Please enjoy this guest post analyzing how Digg went from being tops in the social bookmarking race to where it stands today. By now, you have probably heard that Digg has had a rather unfortunate fall from grace. There was a time when it was a big and exciting tool that had everyone talking: The […]
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Keeping up with the latest Search Engine Optimization news, algorithm tweaks, and penalties has become quite the roller coaster ride over the past 18 months. Beginning back in February of 2011, Google has been hammering low quality content and websites with a string of Panda updates. Then, on April 24, 2012, they pushed out the
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Among our Austin SEO services, one specialty we offer is Local SEO. While only critical for businesses with a physical site or store, local SEO can help anyone who targets a local or regional audience. On-Page Factors As with all forms of SEO, the actual content on your website itself is important for Local SEO.
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Thanks for reading yesterday’s post, The State of The SEO Industry in 2012. After the data was released publicly, Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz and Dharmesh Shah of Hubspot presented the following information on a well-attended webinar. Hubspot has been kind enough to post the slide deck to SlideShare, and you can view the information below.
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SEOmoz has released the results of their annual SEO Industry Survey. The results illustrate quite a few intriguing data points and trends. Let’s take a moment to cover off on the high points. Top Services Provided by SEOs The SEOmoz team sliced and diced the services question several ways, and I won’t delve into each
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I’ve been working on a new ebook that highlights 10 big mistakes businesses make when building out their online marketing programs. The book is now available, and I wanted to share a quick excerpt from the beginning of the book here. Before I get to it, I have to fess up… the book actually includes
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Today I came across the following Slideshare presentation from Austin’s own Tim Hayden. Tim currently serves as SVP of Mobile Strategy for Edelman Digital. He has been involved in mobile for years, and his insight is well worth reviewing. Here is Tim’s presentation, titled Mobile: The Urgency. The Opportunities. In it, he touches on a
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Welcome to the latest edition of Return On News! It has been quite a wild ride the past two months. And a lot has happened in online marketing. Today I have a longer list of articles to share. I will be very brief with the summary of all of the following articles. That way, you
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Welcome back for Part 2 of this two part series. Yesterday we covered the most commonly used mediums for communicating with virtual teams. The list included the telephone, email, online chat, and combination platforms that offer a more complete service. Let’s get right to the first of two categories of product we will cover today.
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On Friday of last week I attended a great “Lunch and Learn” session at the Austin Chamber of Commerce offices. It was put on by Dale Carnegie Training, and focused on how to best lead virtual teams in the digital age. The session really got me thinking. For virtual teams, communication and alignment are paramount.
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