This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Internet Marketing Blog Posts by Search Influence Alumni 
Search Influence Alumni has moved on to other opportunities. -
Google homepage logo: A glimpse into my childhood
I don’t know how many of you have been to the Google homepage today, but steer clear unless you want to waste countless minutes playing with bouncing balls. Ahhh, it’s like my childhood all over again. Google unveiled their newest interactive logo today but unlike all the others, the reason …
Continue Reading >> -
The Dangers of Duplicate Content
So you have decided to take your business’s marketing to the next level and you hire a company that guarantees you a functional Web site, which will attract customers and grow your business. Seems flawless, right? Not necessarily. The next thing you know, the site does not rank on any …
Continue Reading >> -
Website Goals: Convert Traffic to Sales!
What is the function of your website? Do you use your website as an information tool? Do you use it as an arm of your sales team? Why not have your website do both? Too often small business owners focus on creating a flashy, aesthetically pleasing website. Instead, they should …
Continue Reading >> -
The Whopper Sacrifice on Facebook is Finally Sacrificed
Not enough people know about sweet little pieces of code that run on your web pages that show you how many people came to visit your site, where they came from, how long they stayed, and how many of those visits converted into actual dollars. Sure, Google Analytics might not …
Continue Reading >> -
Facebook Places: Aiming their Sights on Google and Foursquare
It looks like Facebook isn’t going to take Google’s attack lying down, and they’ve got Foursquare in their sights as well. They’ve just announced a new mobile application called Places, which allows users to check-in at various businesses they visit. Businesses can also claim their listings and post additional information. …
Continue Reading >> -
Top 5 SEO Apps for Your iPhone
With the recent release- and my more recent acquisition- of the new iPhone 4, I decided to do a little digging and compiled a list of the best SEO apps offered by the App store. My goal here is to make your productivity folder as cramped and overflowing as mine. …
Continue Reading >> -
Top 10 for the Weekend- August 13
We’re back with another thrilling installment of our bi-monthly series: Top 10 for the Weekend! Keep reading to find out tips and tricks, as well as what’s new in the world of SEO Great Apps to Customize Your Facebook Fan Page Facebook recently hit a new milestone: 500 million users! …
Continue Reading >> -
Google Wave has reached its Crest
In an earlier post, we discussed Google Wave and its pros and cons. Well, less than a year after it’s launch, you can wave it goodbye. See what I did there? Despite its loyal fan base, Wave just didn’t get the following they’d hoped for. So, they decided to pull …
Continue Reading >> -
The Bing and Yahoo alliance means the end of Yahoo Local, right?
As we reported in an earlier post, there are things to consider now that the Bing and Yahoo alliance is coming so near. Starting sometime in August or September, Yahoo’s organic search results will be fully provided by Bing, which will increase their organic search market share from 11% to …
Continue Reading >> -
Facebook Insights UI Problems
Facebook Insights is a clunky, old school web metric tool – if only it wasn’t.
