Quality is paramount to the success of content marketing; as opposed to older and more traditional forms of marketing, successful content marketing is entirely dependent on good ideas, true originality, and most importantly, giving something of value to your audience. Fantastic content grows organically, gaining exposure and momentum through coverage on blogs, websites, and social […]
Google Maps Easy to Spam
Google invests significant money and man-power to fight system abuse related to Google Maps. CIA MAP While they are getting closer, Google Maps seems to need some more anti-spam work done. Other SEO’s mentioned they know people who claim they can create listings in any city, and by any business name, so we know the […]
HTTPS is good for SEO says Google
HTTPS is just another signal that is being added to more than 200 others. While security is very important, HTTPS is far of greater importance for sites that are processing orders or acquiring user data when visiting. Google will be releasing the best practices soon enough, but in the meantime here are some basic tips […]
Keller Williams switches to Gmail for its 93000 agents
One of the largest real estate franchises, Keller Williams, moves to Google business apps for its 93000 agents. The realty is transitioning its agents to Internet-based Google email, calendar, storage and collaboration software. Ensuring that agents could access their work and collaborate from any device was a big factor in the move (pun intended). Google […]
Google Announces the End of Author Photos in Search
Google is dropping authorship photos from most search results. Up until now, if you verified your authorship through Google+, and Google choose to display it, you might have seen your author photo displayed in Google search results. This included both your author photo and your Google circle count. Going forward, Google plans to only display […]