Shortly before the holidays, Google made a major announcement in regards to the future of search results. In short, Google will be breaking away from the traditional desktop search index and moving to a mobile-first search index. Google's Official Announcement To make our results more useful, ...
SCAM ALERT – “Domain Name Search Engine Registration”
Time to revisit this topic once again since I've had about a dozen emails forwarded to me this month from clients asking whether or not they need to pay an invoice with this warning included: "Failure to complete your SEO domain name registration search engine optimization service process may make ...
Why You Should Stop Using Meta Keywords
Aside from the fact that Google long ago stopped caring about your meta keywords, there's a valid argument as to why you too should stop focusing on those keywords. Years ago, search engine algorithms took meta keywords into account, until people starting abusing that meta tag and would spam ...
Ford Transmission Problems and Organic SEO
The on-going problems Ford has been experiencing with the transmissions in their Focus and Fiesta models turns out to be a prime example as to why business owners should use blogging as a way to promote their business. Case in Point What if I owned a Ford Focus or the Fiesta and wanted to know if ...
HTTPS Websites Will Get Higher Search Rankings
Google shocked webmasters and website developers last week by announcing a very specific SEO tip for higher search rankings. In an effort to make the web a safer place, Google will be using website encryption (HTTPS) as a ranking signal. At Google I/O a few months ago, we called for “HTTPS ...
Kiss Your Google+ Author Photo Goodbye
Was the main reason that you invested time and energy into setting up your Google+ Authorship, complete with your best headshot, for the supposed boost in click-through-rate (CTR)? If so, you're not alone. Authorship and increased CTR was the main draw to G+ for a lot of people. Google ...
Google Used to be a Search Engine
There was a time when I could find information online whenever I did a Google search. Those days seem to be long gone. Google has become a great place to find sites that are selling something, or to find someone's social media site. But now, searching for something on Google has become more like ...