In my 17 years as a B2B SEO and marketing consultant, I hadn’t really considered giving PPC a go until Google changed the layout for its search results to remove right-side ads on desktop and to increase the number of ads appearing above the organic results to as many as …
Read More »Concerned about Tiger Woods?
Every Sunday night, the Sports Illustrated Golf Group conducts an e-mail roundtable with writers from Sports Illustrated, GOLF and GOLF.com (with the occasional special guest). Tiger Woods fired a birdieless 77 in the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic, said his back wasn’t an issue, then withdrew less than …
Read More »Local search: It’s all about mobile
Optimizing for local search is important, but if you aren’t optimizing for mobile, you’re going to miss out on your most important source of local traffic. For years, Google has been improving the relevance of local search, from its “Pigeon Update” to Promoted Pins. And since there are more searches on mobile …
Read More »Focus on How Much Will You Spend in Retirement; Don’t Worry About How Much You Need
You are probably worried that you have not saved enough for retirement and the the #1 piece of advice from most financial experts is to tell you to Save More! What if I tell you that this focus on savings has it all wrong? There is something MUCH more effective …
Read More »Tim Sweeney is positively steam-ed about Microsoft’s Windows Cloud operating system
Yesterday, we reported on Windows Cloud — a new version of Microsoft’s Windows 10 that’s supposedly in the works. Windows Cloud would be limited to applications that are available through the Windows Store and is widely believed to be a play for the education market, where Chromebooks are currently popular. …
Read More »Uber fined $20 million for lying about driver earnings, predatory financing
Uber, the San Francisco ride-sharing company, has been in the news of late over its game of chicken with the city of San Francisco over a $150 license fee for self-driving vehicles (which it lost) and for losing an estimated $3 billion dollars in 2016. Now the company has been …
Read More »Everything You Should Know About The 2017 Niagara Icewine Festival
Photo: niagarawinefest on Instagram For Canuck wine lovers who are searching for the perfect winter activity, the 2017 Niagara Icewine Festival just may be an event to add to your calendar. The 8th annual seasonal festival kicks off on January 13, and runs until January 29 at Niagara Falls. The event …
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Green Tea Benefits That You Didn’t Know About
A large and growing body of research shows that drinking green tea can offer extraordinary health benefits. Green Tea Green tea is the healthiest beverage on the planet. Green tea is not oxidized (fermented) during its processing, and so its buds and leaves retain much of the naturally occurring chemicals …
Read More »Trigger tells you when Trump tweets about your stocks
Very few people can move financial markets with their tweets, but like it or not, President-elect Donald Trump is one of them. And while you can’t do anything to prevent the madness, you can keep up with it using a new tool from Trigger Finance. Originally a class project at Cornell Tech, …
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