SEO

Search engine optimization (SEO) requires time and money. Are you putting your efforts into the right places? This column will examine tactics for improving the effectiveness of SEO initiatives, such as Web site structure, link building, and social media marketing, as well as business issues such as selection of an SEO provider, managing your reputation management, and the process that goes into a proper SEO initiative. This column will ultimately help you to determine where you may want to spend your time and/or money so that you are successful in gaining traction in this very dynamic medium.

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It's SEO Budget Planning Season

Oct 3, 2012 - Start preparing your budget plan by looking at the latest trends in the data you have access to and adjusting your previous plan accordingly. Comments

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A Survey of Machining Companies at IMTS 2012

machining Sep 24, 2012 - The machining industry is going through a revolution, with people who vehemently oppose most of what is going on with online media and people who are doing advanced web marketing. Comments

The 6 Top Mobile SEO Must-Knows

Sep 19, 2012 - Offer a mobile site with the same or similar content as the desktop site to satisfy those who use mobile devices for some, most, or all of their web searches. Comments

How Adobe Uses Search Data to Drive Cross-Channel Sales

davidlloyd-adobe Sep 13, 2012 - Adobe SEO manager David Lloyd discussed how the company uses search data and content optimization to inform print collateral, advertising, social media and web design. Comments

Brands Anticipate Top-Level Domain Shakeout

Sep 6, 2012 - Loreal and Scripps, along with big banks and auto brands are working out how to use their generic top-level domains. Comments

Enterprise SEO Link Building - Shifting Focus From Links to Relationships

clickz082012image3 Aug 23, 2012 - Three initial strategies to consider when building links based on existing relationships you may not be exploiting, and developing new relationships at the enterprise level. Comments

The Competitive Link Analysis Black Hole

Aug 8, 2012 - Find out what's worth your attention and what you should be ignoring in your SEO efforts. Comments

Bing Webmaster Tools - Have You Tried It Recently? [Video]

bing-webmaster-tools Aug 6, 2012 - Maybe it's time to take a break from Google and check out what's going on with Bing's updated Webmaster Tools. Comments

What Does Semantic Search Mean for SEO?

Jul 25, 2012 - Both Bing and Google are trying to keep users on the search sites while answering search queries with semantic results. Comments

Tourism Ireland Video Tells Londoners to Ditch Olympics and Sup a Pint

tourismireland1 Jul 20, 2012 - A tweet from Irish comedian Chris O'Dowd led to his narration of a humorous video aimed at residents of traffic-ridden London. Comments

Don't Be Fooled by Good News

Jul 11, 2012 - There are many moving parts in the search space and good news can be the result of bad news - don't undermine your credibility by jumping the gun, but rather look for an explanation for the good news. Comments

How To Measure SEO - 5 Ways

Jul 2, 2012 - Hint: Bypass ranking reports. Comments

SEO Solutions for Multi-Country Sites: Multi-Lingual XML Sitemaps

Jun 27, 2012 - Google has begun offering new functionality for XML sitemaps to remedy issues pertaining to search engines viewing country-specific pages as duplicate content, causing ranking drops. Comments

Learn to Move On When An SEO Tactic Isn't Working

Jun 13, 2012 - A three-step process for winding down a tactic. Comments

Where Have All the Keywords Gone?

May 30, 2012 - How can anyone outside of Google effectively optimize a company's web presence by only analyzing a portion of the overall data? Comments

Links Are Effects, Not Causes

May 22, 2012 - Quit obsessing over backlinks. Instead focus on how you can provide something of value to your consumers. Comments

On-Site SEO Still Works

May 16, 2012 - How can you make your consumers' visit more productive using data you already have? Comments

4 Ways Authorship Markup Enhances SEO

May 2, 2012 - A tool makes search more social. Here's how. Comments

Talk About SEO Like a Regular Marketer

Apr 18, 2012 - Restating SEO in terms that are more likely to be understood by other marketers could increase comprehension, gain stronger buy-in, and lead to larger budgets. Comments

Fostering Enterprise-Wide Adoption of SEO

Apr 4, 2012 - In order to receive buy-in, build momentum, and show positive growth that the SEOs know is possible, we must educate the masses, develop the bigger picture, and hold people accountable. Comments

Improving on the Basics of SEO Reporting

Mar 21, 2012 - Three examples of tweaking your SEO reports to make your efforts more valuable. Comments

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