/blog SEO - Search Engine Optimization | Tools and Resources Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 /blog/market-share/prerendering-in-chrome/ /blog/market-share/prerendering-in-chrome/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:47:15 +0000 Vince Vizzaccaro /blog/?p=1199 /blog/market-share/prerendering-in-chrome/feed/ 0 /blog/seo/most-searched-terms-of-2011/ /blog/seo/most-searched-terms-of-2011/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:47:56 +0000 Vince Vizzaccaro /blog/?p=1151 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top:40%; left:60px; z-index:1; #F0F4F9} #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; width:55px; height:60px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { float:left; height:30px; width:100%; #F0F4F9} #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height:30px; width:85px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Tweet According to Bing searches, 2011 was the year of musical superstars, continued celebrity fascination, saving money, concern for human tragedy and new royalty. From rising stars and weddings to intense trials and natural disasters, Bing has captured history through the searches that mark the year’s most important people, places and moments [...]]]> /blog/seo/most-searched-terms-of-2011/feed/ 1 /blog/seo/3-ways-to-increase-your-conversion-rate/ /blog/seo/3-ways-to-increase-your-conversion-rate/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 21:43:08 +0000 Nick Stamoulis /blog/?p=732 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top:40%; left:60px; z-index:1; #F0F4F9} #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; width:55px; height:60px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { float:left; height:30px; width:100%; #F0F4F9} #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height:30px; width:85px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Tweet The basic goal of SEO is to make your site more appealing to the search engines. The more appealing you are to the search engines, the better you will rank in their results pages. The better your rank, the more traffic you should see. The more traffic you get, the higher your conversion rate will [...]]]> /blog/seo/3-ways-to-increase-your-conversion-rate/feed/ 1 /blog/privacy/googles-international-privacy-concerns-spread-into-belgium/ /blog/privacy/googles-international-privacy-concerns-spread-into-belgium/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:02:34 +0000 Vince Vizzaccaro /blog/?p=710 /blog/privacy/googles-international-privacy-concerns-spread-into-belgium/feed/ 0 /blog/international-search/panda-seeks-global-domination/ /blog/international-search/panda-seeks-global-domination/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:55:20 +0000 Nicole Malik /blog/?p=682 /blog/international-search/panda-seeks-global-domination/feed/ 0 /blog/market-share/why-microsoft-is-taking-on-google-in-europe/ /blog/market-share/why-microsoft-is-taking-on-google-in-europe/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:14:25 +0000 Vince Vizzaccaro /blog/?p=638 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top:40%; left:60px; z-index:1; #F0F4F9} #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; width:55px; height:60px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { float:left; height:30px; width:100%; #F0F4F9} #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height:30px; width:85px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Tweet By Jay Greene at CNET.com At first, it’s a bit jarring to see Washington-based Microsoft press its unfair competition claims against California-based Google in Belgium. But Microsoft picked Europe as the latest venue in its fight with Google for the simple reason that it’s more likely to get quicker action from European [...]]]> /blog/market-share/why-microsoft-is-taking-on-google-in-europe/feed/ 0 /blog/seo/april-fools-d2011-google-style/ /blog/seo/april-fools-d2011-google-style/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:35:25 +0000 Nicole Malik /blog/?p=642 /blog/seo/april-fools-d2011-google-style/feed/ 0 /blog/market-share/apple-ios-with-a-nearly-61-lead-in-usage-over-google-android/ /blog/market-share/apple-ios-with-a-nearly-61-lead-in-usage-over-google-android/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:30:39 +0000 Vince Vizzaccaro /blog/?p=367 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top:40%; left:60px; z-index:1; #F0F4F9} #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; width:55px; height:60px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { float:left; height:30px; width:100%; #F0F4F9} #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height:30px; width:85px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Tweet Mobile internet usage is exploding as can be seen in several NetMarketShare reports. The Browsing by Device Type report (see below) shows that mobile internet usage has now grown to 2.6% for August 2010. It was 0.94% for August 2009, so has more than doubled in a year’s time. It could easily [...]]]> /blog/market-share/apple-ios-with-a-nearly-61-lead-in-usage-over-google-android/feed/ 1 /blog/local-search/the-great-divide/ /blog/local-search/the-great-divide/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:51:41 +0000 Matt Hopkins /blog/?p=326 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top:40%; left:60px; z-index:1; #F0F4F9} #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; width:55px; height:60px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { float:left; height:30px; width:100%; #F0F4F9} #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height:30px; width:85px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Tweet Consumers and advertisers are failing to connect effectively online There is a definite need among small business owners to both better understand current consumer behavior and embrace their own online behavior when considering their advertising spend. In these economic conditions, small businesses know more than ever that efficient forms of advertising will save time and money. [...]]]> /blog/local-search/the-great-divide/feed/ 1 /blog/market-share/search-engine-usage-market-share-trends-as-of-march-2010/ /blog/market-share/search-engine-usage-market-share-trends-as-of-march-2010/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:08:43 +0000 Vince Vizzaccaro /blog/?p=140 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top:40%; left:60px; z-index:1; #F0F4F9} #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; width:55px; height:60px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { float:left; height:30px; width:100%; #F0F4F9} #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; height:30px; width:85px; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; } Tweet Google’s leaving China has had some ripple effects in Search Usage Market Share.  As reported earlier:  Google’s Hong Kong Site Jumps to 3% Global Usage Share After China Redirect. The most noticeable effect beyond google.cn and googl.com.hk can be seen on Baidu.  Not surprisingly, Baidu saw a surge in usage share in March, and will [...]]]> /blog/market-share/search-engine-usage-market-share-trends-as-of-march-2010/feed/ 0