How Does Google Hummingbird Affect Keyword Rankings?

Google Hummingbird SEO Case Study

Organic Search Engine Marketing used to be so straightforward. Make sure your on-page signals (URL, title, headings, alt text, keyword density, etc.) were good and then generate back-links with optimized anchor text. Alas, those days are long gone. Google’s algorithm updates can whipsaw your keyword rankings by three or four pages at a time, almost overnight. Today’s … Read more

Content Marketing Success Starts at the Top

Leadership is critical for content marketing

I’m traveling this week, attending the annual ISA (International Society of Automation) Fall Leaders’ Meeting. The Society is about to launch a brand new website and we were talking about the new blogging capability we’ll have. Several people asked me what has been successful with my clients when it comes to content marketing. The secret ingredient … Read more

Mike Rowe’s “Dirty Social Media” Missive

Mike Rowe

Mike Rowe is a television personality who is best known as the narrator for the Discovery channel’s Deadliest Catch and also hosted the series Dirty Jobs for 10 seasons. He’s on a one-man crusade to fight back against what he considers to be an unfair assault on hard work. His website, Profoundly Disconnected, explains it … Read more

How I Work: Social Media Tools and Tactics – When I Play

DeLorean Time Machine by Anime Nut on Flickr

This is part of a new series titled “How I Work,” in which I’ll reveal the tools and practices I use on a regular basis. If you’re just getting started with inbound marketing, this will help you figure out “what” and “how.” If you’re an experienced inbound marketer, you might find a new tip or … Read more