per say, a new report by Searchmetrics analyzing over 30 trillion social signals suggests that Google+ could overtake Facebook in total sharing as early as 2016! This… Continue reading REPORT: Google+ Could Overtake Facebook by 2016
Digg’s RSS Reader Will Be Available by June 26
Digg, one of the oldest modern social news sites, announced today that their RSS Reader is in launch and will be available to all users by June 26. In this version of Reader, Digg focused most on the needs of power users: speed, simplicity, and the ability to import feeds and folders from Google Reader.… Continue reading Digg’s RSS Reader Will Be Available by June 26
What You Should Know About Facebook Oversharing
Humans are social creatures. We love to interact with the people around us. We share our lives with our family, friends, co-workers and even casual acquaintances. But sometimes we forget to turn off our filters and we share too much of our life, especially through outlets like social media. So what makes us overshare? Experts… Continue reading What You Should Know About Facebook Oversharing
