We reported earlier about mobile and ranking factors and their influence on your SEO. Several days ago we discovered the first warnings about Flash in mobile rank results in Chrome and Google now. Flash was already no-go for SEO but because almost no mobile phone supports Flash and Google warns you … Read More
Mobile user experience could become part of Google’s ranking algorithm
Barry Schwartz on Searchengineland Google can currently look at the user interface and not just see specific font sizes but see how a user would see the fonts on different mobile devices. Google is also able to see how a user will see how a page scrolls on a mobile interface; are the buttons large … Read More
Google killed authorship but author rank might live on
It seems to be official now: Google killed authorship. At searchengineland.com, two articles explain both the why and also the consequences for author rank. In short:Yes it's gone Leaving the markup on your pages is no problem Authorranking is expected to live on … Read More
Expert interviews from Abakus SEM SEO Pubcon Hannover
As invitee, Keesjan Deelstra interviewed two fellow speakers (Nils Dreyer and Andreas Wander) from Abacus SEM SEO Pubcon Hannover. Armed with no more than an iPhone and a microphone, he captured their views on SEO issues like:'links or likes for SERPs?' 'will you invest in Google+ for Search … Read More
SEO Effect invited on Abakus Pubcon SEO SEM Hannover 2012
Uwe Tippmann of Abakus Germany invited me to speak on Abakus Pubcon SEO SEM Hannover 2012. Thank you Uwe!My speech in the afternoon of June 15 is titled: New KPI 'traffic share' Measure your way around personal search. See for the full program of Abakus Pubcon SEO SEM Hannover 2012 the … Read More
Effects of the Google +1 button researched: download the whitepaper
A couple of weeks ago we organized a Google +1 experiment to learn more about the ins and outs of the new Google +1 button. We had over 70 readers of SEO effect voting ‘plusone’ for three pages in the Google search results with the experimental version of the Google button. We were looking for … Read More
Participate in the SEO Effect Google +1 button experiment
Tweet Please participate in our social – crowd sourced –experiment about Google's new '+1' button. As SEO enthusiasts we want to find out more on how the +1 button influences Google search results. So we devised a little experiment and we need your help to make it work. As a thank you, you'll get … Read More
Promotion from Keesjan’s totaly revised SEO book (4th edition)
The fourth printing of the (dutch) book "Handboek zoekmachine marketing" is accompanied by a gift coupon for SEO Effect. Almost every book owner can use SEO Effect at a 50% discount (worth up to $100,- or € 75,-).For example: use a medium account for 8 months and pay only for 4. How does it … Read More
Google leaves 70% of search in the dark?
Or how Google unmasks assists to converting keywords for Adwords Google launches AdWords search funnel reports last week. From their blog:"Currently, conversions in AdWords are attributed to the last ad someone clicks before making a conversion, masking the fact that many customers perform … Read More
Google: description tag for ranking?
Its official now. What most SEO professionals did know for yours is now officially stated on there Webmasterscentral Blog: "Google does not use keywords meta tag for ranking ". And what about description tags? "Q: Does Google ever use the keywords meta tag in its web search ranking? A: … Read More