Bay Area SEO | Alameda Internet Marketing

New Google Privacy Policy: Is There Such a Thing as Privacy with Google?

Debbi DiFonzo McCulloch — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:52:35 +0000

You’ve likely seen all the hype about new Google privacy policy that was released last month. Everyone and their brother has an opinion about whether is evil or just invasive. But the truth is that these changes won’t affect you too much, and here’s why… One of the biggest changes that Google announced was that they [...]

from New Google Privacy Policy: Is There Such a Thing as Privacy with Google?

SEO Infographic : Goldilocks SEO

Ross Taylor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:17:56 +0000

Anyone with more than a passing interest in internet marketing should definitely be reading SEOBook.com by Aaron Wall, who I believe is a Bay Area local. His approach is always well thought out and researched, and he’s never afraid to tell it like it is. In this infographic he’s likened SEO effort to Goldilock’s preference in [...]

from SEO Infographic : Goldilocks SEO

Google Search Releases a New Penalty for Pages with Top Heavy Ads

Debbi DiFonzo McCulloch — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:36:26 +0000

If your page is top heavy with ads and offers content on the down low, Google will now penalize your page. No one likes to land on a site where they have to scroll past several ads that sit “above the fold” and Google Search won’t return these pages in the tops of searches any [...]

from Google Search Releases a New Penalty for Pages with Top Heavy Ads

Google Search Plus Your World Equals Search Changes

Debbi DiFonzo McCulloch — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:13:16 +0000

Google is constantly working on the search experience, tweaking it and making changes to improve both search and their place at the top. Now Google has introduced its most radical change yet, as it rolls out “Search Plus Your World” this week. The biggest +1 for users is the ability to find content from the [...]

from Google Search Plus Your World Equals Search Changes

Google Places and Local SEO: The Basics

Debbi DiFonzo McCulloch — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:56:12 +0000

Thanks to Facebook and Twitter, it became necessary for people to constantly shout to the world what they’re doing right now, whether that be on vacation with family or standing in line at the post office. That has now evolved to where it’s not just about what you’re doing, but where you’re doing it. Enter Google [...]

from Google Places and Local SEO: The Basics

HostGator Saves the Day!

Ross Taylor — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:00:53 +0000

We’ve been using HostGator fairly exclusively over the last year, after trying some of the big name services, and time and time again they prove themselves to be the best solution for hosting, especially when it comes to WordPress. Whether it’s quick help in fixing a slow server, site migrations, or any other issue, their [...]

from HostGator Saves the Day!

What is Google Schemer?

Debbi DiFonzo McCulloch — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:00:28 +0000

Google has done it again. In its sinister – ok not so sinister – plan to take over the World Wide Web, Google has launched the Schemer platform closed beta. What is Schemer, you ask? It is a new Google family platform created by a small group of Google engineers to compete with FourSquare and [...]

from What is Google Schemer?

SEO Onsite Audit for The New Year

Ross Taylor — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:45:16 +0000

The end of the year is rapidly approaching. Everyone is busy wrapping up their end of the year business and tying up loose ends in anticipation of the brand new year. This is the perfect time to site down and perform an onsite SEO audit on your site to help you start the New Year [...]

from SEO Onsite Audit for The New Year

Social Media Marketing: Not Just a Numbers Game

Ross Taylor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:58:14 +0000

If you have often wondered how someone can have 5,000 fans or followers but no interaction, no “conversation” taking place on their Social Media pages, you are not alone. Many small business owners make the mistake of thinking that Social Media is all about the numbers. In some respects they are correct, but in the [...]

from Social Media Marketing: Not Just a Numbers Game

Siri Making Local SEO and Mobile Imperative

Ross Taylor — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:40:02 +0000

Sit tight, it’s coming folks. Pretty soon you won’t be able to avoid jumping on the mobile bandwagon because Siri is shaking up local SEO. You definitely don’t want to sit idly by and wait and see if this trend pans out, because the opportunity to reap its rewards might just pass you by. What [...]

from Siri Making Local SEO and Mobile Imperative