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Meet Google Hummingbird

Over the past few weeks, search engine optimization experts have been whispering among themselves that Google seemed to be behaving strangely. On Thursday – the day[...]

Click Curves Reveal Mobile Marketing Secrets

The first ever click curve report for mobile devices was released this week, and its results should make search engine optimization marketers sit up and take notice.[...]

New Look Bing Adapts To Devices

Bing has a brand new logo and if you keep an eye on the search engine over the next few days, you will notice that the logo is not all that has changed. This will be[...]

Setting Up a Content Marketing Strategy

What does it mean to have a solid content marketing strategy? Many people assume that it is about using systems such as Google Analytics to identify the keywords and[...]

Latest Search Engine Stats Revealed

Yesterday, leading Internet analytics company comScore released its most recent annual assessment of the performance of leading search engines in the US. The[...]

Are Meta Tags Still Important to Your Site's Success?

Meta tags, which Wikipedia describes as a way to portray information about your site, are capable of letting anyone who takes a look at your site's information in[...]

Search Engine Marketing Ties Everything Together

Successful search engine marketing campaigns demand expertly optimized content and close monitoring of metrics that can determine its effectiveness. To maximize your[...]

Google's Matt Cutts Awarded Patent on Detecting Hidden Text & Hidden Links

One of Google's systems currently in place has been used for three years and is just now receiving its patent. This article gives a brief explanation of the patent[...]

Conduct an Online Competitive Analysis

Most people believe they know who their competitors are. Your offline competitors are often the companies that you run into at the tradeshow or in the RFP process.[...]

Give Thanks for These Top 5 Ways to Build or Rebuild High Quality Links to Your Website

In the wake of Google’s Penguin algorithmic updates, web marketers are left with the all-consuming task of getting rid of all low quality links that are affecting[...]

Put Online Press Releases to Work for You: Start Building Traffic and Links to Your Website

At Xcellimark, we truly believe in the power of the online press release, not only internally but externally for our clients. Whether we’re announcing a new website[...]

Top 3 Search Engine Optimization Tips for 2012 Direct From Google

Many of you know who Matt Cutts is, but for those who don’t, Matt Cutts is the original “Google Guy” who used to blog anonymously for Google, giving out tips and[...]

Effective Search Engine Optimization: Part 2

Part 2 of our series on Effective Search Engine Optimization focuses on the importance of a Keyphrase Analysis and what needs to be included in it. A Keyphrase[...]

Effective Search Engine Optimization: Part 1

I remember 11 years ago when I was talking to business owners and managers about the importance of search engine optimization, or commonly called SEO, for their[...]

Don't Settle For Ranking Only Once on Page 1 Search Results

Many businesses and online marketers are happy to have their website rank once on page 1 of the search engine results. However, it is possible to have more than one[...]

Does Your Website Have What it Takes to Stay in Google's Search Results? - Part Two

In my article last week, I talked about some of the new changes to Google’s algorithm and how it impacts your website’s rankings. One of those changes was the[...]

Does Your Website Have What it Takes to Stay in Google?s Search Results?

Last month we talked about Google’s latest major algorithm change and how it has definitely shaken things up in the search results. The update (called Panda for[...]

Search Engine Marketing Success - Part 2

In part one of this article, I covered some of the factors that are critical to your search engine marketing success. In today's blog post, I'll cover the rest,[...]

Search Engine Marketing Success - Part 1

Search Engines Dominate Online Lead Generation and Sales

Because I Paid for Submission, am I Guaranteed a Higher Ranking?

No, you do not need to pay for inclusion into a search engine. The search engines will find your website once another website, that has already been included in a[...]

What are Key Phrases and Why are they Important?

Key phrases are search terms people use when they are trying to find information on the Internet. They enter key phrases in the search box hoping they will receive a[...]

What is Relevancy and Why is it Important?

Relevancy is a huge determining factor for rankings. Search engines use various methods to determine the relevancy of your Web site for the key phrases people use to[...]

Do All Search Engines Use the Same Criteria for Ranking Sites?

No. Each search engine uses their own algorithm to determine rankings. That is why many times your Web site may rank well on some search engines and not quite as[...]

Can All Web Developers do Search Engine Marketing?

Definitely not. Search engine optimization is a science. Very few Web developers have been trained in the unique strategies of search engine marketing. Using meta[...]
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