When it comes to link building using digital PR, it’s important that you start with the story. A great story can be told in many different ways. However, you’ll struggle to gain traction when there’s either a lack of it or a poor story regardless of what format you choose. That means, almost ignoring the end […]
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Did you know the world’s top 15 luxury brands generate more than 45 million web searches per year? Gucci, ranked as the number one most popular luxury brand online based on Deloitte’s Global Powers of Luxury Goods 2018 study, has approximately 9.5 million web searches per year alone. Luxury brands, resellers, and even counterfeiters are
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It’s been nearly 3½ years since Google first announced their usage of RankBrain (October 26th 2015, but it had started being rolled out early 2015, in multiple languages). In that time, there’s been little in the way of details coming from G about what it is or how it works. The result is that numerous
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It has become something of a personal mission of mine to take some time to explore global alternatives to Google here at Search Engine Watch. This all began with my piece No need for Google and has continued with more in-depth studies into Ecosia, DuckDuckGo, Baidu and Yandex. Today, I want to turn my attention to
It has been a challenging month for YouTube. As we recently reported, fresh concerns over child safety on the service came to light back on 17th February. In a video published to the site, vlogger Matt Watson details how the service is being exploited by paedophiles who were using comment sections under innocuous videos of
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At the ripe old age of 20, Google is synonymous with internet search. The famous Silicon Valley brand long ago became a verb. Google Chrome remains the most popular web browser, leading on most mobile and desktop devices with more than 60 percent share across both platforms. It’s four times more popular than rival browsers.
Throughout 2018, I was responsible for the launch of just over 100 content-led link building campaigns. They all had a shared goal of earning links and coverage from the world’s biggest publishers for clients across retail, travel, finance, and other sectors. Here’s a small selection of publications where I earned links from across the year:
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For many consumers, joining Amazon Prime is a no brainer. From free 2-day shipping to unlimited movie and TV streaming, Amazon Prime offers its members tons of benefits that make our lives easier. Prime Pantry is one such benefit that maximizes convenience and cost savings for consumers. Prime Pantry offers grocery and household items in every day pack sizes (a single box of cereal or a single tube of toothpaste). Amazon ships these
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2018 was an eventful year for Google Ads. We saw a number of big changes and improvements including: A re-branding – Google Ads was re-branded from Google AdWords and according to Google this is more encompassing and makes it easier for businesses to advertise across their platforms. New interface – according to Google is faster
Oleg Shchgolev, CEO and Co-founder of SEMrush, also created SEOquake that was released in 2006. SEOquake was the inspiration to creating something more complex. Then SEMrush was born with the help of his partner, Dimitri Melnikov. Today, SEMrush has 10 years in the market with 500 employees, revenues close to 100 million, and about 2
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