After last weeks post about the local tree houses in the Google SERP’s, I came across the local sitelinks for our brand term (thanks to my neighbor colleague who was asking about the difference between the paid and organic sitelinks). When I do a search for the brand term Airbnb here in San Francisco, I […]
Local Tree House SERP’s
With my new found love for tree houses, I just found myself a new favorite query to check out changes in the search results. Where I used to try stuff like Canon Digital Camera or Diaper Bag to stay aware of the latest changes in e-commerce SERP’s, I now want to know what’s happening in […]
LRR Sign of the Times in SEO
LRR stands for Link Removal Request, and some site owners are going apeshit about how they need to clean up their link profile. Personally I got one LRR so far, on a link which was completely editorial, so I didn’t complied. The company did use some questionable tactics to get backlinks for a competitive vertical […]
Penguin Updates, Bring IT ON
With a lot of chatter on Twitter, it’s probably safe to say that we are on track to see a large update hitting the search results just in time for the annual SMX Advanced in Seattle (from the chatter, it’s most likely going to be a Penguin update). Like clockwork, Google gives the SEO’s something […]
Always Be Linking, Especially with Students
One thing I’m trying to learn fast, as this is a big black spot in my SEO skillset; Link Building. First rule of Link Building: ABL Always Be Linking ABL Tweet this quote: Tweet Take up every opportunity to gain a true endorsement in the form of a link. And what better opportunity to get […]
Instagram SEO, This is How You Boost SEO Traffic Through Instagram
Say what Instagram SEO?, Yes you can use Instagram to boost your SEO traffic. However, not in the traditional way of boosting your SEO rankings or visibility, but in a much smarter way; boost the search volume of your #1 rankings! Let me explain; If you like this, why not Tweet this post Tweet I’m […]
What Happened to Interflora SEO Posts
And just like that, Interflora is back in the search engines. What would it take for a mom-and-pop site to come back so quickly after being penalized? But I just wonder, where has Martin McDonald post on Interflora SEO penalty gone? Really weird, as with all the number of links pointing to Martin’s post, you would […]
EXIF Data the Next Step in Images & Local SEO?
On a couple of my personal websites I do some testing what works or what doesn’t work for SEO. If you read a couple of the Google Search Ranking Patents (mostly through the great write ups by Bill Slawski at SEO by the Sea), and experience how Google is pursuing more structured data, I tend […]
SEO in 2013 – Meetup at Airbnb SF Office
Tweet What’s going to happen in the world of SEO in 2013? I’m not going to write you a list of predictions, you can read a number of these by other people who live and breath SEO for a living. No, I would like to highlight my thinking what will be necessary for SEO moving […]
Gaming Author Rank, Buy Yourself to #1 in SEO by Paying for G+ Circles
Friday night, wanted to kick it back with the busy times coming. However, this one I cannot let go..! Dan from DejanSEO published a post just now, where he exposes Google+ Ads to gain more followers. Read it here: Google+ Pushes Ads for Pages. So here is a thought… Buy Your Way to the Top […]