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The Cost of Pay Per Click Advertising— PPC Trends and Analysis
Advertisers often ask, How much does PPC cost? These statistics help answer that question. Each advertiser can set a monthly budget, and a maximum cost per click by keyword. We've seen budgets ranging from $50 per month to $500,000 per month and even more. To provide useful guidance, our [...]
302 Redirect vs. 301 Redirect: Which is Better?
Many webmasters would like to know more about the difference between a 301 and 302 redirect. To a user they seem to work the same way, but they aren’t the same as far as search engines are concerned. Search engines sense the different types of redirects, and handle them [...]
How to Get Google Sitelinks
What Are Google Sitelinks? Google sitelinks are a deluxe listing format that presents a main search result, followed by two or more indented Sitelink results. Most web site operators view Sitelinks as a reputation enhancer, and also a way to control a greater area of the search results [...]
How to Standardize Multiple Domains for SEO Using 301 Redirects
When you attach multiple domain names to a site, search engines can become confused and your rankings may suffer. If they find the same page at two or more different URLs, the search engines will sometimes filter out the extra listings, but there's no guarantee of which ones [...]
How to Write Meta Descriptions (Code Sample Included)
Ranking in search is only half the battle. To obtain all the potential traffic, you need to know how to write meta descriptions that make your listings stand out and appeal to searchers. Unique meta descriptions help ensure that the search results contain a relevant hook to encourage the [...]
The Cost of Banner Advertising – Trends and Analysis
We have compiled benchmark rates from past years by amalgamating data from multiple advertisers. These numbers are useful to get an idea of what ads might cost based upon actual experience of other advertisers. Historical Cost of Banner Advertising Aggregate PPC data for a portfolio of several [...]
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Optimize Your CTA: Better Alternatives to ‘Click Here’, Search Engine Journal, May 8, 2019
New Wave of Referrer Spam Wrecking Google Analytics Data, Marketing Land, December 8, 2016
What is Search Engine Optimization Manipulation?, National Law Review, May 18, 2016
A Proposed Protocol for Ethical Ad Blocking, Marketing Land, October 5, 2015
Web Overload: Why Digital Advertising Needs to Hit the Reset Button, Marketing Land, September 25, 2015
- Pay-to-Unpublish Sites Practice ‘Digital Blackmail’, Internet Evolution, November 6, 2013
Google Cracks Down on Mugshot Sites, Codeguard.com, October 6, 2013
Why Google Should Crack Down Harder On The Mugshot Extortion Racket, Search Engine Land, February 6, 2013
How to Avoid Enterprise Password Danger, Internet Evolution, June 27, 2012
Tech Group’s Open Letter to Its Congressman, Internet Evolution, Jan 19, 2012
SEO Service Spammers: Combating Disinformation, Search Marketing Standard, Winter 2011/2012
Deconstructing Microsoft AdCenter’s Missed Opportunities, Search Engine Land, February 17, 2011
- What Every Search Marketer Needs To Know About Web Security, Search Engine Land, December 30, 2010
5 SEO Tips You Can Usually Ignore, Search Marketing Standard, Summer 2010
How To Avoid Getting Your Search Rankings Trashed By Malware, Search Engine Land, Sept. 4, 2009
Google Turns Blind Eye to Scam Ads, Internet Evolution, Aug. 21, 2009
Nasty Malware Attack Targets Web Developers, Internet Evolution, Aug. 19, 2009
An Open Letter to Online Ad Networks, SEOBOOK, July 28, 2009
Simple Security Steps to Stop Server Spam, Internet Evolution, July 23, 2009
How to Protect Your Web Marketing Assets, Internet Evolution, March 4, 2009
An Update On Javascript Menus And SEO, Search Engine Land, January 9, 2009
Is Wikipedia Transparent Enough? – Jonathan Hochman vs. Mike Nierengarten, Search Marketing Standard, Winter 2008/2009
Google SearchWiki – Opportunity or Headache?, Search Marketing Standard, Spring 2009
Microsoft announces adCenter Desktop Beta during SMX Advanced Keynote, Search Engine Land, June 2, 2008
Twelve Simple Ways To Write Search-Friendly HTML Code, Search Engine Land, May 30, 2008
Legitimate, Useful Subversion For Search Engine Marketers, Search Engine Land, April 8, 2008
Using Wikipedia To Reveal Web Traffic Data, Search Engine Land, March 12, 2008
Virtual Blight & The Ten Commandments For Online Marketers, Search Engine Land, February 18, 2008
URL Rewriting & Custom Error Pages In ASP.NET 2.0, Search Engine Land, September 21, 2007
Microsoft adCenter Offers Appealing Upgrade, Search Engine Land, September 10, 2007
Tracking Hot Topics on Wikipedia, Search Engine Land, September 10, 2007
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How to Get More Pages into Google’s Index, Search Engine Watch, August 1, 2007