Does Keyword Optimization Still Matter?
Keywords no longer guarantee SERP success, but keyword optimization still plays a meaningful role in your SEO.
How Important are Keywords in 2015?
Keywords no longer dictate a stellar search ranking, but keyword optimization isn’t dead and gone—it might just need a fresh approach.
Does Your Blog Have a Long Tail
Most smart bloggers try to focus on a few, key search terms in their blog content. But the reality is, your blog is probably a lot more broad than you think. Last week, I co-published a white paper with Chris Baggott, the CEO of Compendium Blogware (I’m on their advisory board). The free “Blogging’s Long […]
7 Critical Questions When Outsourcing SEO
Many agencies without full service digital marketing departments choose to outsource any SEO work to a specialist. While I believe that the present focus on good content makes SEO easier, not harder for traditional agencies (especially PR) to handle in-house, many will continue outsourcing this critical service (or at least until I launch a “How […]
91% of Top Digital Agencies Not Buying Their Own Brands on PPC
In a shocking (and embarassing) revelation today, AdWeek uncovered that of the 56 world-class digital marketing agencies featured in their Annual Report Card, just 5 are purchasing their own brand names in PPC. In fairness to the firms, most of them appear at or near the top of organic search results for their own brand […]
Google’s Popularity is Costing You Money
Paid search management vendor Covario said today that PPC spending was up 52% in Q1 2008 versus 2007. 52% is a big leap for an already red-hot digital marketing tactic. But perhaps more interesting was the finding that Google took in 85% of the paid search spend in the first quarter. (No wonder Yahoo! rushed […]
How to calculate your PPC budget and success
Q. I’m interested in pay per click search engine advertising, but I don’t know how much it will cost. Help! A. Projecting costs for pay per click can be as mysterious as Britney Spears’ career plan. Like success in Iraq, multiple factors determine your PPC budget and success level, and they are inter-related. The single […]
Black Magic: What You Need to Know About the Dark Art of Search Engine Marketing
Thirty six percent of site visits come from a search engine or other Web link, according to Web measurement firm Web Side Story. Betting 36% of your site traffic on the outcome of an ongoing epic duel between geeks who work for search engine companies and the geeks who try to outsmart them seems akin […]