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Internet Marketing Blog Posts by Will Scott 
Will Scott has been working online since 1994. From a time when most people hadn't even heard of the internet, Will was putting it to work for business. As a former Vice-President of Local Matters a decade ago Will Scott was at the forefront of Online Directories. From Directories to Small Businesses to White Label services for Directories, Will has been getting top of page rankings for clients since the turn of the century. Search Influence, Will Scott's current initiative is a scalable production house for Search Engine Optimization, Local SEO and Social Media for small and midsize businesses. Whether direct or through their white-label partners, Search Influence compete successfully and profitably online. Nothing gives Scott more joy than watching his team members grow into top-notch online marketers.
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Social Search: How Gen Z & Millennial Search Habits Are Changing
Discover why Gen Z & Millennials are choosing social search over search engines. Learn how you can still use SEO strategies to capture their attention!
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Google officially launches AI Overviews for search
Google announces AI Overviews are available for all US searchers Google is trying to steal your searches, what can you do about it? At yesterday’s Google I/O, Google announced it is rolling out “AI overviews” for all US searchers. Without getting too geeky, the AI Overviews are “retrieval augmented generation,” where essentially Google looks into its large language model (i.e. big ol’ database of knowledge) …
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Higher Education Digital Marketing – Your Key to Growth In 2024
Imagine you’re a ship captain embarking on a voyage in uncharted waters. That’s what it’s like navigating the ever-changing currents of Higher Education Digital Marketing. As the deck shifts beneath you, you are steering your institution’s ship through the waves of change – hopefully toward improved enrollment and a better …
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#1 Organic & No Clicks? Google Ads 2023 SERP Smackdown!
High Ranking Keywords and Low Traffic? Are algorithm updates and AI just a red herring for more Google Ads in 2023? It’s not just a #1 position. It’s a rich snippet. And a full-feature rich snippet with images, a bulleted list, and everything. But the CTR (click-through rate) is a …
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SEO Skyscraper Method + ChatGPT Data Mining = Winning the SERP
I can’t believe I’m sharing this, but after doing it a few times, I realized that the Skyscraper Technique, when paired with ChatGPT data mining, is too good to keep to myself. But look, don’t tell anyone else, alright? Everybody’s afraid of the impact of derivative content. I say, if …
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10 Winning Higher Education Marketing Strategies
Research shows that 93% of Americans think they are better drivers than average, 90% of teachers think they are more skilled than their peers, and this overestimation is pervasive across many skills — including logic tests. For the typical higher education institution, effective marketing strategies are like that. Mathematically speaking, …
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Improving SEO In Higher Education Must Be a Priority: Insights From UPCEA Webinar
Priority: Improving SEO in Higher Education Search Influence joined the UPCEA team, Jim Fong and Bruce Etter, as they unveiled the highly anticipated UPCEA Higher Education SEO Research Study in a lively and informative webinar. We’re grateful for the engaged audience, who brought us compelling questions. It was obvious from …
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Why Is Google Traffic Down In April 2023?
Update from the “Correlation is not Causation” file. While investigating more, I noticed this in Google Search Console. A client who has historically had consistent #1 ranking for a specific phrase showed significant volatility in the last month. That volatility roughly coincides with the finalization of the March Core Update. …
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Higher Education Technical SEO to Solve Your Website Woes
Higher Education Technical SEO to Solve Your Website Woes at #UPCEA2023 As higher education institutions continue to evolve, it’s more important than ever to ensure that their websites are up to date and optimized for organic traffic and search engine performance. To accomplish this, universities must be aware of best …
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ChatGPT: Data Mining and SEO With OpenAI and Bing
Table of Contents What Is ChatGPT and How Can You Use It for Data Mining and SEO? Now, What About Bing GPT? Some Other SEO ChatGPT Use Cases Natural Language Processing With Structured Responses Chatbots As Personal Assistants Frequently Asked Questions About ChatGPT for SEO and Data Mining Conclusion: For …
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