Responding to the Link Devaluation “Google Update”

It’s been almost half a month and Google still denies that an algorithm update occurred on January 17th, 2013. Even so, SEOmoz’s Dr. Pete noticed that several sites were no longer ranking for branded terms. Within a day of the suspected update, several webmasters contacted us with concerns about big drops in their rankings. We noticed a common narrative in their stories. Very few of them had seen a site-wide drop in rankings. Whether...

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Increasing Your Local Business Presence Online Is Just 9 Steps Away !!

Google now states that 50 percent of mobile searches are local, and the rising popularity of mobile means that local is growing in a big way. Modern consumers ignore the phone book on their front porch, preferring the convenience of search engines or the social proof of Foursquare. The “world wide web” is increasingly tied to the real world and our local community. How can businesses take advantage of these changes? 1. Set Up Local Social...

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