On June 18, 2013, Google debuted its “Google Image Carousel.” Here’s what it means to you and your site. Because of its impact on local search – after all, this is the biggest change to Google local results in years – this Carousel is also known as the “Google Local Carousel.” No matter which name
Google Shopping transition and what this means for your site: are you ready? One of this year’s most important Google update is happening right now, and if you haven’t started reacting, you’re already behind. I’m talking of course about the change from free Product Search to paid Google Shopping. Previously, participation in shopping results in
Book writing for buzz: fast track success by hiring a ghostwriter You’ve got terrific original ideas and plenty of knowledge to share. You’ve tried to position yourself as an online expert to capture your share of that elusive but oh, so glorious buzz – but, so far, no luck (or perhaps you simply don’t have
Webmaster Tools Google update: the search giant makes some important changes to Google Webmaster Tools. Things are ever changing in the SEO world. Today we’re reporting some recent search engine optimization news that involves updates and improvements to Google’s free Webmaster Tools. Keep reading for free SEO advice! Webmaster Tools: Google now provides indexing trends
A look at how Google is now rewarding quality content online On August 6, 2013, Google released information about its in-depth articles. With this new feature, when people search on broad topics – such as “education,” “censorship” or, oddly enough, “Bob Dylan” – a couple of articles (typically three to date, but this may change)
Viral blog post mini-business case study: The Search Guru dissects what makes a post or series catch on fire and spread throughout the Internet. Let’s face it. Nobody can predict, with certainty, which blog posts will become popular, much less ones that go viral, being spread from person to person via social media sharing and
Google officially changes its position on the importance of links in ranking – and Erik Baeumlisberger from The Search Guru noticed it first. On June 18th, Erik discovered a big change at Google. In the past, Google had advised webmasters that increasing the number of high-quality sites that link to their pages could improve the
Getting back to SEO basics! Today, let’s talk about some basic building blocks of SEO and how monitoring our competitors can help us spot weaknesses in our own sites. Search engines, such as Google and Bing, receive huge numbers of queries every day, as people type terms into their search engine
Website conversion optimization answers the big question: what do my customers want to see on my website? In a previous post, we explored the pitfalls of letting a HiPPO design your website. Too often, websites are shaped by the wants of executives / managers and not by the needs of clients / customers. Conversion optimization
Does using title tags well on your site make a difference in rankings any more? Recently, The Search Guru did an in-depth analysis of top ranking pages in a particular client’s industry. As part of the analysis, we determined: which pages from our client’s site were ranking well for highly sought-after keyphrases which pages from
