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The search engines have made it known that social media is increasingly being used to influence their rankings – a fact that we’ve been expecting for some time.
So with this knowledge in hand, what are the best ways to use social media to influence your SEO strategies?
1. Social Media Profile and Account Linking
This is the obvious first…
Unbeknown to many people, Google offers a wide range of “search operators” to help streamline and refine your search results.
When you consider that Google contains billions of web pages in its index, search operators are an important way to ensure your query will deliver relevant results.
Search operators also provides some great info and research for SEO purposes.
Below…
One of the best ways to start building your organic rankings is to target local search terms which are relevant for your business. Local search terms are usually made up of a generic keyword with the addition of a local modifier, for example
Below I’ve put together some basic…
The end of 2009 saw the search engine world abuzz with talk of real time search. Microblogging platforms such as twitter the main driver behind the movement.
So as 2010 settles in, most of the major search players have started their real time search integration in one form or another, but it’s the Twitter integration that’s the prime…