Well, I am now officially re-certified as a Google AdWords Certified Partner. The program replaced the Google Adwords Qualified Professional program that I’ve been in for years. It’s always nice to have third party verification of my skills in the exam. I found the exam to be a lot harder than before – more focused…
In all the banter and confusion about the positives and negatives about Google Instant, there is at least one common thread that is good for the SEO industry itself: Snake Oil SEO won’t cut it in this new world. Delivering traffic via the instant interface is going to be more challenging, whether you are working…
Google Instant changes behaviors in search, and thus SEO can change as well. Originally, I posted a list like this in 2008 about Google Suggest – and it is revised here. We May See More Traffic to Regional Sites. People regularly enter “cheap gas” and “best dentist” in search engines – without qualifying the searches…
Google has made several moves that favor the Q&A approach to content, reinforcing my opinion it is the most potent type of content for most businesses to focus on.
The whole reason I took the time to write this post is to share some thoughts – perhaps with the 37 signals team and others out there working on products like this. It also could be that I have simply not yet found the right tool, so this might prompt someone to offer an alternative! …
Well, this morning I’m licking my wounds after initiating in Pecha Kucha – the rapid-fire presentation style where 20 slides are presented in 20 seconds. I was honored to have been invited by Adam Martin and Kent Lewis to speak and it was truly a learning/growing experience. Social Media Club Lexington and Pecha-Kucha Lexington took…