How long will you wait to G+?

If you’re sitting back, waiting for your “friends” on Facebook to join Google Plus (a.k.a. Google+ or G+) before you create a personal profile or business page, you’re truly missing out on supreme SEO real estate. Many have taken to the “wait and see” approach, especially with more social networks, now, than ever before. Nearly every day we hear, “I’m already on Facebook and Twitter, do I really need to be on Google Plus, too?” The answer is yes, but let us explain why.

SMO of SEO

Social signals from the Google+ platform are becoming more important for determining search engine results. Joshua Berg, SEO/SMO Specialist at REALSMO, calls this “the social media optimization (SMO) of SEO.” Berg explains, “social signals provide a much better way of filtering out the noise and improving the quality of search results. This is a trend that will continue because it is a much better way of understanding what people really want, which is one of Google’s founding principles.” Continue reading »

Odd thing was, the designer moved the Google analytic code, but nothing else; that’s how we got this data. Stay tuned to see how long it takes to get their SEO and website traffic back on course.

Google Gives Some Tips on Picking an SEO company

In an article written by Google in their Webmaster Tools section, Google offered some advice on choosing an SEO company and offered this short checklist below. One of the very important things they recommend is this: Consider hiring a SEO company early in the site development process, like when you’re planning a redesign. This gives the SEO company the opportunity to help build the site SEO friendly. Continue reading »

Is your business on Google Places (maps) yet?  In this post, learn why your business should be on Google Places and then how to claim and optimize your Google Places listing.

-Why Be On The Map And How To Do It-

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