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It’s been almost a month since Google announced their new remarketing feature in Google AdWords which is designed to target visitors who have already shown an interest in your site.
Remarketing (which is also known as retargeting) is a method of AdWords advertising which is delivered to consumers based on previous internet actions that did not result in…
With all the hype surrounding the Apple iPad, Google have announced they will now be supporting the device in the targeting options of Google AdWords campaigns. This expands the mobile device targeting list which already includes other devices like the iPhone and Android based smart phones.
To enable iPad targeting, edit your campaign settings and…
While many webmasters focus on acquiring more external links, it’s easy to forget that internal link building is still a great way to boost the rankings of other pages within your website. Internal links can be an untapped goldmine and the best part is you have complete control over their implementation.
If you’re looking for the highest possible…
Google have announced that they will start recgonising images within XML sitemaps which have been submitted for your website. The change will allow owners of image heavy websites to ensure Google is indexing these files for inclusion in image based search results.
For each URL on your sitemap you can list up to 1,000 images and include…
With Google’s announcement of site speed now playing a hand in search engine ranking, many webmasters will no doubt be taking a look at their websites speed performance. But lets take a step back… although your site may rank well in the SERP’s, this is pretty useless if your website is down at any time and your searchers…
We’ve been running some internal SEO tests over the last few months and one thing has really stood out – The rate of ranking changes is increasing.
The idea that rankings change fairly often isn’t exactly a startling revelation for most SEO practitioners – as we’ve all seen rankings move about quite regularly over the years – but the rate…
Facebook has done it again. Last week, Facebook was again the most visited website in the US – toppling Google from the top spot.
A report out by Experience Hitwise details that 7.07% of all internet visits during the week ended 13th March were to Facebook. Google by comparison received 7.03%. While the percentages might seem low…
Ever since Google has allowed Chrome Extensions, a number of interesting SEO tools have been popping up. These are now beginning to rival some of the toolbars and add-ons available for Firefox, so I thought it would be a good time to share my three favourite Chrome SEO plugins.
1. Chrome SEO
Chrome SEO is an extremely powerful extension…
Like many webmasters, I use Yahoo! Site Explorer on a regular basis to check the incoming links for our websites. Last week I noticed a sharp increase in the number of indexed links to our site and after checking the Yahoo! search blog, I can confirm Yahoo! have released an update to their search algorithm.
Click here to read the…
Last week I explained how to Monitor, Listen & Respond to social media comments as part of my overview of the Media140 conference. This week, we will look at how social media sites can be used as an effective crisis management tool.
The rise of social media sites has given customers a new avenue to talk about your…