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Interview with Brian Russell of Media Distribution Solutions; Behold the Power of Video
In early 2014, we partnered with Media Distribution Solutions to deliver their best-in-class video solution to our customers. The BetterVideo platform has enabled Search Influence to scalably deploy custom, 30-60 second, high quality videos in our search engine optimization packages. Video dramatically increases the time spent on websites, improves social …
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Five For Friday: Tweets Within Tweets, Foursquare Gets A Facelift, And More!
1. Personal Preferences Killed The Check-In -Mashable Once upon a time, Foursquare made “checking in” at a location cool. But as of its latest update on Wednesday (8/6), the app has completely removed that feature. Now, those who want to broadcast their location to their social media spheres can do …
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Google+ Crush Saga: Your Guide To Social Media Sweetness
Google+ is SO complicated! That’s what a lot of our clients tell us. They get frustrated and, to be honest, so do we. There are so many questions! It can be overwhelming. What kind of Google+ page should you create? Which Google+ page should you use for posts and updates? …
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Are Your Keywords Sabotaging Your SEO Efforts?
Choosing the right keywords to target is one of the most important aspects of a successful SEO campaign. The goal of SEO campaigns is to get more online visibility, more traffic to your site, and more sales and leads. Keyword selection is central to bringing these goals to life. Keyword …
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Five For Friday – Off With Your Map Packs: Google Changes Algorithm, Yelp Is An SEO Genius, And More!
1. Upload 12 Second Videos Via Yelp’s iPhone App As promised back in May, the roll-out of Yelp’s video review upload for iPhone users happened this past Monday. This update allows local businesses to add 3 – 12 second videos via the Yelp Mobile App. We don’t want you to …
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Survive Your Serving of Google’s Pigeon Pie
Late last week, influencer Erika Karas wrote an informative blog about Google’s algorithm update, Pigeon. The new Pigeon update might make it more difficult for individual businesses to rank among sites that Google deems more useful and relevant to local searchers’ results. Most local directories received a boost in rankings …
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Mobile, Mobile, Mobile: Why You Should Be Optimizing In The App Store
Who are we kidding? Mobile is already here and it is here to stay. With the shift from desktop to mobile for everything you can imagine, and the continued growth of app creation, it has become extremely important for creators to optimize their apps for in-app store rankings. App Store …
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Our Newest Influencers
New space, new team members. July has been an incredible month for Search Influence. If you’re interested in joining the SI crew, visit our careers page! With all the extra space in the CBD, we continue to grow! Search Influence is proud to recognize its newest team members. Brice Bathel …
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“Pigeon” Algorithm Update Released Thursday 7/24/14
Pigeon: The New Google Local Search Algorithm Takes Flight Yesterday, July 24th, 2014, Google pushed live what Search Engine Land is calling the “Pigeon” update. SEO sources are reporting that this update is specifically affecting the local search algorithm. This update has further intertwined organic and local indicators, algorithms and …
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Five For Friday – Get Your Workout On From Work, Weird Al Becomes Content King, and More!
1. Any Mac User Can Test OS X Yosemite Beta For the first time in more than a decade, Apple will allow any Mac user to test OS X Yosemite before its full release. A public beta program will allow one million users to sign up and try the new …
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