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.
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
Jul 25, 2012 - Both Bing and Google are trying to keep users on the search sites while answering search queries with semantic results. Comments
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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
Jul 2, 2012 - Hint: Bypass ranking reports. Comments
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
Jun 13, 2012 - A three-step process for winding down a tactic. Comments
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
May 22, 2012 - Quit obsessing over backlinks. Instead focus on how you can provide something of value to your consumers. Comments
May 16, 2012 - How can you make your consumers' visit more productive using data you already have? Comments
May 2, 2012 - A tool makes search more social. Here's how. Comments
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
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
Mar 21, 2012 - Three examples of tweaking your SEO reports to make your efforts more valuable. Comments
Mar 19, 2012 - What are the big areas of opportunity, what's changed, and what's stayed the same? Comments
Mar 7, 2012 - Five techniques to ensure your website is optimized from a global SEO perspective and allows for increased visibility to drive traffic and conversions and ultimately business value. Comments
Feb 22, 2012 - If you want to use Google to determine searcher intent, you need to disregard your own common sense and be willing to accept that your intuition could be wrong. Comments
Feb 15, 2012 - Incremental gains in SEO get harder to achieve, but not impossible. Here's how to overcome obstacles. Comments
Feb 8, 2012 - Give visitors all over the world a passport directly into your content with these five tactics that can and should be applied to any multinational website. Comments
Jan 25, 2012 - Should marketers prepare for the day when they will not be able to obtain keyword data from web analytics packages? Comments
Jan 13, 2012 - Some contend the move puts Google+ on par with Facebook. Comments
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