Owen is a full-time Search Marketer by day and a web designer/developer in his free time. Although this site primarily covers internet marketing news, topics ranging from music to current events are also covered.
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Here’s a list of some of the great websites mentioned by Wil Reynolds and Mike King in the “Link Building” session at State of Search:
If I missed any of the great tools mentioned in this session, feel free to comment with the tool’s name and URL.
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As part of the Pink Elly team that speaks nothing but the Queen’s English, let me start by saying kudos to City and Colour for spelling colour the correct way, that is the British way. Joking aside, much praise should be given to Canadian vocalist and guitarist, City and Colour (real name Dallas Green), for delivering an album in 2011 that explores a variety of everyday topics. With songs about a troubled sister (“O’Sister”), an apocalyptic dream (“Silver and Gold”), an optimistic father (“Grand Optimist”), relationship woes, and the power of song (“Hope for Now’), Little Hell is a brilliant compilation of thoughtful tales that are relatable.
The eargasmic moment provided by City and Colour on Little Hell (though there are many) comes at the end of the album with “Hope for Now”, a song that is both incredible in its meaning and sound. “Hope for Now” is about the irony of Green’s state of hopelessness while he inspires hope for others through music. Read the rest of this entry »
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After a 1 year and 6 months hiatus, HBO’s original series, How to Make It in America, returns to TV with the premiere of its second season tonight at 9.30pm (CT)/10.30PM (ET). The show tells the story of two friends trying to cement a name for their denim brand in New York City’s fashion scene. How to Make It in America is a modern-day depiction of the American Dream, where we witness its two main characters Ben and Cam, played by Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk, hustle, experience failures, and celebrate triumphs on their journey to realizing their aspirations.
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If you’re constantly on the hunt for best practices in SEO and read a lot of articles about the topic, it may seem like everything focuses heavily on ranking in Google’s SERPs. That’s because the majority of them do – Google dominates 64.2% of all searches in the U.S. It’s obviously important to know how to perform well in the search results of the leading search engine, but do not discount Bing, the fastest growing search engine in the U.S. (according to comScore). Read the rest of this entry »
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When optimizing your dealer website, it is very important to know (and adhere closely to) the webmaster guidelines of the three major search engines: Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Not following these guidelines could result in your website being penalized by the search engines, which in the worst case scenario, results in the removal of your website from search results. In their guidelines, the search giants outline things that website owners should do (and not do) to ensure that their web pages are visible in the search engines.
To make sure that you’re optimizing and not harming your dealer website through your SEO efforts, I’ve listed the important items in the guidelines. Many of the recommendations from the Big 3 overlap, so under each guideline, I’ve listed recommendations that aren’t covered elsewhere. Read the rest of this entry »
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When you’re writing content for the pages of your car dealer website, choosing words that appeal to your potential customers might seem like the most important thing to do. Instead of using words that tend to have a less than positive connotation, like “used cars”, most dealers opt for more attractive-sounding words like “pre-owned cars”. While writing content that appeals to your customers is important, it’s absolutely vital to write content that includes keywords that will help your site show up higher in search engines and bring you more visitors. After all, what’s the point of writing appealing content for an audience that doesn’t exist?
Keywords on your car dealer website play a huge role in how your site ranks in search results; the correct use of keywords can help to drive lots of traffic to your site from search engines. Read the rest of this entry »
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This eargasmic moment is provided by Blood Orange on the song Sutphin Boulevard, the first single off of his upcoming album, Coastal Grooves. Singer Devonte Hynes’ smooth vocals on this 80s r&b/pop revival evokes warm thoughts of beachside lounging and summertime fun. Sutphin Boulevardis really good and makes you feel good. Read the rest of this entry »
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With all of the Pink Elly team together in Dallas for our expo at Kixpo, instead of conducting our weekly conference call today, we decided to meet for brunch at Josephine’s Italian Bistro in Frisco, TX. We all opted for the brunch buffet, and then feasted on Josephine’s amazing food as we talked about things in the works for our brand. Read the rest of this entry »
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The three largest search engines, Google, Yahoo, and Bing, all outline ways for web pages to rank well in their search results; however, they do not disclose the algorithms they use to rank web pages. As a result, the degree of influence that different factors have on rankings is much contested by SEO experts.
In a recent study conducted by SEOmoz, the importance of several on-page factors were rated by 72 SEO experts and then ranked based on the level of consensus/contention. The following ranking of factors is derived from this report, listed in descending order of importance. Below each factor, an explanation of its core concepts is provided.
