Who Stole the Organic Listings?

It seems like Google is no longer happy with just pushing the organic listings down further on the page, they seem to have gotten rid of them all together.  Many local searches are showing 7 Google Places listings and that is it! Actually many of my test searches have been getting an interesting page like Read more about Who Stole the Organic Listings?[…]

LinkedIn Advertising is Expensive!

As a follow-up to my last post about the cost effectiveness of FaceBook advertising I thought I would take a look at a relatevely identical ad on LinkedIn, ouch! I have my CPM bid set to .35 on FaceBook and in actual fact isi it coming in much lower at only .08 and LinkedIn won’t Read more about LinkedIn Advertising is Expensive![…]

Search Marketing Secret – Facebook Advertising Rocks!

Want to advertise your brand on the cheap to a specific qualified demographic?  Sure, don’t we all!!  Here is a peek behind the scenes of my newest Facebook advertising campaign and the bang-for-the-buck is spectacular!  I thought the one million impression mark was a good time to sit down and figure out the value of Read more about Search Marketing Secret – Facebook Advertising Rocks![…]

SEO Jobs in Canada Just Silly

So I have been happy to report over the past couple of years that Canada, in particular my neck of these woods, Ontario has been catching up to the UK and USA by offering good starting salary for valuable Search Engine professionals.  But a quick look at Craislist today makes me wonder what is going Read more about SEO Jobs in Canada Just Silly[…]

Purple is the New Black in Link Building

Does the text color of your link matter?  According to a Google patent granted a little while back it just might!  You can view the document yourself here. But let’s spend a little time with claim 18, The one or more server devices of claim 16, where the data associated with the features of the Read more about Purple is the New Black in Link Building[…]

Search Marketing Company Looking for Link Builder

This is a good paying job for someone with high-end link building and management skills.  Link building is one of the hardest SEO jobs and it can also prove to be the most frustrating. A Toronto Area search marketing firm is looking for a First-Class Link Builder to join our growing team. The Candidate will Read more about Search Marketing Company Looking for Link Builder[…]

Google’s 50 Billion Plus Chest Thumping Gets Dissected

I am all for putting your best foot forward, after all that is what SEO is all about but it seems Google has used some very creative accounting in making claims about how much it contributes to the US economy. They (Google) claim that in the US they “generated $54 billion of economic value in Read more about Google’s 50 Billion Plus Chest Thumping Gets Dissected[…]