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#SocialSkim: Apple's Business Chat, Twitter's Major Redesign: 11 Stories This Week

#SocialSkim: Apple's Business Chat, Twitter's Major Redesign: 11 Stories This Week

In this week's 'Skim: Apple takes on Facebook's Messenger bots with its new Business Chat feature for iPhone users; the latest on Twitter's big redesign; all about why Yahoo's Tumblr takeover failed to realize its grand social media plans; Facebook plans paid

How to Avoid 6 Common Web Design Mistakes That Hurt SEO

How to Avoid 6 Common Web Design Mistakes That Hurt SEO

We can all agree that the best websites are designed for both users and search engines, right? That means you never should sacrifice beauty over function, or vice versa. Check your website for the following six common mistakes to see if your beautiful

SEO: The missing piece in brand protection

SEO: The missing piece in brand protection

Sign up for our daily recaps of the ever-changing search marketing landscape. SEO: The missing piece in brand protection Columnist Bobby Lyons outlines the ways in which search engine optimization (SEO) is critical in building and defending your brand's

The Top 7 Ways to Defend Against Negative SEO

The Top 7 Ways to Defend Against Negative SEO

Negative SEO is real. It is possible to damage, if not destroy, a site through the use of malicious backlinks and aggressive backlink spamming. Negative SEO is a legitimate danger that can result in lost organic search visibility and revenue. But it is

Setting up and testing AMP for WordPress: A quick 7-step guide

Setting up and testing AMP for WordPress: A quick 7-step guide

Sign up for our daily recaps of the ever-changing search marketing landscape. In today’s mobile-centric world, having pages that load quickly is essential for satisfying the user. Not only that, but the effects of slow page speed have been correlated to a

Voice Search Do’s, Don’ts, and a Look Into the Future | SEJ

Voice Search Do’s, Don’ts, and a Look Into the Future | SEJ

“OK, Google, what’s the best sunscreen for my toddler?” Now imagine you had a website that sold sunscreen for toddlers, knew that someone was going to ask that question, and were prepared with an answer on your website to capture that customer. This

How SEO and UX Work Together to Drive Your Business

How SEO and UX Work Together to Drive Your Business

The expectations of online customers have changed dramatically over the years. When the internet was in its infancy, no one knew what they wanted or what to expect. However, now customers have been online for a long time and they know what they want from a

The Complete List of Google Penalties & How to Recover

The Complete List of Google Penalties & How to Recover

The Complete List of Google Penalties & How to Recover There’s a lot of misinformation FUD surrounding Google penalties. The most common one is mistaking an algorithm for a penalty. High-profile updates like Penguin and Panda aren’t actually penalties;

The Periodic Table of SEO Success Factors: 2017 edition now released

The Periodic Table of SEO Success Factors: 2017 edition now released

Search Engine Land’s Periodic Table of SEO Success Factors has been updated, with its fourth edition now available. It sees factors related to mobile, direct answers and site speed increase in importance. Factors related to search history have decreased.