Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), launched to the world this week, and it’s got a big partner announcing support for the format today: WordPress.com. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, said today that it’s enabling AMP by default for all WordPress blogs. That means that hosted WordPress users will get super-fast page loads when visitors come...Read More
Join Entrepreneur in a free, live webinar event to master SEO strategies that can grow your business. Register to Attend 3/16 » Keyword research, link building, on-page optimization – these are all SEO strategies that get a lot of attention. For anyone who knows the first thing about SEO, these front-line strategies are hard to...Read More
Google Fiber is heading close to home for its next location:Â San Francisco. Google announced this morning that it intends to bring its fast gigabit internet to “a portion of San Francisco,” specifically to apartments, condos, and affordable housing units. Details on exactly where and when are nonexistent for now, and Google suggests that we may...Read More
Google has some big plans when it comes to making the web faster on your mobile phone. The company just added AMP-enabled pages in its mobile search results. And one of the first companies supporting the new Instant Article-like format is an important one — Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com. AMP (also known as Accelerated...Read More
A study conducted by marketing firm Reboot aims to show that there is a positive correlation between a page’s outgoing links and its search rankings. Reboot hypothesized that Google can determine the authority of a page or website based on what other authority sources it associates itself with (by linking to them). According to the...Read More
Further Reading Comcast begs Atlanta customers not to switch to Google Fiber Comcast touts more on-demand video, voice remote; leaves out price and data caps. Google Fiber said on Monday that it plans to bring its gigabit Internet service to Huntsville, Alabama. But instead of laying its own fiber, Google will offer service over a network that...Read More
Despite what mom and her adorable kitten videos may believe, “going viral†is no easy feat. There’s an entire industry behind the science of promoting content on social media, and building a robust online presence takes considerable know-how and dedication. You can optimize your understanding and execution of social media strategy and marketing with The...Read More
Google is switching up how it displays ads on desktop searches, removing them from the right-hand side of results and putting them only at the top and bottom of the page. The change was first reported by The SEM Post with Google later confirming the move. Usually Google’s ads are shown all over the page —...Read More
For a while now, search engine optimization (or SEO) has been applauded for its ability to boost conversions. In fact, an entire industry has been created by specialists in link building and optimizing websites for search engine results pages (SERPS). But through this, some of the basics have been forgotten — it’s not just SEO...Read More
When you start at a new company as the SEO specialist or pick up a new client, one thing everyone wants is to see quick results. The fact that SEO takes time can be a struggle as you try to show value while also satisfying your own desire to make an impact. Here are a few SEO techniques that...Read More
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