“The Dallas Kwik-E-Mart is one of the eleven created nationwide out of 7-Eleven stores, and it’s a simply fantastic piece of viral marketing, participatory marketing – and yes, linkbait,” writes Chris Smith in this article on the Natural Search Blog. Viral marketing and link bait are today’s buzzwords in search, and what better way to glean ideas for your business than to see a successful campaign in action? Find out what happens when TV-meets-reality in this interesting experiment, and what it could mean for you. You can read the article here.
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“Google’s recent deployment of Universal Search resulted in the inclusion of content drawn in from their other search verticals into the main web search results. As this integration trend continues, and as Google further expands upon the 200+ signals they use for ranking, it becomes increasingly important to diversify a site’s presence on the web, and to work on ranking well in each of the various areas of vertical search,” writes Chris Smith in his “Locals Only” column.
To learn more about how you should integrate images into your Local Search, read the full article.
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In this article from ClickZ, P.J. Fusco comments on the words “Personalized Search” and how they relate to “Universal Search.” P.J. writes a powerful message by saying, “With an ever-evolving pattern of relevant search results, the long-standing futurist mantra has changed. It’s no longer enough to think locally and act globally.” Find out more about how you can stay on top of personalized search for your company. Click here to read the article.
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Michael Fitzgerald focuses on the popularity of Steve Spangler’s blog in this article written for Inc.com. Learn more about how Steve Spangler turned boring content and bad publicity into an overnight “organic” success with the advice of Stephan Spencer, Founder and President of Netconcepts.
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Last month Stephan Spencer, Founder and President of NetConcepts, spoke at the “Give It Up” panel at SMX Advanced, where panelists shared some of their best-kept secrets. For those of you who didn’t attend, there was a 30 day moratorium on blogging/writing about the session. Today marks the end of that embargo period, so be sure to read Stephan’s article and get an inside look on how to deconstruct grouped Google results.
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In Part One of Domaining and Subdomaining in the Local Space, Chris Smith, lead GravityStream strategist for Netconcepts, delved deep into the difference between domaining and subdomaining, and focused his expert attention on the benefits and drawbacks to the practice of subdomaining.
For the conclusion of this two-part article, Chris writes about how “Domaining has been growing up as an industry, and is now focusing on designing sites for SEO and with real content for good usability.”
From traffic and profitability to local space, read about domaining here so you can make a better assessment if this practice is good for your business.
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Marylynne Tosyali, Director of Online Marketing at Direct Marketing Services Inc., the company behind Wards.com, HomeVisions.com, and several other online stores, is interviewed by Stephan Spencer, President and Founder of Netconcepts.
Stephan and Marylynne covered topics in search from a client’s perspective, Marylynne’s experiences with GravityStream, and their decision to enter the blogosphere.
Listen to this 44 minute podcast, and get an interesting take on search from an online retailer.
Interview with Marylynne Tosyali from Wards.com [43:41m]:
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Wouldn’t it be great if all the whiz-bang Web 2.0 interactive elements like Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), widgets, Flash, RSS feeds, podcasts, video blogs and so forth were all search engine optimized?
Unfortunately, that’s not the case. In fact, many of these technologies are inherently unfriendly to search engine spiders. So, if you intend to harness Web 2.0 technologies for increased conversion, improved usability and greater customer engagement, you’d better read on or you’ll end up missing the boat when it comes to better search engine rankings.
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MarketingProfs Virtual Seminars — online
Got a large, complex, database-driven website? Then you’re in luck, because such a site represents the best opportunity for capturing visitors from search engines such as Google. That’s because a large site has so much of what the engines love - content!
In this MarketingProfs seminar, you will gain best practices, invaluable tactics (such as “thin slicing”) and quick-hit tips and tricks. And you’ll discover what to avoid. All with real-world examples from major websites - both commercial and non-commercial.
- How to expand into countless keyword markets
- How to get many more pages indexed
- How to optimize your HTML templates and CSS to make those pages “sing” to the search engines
- How to pass your PageRank much more effectively through your site
- How to build deep links to internal pages, not just to your home page
- How to measure success using new (and little-known!) metrics and KPIs
Speakers:
Stephan Spencer, Founder and President, Netconcepts
Chris Smith, Lead Search Strategist, Netconcepts
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The first video seen below is the original 90-minute webinar featuring Stephan Spencer and Chris Smith. (The Quicktime file is 112 MB)
The second video is the Q&A section of the webinar, which was so long we did it as a separate recording, lasting 105 minutes. (The Quicktime file is 205 MB)
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SEO for Really Big Websites Q & A [106:12m]:
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