Posts under the ‘Google’ Category

How To Use Google Buzz for SEO

By @AndrewHazen

Tad Chef talks about  10 ways to use Google Buzz for SEO and SMO. He covers everything from indexing to keyword research to link building to personal branding. For example, while most people compare Buzz to Twitter and Facebook, it's in reality a rival to Tumblr and Posterous, Chef writes. It's good for content you want to "drop quick and dirty without much fuss" into a social network. He cal...

HaitiEarthQuake.com and Other Haiti-Realted Domain Names

By @AndrewHazen

Being that I am a domain name addict, I had to check to see what was happening with haiti-related domain names given the recent tragedy... I first checked HaitiEarthquake.com which was regsitered on 1/12/10 and redirects to a google page talking about donating money for relief...This is a GOOD use of the domain name. HaitiEarthquakes.com is a parked site (which means they make money from ser...

Yahoo Lets Search Marketers Import AdWords Campaigns

By @AndrewHazen

To help grease the wheels for new advertisers, Yahoo will announce today that paid search players will soon be able to import their Google AdWords files to run similar campaigns on Yahoo's platform. The feature will be available to its business customers in less than two weeks, according to David Pann, VP of Yahoo's search advertising division. Clickz has some good coverage on this which you ca...

Google Analytics – 2 web analytics solutions are better than 1

By Anthony Centeno

Google Vs. Omniture Vs. Coremetrics Vs. Unica, blah, blah, blah. We’ve all heard and read the arguments and read the Forrester Research and numerous white papers espousing the competitive advantages of each of the leading web analytics solution. We all know who the industry leaders are, we know that Omniture owns the most market share, flexible reporting, and is great at tracking mobile devic...

Maximizing Your Digital Footprint on the Search Engines

By Lee Goldberg

Think about what happens when you drive down the highway – Your eye (and your dollars, most likely!) gravitate to the stores and establishments that have the most convenient location, without you having to go out of your way. Life on the internet is the same – Users will click over to the websites that are easiest for them to find on the search engines. 97% of Internet users won't go beyond pa...

Google Opportunities Feature

By Pamela Nelson

The new Google AdWords interface continues to see improvement in features and usability.  One of the new features is the tab called Opportunities.  Google reviews the current budget, keyword list and campaign performance for each campaign and automatically generates ideas for each ad group.  Google identifies related keywords, showing the additional estimated monthly searches that can be g...