The world of search is moving quickly, with new advancements seemingly every month. Facebook is including shared content in their search results, Yahoo has begun displaying Bing results, and Google is rolling out real time search. So how can you know where things are headed … Read More
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“Hey Jon, have you heard? Yahoo! is now using Bing’s index in their search results!!! What is Raven going to do about it?!?” Indeed, I have heard. Thanks, of course, to my stringent policy of not living underneath a rock. And, as usual, we do … Read More
The market of 4-billion-plus mobile phone users — and not just high-end smartphones like the iPhone, but also the still-growing Android devices — easily eclipses the approximately 1 billion computers worldwide. That’s a quadrupling of reach for Internet Marketing. To prepare your sites for expanded search … Read More
I may be late to the party on this, but I just noticed that Yahoo! is recognizing keywords that are formed using TLDs. For example, I have a website with the TLD of .st – mode.st. That domain is intended to convey the word modest. If … Read More
When we first created Raven, our focus was primarily on SEO. We hoped that our SaaS would eventually expand into other areas, but the only thing on our minds at the time was SEO. We registered several domains, like ravenseo.com, raven-seo.com, and raven-seo-tools.com. I finally … Read More
This is a feature article I had the honor of writing for the May issue of Vue Magazine, a monthly magazine from Market Research and Intelligence Association in Canada. They gave me permission to republish the article on our blog. You can also download a … Read More
This week’s SEO Weekly Digest will be in honor of April fools. You have been warned. Dear Internet, Meet Facebook Status Optimizer SEOmoz’s faux Facebook Status Optimizer caused quite a stir, and why not? Just who wouldn’t want their Facebook status optimized? Facebook is unique … Read More
Qualifying SEO clients; Keeping Pareto at Bay SEO Dojo Sensei David Harry’s post at the Search Engine Journal this week talks about qualifying clients. David talks about qualify the project, qualifying the client/contract, qualifying yourself, and putting it altogether. Taking on new clients can be … Read More
SEO Trademark Registration Terminated In one of the most selfless acts this industry has ever seen, Rhea Drysdale took on an immense challenge and conquered. In short, she used her own money, filed a notice of opposition to Jason Gambert’s “SEO” trademark application, and won. … Read More
20 Tips To Search Conference Success Conference season is upon us already, and as Search Engine Marketers, some of us need a little help at being more social. Fortunately, Josh Dreller gives us 20 pieces of advice to help us get the most out of … Read More