4 common pitfalls to avoid when working with freelance writers [Video]

Freelance writers are responsible for creating content that brings visibility to your brand, yet they are often inadvertently kept in the dark, tasked with unrealistic objectives and subject to shifting timelines. These conditions eat away at a writer’s ability to serve your audience and achieve your goals. Here’s how to help to ensure you’re getting…

Twitter Hack Compromises Verified Accounts & This Week’s Digital Marketing News [PODCAST] via @shepzirnheld

[embedded content] Hosts Jess Budde, Greg Finn, and Christine “Shep” Zirnheld are back with another episode of Marketing O’Clock, Search Engine Journal’s digital marketing news podcast. This week, we’re discussing that huge Twitter hack, new Google Ads features, and predictive audiences and metrics in Google Analytics. Plus, we share our thoughts on the Free Britney…

Organic Facebook Content for Local Businesses: Building a Loyal Following

Organic Facebook Content for Local Businesses: Building a Loyal Following : Social Media Examiner Worth Exploring: Social Media Marketing Industry Report In our 12th annual social media study (46 pages, 60+ charts) of 5,200+ marketers, you’ll discover which social networks marketers most plan on using, organic social activities, paid social media plans, and much more!…

Does Google respect the URL parameters tool?

Any e-commerce site is probably familiar with the “URL Parameters Tool.” This is a feature in Google Search Console that SEOs have long used to help control the crawl of their websites. In this tool, you inform Google of what your different URL parameters do and how Google should crawl them (“Let Googlebot Decide”, “No…

All in One SEO Pack Vulnerability – New Exploit via @martinibuster

A new vulnerability was discovered in All in One SEO Pack. The newly discovered vulnerability can allow attackers to take full control of a website using a cross site scripting vulnerability. Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability These kinds of vulnerability is called a cross site scripting vulnerability (XSS). It can generally involve a compromised input interface.…

How to show up on Google Discover: Google’s latest guidance

Google has made significant updates to the Google Discover help document designed to help publishers learn about how to get their content to show up in Google Discover. The document was updated a few days ago, as Kenichi Suzuki first noticed, and Google has now officially announced the change. Google Discover is the content feed…

How to source and vet content writers [Video]

Effective content writers bring quality to your content that can increase your search visibility, traffic, conversions and help to distinguish your brand from competitors. Unfortunately, finding the right author for your audience and organization can take a considerable amount of time, and that time investment may double if the candidate doesn’t work out.  Knowing where…

How to Create a Facebook Organic Sales Funnel

How to Create a Facebook Organic Sales Funnel : Social Media Examiner Worth Exploring: Social Media Marketing Industry Report In our 12th annual social media study (46 pages, 60+ charts) of 5,200+ marketers, you’ll discover which social networks marketers most plan on using, organic social activities, paid social media plans, and much more! Get this…