Apr 04 Popular Social Bookmarking Sites

Did you know that, according to comScore, 1,890 searches take place every second, and 80% of search engine users never venture beyond the first results page? Today’s consumers are online, and reaching them depends on ranking well and ranking organically. How can marketers use SEO tactics to generate leads and drive sales?

Cross Platform Compatibility

According to research firm McKinsey, smartphones and tablets account for 44% of global computing. The number of Americans using smartphones is steadily increasing as well, with as many as 145 million owners as of September 2013, according to comScore. Moreover, users are notoriously impatient, and an overwhelming 79% will abandon pages with performances issues (often in favor of a competitor). Marketers need to master SEO tac Continue reading…

The term “blog” (the shortened form of “web log”) first came into existence in the late ’90s. And it’s been gaining momentum ever since. So much so that in the United States there is estimated to be more than 31 million bloggers, with social media like Facebook and Twitter giving blogging even more of a boost. But with all that competition, how do you help your blog gain more readers? By incorporating these basic SEO tips and techniques.

• Frequency.%3Cbr%3EAny optimized content must be updated frequently to be effective. This goes for news stories, product articles, informational articles, and, of course, blogs. The promise of fresh updated content will bring a reader back for more, and if you deliver every time, they’ll tell a friend about it.

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Whether you are an internet marketer looking to enter the realm of SEO, or a small business looking to save a little money and try to generate more leads by doing SEO in house, the internet is here to help you. You probably do not need to be told that SEO is important. Nearly all internet interactions, about 93%, begin with a search engine. This makes it critical that your site and blog be easily found by those search engines. If you are in need of free SEO tips, an SEO tips blog is exactly where you want to look.

Here are a selection of DIY SEO tips, scrounged from SEO tips blogs.

• Reduce load times.

You want to ensure that your site or blog loads quickly to prevent users from growing bored or impatient, and leaving before getting the chance to view your content. For starters, use only the wid Continue reading…

In the digital age, people like to share anything and everything they find interesting with their friends. While this can be accomplished with e-mail, text messaging, and Facebook, the fact is that there are services out there that do social bookmarking in a fantastic, intuitive way. Here are three of the best social bookmarking sites in no particular order.

• Delicious

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Delicious is among the most popular social bookmark sites because it is dedicated to that service alone. The site allows you to save your bookmarks to your account while tagging them with important keywords and tagging them with your friends’ account names. This makes sharing exceptionally simple. With the extension for the popular Google Chrome web-browser you no longer have to visit Continue reading…