RadioISS: Listening to Earth from Space Utilizing Twitter for SEO - A Very Effective Link Building Tactic for Tough Industries - YouMoz We all know that Twitter links are NoFollow and that until recently most SEOs have agreed that Twitter activity wasn’t a ranking factor. Yet, it seems that Twitter data influences the SERPs and thus might have a direct impact on search engine visibility. Regardless of whether Twitter influences the SERPs directly I want to show you an effective way how Twitter in combination with content syndication can be utilized for link building. We all know how tough link building can be and that creativity is extremely important when it comes to generating high quality links, especially for commercial websites. During the process of finding link building opportunities you are facing two main questions: 1) Why would someone link to your website? 2) What do they get from you in return? There is a creative way how you can answer these questions by utilizing Twitter. The only thing you need is an official Twitter page, ideally with a lot of followers, e.g. The problem The solution Quickly summarized
29 Incredibly Useful Websites You Wish You Knew Earlier There are so many wonderful websites around, and it is difficult to know each and every one of them. The below list provides some of those websites that I find particularly helpful, even though they are not as famous or as prevalent as some of the big names out there. 1. BugMeNot Are you bugged constantly to sign up for websites, even though you do not wish to share your email? 2. This nifty little website tracks whether the emails sent by you were opened and read by the receiver. If you are on a constant lookout of free full length movies, then Zero Dollar movies provides a collection of over 15,000 movies in multiple languages that are available to watch for free on Youtube. 4. Livestream allows you to watch and broadcast events live to viewers on any platform. scr.im converts your email address into a short custom URLs, that can be shared on public websites. 6. TinEye is a Reverse Image search tool which is as accurate as Google’s Reverse Image search tool. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
3 Steps to Social SEO for Your Boring-Ass Clients Disclaimer: The following post is very long. If you do not like long blog posts then click here to read the one-line summary. A big complaint I hear in the SEOmoz Q&A forums, and in the industry in general, is from SEOs that have clients that sell boring things that they believe cannot be adapted for Social SEO Campaigns. Those poor SEOs that are tasked with promoting key words like "buy door hinges online", "junk removal smallville" and "personal injury claims". Well Boo Hoo! As an agency-side SEO analyst, I have found that the more boring the industry the more interesting the social campaigns can be. If you are not familiar with the industry the following statements may shine some light on what I was dealing with. Hellishly Spammy: some of the links I seen would make a black hat pharma SEO wince. Terrible Reputation: due to some unscrupulous firms, the industry was branded as "ambulance chasers". So, how did I combat these issues? Step 1: Produce Great Content Analyse the Response Stage 1 1.
The 100 Best, Most Interesting Blogs and Websites of 2014 Editor’s note: 2015’s list of the best, most interesting websites has arrived! The video above is a sampling from that list. Welcome to the most awesome blog post you’re going to see all year. Yep, it’s the third installment in the super-popular annual series in which I document the sites I think you’ll want to spend a lot of time on in the coming year (below you’ll find a few highlights from recent years in case you missed out). I have one major rule: a site can only appear on this list once, so there are never any duplicates. There’s more to this article!
7 Key Ways to Optimize Facebook Fan Page SEO (along with Mozinar Q&A) There are a lot of rumors going around about the proper ways to optimize your Facebook fan page SEO. Some people suggest using keywords in the filenames of your uploads, and others say you need to have every URL you own linked to your fan page. If you're anything like me, you don't particularly have time to sit around and search for a tip here and a tip there, only to find out weeks later that it did you no good. This post provides a few more tips on optimizing your Facebook page for SEO right now, and answers your Q&A questions from my Mozinar with Rand. 7 Ways to optimize your Facebook fan page SEO right now 1. This may sound like a no-brainer. There is always the temptation to stuff your fan page name with tons of keywords, like "Bob's Bakery - Muffins, Bagels, Cookies, Breads - Catering & Events." Don't be too generic either, though. Quick Tip: The first word in your fan page title is given the most weight (importance) by Google. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Bottom line for Facebook fan page SEO
GEEKtyper.com Consejos SEO para optimizar su Facebook La presencia empresarial natural en Facebook, es una buena opción en términos de apoyo y la participación de los clientes, pero la posibilidad de promocionar las páginas de Facebook en los motores de búsqueda no se ha comprobado. A continuación se presentan algunos consejos sobre cómo tener éxito en la promoción de las páginas de Facebook: 1.- Ingresar el nombre de la marca en la página El nombre de la página es el factor más importante en la optimización de su página en Facebook, los motores de búsqueda lo consideran como una partida de primer nivel, lo que significa que las peticiones asociadas con el nombre de su empresa, se ubicará también en el SERP. 2.- Utilice una URL corta con palabras claves Usted debe de poder cambiar la url de su página en Facebook al llegar a los 25 fans, recuerde utilizar el nombre de su marca como palabra clave (si aún está disponible). 3.- Colocar información sobre su página 4.- Conseguir enlaces externos de peso 5.- Optimizar su contenido de publicación
uk.businessinsider The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Sean Gallup/Getty Some of us (myself included), need a cup of coffee every morning to kick-start our day. Below I've rounded up most of the variations of at-home coffee makers you're likely to find and attempted to explain how they work and who they're best suited for. A Coffee Cone Drip Amazon What is is: The cone drip is a method of brewing that will involve some effort and concentration on the part of the brewer, but the reward is well worth it. With a cone drip, home baristas have a bit of control over the flavor and strength of their coffee, depending on the speed of your pour. Who it's for: The budding barista hoping to keep the process simple. Tanors Ceramic Coffee Dripper, $10.99, available at Amazon. An Electric Drip Brewer (Standard Coffee Maker) Cuisinart 12-Cup Programmable Thermal Brewer, $82.99, available at Amazon.
How to Improve Your Facebook Page SEO Facebook’s new Graph Search is very different from Google search. With Graph Search, you can combine keyword searches with friends who’ve shared content on Facebook related to that search. For example, here’s a search of friends who like The Ellie Fund and live in Boston: Graph Search also allows people to discover your organization through various different keyword / network search combinations: Facebook Page SEO isn’t New Google has been indexing Facebook Pages for quite some time now, so Facebook Page SEO (search engine optimization) isn’t anything new. Both Google’s and Facebook’s search algorithms consider your Page name, category, vanity URL and keywords within your About tab. What is new is the combination of keyword, category and connection (as shown in the examples above) – and the way Graph Search suggestions influence how searches are conducted. Eight Steps to Optimizing Your Nonprofit Facebook Page for Graph Search 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Questions? (photo credit) Like this: