8 Cool Youtube Tools to Boost Your Creativity
Admit it, you spend well over the healthy amount of time on YouTube. We all do. With so much content, from amateur videos to professional films, being uploaded every day, it is an irresistible distraction and a bit of a productivity hazard… as well as a huge creativity booster! Youtube is a fantastic platform with […]
- 08-16-2017
- Content
New Facebook Feed Ranking Factor, New Google Quality Rater Guidelines + More: Weekly Forum Update
This week there have been some interesting news from Facebook, with announcements that they will no longer be counting accidental clicks and that load time will now be feed ranking factor. Members also discussed the state of AI and if the current AI techniques are all that they are promoted to be. In Google news, […]
- 08-11-2017
- SEM Industry
Three Time-Saving Youtube Search Tools to Bookmark
Youtube stores lots of valuable information. I find myself searching Youtube more and more often. It’s an awesome way to enhance your research, check your competitors’ visual tactics and even manage your own product reputation. For some reason, Youtube’s own search engine has always been somewhat lacking and while it has nice filters and supports […]
- 08-09-2017
- SEO Tools
AMP as a Ranking Signal, Google Search Console Refresh and More: Weekly Thread Roundup
It’s been another busy week in search with a number of interesting Google announcements including a Search Console refresh and a new badge feature in image search. In highlighted discussions, Webmasters discuss what it means to be a Webmaster, revisiting pixel width, whether AMP is a ranking factor, and more? Google Search Console Refresh & […]
- 08-04-2017
- SEM Industry
10 Free Books on Social Media to Add to Your Summer Reading List
Social media in all its forms has become something more than the optional step into the modern business model it used to be. Now it is mandatory. Businesses from large corporations to tiny “mom and pop” shops are expected to have an online presence of some level. Not having a Facebook page or a Twitter […]
- 08-01-2017
- Social Media
July Algorithm Updates, New AdSense Rule, GSC Data Anomoly & RIP Flash: Weekly Forum Update
Over the last couple weeks there has been extensive discussion around potential algorithm updates in July. Webmasters were reporting issues with Bing Webmaster Tools and Google Search Console reported a data anomaly in search analytics data. We also say good bye (or good riddance depending on your point of view) to Adobe Flash, and more. […]
- 07-28-2017
- SEM Industry
Life without Google, News App Gets AI in Feed, Long-Term Impact of Link Buys: Weekly Forum Update
This week Webmaster World challenges marketers to think about how they would generate traffic without Google as a thought experiment. Cre8asiteforums members discuss if link buys in the past paid off long term. SEOChat members discuss ways to get new SEO clients, if you’re just starting your SEO consulting practice. Over on Threadwatch, a question […]
- 07-21-2017
- SEM Events
Battle for the Net, News Industry to Collectively Bargain Google & FB + More: Weekly Update
In the last couple weeks, we’ve seen a legislative and legal shift in tides for both Google and Facebook in a number of their biggest markets, see the perspectives and forum member commentary below. Members also discuss a upward trend of bot traffic and new “muting” capability on twitter. July 12 “Battle for the Net” […]
- 07-14-2017
- SEM Industry
3 Studies of Google’s Featured Snippets You Should Read
Googles featured snippets are the new Google authorship, albeit less exciting because featured snippets steal links from publishers in SERPs. Whether you like them or not, that’s the change we have to deal with because if you are not featured, your competitor will. Here are three recent studies of Google’s Featured snippets you need to […]
- 07-06-2017
Googles Huge $2.7 billion EU Fine, New Facebook Mission & More: Weekly Forum Update
This week’s biggest news was Google being fined 2.42bn euros by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results. Below we highlight the most indepth discussion of the news you’ll be able to find online. In other news, […]
- 06-30-2017
- SEM Industry
