Within Google Analytics, there is a myriad of tools and analyses available to marketers. But destination goals, in particular, offer you a unique way to analyze how well your company’s core objectives are being met. Today, we’re going to show you how to set up a destination goal, what you can track with this goal…
Study: Disavowing Low Quality Links Results in Traffic Improvements – Ignite Visibility
Ignite Visibility has recently conducted a study on 10 websites to determine whether or not the Google disavow tool could be used to increase traffic and rankings in the current SEO environment. This study was conducted from the time period of 5/01/13 to 7/20/13. Important Study Points All domains were over 5 years old. All…
35 Internet Marketing Facts for 2013
The Internet is an ever-changing entity and marketers are constantly seeking new ways to attract the consumer. Thanks to the rise of social media, mobile Internet access, and SEO strategies, marketers have a full playing field to work with. Marketers now have the ability to reach their customer-base from all different angles. The Internet will…
Matt Cutts Frustrated with SEO Professionals
In this video, Matt Cutt’s discusses the idea that just because Google gets a patent on something it does not mean that they are actually using that functionality in the algorithm. While that may be true, I think the most important thing we can take away from this video is that Matt Cutts is clearly…
Should you use Synonyms for SEO
Synonyms have long been a debated topic in search engine optimization. Many people have wondered, “Should you use Synonyms for SEO?” Matt Cutts from Google has just released a video stating that you should use synonyms to improve SEO. He reveals that Google has an entire team dedicated to matching synonyms. When addressing this question,…
Google Code-in 2012
Open source software is critical to developers. In website development, you can make an entire career out of an open source platform. Just look at Drupal, WordPress and Joombla development for example. One hue supporter of the development of open source software is Google Code-in 2012, a contest that gives pre-university students (13-17 years old)…
Site-Wide External Backlinks and Google SEO – Video and Insight
Site-wide backlinks have become a hot topic in SEO. Many SEO experts feel that they are spammy, no longer hold value and can get you in trouble. In cases such as this, it is always best to hear directly from Google. Matt Cutts from Google says, site-wide backlinks can be completely natural and in most…
Tagged URLs and Google Search Engine Optimization
Campaign tags are an important online tracking tool. You can create campaign tags by using campaign tracking in Google Analytics or utilizing a tag manager, such as Google Tag Manager. Webmasters utilize these tracking tools to get more in-depth analytical data. But, as we know, duplicate URLs are an issue for search engine optimization and…
SEO Facts: The Big List of SEO Facts
Welcome to the ever expanding list of SEO facts from Ignite Visibility. Please read, share and comment on this post to make it the best possible list of facts on search engine optimization. URL SEO Facts (7) Dashes are a best practice rather than underscores or no space The shorter the URL the better It…
What are Twitter Cards, What is a Twitter Card?
What are Twitter Cards What are Twitter Cards? Learn How they Work and What They Are! Google recently made changes to its SEO ranking system that saw users scrambling to understand the implemented changes, and taking the necessary measures to benefit from them. Now it is time for Twitter users to do the same. In…