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November 7, 2015
07 Nov 2015

4 Overlooked Ways to Get More Traffic Using Web Mentions

Today we have our very first guest post (champagne to celebrate, anyone?) and it’s coming from someone pretty awesome.  Razvan Gavrilas is both founder and chief architect of cognitiveSEO, and he’s been in this game long enough to know what he’s talking about.  Without further ado, here’s what he has to say:

Information technology has improved so much during the last few years that it’s almost impossible to pay attention to all the things that interest us, let alone to something else.

If you’re being read and visited very often, it’s not a matter of hazard – behind every minute spent on a site there’s a consistent marketing strategy, the same effort it takes Starbucks to persuade you into buying another cup of coffee.

Particularly if your domain happens to be inherently connected to the web (but not exclusively), you’ll agree that it’s impossible to keep up with every change in your niche. BrandMentions is a tool for us, we people of the online, and it’s designed to keep you in touch with the most relevant information you need to know. Read more →

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  • The truth about social media signals and SEO
October 30, 2015
30 Oct 2015

Here’s How Social Media Affects Your SEO

We hear a lot of confusing things about SEO nowadays.

Here’s the problem, in brief: there’s more crap now than ever before.

It accumulates and somehow multiplies.  Old articles still float around that aren’t applicable anymore.  Outdated eBooks that are still considered “epic” resources.  Forums with people still preaching the same things from 8 years ago.  Old courses on Clickbank (and other affiliate networks) that are still being pushed by affiliate marketers to those new to Internet marketing.

I talk to a lot of my readers and in most cases where we do discuss SEO, I’m shocked to hear about the myths that they actually think are true because some guru said it.  Why did the guru say it, is what I want to hear next.  And of course, when he said it, because that matters just as much in this age.

Still, I totally understand how easy it is to fall into these traps.  Because it’s not you, really: it’s the Internet!

It’s not your fault!

I came from the same place. I had to learn most of it on my own.

Trials and errors, getting penalty after penalty.

I had to test things and work my way up to know what I know today about SEO.  Let me tell you: a lot of what I know now isn’t what I initially believed.  All those myths, like I said.  Those claims floating around the space.

Today’s post is about one of the most common of these claims nowadays. It’s about the statement that SEO isn’t really affected by social shares.

I call baloney.

Here’s why…

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July 10, 2015
10 Jul 2015

Schema Plugin Version 1.1 Beta

We released the initial beta version of the WordPress Schema plugin about a month ago when we mentioned it in the local schema post.

Again, we opted not to include this in the WordPress repository just yet. Maybe in the next version.

We wanted to be able to test this with a small sample group so for those that have already downloaded it…

Thank you for using the Schema Plugin

Version 1.1 Updates ~ Schema Plugin

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July 7, 2015
07 Jul 2015

Google Penalty Recovery: Identify Your Penalty and Recover from Panda, Penguin and Manual Penalties

Recover from ANY Google Penalty

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We need SEO first aid for penalties.

Basics | Identify the Penalty | Panda Recovery Process | Penguin Recovery Process | Manual Recovery Process | Tools | FAQ

 

So, we’ve been talking pretty heavily about SEO and link building the past few months.

What’s next?

Well, it’s time that we tackle penalties. For those new to this, it’s about time you were aware of them.

I won’t elaborate on each one of them. Moz already did a great job on profiling them.

What I will get into is how you can get out of it… if you’re lucky enough.

 

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May 22, 2015
22 May 2015

Local SEO Schema and How It Helps with On-Page SEO

Using Schema as part of your Local SEO Process

This is the presentation I did for PeepCon in late March. Maybe the worst one of the day! 😀

Before anything else, I just want to say that I dislike using really flashy slides, hence the slide deck with big ass, specific text.

You might also deem it boring to look at but I can’t really do anything about that at this point.

For the placement problems, I have to apologize because I used Keynote and uploading it to Slideshare just messes everything up.

I really hate PowerPoint so if you want to see it in Keynote, then here’s the link.

I have a special gift for those that reach the last part of the presentation, a free WordPress plugin that we developed mainly because you guys requested it a couple of blog posts ago. I will give you the link at the last part of this part so there’s NO need to use the plugin link within the deck.

Let’s get started:

Here are the slides.

Schema is going to be part of the whole “search” picture, long term. It just will.

Unless they decide to pull the plug last minute, that is.

The slides are mostly for visual cues not really suited for learning, really.

Most of the important things in there were mentioned during the presentation but I’ll break down the important parts here.

 

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