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Are you used to seeing your website appear in Google search results on the first page without scrolling? As of yesterday, you may have noticed a change. That’s because, in many searches results, Google is including Google+ comments above everything else on the page. Google is calling this search style, “Google Plus Your World.” Google’s Jack Menzel explains with an example: “Google+ results will be blended in with the traditional ‘authoritative [organic] results,’ but clearly annotated. Type in a topic of interest, like ‘Rome,’ and along with maps, travel info, historical references, you’ll find a post your friend wrote in Google+ …

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Looking back over 2011, did you have hiccups in your profit margins? Many small businesses struggled to survive while others took on a new life seemingly all on their own. To make bank in 2012, small businesses need to utilize the following three tactics. Get Social! Social Media has very obviously played a definitive roll in sales figures and will continue to do so in the coming years. Ask questions, make polls, and create contests. Engage your customer base in an honest and organic way. Think of it this way: when you are the customer and receive extra special attention …

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SEO involves a wide variety of optimization techniques to help make your website search engine friendly. There are two main categories: on-site SEO and off-site SEO. These two processes work hand-in-hand. On-site SEO helps search engines determine what your site is about. Off-site SEO focuses on driving relevant, authoritative links and traffic from other sites back to your site. When both are working together, your site can have a stronger search engine presence and ultimately gain more business. Defining the terms On-site SEO: On-site search engine optimization simply describes the process of optimizing a website for a particular keyword. This …

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Overall Facebook isn’t considered to be SEO friendly. After all, the original context of Facebook was to give college students a way to interact. But, if you are a business owner, then you know having a Facebook business page is not only standard but necessary in the ever-changing world of technology and marketing. So how do you get Facebook and SEO to play nice together in the Google play yard? These few tips might help. Get a Facebook URL. One you acquire 100 fans you can create a vanity name. Try to include a term related to your business in …

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I know there are a ton of articles out there that give tips on using Facebook for business. They always say to be engaging, but I feel like they don’t always explain how to do that very thoroughly. I want to make sure you know how to do Facebook the right way, because Google now takes social authority of a website into consideration for keyword rankings. Social authority refers to how engaged you are in online communities such as Facebook and Twitter. To have good social authority, you have to be active and engaging in these communities. As an SEO …

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WebsiteGrader.com is an excellent tool for understanding how well your overall Internet marketing efforts are positioned. It analyzes your website based on about 19 different criteria, providing data regarding your website content, blog strength, socialmedia, email, some SEO factors and more. It shows your website’s strengths and weaknesses, and then gives you a numeric score from 1-100. At SEO Bounty, we understand the value of the service. It’s a brilliant tool and a useful starting point for planning your comprehensive Internet marketing strategy. However, it’s important to keep in mind that your Website Grader score isn’t your SEO score. Sometimes …

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When Google Related launched last week, being the uber app junkie that I am, I immediately downloaded the Chrome extension. It took a few refreshes to actually work, but as soon as I began to search for content, this gorgeous unobtrusive research-filled toolbar appeared at the bottom of the page. Talk about research lover

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