On March 26, Google announced that it was beginning to roll out its “mobile-first indexing” – something that it has been planning and testing for well over a year. The decision was certainly based upon a number of studies, like the recent one from Stone Temple Consulting, showing that more than 55% of web traffic…
Google rarely makes direct announcements about their search algorithm. When they do, everyone pays attention! Recently John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google, answered some questions on Reddit. There he mentioned that Google uses schema as a ranking factor. Before we go any further, for those of you who are wondering about what schema is, you…
More than 2 million blog posts go live every day. That many every day? How can my article break through this competition and reach the reader? No magic rule can help you stand out. But here is the thing: all these blog posts can be divided into two groups. Some die in a matter of days,…
As a business owner, the one thing you need most is building a trusted community who will recommend you to others. Next to marketing, publishing a book can elevate your brand to new heights. But how exactly do you effectively handle both without delaying your publishing date? Before even considering becoming a published author, let’s take…
A couple of weeks ago, I got an SMS informing me that my Telco provider could not charge my bill because my credit card had expired. So I immediately activated a new one. All I had to do let my Telco know my new credit card details. Easy thing, uh? Well it should be! But…
An effective marketing strategy has many different components and moving parts working to attract your target audience and convince them to make a purchase. Your goal is to identify how to move people through the sales funnel successfully. To do that, you need to leverage different marketing tactics that complement one another and ultimately help…
As a blogger, I have always found it hard to get more subscribers and customers. Simply posting good content has never been enough. You need to do more to convert visitors into subscribers and eventually customers. It doesn’t matter if you are new to blogging or already established. You need to use tools to achieve…
Artificial Intelligence is changing SEO and therefore search. Shelly Kramer details how these changes are taking shape. It is another in our “Great Articles You may have missed” series. The AI Impact on Search There is no shortage of topics to discuss when we’re talking about artificial intelligence (AI). It’s hot for a good reason: AI changes the…
Human society has been speeding up incessantly over the last couple of decades, which leads to people living faster lives overall. Consumers no longer have the patience they used to in the 80’s. The new reality is that marketers now need to grab attention really fast. The Era Of Short User Attention Span Hollywood has…
This article by Greg Satell (aka Digital Tonto) tackles the subjects of problem-solving and innovation. I hope you are as stimulated by it as I was. It is another in our “Great Articles You May Have Missed” series. Tackling Innovation In 3 (Not So Easy) Steps By the early 20th century, the world’s great mathematicians knew…
