I was recently made aware of this interesting change in the SERPs, and had to find an example for myself. Apparently Google is displaying images from within PDFs and displaying them as a JPEG. In one case I found, they converted the entire PDF into a JPEG. To illustrate, I did a search for a term that I knew [...]
Update September 2015 - Well apparently Google is now going after some of these companies. I'm not gonna say "I told you so" but I really did tell you so. I like to keep my eye on the competition, but I also like to keep my eye on the darker side of the SEO sales world. These calls are [...]
Try as I may, I just searched for 2 minutes and could not find the new version of the Google logo in PNG format. So here it is, hopefully it will be a little easier for people to find and Google Image bot will index this: Download the PNG here What font does the Google logo use? [...]
Kind of unexciting process, but thought some of you might want to check this thing out. A few notes: how I got this? they reached out to me, I suppose we somehow qualified it took about 6 weeks to arrive was super easy to setup Only other thing you might be interested in is the setup page:
As an SEO consultant you probably already know a thing or two about risk. SEO in general is all about taking calculated risks. Should I disavow this link? Is this page too spammy? Am I using too many keywords? Just know this: if you are starting to get some larger contracts and want to really start banking the big [...]
I've meddled with taking full website screenshots for quite a while now. That is, capturing an image of an entire website from top to bottom without having to piece it together. I've tried using native programs such as Windows Snipping Tool (my favorite) or doing Ctrl + PrintScr but both of these are limited because you have to scroll [...]
Hootsuite, Buffer and Sprout Social are all ways to automate your social media postings. Some folks use it religiously while others use it to supplement when they are not around. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to spot a social network profile that automates its postings. I can spot one from a mile away. Many times they are ugly [...]
It was recently brought to my attention from a very notable social media influencer that I should make some changes on Twitter if I wanted to stop losing so many followers. Mainly: change my profile pic to one where I am smiling stop being so sarcastic cut down on the negativity play well with others So I decided to [...]
When I get nostalgic or lonely, I like to browse the archives of websites like textfiles.com, archive.org or oldversion.com. Whilst on Old Version I started poking around the old Netscape archives longing for the days when the web was a better place. I figured I'd see what happens if I tried installing an old browser on a modern 64 [...]
Dear SEO specialists, newbies, experts, and know it all's - How's it going? You might know me as Googlebot, the algorithm, Penguin, Panda or a slew of other nicknames. Today I'd like to offer up some helpful advice that I've been holding onto for a very long time. This is the first and last time I am going to [...]