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Lightning Talk

General Marketing

5 min read

16 Ways To Prepare for a Lightning Talk

Last week I delivered a speech at a large, local technology event. I was one of five speakers to address the crowd during the lightning talk session. What is a lightning talk? Generally speaking, it‘s a micro presentation or pitch of some sort to your audience. Organizers can choose different metrics, from time length to topic.
Kathleen GarvinApr 15, 2014
Excel for Data Collection on Ecommerce URLs

General SEO

4 min read

How To Use Excel for Data Collection on Ecommerce URLs

The following Excel trick is best used when you have data located inside of your URLs. This happens a lot when you have an ecommerce website that generates dynamic confirmation URLs after a purchase is made.In one particular case, one of our clients reached out to us hoping to find a PPC management company.
Sergio AicardiApr 10, 2014
Dominate the Search Engines

General SEO

3 min read

How To Use Semrush To Dominate the Search Engines: Part One

For many, the task of dominating their online industry via search engine optimization without a SEO company remains mysterious. Can it still be done Post-Penguin? Post-Hummingbird? If so, how do the SEO experts accomplish it in this new day and age? Just like a handy man, you are only as good as the tools you use. An experienced SEO marketer has a handful of tools at his/her disposal depending on the mission.
Jason HawkinsJan 13, 2014
URL Shorteners

Technical SEO

4 min read

URL Shorteners: How They Differ and Why They Matter

URL shorteners are easy to ignore. You might realize your link was automatically shortened when posting on a social networking site, but you go about your day because it looks good. What many don’t realize, however, is that there is quite a bit of information that goes into URL shorteners. You actually have a choice about which shortener to use and when (and this choice makes a difference).
Amanda DiSilvestroNov 13, 2013
Introduction to CTR

General SEO

3 min read

Introduction to CTR (Click-Through Rate)

CTR stands for Click-Through-Rate. This is the percentage rate at which people click on a particular ad when online. Achieving a high page CTR is essential for achieving PPC success, because it directly affects both the quality score as well as how much a business pays every time someone clicks on their search advert.
Semrush BlogMay 31, 2013
Meta Keywords Generator

Keyword Research

3 min read

Meta Keywords Generator: Get Your Meta Keywords Delivered in No Time

Not too long ago, the Meta keywords tag was very useful in helping pages win on search engines by getting on top of the search engines results page. Unfortunately, since the Meta tags keywords have been abused by unscrupulous webmasters, search engines such as Google and Bing have had to de-emphasize their importance. Still, Meta keywords SEO should not be taken off web pages completely.
Semrush BlogMay 31, 2013
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