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How Much Does SEO Cost? 3 Analogies To Help You Determine Its Value
Search Engine Land
Every client likes to save money while getting great results from search engine optimization. But by always looking to save money on SEO, you'll take your eye off the more important issue of intelligently allocating your marketing budget across various ...

Search Engine Land

The Google Panda Is Not Eating Up the Web, Just Your Visitors
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Some believe in the "set it up and they will come" paradigm, while others perform the superstitious dark art of search engine optimization (SEO). And when it comes to the SEO types, Google is their biggest friend and foe.

Blogcritics.org (blog)

5 Must-Do's for Your Personal Brand on LinkedIn
PayScale (blog)
Leave the robotic resume speak for the specific job listing within your profile, but even there, let SEO(search engine optimization) tactics guide your descriptions. Focus on words you think a recruiter or hiring manager looking for someone like you ...

Yahoo Releases Search Engine Dedicated to iPhone and Android Apps
ITProPortal
Yahoo has announced the launch of a new search engine capable of sorting through the 350000 apps available in Apple's App Store and 200000 apps from the Android Market. The Yahoo App Search helps users get app descriptions, price details, ...

…Because Most SEOs Don't Know What Strategy Means
Search Engine Journal
There seems to be some confusion when people talk about SEO strategies that could lead to problems for your own efforts…and your clients. Jump on Google, search “link building strategies” and you'll get a lot of great results.

How To Get Hired At A Top SEO Agency Part 4: What Not to Do in An Interview
Search Engine Journal
The last question I asked our panel of SEO experts was “What is your best interview story Good, bad or funny?” Four of the five SEO experts told experiences of things that you should not do in an interview. This just shows how important it is to be ...

Search Engine Journal

The Social Media Effect on SEO – Give Yourself the Thumbs Up Rather Than the V's!
Business 2 Community
By James Debono, Published February 2, 2012 Does Social Media have an effect on SEO? According to Eric Schmidt the Executive Chairman of Google in a recorded interview at Le Web in December 2011, it does. And with the release of Google + and the new ...

Pot (Microsoft) Calls Kettle (Google) Black on Privacy
Search Engine Watch
Instead of having horrible, evil products like Gmail, Google's search engine, Google Docs, or Google's Chrome browser, Microsoft saves us with Hotmail, Bing, Microsoft Office 365, and Internet Explorer 9. That's the gist of a new Microsoft ad blitz ...

How to Understand Your Google “Not Provided” Traffic
Search Engine Watch
by Dave Davies, February 2, 2012 Comments If you didn't notice the Search Engine Watch article from October 19, 2011 discussing Google's decision to encrypt the referrer information for logged in users (including query string) you've most likely ...

Bruce Clay Lets The SEM Industry Down
Search Engine Roundtable
Bruce Clay - that name - makes you think of an individual who provides outstandingSEO services, expensive SEO services, but all white hat, ethical, and someone who has a deep deep understanding of search that goes well beyond most others in the ...

Search Engine Roundtable

Study: SEO, driving revenue viewed as important in 2012
KoMarketing Associates
Respondents clearly noted their propensity for cost-effective marketing tools in 2012 to achieve business goals, ranking social media and SEO initiatives higher than direct mail, daily deals and traditional print advertising.

Google, Microsoft Spar Over Privacy Policy Claims
eWeek
Google battled back against Microsoft over the software giant's allegations against the search engine's privacy policies. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Feb. 1 fired back at Microsoft's advertising slam against the search engine's privacy policy updates, ...

Chris Moran, SEO editor, Guardian News and Media
The Guardian
Chris Moran is SEO editor at Guardian News and Media.

Can Bing & adCenter Bring More To The Table For Large Advertisers?
Search Engine Land
For those who are interested in more detail, I will be publishing these interviews in the coming weeks on the Stone Temple Consulting blog. Opinions expressed in the article are those of the guest author and not necessarily Search Engine Land.

Search Engine Land

TripIt Owner Concur Backs Personalized Travel Search Engine ...
By Leena Rao
Travel and expense management company Concur revealed in its earnings today that it made an undisclosed investment in Room 77, a comprehensive and personalized search engine and review site focused exclusively on finding and ...
TechCrunch

Green Search Engine Donates $1 Million to Rainforest Programs ...
By Megan Treacy
Ecosia.org, a green-minded search engine that generates donations through ad clicks, has donated $1 million to rainforest protection programs.
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Top 10 SEO Tips for a Better Google Ranking | SiteProNews ...
By K Damian Qualter
Putting good quality content your website that won't go out-of-date few weeks or months an easy way boost search engine optimization. By making content you use useful now future you won't need remove it replace it over over again – you ...
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Restructuring Your SEO Link Building Budget - Search Engine ...
By Nick Stamoulis
Let's assume you are entering your second or third year of SEO. You have a well-optimized site, a company blog that posts two new posts a week, a decent social media presence and a solid link portfolio. You might think that you can ride the ...
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Journal

Die SEO, die! | Site prebuilder
By David
SEO is a lot like that. Yes, SEO is something that you need to implement properly to avoid missing out on organic search traffic, but most modern blogging platforms and CMS's incorporate SEOprinciples into their design. ... Assuming your content was focused, Google would use its PageRank algorithm to determine the site's importance for various keywords and phrases relating to your content and, hey presto, your content would show up in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages).
Site prebuilder

Google Fined in France Because Google Maps is Free - Search ...
By Miranda Miller
... and advertisers," a Google spokesperson said at the time. Google was also fined in France just last month because the search engine suggested the search term for “crook” when users typed in the name of a French insurance company.
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Link Velocity in SEO?
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... about Link Velocity but could not get it. I would like to know about link velocity and its importance in SEO. ... SEO Blog · Advanced Search · Home · Forum · Search Engine Optimization · SEOQuestions and Answers; Link Velocity in SEO?
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