Copying My Competitor’s Links = Avoiding Banned Tactics? (Weekly Q&A)
There’s an interesting discussion over at SEOchat Forums: Will I avoid spammy links by copying competitor’s link profile (which seems to work)? There’s some logic in that: If my competitor’s rankings are good, his links must be working; If my competitor’s rankings are stable, his links must be good and safe. Right? Wrong! While competitor […]
8 Infographics to Understand Social Media Etiquette
Who uses the internet, and for what? At what point does the age barrier begin to be clearly seen, and how can we use that to out advantage? It is an issue addressed in this interesting infographic from Business Week. The main positive of knowing the statistics of such questions is being armed with information, […]
Toolbar Pagerank is Still a Signal… of What? (Weekly Q&A)
With all those Penguin updates forcing us to look into our IN-coming links, we almost forgot about another neglected Google’s love indicator: Google Toolbar PageRank. Yes, people are still looking into that and yes, it still indicates something we want to pay attention to. And this is what being discussed over at SEOchat forums: Sudden […]
The Life of a Social Media Update: Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter & Pinterest
As the social media user you are likely to have noticed that there are several ways to send an update to your social media stream: you can send an update, comment on your friend’s update, like your friend’s update and share your friend’s update. So what’s the difference? What happens when? The Differences To make […]
Are All Link Building Tactics Forbidden Now? (Weekly Q&A)
There’s a great discussion taking place at SEOchat forums: So we’ve been taught that we need to get backlinks for ages. The old Google Webmaster Help section had something like “get other webmasters link to you” tip which we were all happy to follow. Now with all those Penguin updates and SEO fear that followed, […]
2012 Internet Marketing Ninjas “State of the Company”
Every year at the company for as long back as I can remember, I’ve given an annual “State of the Union Address” to all the Ninjas. One night last week I was on my way home when “it came to me” and when I got home I ended up writing for several hours, of what […]
11 Tools to Find Niche Twitter Influencers
One of the greatest things about social media is that anyone can become influential in any given niche. Some are even able to create niches where there were none before. It is the potential of an open media format with no real boundaries, and complete access to a target audience of any kind. If it […]
Kris Jones – Chairman of Internet Marketing Ninjas
Last night we put out a press release that Kris Jones has joined Internet Marketing Ninjas as Chairman. There are some things in official press releases that aren’t said…and I’d like to say a few of those things here. I’ve known Kris for years, and I always had a lot of respect for his company […]
What Content to Put on a Facebook Page? (Weekly Q&A)
There is an interesting question being discussed over at SEOchat forums: If I create a Facebook page for my business, which content do I put on it? Really, a lot has been said about promoting Facebook pages, but it is not easy to find a well-organized list of ideas for content to update it: Let’s […]
Startup Buzz Monitoring: Essential Toolset
No matter how old your business is, reputation and buzz monitoring should always be a priority. For startups, it is especially important. As you gain a following and get the word out about your product, it is through initial feedback that you will establish your company based on the needs of the consumer. It is […]