Pinterest. BrightonSEO. Bio. Statistics. Bing Strips Search Results With New Look. Microsoft decided to overhaul the design of the search results, the page now has a completely new layout.
Earlier this year several users spotted a experiment of a cleaner interface and since that moment Microsoft experimented further and came up, based on the received feedback with this new stripped design. After performing a query you will see a very clean and simple interface. The left column with search history and filters is gone and the related searches are now shown at the right net to the results. Besides the related searches nothing is shown here, even no ads. The left side as wide as the logo now looks pretty empty. So many options are gone including the possibility of showing previews of websites. In the meantime Microsoft is looking at some ideas for the homepage like a larger version of the daily picture.
Michel Wester. TIP – How To Check For A Negative SEO Attack? « « hobo. The basic premise of links based negative seo is that a competitor can use it against you to destroy your rankings in Google’s organic serps.
Google has went some way to offering webmasters a way to disavow unnatural links you may be worried about, but there is still a lot of controversy as to why this is the case, that a competitor CAN hurt your rankings, just by pointing manipulative links at your site. Can a competitor hurt your site by pointing lots of links at it? If you can neg-seo yourself, you can neg-seo someone else, just by faking the same intent, ESPECIALLY if there is already present an attempt, hitherto going unnoticed, to manipulate rankings. 5 Ways To Reduce Outreach Friction. Today James Agate looks at simple ways to make outreach easier and win those amazing links.
Including his top five tips on making your emails get read and receive a positive response in return. Outreach is still undoubtedly one of the most challenging aspects of SEO since no two prospects are the same. Sadly there’s no blueprint for successful outreach, but there are a number of things you can do to make your life a lot easier – here are 5 ways we “reduce friction” in our communication with bloggers, publishers and website owners. Do your homework Much of the rest of these will fall into place if you do your homework on a prospect. Yet so many of us go into a link pitch not knowing basic facts about the individual.
There’s no need to overtly demonstrate your knowledge of the individual; e.g. See this fantastic resource from Kelsey Libert on the BlueGlass blog for some additional reading – Required research for better blogger outreach. Branding – The Social and Digital Preparations. Below is a guest post by the well respected digital marketer, Samantha Noble.
We asked her to share her experiences of an online rebrand the business she works for went through last year…. On 13th April I did a presentation on the subject of ‘Branding or Re-branding Effectively’ at BrightonSEO. This was largely based on the steps we took at Koozai when we re-branded from Impact Media back in 2011 and the lessons we learnt during this process. One of the biggest tasks for us was ensuring that we were able to protect the new brand name in every way possible. During this guest post, I want to share some tips and tasks that all brands should do to protect themselves, whether you are just starting up or have been in business for years. Let me start off at the beginning…. Back in 2010, we started the long process of re-branding from Impact Media to Koozai. I have to say that the biggest and most challenging task for us was deciding on the new name. Moz's $18 Million Venture Financing: Our Story, Metrics and Future.
Today is a good day.
Whether you're a Mozzer, a fan of what we've built, a Seattle-startup supporter or even tangentially involved in the field of web marketing, there's reason to celebrate. After 5 years of organic growth (from our initial funding in 2007) and two tough, failed attempts at financing (in 2009 and 2011), I'm excited to announce that SEOmoz has raised $18 million in venture capital from Foundry Group and Ignition Partners. Brad Feld from Foundry and Moz's COO, Sarah Bird will be joining the board as Gillian Muessig steps down to pursue new goals.
Oh, and that chip on my shoulder about VCs is probably gonna shrink a bit. :-) You can find the official meme-based press release here. SEOmoz's Past 5 Years of Metrics & Growth In February of 2007, we launched a collection of tools and resources for SEOs, hoping it would help bolster our traditional consulting practice. Since then, our subscription product has grown tremendously and achieved exceptional traction.
Q&A: TopRank CEO Lee Odden on integrating SEO, social media and content. As more businesses are jumping on the content train, we had a chance to talk to Lee Odden who just released his first book Optimize: How to attract and engage more customers by integrating SEO, Social Media and content marketing.
Odden gave us the scoop on why he wrote Optimize, how we can start integrating search, content and social media across our organization and how we can get the buy in we need for it to be a success. You've recently come out with your first book, Optimize. RT @billysharp10: He is southamptons goal machine RT??