Search Engine Marketing and Analytics Articles

June 2010 Search Engine Rankings

Mike — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:49:00 +0000

RESTON, VA, July 13, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In June 2010, Americans conducted 16.4 billion core searches, up 3 percent vs. May.

June 2010 U.S. Core Search Rankings

Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in . . . → Read More: June 2010 Search Engine Rankings

May 2010 Search Engine Rankings

Mike — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:53:18 +0000

RESTON, VA, June 11, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In May 2010, Americans conducted 15.9 billion core searches, up 3 percent vs. April.

May 2010 U.S. Core Search Rankings

Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in . . . → Read More: May 2010 Search Engine Rankings

LGBT Article Writers Wanted!

Mike — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:41:43 +0000

Can you write? Would you like your article published on a leading GLBT portal? Do you want free exposure for your website or business?

BQueer publishes informative articles on subjects of interest to our market and are accessed form any page via our top navigation bar. They are also included in our XML sitemap which is submitted . . . → Read More: LGBT Article Writers Wanted!

March 2010 Search Engine Rankings

Mike — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:59:18 +0000

RESTON, VA, April 12, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In March 2010, Americans conducted 15.4 billion core searches, with Google Sites accounting for 65.1 percent search market share.

Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in . . . → Read More: March 2010 Search Engine Rankings

Who Owns Your Google Account?

Mike — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:30:27 +0000

Google Account ownership can be a cause for conflict and data loss when client and service provider decide to part ways, or your marketing expert suddenly vanishes.

This is especially true with Google Analytics Accounts. The question of account ownership needs to be addressed at the beginning of the relationship, as Google Analytics accounts and profiles are . . . → Read More: Who Owns Your Google Account?

Google & The Keyword Tag Myth

Mike — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:26:17 +0000

I have been telling clients and others for several years now that Google Does Not use the Keyword Meta-tag. My proclamations have been met with scorn, disbelief and amusement.

Google themselves have said as much, but always in pretty obscure postings, or at SEO conferences. Well, today they finally posted a public statement on the Webmaster Central Blog what . . . → Read More: Google & The Keyword Tag Myth

Rainbow Gets Certified!

Mike — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:52:27 +0000

Vancouver, Canada, June 01, 2009 –(PR.com)– Michael Owen, the founder and owner of Vancouver-based Rainbow Communications, is pleased to announce his recent certification by Google as a Qualified Google Advertising Professional (QGAP). This follows certification as a Google Analytics Qualified Professional (GAIQ) earlier this year. In addition to these recent Google certifications, Michael holds certificates . . . → Read More: Rainbow Gets Certified!

SEO Myths Debunked 2009

Mike — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:44:45 +0000

The world of Organic SEO is unfortunately littered with fly-by-night companies, self-proclaimed “SEO Experts” with no qualifications, and enough myths and urban legends to make your head spin!

SEO is an inexact science primarily because of the secrecy of the algorithms the major search engines utilize to determine where your site “ranks” for specific search terms. The . . . → Read More: SEO Myths Debunked 2009

Online Sales Soaring

Mike — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:16:12 +0000

There is great news for companies advertising on the Web: People are spending more time and money online than ever before – despite the recession!

More time spent online means more opportunity for reaching potential customers and generating valuable leads. Despite the current economic conditions, according to online data tracking site ComScore, U.S. commerce conducted over the . . . → Read More: Online Sales Soaring

Keyword Meta-Tag Myth

Mike — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:27:26 +0000

Myth: The Meta Keyword tag is crucial to my site’s rankings

Truth: Not only is it not crucial, it’s of little, if any, importance

I’m sure some of you are shaking your heads right now, but my statement is in fact, verifiable.

In 2002 Google announced that they would stop considering the contents of the Keyword meta-tag. All . . . → Read More: Keyword Meta-Tag Myth