Netroplitan, a new social network that is branding itself as an exclusive online country club for rich people, has announced itself this week. What makes it so exclusive? The membership fee is a smooth 9k to start off, with recurring annual payments of 3k thereafter. The only thing accessible to the general unwashed masses is…
Business Guide for Choosing PPC Company for 2015
The online world of marketing has diversified over the last several years due to tougher competition and Google algorithm updates. Smart business owners are realizing that maintaining a website and practicing SEO simply aren’t enough anymore. To stay ahead of the competition, business owners have to utilize PPC advertising in addition to SEO and SEM….
Facebook Bans Like Gate, What are the Alternatives?
On Nov. 15, 2014, the Facebook ‘Like Gate’ will be a thing of the past. Facebook quietly mentioned in its Platform Policy that pages can’t make it a requirement to Like a Page to have access to contest, downloadable ebooks and more. Like Gates usually required the aid of third party apps and were a…
Blackhat Social Media and SEO – Featured on Search Engine Land
We recently had a great article featured on Search Engine Land that received thousands of shares. The article focused on black hat social media and how it can impact SEO. This is a new topic that has almost no article written about it. The article has sparked a huge debate about black hat social media…
Internet Marketing Changes July 2014 – Ignite Visibility
Internet Marketing Changes July 2014 In this episode of Ignite Visibility University we cover the following Internet marketing news. Linkedin Launches New Mobile Site Google Pigeon Update Goes Live Google Pays Fine for Google News Google Leads SEO Guidelines Google Launched News Publisher Center Product Listing Ads Get Ratings YouMoz Gets Dinged for Sending Bad…
The Most Important New Devices for Marketers to be Engaging in 2015
While 2015 may seem a long way off and developments in the world of technology move at a startling pace, it’s never too early to start planning for the future. Anticipating how consumers will engage with the continually evolving developments in new devices is key for marketers to stay ahead of the competition. While it…
When Good Information Goes Bad
Recently, we’ve seen Google start providing more actual details regarding your query in their search results a la Duck Duck Go. It’s now possible to get step-by-step instructions or fast answers to queries from an ever-widening variety of search terms. Rather than pulling from the first search result provided, Google has been generating it’s own…
How Universities Can Better Prepare Students for Marketing Jobs
Half of university students surveyed in a recent report admit that they feel unprepared for entering the job market, while 39 percent of employers feel recent graduates aren’t prepared for the workforce. With these statistics, many are looking at how well universities are preparing students for the road ahead of them after graduating. Graduates have…
Internet Marketing News June 2014, Google Updates, Authorship #IVU
In this episode of Ignite Visibility University, we learn about the Internet marketing changes that took place in June of 2014. On the Google side, we saw Google remove authorship from the serps, launch Google My Business, do 3 Google updates and much more. There were also some updates on Linkedin. Watch the video below…
Linkedin Launches Awesome New Publishing Platform
Linkedin users can now strengthen their reputation with the new blogging platform. This beta tool will soon become available to all its members over the next couple of months and bring some new life to the social media platform. The platform aims to share user’s perspective, experiences, and expertise. Additionally, it will strengthen users’ reputation…