Make The Most of 2012 With the Top SEO & Social Media Articles and People

Jan 02 2012 Published by under SEO, Social Media

2012 is here! What does the next year hold for us in search marketing and social media? I don’t have a crystal ball that works, but I have collected some of the top articles from the experts on what 2012 will be like for SEO and Social Media Marketers.

I also included some of the best people to follow on Twitter to stay on top of SEO and Social Media trends through this  year.

 

2012 SEO Predictions

18 SEO Experts On How To Do SEO in 2012 – Edgy SEO

2012 SEO Tips For Google Instant – Search Engine Round Table

Key SEO 2012 Trends in North Asia – Search Engine Watch

MarketingSherpa 2012 SEO Benchmark Report – Top Rank Blog

SEO Playbook For 2012 – Search Engine Land

2012 Will Divide SEO Practitioners  Into Two Camps –  Business 2 Community

 

My Top SEO Experts To Follow in 2012

These are in no particular order, they are all awesome. Who am I missing? Let me know in the comments

Rand Fishkin

Justin Briggs

iPullRank

Neil Patel

Tom Critchlow

 

 

2012 Social Media Predictions

What 2012 holds for Social Media - The Next Web

30 Social Media Predictions for 2012 From the Pros – Social Media Examiner

Top 5 Trends for Search & Social Media Marketing 2012 –  Search Engine Watch

What Will 2012 Mean  for Social Media ? – Time

 

My Top Social Media Experts To Follow in 2012

Again these are are not in any particular order, they are all awesome. Who else in the Social Media space should I follow? Let me know in the comments

Jay Baer

Mari Smith

Kikolani

Brian Solis

Jason Falls

 

What Do You See For 2012

I’m excited for 2012, its going to be a huge year! Do you have a idea of what’s going to happen in 2012 or of great people I should follow on Twitter in the space of SEO or Social Media? Let me know in the comments, I look forward to your input. Have a great 2012!

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Are People Blocking Your Site On Google?

Oct 12 2011 Published by under SEO

 

Google is always trying to improve the experience of the searcher by getting them the best search results as possible. As amazing and complex as the mystical Google algorithm is, sometimes it doesn’t give the best results. To help remedy this Google  provides  searchers with tools to make their searches better. Thats why they developed tools like  search wiki, stars in search, and now Google +1.

Back  in March Google introduce another search  tool that you might not of heard about, which was the ability for searchers to block certain urls from their search results. Google said its a way to help searchers find more of what they want. I think that the idea is good, but also i think that people might over do it.

Google Website Block Filter

 

Questions About Google’s Block A URL Filter?

  • My biggest question is what triggers Google to prompt someone to block a URL?

Even though the article appeared earlier this year I hadn’t seen this in the search results until recently, and it was prompting me to block a popular and reputable site. Are they basing it off of the sites bounce rate, time on site, other factors?

  • If your site is blocked are you acknowledged?

If my url is getting filtered out by dozens of people I want to know about it, but again the article didn’t mention if the site owners are notified of being filtered.

  • Can this be abused by my competitors?

This is the next question that pops into my head because i start thinking of a way for people to use Mturk to get mass amounts of people to find and block my url for 2¢ a click. I assume Google’s algorithm doesn’t like to go to sites that have been blocked from search results by hundreds of people.

Your Thoughts On Google URL Filtering?

Do you think this is a good idea or A train wreck waiting to happen? Have you seen these as well or are my eyes playing tricks on me again?

Would like to hear your comments and feedback!

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What’s In Your RSS Feed?

Oct 05 2011 Published by under SEO, Social Media

It definitely feels a lot cooler when you say it like one of those capital one vikings  ”Whats In Your RSS Feed?”. These days to stay up with fast moving technology and industries can be hard. Frankly i don’t know how i would do it with out my RSS feeds.  The following are a list of the staples that I check each day. Please let me know what your favorites are in the comments below.

Capital One Viking Picture

Online Marketing Blog Feeds

 

SEO Blog Feeds

Social Media Blog Feeds

Other Favorites Blog Feeds

 

Whats In Your RSS Feed?

What did i miss? What are your favorite RSS feeds to follow? I look forward to hearing them in the comments.

 

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How Content Makes You King Of Linked-In Groups

Aug 16 2011 Published by under Linkedin, SEO

Since I discovered the  plug-in called digg digg, which  allows me to easily post to all of my different Linked-In Groups. Its become a habit to post all of my new blog posts to my Linked-In Groups. Posting to these groups did send some traffic to my blog but it wasn’t until I took the time to create several quality articles  that I  finally got one that made it to be the “Most Popular Discussion” . The following are all the different ways you can  get seen once ways to be seen on Linked-In Groups.

Benjamin Beck being on top of the linked in group Search Engine Watch
Most Popular Discussion = Top Of Page

When your the most popular discussion your post is the top post of the page. Which makes it  the first discussion that everyone sees when they visit this group.

Benjamin Becks SEO Blog Post Is The Top Discussion On Search Engine Watch Linked-In Group

 

Each New Comment = The Updates Section

With each new comment to your article puts the commenter in the “Updates Section” which is another place above the fold where your post can be seen.

 

Getting Lots of Activity Gets Your Blog Mentioned More in the Updates
Lots of Comments And Interactions = Top Influencer

The 3rd place to be seen on Linked-In Group is the “Top Influencer” section, which if you are gaining comments and engaging with them you will gain points to become very influential. This shows people that you are an authority figure with in the group.

Benjamin Beck Top Influencer Of The Week On Search Engine Watch Linked-In Group

 

Most Popular Discussion = Top Of Summary Emails

Lastly most groups send out summary emails daily or weekly of the top activity of the group to its members. This gets you out to many more

Benjamin Becks Blog Post At The Top Of The Search Engine Watch Lined-In Group Summary Email

 

How Do You Become The Most Popular Discussion?

I know that its easy to kick back and enjoy the spoils of being on top of the page, i probably just got lucky with beginners luck.

What have you seen that works to get people to comment and engage with your posts to drive them to be the most popular discussion in the group?

 

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Top 5 Questions Every SEO Has To Answer

Aug 01 2011 Published by under SEO, SEO FAQ

As you start to acquire SEO clients you will be sure to get asked a lot of questions! Soon you will see that your getting asked the same  type of questions over and over again. In order to get  SEO clients you need to be prepared to answer these questions correctly.

 

Google Search for questions asked to search engine optimization experts

Most Asked Questions By SEO Clients

The following are the questions that I get asked  most by potential clients that I meet with. Each question is linked to the explanations that i use to assure the client that I am the right man for the job.

What Other Questions Do You Get?

These are the questions that I get asked the most, but what are questions are clients constantly plaguing you with? Also how do you handle these questions? I look forward to your comments.

 

 

 

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SEO FAQ “Do You Have A Guarantee?”

Jul 29 2011 Published by under SEO, SEO FAQ

A lot of clients come to us asking for a guarantee on our work, but as discussed the other day theirs too many seo factors that we can’t control.  So why when you search “Guaranteed Google first page” there are so many SEO companies offering a guarantee?

Google Search Page for Guaranteed Google First Page

SEO FAQ -"What Guarantee Do You Offer?",

SEO “1st Page Google Guarantee” Exposed

A lot of these SEO companies that you see in the SERP are offering clients “first page results or its free”.  How can they do this? It’s because they target long tail keywords that have no search volume and can be ranked easily in a short time. These type of gimmicks don’t really help the client to achieve their goals and reminds me of those old  scammy “get rich quick” infomercials. We’ve all seen them!

Why We Can’t Offer A Guarantee On Our SEO Work

The cliff notes of the seo factors we can’t control that make so we can’t give any guarantees are

  • Search engines algorithm changes
  • Competitors SEO efforts
  • What people search

SEO’s Answer To This Question?

I know that this is a commonly asked question that all of us SEO consultants have to face on a weekly basis. What have you found to be most helpful in helping your clients understand why you can’t give them a guarantee?

 

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Sensai Tac Anderson

Jan 27 2011 Published by under Sensai, Social Media

On my journey to becoming a Online Marketing Ninja I have been searching out the best Sensei’s in the world.

I had the chance to speak with one such Sensei, Master Tac Anderson currently the VP of Digital Strategies at Waggener Edstrom (A Global PR Firm). It was a great interview because although we were on the phone, for most questions he directed me to content online and then added his timeless advice. The following are the highlights I got from my talk with Sensai Tac.

Q: Who are the influencers in your field? Who do you look upto?

Answer:

- marshal kirpractric @marshallk
- luis gray @LouisGray

- Twitter List Digital Social Futurists

- Twitter Lists Digital Leaders

Great Point: Marketing is collapsing into people trusting influencers and what they are saying.

Q: What makes a great blog?

Answer:
- People like to read things that sound like how we talk, don’t be to formal or overly concerned about perfect grammar.
- State your bias, and opinion, don’t hide them.
- Be Yourself!
- Write short blog posts, a few paragraphs, check once, then move on
- Write from your own personal exp! What your learning.

Great Point: Think of blog post as like emails. Keep them short, a couple key thoughts, check once for errors, then move on

Q: What are some blogs that you follow?

Answer: Tac’s Blog Posts

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