Long Tail Keywords: What They Are and How To Use Them

The phrase “the long tail” was coined in 2004 by Chris Anderson. In Wired Magazine, he wrote: “The Long Tail: Forget squeezing millions from a few megahits at the top of the charts. The future of entertainment is in the millions of niche markets at the shallow end of the bitstream.” He was referring to the […]

Nine Content Writing Resolutions for 2015

A new year is traditionally a time to make new resolutions. For content writing and marketing, these resolutions should include ways to improve value. Looking back at 2014 for insight, the following are nine content writing resolutions that will improve your content marketing in 2015. 1. Speling and Grammer are Important Customers are turned off by […]

5 Quick Tips for Planning Website Content

Website content marketing is a lot like advertisements in a magazine. If your message doesn’t engage your audience quickly, your audience will simply “turn the page,” which in this case means they will leave your website. The following checklist will help you improve the engagement value of your website content. 1. Identify Your Target Audience […]

Content Marketing Tips: How to Conduct Human Link Building

If a person was looking for content marketing tips before the Google Panda update, the most likely response would be: more external links. But the Google search engine has become more sophisticated with the Panda update, now more effectively judging the quality and content of your external links. In this new reality, you need to […]

How Does Outsourcing Copywriting Help Affiliate Marketers?

Maintaining a presence within the affiliate marketing world requires keeping ahead of changes in a variety of different sectors. Affiliate marketers need to understand the current state of the SEO industry and tailor their content in order to play well with search engines such as Google. At the same time, affiliate marketers need to write […]

Top 9 Tools Needed to Master Writing Quality Content

Looking for new ways to improve the quality of your marketing content? There are literally hundreds of online content writer tools and applications that can help you. The following top ten content writer tools are the best digital options to help you improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your content marketing. 9. Google Calendar – […]

The Latest Content Marketing Best Practices for 2015

In May of 2014, Google released the Panda 4.0 update. This single update to the ranking algorithm of the Google search engine threw the online marketing world in a frenzy. Some online marketing sites watched as page view dropped by as much as 90% while others saw page views double. If 2014 was exciting for […]

The Explanation Behind Click Assisted Conversions

Understanding SEO means understanding every piece of the puzzle. One small, yet significant, piece of that puzzle is the click assisted conversion. Simply put, this refers to the amount of conversions from keywords, ads, or group assisted ads. The analytic report for a click assisted conversion will differ from the assist clicks number simply because […]

The Real Impact of Social Signals

If you don't think Facebook and Twitter are bringing you sales, you should look again. Even though the numbers you see in front of you may be low, there are others who are paying attention to your social media activity; namely, Google and Bing. Both search engines use data streamed from social sites to decide […]

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