Comments for Search MarketingSearch Marketing http://www.searchmarketing.com.au Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:38:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on What is Decision Simplicity? And how does it impact your website conversion rate? by Danielle http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/beginners-qa/what-is-decision-simplicity-and-how-does-it-impact-your-website-conversion-rate/#comment-496 Danielle Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:38:11 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=1339#comment-496 Hi there, we're using Wordpress :) Hi there, we’re using WordPress :)

]]> Comment on What is Decision Simplicity? And how does it impact your website conversion rate? by Charlie http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/beginners-qa/what-is-decision-simplicity-and-how-does-it-impact-your-website-conversion-rate/#comment-495 Charlie Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:33:52 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=1339#comment-495 Hey would you mind sharing which blog platform you're using? I'm looking to start my own blog soon but I'm having a difficult time making a decision between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal. The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most blogs and I'm looking for something completely unique. P.S Sorry for being off-topic but I had to ask! Hey would you mind sharing which blog platform you’re using? I’m looking
to start my own blog soon but I’m having a difficult time making a decision between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal. The reason I ask is because your layout seems different then most blogs and I’m looking for something
completely unique. P.S Sorry for being off-topic but I had to
ask!

]]> Comment on What is Decision Simplicity? And how does it impact your website conversion rate? by Danielle http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/beginners-qa/what-is-decision-simplicity-and-how-does-it-impact-your-website-conversion-rate/#comment-476 Danielle Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:46:33 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=1339#comment-476 Hi there,<a href=" http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-captcha/" title="Really Simple Catcha" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-captcha/</a> works with Contact Form 7 plugin Hi there,
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-captcha/
works with Contact Form 7 plugin

]]> Comment on What is Decision Simplicity? And how does it impact your website conversion rate? by products http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/beginners-qa/what-is-decision-simplicity-and-how-does-it-impact-your-website-conversion-rate/#comment-470 products Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:06:51 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=1339#comment-470 Greetings! I know this is somewhat off topic but I was wondering if you knew where I could locate a captcha plugin for my comment form? I'm using the same blog platform as yours and I'm having difficulty finding one? Thanks a lot! Greetings! I know this is somewhat off topic but I was wondering
if you knew where I could locate a captcha plugin for my comment form?
I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having
difficulty finding one? Thanks a lot!

]]> Comment on How Do I Get My Google Map to Rank? by Trent Felter http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/beginners-qa/how-to-rank-my-google-map/#comment-273 Trent Felter Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:20:49 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=1194#comment-273 Hi Richard, Some great questions! Firstly, there has been <a href="http://blumenthals.com/blog/2012/07/30/google-local-and-review-issues/" rel="nofollow">a lot of issues</a> with reviews not showing up on Google+ at the moment. Particularly their spam filters. It's seems Google isn't trusting anyone at the moment! When placing reviews, the user needs to make it public, otherwise it will only be shown to their circles. Still acquire reviews; once in the cloud, they may appear in the future! As for citations - when you come across a directory, discern if its primary purpose is for humans or crawlers. Directories built for the sake of SEO have long had little impact, and are at risk of penalty, especially as Google gets smarter! Directories with good authority and aimed at the user are definitely still a go - not just for Google's sake, but because it's another avenue for potential leads! That's my philosophy as Google is slowly becoming more human-like in its evaluation of websites. Hope that helps, Trent Hi Richard,

Some great questions!

Firstly, there has been a lot of issues with reviews not showing up on Google+ at the moment. Particularly their spam filters. It’s seems Google isn’t trusting anyone at the moment! When placing reviews, the user needs to make it public, otherwise it will only be shown to their circles. Still acquire reviews; once in the cloud, they may appear in the future!

As for citations – when you come across a directory, discern if its primary purpose is for humans or crawlers. Directories built for the sake of SEO have long had little impact, and are at risk of penalty, especially as Google gets smarter! Directories with good authority and aimed at the user are definitely still a go – not just for Google’s sake, but because it’s another avenue for potential leads! That’s my philosophy as Google is slowly becoming more human-like in its evaluation of websites.

Hope that helps,
Trent

]]> Comment on How Do I Get My Google Map to Rank? by Richard Barker http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/beginners-qa/how-to-rank-my-google-map/#comment-270 Richard Barker Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:18:09 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=1194#comment-270 Thanks Trent, as a new small business owner who takes care of my own SEO this confirms my thoughts for the coming year. One quick question, would you happen to know why reviews may not be showing up on our Google + local page? Also, (so maybe I lied about the one question) I read somewhere that listing yourself in too many directories can now have a negative effect on your SEO (since panda/penguin), I am skeptical of this comment as I believed the directory listings to be good citations, what is your view? Thanks in advance! Richard Thanks Trent, as a new small business owner who takes care of my own SEO this confirms my thoughts for the coming year.

One quick question, would you happen to know why reviews may not be showing up on our Google + local page?

Also, (so maybe I lied about the one question) I read somewhere that listing yourself in too many directories can now have a negative effect on your SEO (since panda/penguin), I am skeptical of this comment as I believed the directory listings to be good citations, what is your view?

Thanks in advance!
Richard

]]> Comment on Why Google Rankings Matter to Money Choice by Dylan Thomas http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/opinion/how-ranking-in-google-is-like-chatting-to-your-hairdresser/#comment-191 Dylan Thomas Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:01:56 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=781#comment-191 Good to hear Mickey. Thanks for reading! Good to hear Mickey. Thanks for reading!

]]> Comment on How Cats Won The Internet – A Guide to Viral Content by Tessa Mineo http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/opinion/how-cats-won-the-internet-a-guide-to-viral-content/#comment-190 Tessa Mineo Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:45:59 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=962#comment-190 Thanks, Anne! I will be writing more for Search Marketing in the near future so stay tuned! Thanks, Anne! I will be writing more for Search Marketing in the near future so stay tuned!

]]> Comment on How Cats Won The Internet – A Guide to Viral Content by Tessa Mineo http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/opinion/how-cats-won-the-internet-a-guide-to-viral-content/#comment-189 Tessa Mineo Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:45:01 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=962#comment-189 Thank you Rowan! Hope you got something useful out of it. Thank you Rowan! Hope you got something useful out of it.

]]> Comment on How Cats Won The Internet – A Guide to Viral Content by Angel Woollcott http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/opinion/how-cats-won-the-internet-a-guide-to-viral-content/#comment-187 Angel Woollcott Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:07:50 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=962#comment-187 So true! So true!

]]> Comment on How Cats Won The Internet – A Guide to Viral Content by Anne Eliza http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/opinion/how-cats-won-the-internet-a-guide-to-viral-content/#comment-185 Anne Eliza Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:50:46 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=962#comment-185 This is a very creative article by one very talented writer. I look forward to hearing more from this author. This is a very creative article by one very talented writer. I look forward to hearing more from this author.

]]> Comment on How Cats Won The Internet – A Guide to Viral Content by Rowan Barnes http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/opinion/how-cats-won-the-internet-a-guide-to-viral-content/#comment-181 Rowan Barnes Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:50:07 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=962#comment-181 Great article, Tessa! Great article, Tessa!

]]> Comment on 7 Tips to Handle Duplicate Content on Ecommerce Websites by Rowan Barnes http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/tutorials/7-tips-to-handle-duplicate-content-on-ecommerce-websites/#comment-180 Rowan Barnes Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:52:17 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=916#comment-180 Thanks for the comment. I've always stuck with Copyscape and good 'ol Google to search for duplicate content. PlagSpotter is a tool which could be pretty useful for websites publishing a large amount of content on a regular basis. Many smaller sites wouldn't really need it, but I can definitely see the benefit for some. Thanks for the comment. I’ve always stuck with Copyscape and good ‘ol Google to search for duplicate content. PlagSpotter is a tool which could be pretty useful for websites publishing a large amount of content on a regular basis. Many smaller sites wouldn’t really need it, but I can definitely see the benefit for some.

]]> Comment on 7 Tips to Handle Duplicate Content on Ecommerce Websites by KellyFence http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/tutorials/7-tips-to-handle-duplicate-content-on-ecommerce-websites/#comment-178 KellyFence Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:25:28 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=916#comment-178 Rowan, thank you for such a great post! What do you think about duplicate content checkers (<a href="http://www.plagspotter.com/" rel="nofollow">PlagSpotter</a> for example)? Do you recommend using them? Rowan, thank you for such a great post!
What do you think about duplicate content checkers (PlagSpotter for example)? Do you recommend using them?

]]> Comment on SEO Keyword Research Fundamentals by Rowan Barnes http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/tutorials/seo-keyword-research-fundamentals/#comment-174 Rowan Barnes Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:32:07 +0000 http://www.searchmarketing.com.au/?p=683#comment-174 Thanks Seunda, glad you found it helpful :) Thanks Seunda, glad you found it helpful :)

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