Should you start a link campaign or should you shift your focus to encouraging Social Shares? Before you jump head first into a link campaign, you should know that both Bing and Google suggest that linking should be organic, a naturally occurring phenomenon. Google has penalized sites with
Google Penalties, Updates and What Works for SEO
Think your site's been hit by a Google penalty? Curious how the recent Panda and Penguin updates have impacted you and your competitors? And what SEO actually works on Google these days? Read on. We'll answer these questions and show you how to take advantage of the changes in the SEO
Link Building: Why They’re Critical – How to Get Them
Before Google, link building wasn’t that important for SEO. The most critical factors for search engines were what we call onsite SEO factors: did you have the right words in the right places on your pages. The problem was that since you control your own website, this was very easy for webmasters to
What You Need to Know About SEO June 2012
Apple Ousts Google Maps I've been saying for a year or more that Google's biggest threat in search is going to be Apple. One step in that direction is the replacement of Google Maps, and last week Apple announced that they are removing Google Maps and replacing it with their own mapping technology
Facebook Ads Not Performing? You’re Not Alone
More and more marketers are finding that Facebook ads are not performing. While companies aren't abandoning their Facebook brand pages, it seems that advertising on Facebook is not living up to expectations. GM decided to eliminate their $10,000,000 Facebook advertising campaign calling it
White Hat SEO: Optimization Tips from Google
5/31/12 6:30p Art Institute of Nashville; White Hat SEO The bottom line: Quality Search Engine Optimization can significantly impact your website's Google rankings. Google says White Hat SEO can improve a website and can be good for both users and search engines. In this meeting, we'll discuss
How to Make Money With Google AdSense
4/26/12 6:30p Art Institute of Nashville, Make Money With Google AdSense Got a website? Got visitors? You can make money with Google AdSense! Join us for the April Nashville SEO and Internet Marketing meetup on 4/26 @ 6:30 as we discuss How to Make Money With Google AdSense. RSVP Here:
BIB Podcast Interview
After meeting Jonathan Taylor and Russell Portland at PodCamp Nashville #pcn12, they invited me to join them on BIB Podcast. Jonathan and Russell had driven down from Knoxville for the April 14 Podcamp Nashville event. They caught both my morning session: How I Got Google to Pay Me $150,000 and