Google Now Reports Links to your Site
Monday, 05 February 2007
Feel like I’ve been neglecting my blog? I do though my feelings are torn as I’ve been traveling (and will be again), making posts difficult; I hate leaving my blog unsupported but those Mai Tais sure alleviate the concerns! 😉 I’m back for a while with so many topics and ideas broiling in my head
- Published in Analytics, Google, Natural Search / SEO, Search
Google Bots and robots.txt
Saturday, 27 January 2007
Just a heads up that there is a an official statement from Google about your robots.txt file with a rarely discussed comment about how to disallow the spider from indexing sub-directories They will have a series of posts about how to manage access to your site and its pages so subscribe or come back here
- Published in Google, Natural Search / SEO, Search
It’s all about Search
Saturday, 27 January 2007
That was a bold perspective I frequently heard years ago while working for Yahoo! This isn’t new insight about Yahoo’s strategy (I’m often wonder what they’re doing); no, I want to share and discuss with you the claim. It’s ALL about Search Think about whether or not that is true for a moment and give
- Published in Brand Marketing, Insights / Research, Search
Comparison Shopping Does Not Drive Sales (not immediately anyway)
Tuesday, 23 January 2007
In a study I’m wrapping up of customer interaction with a single brand and store, we’ve found that as as 80% of all purchases are preceded by time with a comparison shopping engine. 80%! Do you know what impact CSEs have on your business? Most marketers relegate Shopping.com, Bizrate, or Shopzilla to an relevant but
- Published in Comparison Shopping, Insights / Research
Happy Friday Fun – Brand Marketing
Friday, 19 January 2007
If you haven’t caught wind of the show with zefrank, you are missing out on arguably the funniest and most original video blogger online. Rumor has it we’re going to lose his daily humor to bigger things the same way we lost Amanda Congdon (I still can’t find the joy I once had from my
- Published in Brand Marketing, Fun