
Keyword tiering: A systematic way to juggle your AdWords priorities
Ever feel like AdWords is one giant juggling act? You cut your cost per click, only to watch your conversion rate drop. You increase lead...

What your paid search KPI says about you
There are plenty of options for particular metrics to drive paid search programs toward, but not every KPI is created equal. Here, we’ll...

Simple tips to get your app indexed, ranked & installed
Do you have an app that you’d like to rank in mobile search engine results? If so, you’re going to need to make room in your SEO strategy...

Content and links: It really does take a village
I’m one of those people who thinks I can usually handle things by myself — I don’t need or want anyone’s help. It’s been tough for me to...

Evaluating PPC talent, part 1: Where to begin
The simple truth is that anyone working in any paid media field (like search or social) is incredibly hard to evaluate from the outside....

Local search update: ‘Best’ filter invading the local pack
Google seems to be making moves to use the quality of small businesses — as determined by user ratings and reviews — as a ranking factor....

Be a mad scientist to be more successful in local SEO
With my recaps of the Local SEO sessions at SMX West last month, we had a bit of a break from Greg’s Soapbox. Never fear, it’s back in...

4 ways brands are losing store traffic — and how to use location marketing strategies to rever
Many brands continue to be challenged by location-based search despite its importance to customer engagement and store visits. Consider...

5 must-dos for SEO beginners
You might disagree, but I see Search Engine Optimization as both an art and a science. You need to be creative in your approaches to...

Images: Your easiest page speed win
Over the past few years, page speed has become very important in terms of your site’s traffic and rankings. People want fast sites — and...

Preparing for local reach in a ‘post-rank’ world, Part 2: Create content for local resea
In my last post, I wrote about why local businesses need to focus on digital data sharing to perform better for voice, or “instant”...

SEO & intelligent content: Discovery, connection and improved performance
Customer journeys have evolved significantly in their complexity, with the sheer amount of touch points possible exploding due to digital...

2017 SEM growth hacks: Monster growth from brand protection
Today’s article presents one of the more powerful search growth attack strategies for 2017: PPC (pay per click) brand protection. This...

4 tips to maximize content marketing performance
Links have always commanded significant focus when it comes to increasing organic search performance. Over the years, SEOs have built...

SEO & website design: Everything you need to know
Your website is the center of your digital marketing world — the place that all digital rivers run toward. And of course, the largest of...

Is Ripoff Report subverting Google take-downs?
Anyone familiar with online reputation issues is surely aware of Ripoff Report, a site long considered one of the most destructive on the...

5 ways your merchandising strategy is affecting SEO performance
When optimizing an e-commerce website for SEO performance, you’ll often notice that the product being sold (i.e., the bread and butter of...

Listen to your mother: Win Mother’s Day with humor and timing
This Mother’s Day, the moms we celebrate are as diverse as our American families. So why stick to the same old marketing tactics you’ve...

Going global: Common sense considerations too commonly ignored
The profession of a paid advertising specialist is one of circular efforts; any declaration of success is met with a request for greater...
























