2013 SEO Ranking Factors – Rank Correlation Google USA

2013 SEO Ranking Factors – Rank Correlation Google USA

Every savvy Internet marketer worth their salt wants to know – what do web pages that are well positioned in Google have in common and what distinguishes them from lower ranking pages? To answer this question, SearchMetrics examined 300,000 URLs appearing in the top search result positions for the presence and extent of certain properties.

Most Popular Security Plugins for WordPress

Most Popular Security Plugins for WordPress

I love Wordpress for its ease of use, clean code (if you have the right theme), friendliness with SEO and availability of free plug-ins. However, if you fail to properly secure your Wordpress application, it can quickly fall prey to hackers and malicious spammers. The following infographic highlights some of the most popular security plugins among Wordpress users

LinkedIn Bootcamp: Marketing Effectively on LinkedIn

LinkedIn Bootcamp: Marketing Effectively on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the proverbial dark horse of social media: we all know it’s there, but few of us use it to its full potential. That is why I was excited to come across this infographic from the folks at Mindflash which provides all the essentials for effectively marketing on this very popular social networking portal.

How to Build Backlinks…WITHOUT Content

How to Build Backlinks…WITHOUT Content

It’s hard to read an SEO blog or forum today without seeing the words “content marketing” plastered all over the page. While content marketing is a fantastic tool for building social shares, traffic, brand awareness, and backlinks, it’s not the only link building strategy that works.

The Art of Natural Inbound Links

The Art of Natural Inbound Links

When Google’s search algorithm examines your inbound link profile, it can see it in one of two ways – natural or unnatural. In trying to please the Google powers-that-be, you certainly do not want them to think your link portfolio as unnatural. The following infographic explains the “art of natural links.

Most Popular WordPress Plug-ins

Most Popular WordPress Plug-ins

One of the main reasons I love Wordpress as a content management system and blogging platform is the availability of free plug-ins. However, with so many plug-ins available, which are the best ones for your site? WPTemplate attempts to remove some of the complexity in the following infographic.

Google vs. Facebook: The Battle of Online Advertising

Google vs. Facebook: The Battle of Online Advertising

While both Google and Facebook are different animals, it might be difficult to compare their advertising revenue in a typical “apples to apples” comparison. What I can say for sure is that the two online giants attract a lot of ad dollars.

The Art of Getting Retweets

The Art of Getting Retweets

How does one get most use out of Twitter in marketing content, products or services? One word – retweets! The following infographic provides some essential tips to getting the most out of Twitter’s retweet function.

What Is the SEO Value of a Google+ Profile

What Is the SEO Value of a Google+ Profile

Even though Google+ is no Facebook, its content will appear in Google’s organic search results. In light of this, it’s important for your business to have a page of it’s own. The following infographic reveals some of the SEO value one can look forward to when they properly set up a Google+ profile/page.

5 Web 2.0 Properties That Will Grow Your Website Traffic

5 Web 2.0 Properties That Will Grow Your Website Traffic

New Web 2.0 services are driving traffic to websites, building new businesses, and propelling a shift in the way people do online marketing. Here’s all you need to know about how these new social properties can help your traffic grow.