An Idiot-Proof Guide to Writing Blog Posts That Google Loves

By Rainmaker.FM

blog-posts-google-loves

If you’re a good web writer, then February 24, 2011 was your day. Bad web writer? Not so much.

February 24, 2011 marks the day Google took low-quality content sites out to the woodshed. It’s the day they rolled out their search algorithm update known as Panda.

And here’s how you can benefit from that development.

These 21 questions from a Google engineer will help you create original, high-quality content …

In this 9-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover:

  • What sites were destroyed by the Panda update
  • Google’s definition of “low-quality content”
  • How Google engineers think about high-quality content
  • The wonderful thing that …read more      
Read More

ACTION STEP, People, Business, And Way

by Samantha Bennett
Leanna is a photographer who?s on her third website designer. Seems no one can get it quite right, and of course she can?t launch her business until her website looks great. So she stays stuck.
David keeps putting off attending industry events, because he doesn?t have any busines…

Read More

The Ultimate Guide to Creating Visually Appealing Content

By Neil Patel

The Ultimate Guide to Creating Visually Appealing Content

Have you noticed that I publish a lot of visually appealing content on Quick Sprout? From videos to infographics, I’m constantly leveraging visual media.

Can you guess why?

It’s because these visual content pieces are generating more backlinks than any other form of content I publish, which—in the long run—helps increase my search engine rankings and overall readership numbers.

So, how do you create these visual masterpieces? Well, this infographic should help you.

Click on the image below to see a larger view:

Click here to view an enlarged version of this infographic.

Conclusion

Out of the 9 media types listed in the infographic, …read more      

Read More

Mobile Device, Complete Customer Snapshot, Social Media Sites, And Online Consumer Electronics

It’s time for a test, specifically a commerce exam focused on your greatest asset, the customer.
Here is some background…
Customer X is a longtime customer who plans to maintain his loyalty but has some reasonable demands that must be met for him to stay loyal to your company.
He wants your busine…

Read More

Why Copyblogger Media Is Also Betting Big on Pamela Wilson

By Jerod Morris

Pamela Wilson

Last week, Brian Clark explained why Copyblogger Media is betting big on podcasting. Then Monday, he introduced Copyblogger’s new digital marketing podcast network. (And with five shows in the top 30 of all business podcasts on iTunes at the moment I’m typing this, the early returns on that bet have been positive.)

Today, I am going to bookend the week by announcing another big bet Copyblogger is making.

Although, now that I think about it, “bet” seems like the wrong word … because it implies risk; it implies uncertainty. And anyone who has worked with …read more      

Read More