Digital Marketing Blog

Traditional Link Building Is Over

Today’s link building is a very different process than what it used to be. In a post-penguin world, Search Engine Marketers (SEMs) cannot drop a healthy portion of their marketing budget on snatching up links from websites across the web and expect their websites to climb to the top of the Google Search Results. SEMs must be extremely careful with which sites they intentionally build relationships with. Even though links are at the core of the ranking algorithm, Google is showing a weighted preference for “fresh”, or current, material. There’s no way to get fresher links than social media. If you’ve already attempted gaining social links and your site still isn’t ranking, your site may be falling short on other core values that search providers are scrutinizing.

Google Patents and Algorithms; Very Complex, Very Valuable

Did you know that Google patents their own algorithms? These algorithms certainly aren’t a tangible property in terms of our five senses, but when it comes to Internet Marketing, they couldn’t be any more concrete. Google’s patents for search technology are public. In the case of their exclusive algorithmic content, they list formulas for determining link values, the worth of aged content, the static nature of non-changing content and the relevance of the flow of inbound links as compared to previous time frames, among other technical search data.

Does Keyword Density Still Apply?

You've likely heard of keyword density if your company has had a presence on the internet for a few years. Keyword density was a core strategy that many webmasters used to build and market their websites shortly after the internet's inception.   Now, though, keyword density is not a priority on a SEO's checklist and should not be a core component of a website's strategy.

Newest Algorithm Paradigms (Penguin) and the White Hats

Previous Penguin and Panda updates seemed to target those who practice black or gray hat SEO tactics instead of SEO best practices. Its current focus, quality onsite and offsite SEO, particularly backlinks, appear to be penalizing SEO specialists for performing the very processes and procedures that were considered valid for most of the past decade. […]

Benefits of Using YouTube as a Marketing Tool

To many, social media marketing strategies begin and end with a few Facebook posts and Twitter updates, but in reality, there’s a whole area of untapped marketing potential to be had. It’s more time consuming for sure, but you can bet that it pays off big and has the potential to create fans, shares, website traffic, better brand recognition and lasting impressions.

Optimized Landing Pages Spell S-E-O S-U-C-C-E-S-S

If your website’s optimization strategy includes a Pay-Per-Click campaign, chances are you already know what a landing page is. Also known as ‘lander’ or ‘lead capture’ pages, these are single web page destinations accessed by clicking on either a search result or an online advertisement appearing on a search engine results page (SERP). These pages generally display content that is sales driven; an extension of the SERPs ad or search result.

Social Media ROI: Can It Be Measured? Should It Be?

Social media is no longer an up-and-coming way to connect with current customers and curate communications with future customers; it’s an established and crucial facet of Internet Marketing. The effects of social media are unknown to most business owners, partially due to the fact that it’s difficult to determine its true monetary value. Measuring social media followers in a fiscal capacity is tough to do, but thankfully, the nature of the beast is that the bottom line isn’t always the bottom line.

Video for SEO

Once there was a self-explanatory TV show called ‘Bowling for Dollars.’ If your goals for your website’s optimization campaign run along the same lines -- increased conversions and a higher ROI -- then you’ll need to consider how every aspect of your website can be used to attract qualified site visitors. Video optimization is a fairly new option so use it not only to get a jump on your competition, but also if you are a small company or even a startup to appear to have an even larger web presence.

Branding Your Business with Online Marketing Efforts for Tangible Product Selling

Times passes as we all know, and things change sometimes faster than we’re all comfortable with. 100 years ago, branding was accomplished by billboards, print ads in newspapers and advertisements in retail locations. Eventually, TV sets came out and opened up a whole new world of advertising. Roughly 20 years ago, the Internet popped into existence for the majority of the world and advertising (marketing) changed yet again, this time allowing a marketplace and exchange of information in a digital world.

Using Google Hangouts to Drive Business

Google+, the competitor to Facebook and relatively new arm of the mighty Google empire, had a slow start but grew to around 500 million members by the end of 2012. Heck, even Mark Zuckerberg has a Google+ account. If you’re putting all your business social marketing resources into Facebook but are ignoring Google+, it’s time […]

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