February 2014 was an exciting month for Internet marketing. In this video, Ignite Visibility’s John E Lincoln covers the changes that occurred this month. Internet Marketing News Feb 2014, Algorithm Updates, Penalties and More Topics Covered Google Places / Plus Updates their Quality Guidelines Matt Cutts Comments on Google Rankings with no Links Bing Says…
Why Proper Google+ Local Optimization is Crucial for Local Rankings
Google+ Local and Google+ Business has been a lumbering endeavor on the part of that search giant to catalogue and map all the businesses in the world. Or, at least, all those that are submitted in the correct litany of time-consuming steps that include a flurry of postcards that sometimes arrive, 5 digit pin numbers,…
Google Places Updates Quality Guidelines for SEO
When it comes to local Google SEO, there are really three ways to play. You can create a local page on your website, you can create a local page on another website (such as Yelp) and you can create a Google Places (Google +) profile. Just like Google has quality guidelines for websites, they also…
Google Penalty Follows When Changing Domains Regardless of Redirects
It was generally thought that if you get a penalty on a domain, you can change domains, and that will in-turn eliminate that penalty. Sure, if you redirect the old domain to the new domain, we know that the penalty can follow. But if there are no redirects in place, most SEO professionals thought this…
Google SEO Rankings with No Links – How does it Look?
In this video Matt Cutt’s discusses the quality of Google results when backlinks are not considered as a ranking factor. You can tell that Matt has a hard time answering this question. Pretty much looks like it pains him to even consider it. Matt has spent his entire life defending backlinks as a legitimate ranking…
You Can Now Find Out When People Read Your Email
Your email activity just became a little less private. A new Chrome extension called Streak will now be able to tell you when and also where you emails were read. While this is only available for Gmail users, Streak will notify the sender when the recipient opens their email. With Streak, an eye icon will…
Responsive Design with Mikel Bruce, CEO of TinyFrog – Guest IV University
Responsive design is become more important everyday. In this Ignite Visibility University, Mikel Bruce, CEO of TinyFrog Technologies (and a friend of Ignite Visibility), walks us through why responsive design is important for usability and Internet marketing. Responsive Design with Mikel Bruce, CEO of TinyFrog Guest IV University
Verify your YouTube Channel
By verifying your YouTube channel you get extra features! How to Verify Your YouTube Channel First, go to this URL. https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/creator-benefits.html Next, login and click verify your channel. You will then be given a couple options. I recommend sending a text message to your phone, it is the fastest. In order to have your YouTube…
Universal Analytics – Ignite Published on Marketing Land
Universal Analytics is a new form of Google Analytics that offers easier tracking of goals and more data. All websites will need to upgrade to Universal Analytics within the next year or two. Many websites have upgraded already. Today I had a post published on Universal Analytics on Marketing Land – You can Read it…
How Internet Marketers Do Valentine’s Day
Oh Valentine’s Day, it’s the time to celebrate with that special someone in your life. While flowers and chocolates are still common go-to gifts, Internet users continue to get more and more creative online when it comes to this showy holiday. Valentine’s Day now not only exists as a day for romance and couples, but…