Archives for 2013

“Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught.”

cloudways.com

“Content is everywhere. It’s common. If scarcity dictates value, then content should already be as cheap as trash. But what makes content so powerful? What has put it in the pedestal – even knighting it with the honorable title of “king“?”

seo-hacker.com

“I think that machine learning is going to be playing a bigger and bigger role in SEO, and so I think it is important that we have a basic understanding of how it works.”

moz.com

“So what can savvy digital marketers do in the short term? Dominate the entire first page of Google for brand related search queries.”

searchenginewatch.com

“…headlines with more than ten words get less readership than short headlines. On the other hand, a study of retail advertisements found that headlines of ten words sell more merchandise than short headlines.”

copyblogger.com

“Not only is email marketing alive and well, it is actually one of the most important and effective avenues of communication.”

clickz.com

“Rap Genius is hurting. Tom Harari, Director of Strategy explores how they fell so far and what he’d do to help them reclaim the throne.”

iacquire.com

How to Approach A/B Testing for Mobile Commerce

“Without a doubt, iterative design and A/B testing have done wonders for websites in recent years.”

blog.kissmetrics.com

“Building content in boring verticals may be difficult if you remain vertically siloed.”

slideshare.net

“Marvel Comics have been one of my most adored childhood memories. Thanks to the internet and the ever-awesome scanner, I got to read a ton of Marvel comics on my Tablet. And you know what? It taught me a lot about SEO.”

seo-hacker.com

“If your house has foundation problems, you don’t treat your windows. You fix the foundation. If your car is idling rough, you don’t change your tires. You get under the hood and address the engine. So if your WordPress website is slow, why on earth would you look to the edges first for a solution?“

copyblogger.com

“Even if you’re not familiar with the Google Analytics API, chances are that you’ve probably needed access.”

distilled.net

“As technology infuses itself into live experiences, marketers are often left with a sea of meaningless metrics.”

slideshare.net

“Have you ever wondered what the biggest secret to a high converting landing page is? It all comes down to answering objections.”

quicksprout.com

“Search Engine Marketing (SEM) is no longer a “nice to have” for businesses, but rather a “must have.””

searchengineland.com

“So what’s the secret? How can you make sure, as a client, a friend, or a boss, that you get what you want from your designer, your developer, or your employee?”

wallaroomedia.com

8 Simple Copywriting Tips, Backed By Science

“I found some really useful data about crafting the perfect blog post or copy, and hopefully you’ll find it useful too.”

blog.bufferapp.com

“In the world of PPC marketing, it’s important to know what’s going on at all times. Whether you are just getting started with pay-per-click marketing or you have been doing it for years, you know that the main goal is to make money or get the proper ROI for your clients.”

moz.com

“The last few weeks have been amazing. Google has made some big changes and they are all part of a longer term strategy that has many components.”

searchenginewatch.com

“Don’t you hate it when you read about a cool link building strategy… but realize that you can’t use it because you run an affiliate site.”

seo-hacker.com

“Communicating visually is one of the most effective ways to explain complex concepts and relationships, and can be a great way to explain your services/products and create valuable site content.”

moz.com/blog

“During the last decade the public’s trust in SEO has faded. Ever-changing search algorithms and blackhat penalizations have eroded SEO companies’ reputations. Some critics have predicted the end of SEO, and recently a frustrated SEO even announced on Reddit that he was leaving the SEO industry.”

wallaroomedia.com

“Branding is the best way to promote a website, company or organization online to win in its online market competition.”

searchenginejournal.com

“Every day you reinvent yourself. You’re always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward.”

techcrunch.com

“…content curation is presently one of the the hottest topics for online marketers. However, only few fully understand the benefits of content curation especially the advantage it provides in building business and a brand name.”

webbythoughts.com

Building an Awesome Content Team to Drive Links to Your Website

Real Marketing Sh*t: An SEO’s Guide to Content Marketing

How Saving On Design Could Cost You More In The Long Term

50 Tools to Jumpstart Your Content Marketing Efforts

The First Existential Threat to SEO

Colour: User Experience And Psychology

Google Overhauls their Search Engine with Hummingbird

4 Ways to Generate Content From Every Employee You Have