Author Archives: jeff loquist

Karma and Internet Marketing (They DO Go Hand in Hand)

By jeff loquist | Published: April 5, 2012

Over the weekend I went to Iowa to visit family. While there I met with my sister’s boss at her dance studio to go over her website and see if she could do anything to improve the qualified traffic coming in (there is ALWAYS something we can do). We covered a lot of areas, but [...]

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Google adWords Set to Nix Demographic Bidding Option on March 21, 2012

By jeff loquist | Published: March 7, 2012

For one reason or another Google has decided to remove the demographic bidding option on March 21, 2012. This may not be big news for many people, being that the option was pretty elusive and most people didn’t even know about  it, but it does leave me wondering why? Instead of nixing the whole thing, [...]

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Out of the Office Mar 12, 2012 through Mar 16, 2012

By jeff loquist | Published: March 7, 2012

Just wanted to give anyone looking to contact me that I will be out of the office form Mar 12, 2012 through Mar 16, 2012. I will be available for any emergencies at the phone number listed on the site. If you would like to discuss search marketing for your website, please fill out the [...]

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A Year After the Google Panda Update: How Bloggers Can Avoid Penalties

By jeff loquist | Published: February 25, 2012

Earlier today Search Engine Land released a great infographic on the Panda Update and its effects one year later: This got me thinking about how bloggers were effected by the Panda Updates (they could have picked a better name, the Google Panda isn’t nearly as nice as its fuzzy counterpart) and how they can best [...]

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8 Things Bloggers Should Look for In a Web Hosting Company

By jeff loquist | Published: February 24, 2012

Starting a blog is an exciting adventure for many people. Whether you are thinking of starting a blog for your business, a personal blog or would like to dive into the affiliate marketing arena finding a good hosting company is one of the first things you should think about (the premise of your blog is [...]

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SEO for Bloggers – Creating Unique Meta Title Tags Using SEO Ultimate in WordPress

By jeff loquist | Published: February 4, 2012

In SEO there are a number of things you can do to your on-page content to make it more search engine-friendly. None of these may be as important as the Meta Title of your page. The Meta title of your page is a line of code located in the head section of your document that [...]

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Getting More from Google Analytics: Exporting More than 500 Rows

By jeff loquist | Published: January 28, 2012

There are a lot of analytics programs out there;many of which come with a pretty hefty price tag. While many SEOs and business owners tout the power of platforms such as Omniture, WebTrends, and VisiStat, the truth is that for 95% of website owners (probably more) Google Analytics offers everything needed to understand the who, [...]

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Roll With It: The Ever-Changing Landscape of Search

By jeff loquist | Published: January 13, 2012

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.” – Lao-tzu  There has been a lot of complaining over the past few months about Google and the constant state of change they seem to be in.  From search marketers griping about the Panda updates and how it has made life more difficult for [...]

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