Over the past 2-3 months, I have been approached by at least a dozen people with questions regarding web directories. Every one of them had a different opinion about whether they help or hurt for SEO. I get why there is so much fear for many of us. During the second quarter of 2012, entire […]
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For some time now, there has been the misconception that Google+ is meant to be a competitive social media platform to Facebook and/or Twitter. While social is absolutely part of the core offering, it is NOT the main purpose for G+. Remember Google Buzz and Google Wave? For those of you who do not, these
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Content marketing has become every marketer’s favorite topic in the past year. And for good reason. The benefits to your site SEO and overall traffic volume, as well as the fodder for social media sharing and conversations are well documented. It is also rather well known that more frequent generation of content is better. This
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Since last April, when Google rolled out the Penguin update to penalize link manipulation tactics, interest in link audits has been at an all time high. The days where any link added authority value to your site are over. Now, you need links from the right sites with the right anchor text. Link Profiles: The
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If you have been in the SEO game for any amount of time, you have almost certainly succumbed to the temptation to take short cuts at some point in your experience. I have been there as well. Businesses Want Results Many business decision makers don’t care to hear about how “white hat SEO takes time”,
Can One Be a Black Hat SEO AND a White Hat SEO? Read More »
Today, I presented to the Austin SEO Meetup about the Google Penguin Update. It was a lively session with a lot of questions and feedback afterward. For those of you who missed it, here is the overall agenda we covered: What is Google Penguin? What Websites Did Penguin Impact, and Why? How to Google Proof
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As we get a couple of weeks or so into 2013, most of the “predictions” columns, articles, and blog posts have made their way out onto the web. This annual tradition is one that most of us either love or hate. I tend to take a non-biased view to start, but there does come a
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Enjoy today’s guest post by SEO professional Deepak Gupta. The opinions, images, and details below are the that of Mr. Gupta and do not necessarily reflect those of Return On Now. Everyone knows that a website is important for almost every business. It is now an unwritten code that a brick and mortar business has
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For several years now, videos have been well accepted as tools to help your website rank better. However, there is a widespread lack of understanding about exactly what must be done to make it work properly. This post covers the four most important items to include in your Video SEO checklist. Self-Hosted Videos Opinions vary
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My how things have changed the past 5-7 years. Up until the last few years, it was rather impractical to think of mobile phones or tablets as fully-functional devices with computing power akin to that of a full computer. After Apple changed the game with the iPhone and later the iPad, others followed suit. Similar to
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