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Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th April 2014, 08:51 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,199
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Which is better for your site: internal or external blog?

I don't see how creating a blog outside your website helps your main site's SEO. The new blog would have almost zero link authority to link back to your main site. It would be for attracting new...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th April 2014, 02:38 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,199
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Which is better for your site: internal or external blog?

If we're talking a page one site that loads in under half a second, any slight increase in page size can affect ranking. Not the case for many situations but as a whole, it's something to consider....
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th April 2014, 12:56 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,199
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Which is better for your site: internal or external blog?

Does installing a blog on a subdomain or subfolder affect the organic ranking of the other pages at all?

Example, if you install WordPress at the root of your website, your performance will suffer...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 9th December 2012, 09:57 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 227
Posted By alxvallejo
Changing campaign structure

I've been running a campaign for about a year and a half now and the campaign has been setup by location. I'd have one campaign targeted for a specific region. And then I would duplicate the ad...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 16th April 2012, 07:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 504
Posted By alxvallejo
Do "Low search volume" keywords hurt your campaign?

Just wondering what your opinion is: Do keywords that are marked as Low volume weigh on your QS?
Forum: Offline Marketing 8th February 2012, 01:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,598
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Best practice for a business with multiple locations on Google Places?

Yes buy I've seen directories that deny multiple listings.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th January 2012, 12:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 456
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Questions on switching from static to Wordpress

Old thread, but this is an interesting comment. What other monetization methods do you mean? For the business, for advertising, for general SEO? Those are three channels of monetization methods I can...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th December 2011, 10:31 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 384
Posted By alxvallejo
How to control landing page?

I have some pages that have received a higher portion of the landing page from Google.

I have no idea how to replicate that particular page showing up as the landing page so I'm wondering how I...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th December 2011, 11:14 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 454
Posted By alxvallejo
Google Analytics API and Executive Dashboard Development

Hi forum, I've been in and out of S.E.O. for a while but I wanted to bring up a question now that my client is circling around again.

My client wants an neat, consolidated executive dashboard of...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th December 2011, 03:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 785
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Rotating proxies for serp rank checking?

Thanks for the tip. Still expensive (to me) at ~$15/mo, which is $180 a year. Are online rank checkers reliable? Are they worth the monthly subscription?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th December 2011, 02:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 785
Posted By alxvallejo
Rotating proxies for serp rank checking?

So I just got a new piece of tracking software and it's been about 2 months since I last checked the rankings.

I got a pop up message with a suggestion to add proxy accounts with a link to...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th December 2011, 09:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 671
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Local SEO conundrum: Phone number tracking

Side question for you: Do you advocate phone tracking for local seo in this case? How else can you narrow the margin of error for sources of phone inquiries?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th December 2011, 09:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 671
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Local SEO conundrum: Phone number tracking

There are multiple sources claiming that any inconsistency in NAP will hurt rankings:

Any confusion about your business name, address and/or phone number coming from trusted sources can suppress...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th December 2011, 08:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 671
Posted By alxvallejo
Local SEO conundrum: Phone number tracking

If you are doing some local SEO -- and you want the client's rankings to jump high -- you need a consistent NAP format. Yet by keeping a consistent phone number format -- you develop a huge margin of...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th December 2011, 12:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 671
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: How long before you can expect ranking improvements

I understand that concern. This is my second client. My first client already had good rankings and I focused mainly on best practices and SEM. This client referred me to a new client and now I'm...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th December 2011, 12:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 671
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: How long before you can expect ranking improvements

I also want to introduce the question of 'why'. At this point, I'm telling my client that it depends on two things: the search engine algorithm and your competitors SEO. Yes of course, if you're...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th December 2011, 10:16 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 671
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: How long before you can expect ranking improvements

Knowing how to do it is easy. You'd have to really neglect your SEO research to not know how to build backlinks, on-site audit, etc. Unless there's some secret that they aren't telling me? Quality...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th December 2011, 09:14 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 671
Posted By alxvallejo
How long before you can expect ranking improvements

This is the first time I'm pitching my SEO services and I'm not sure what timeframe I should tell them to expect before they notice improved rankings. Assuming I put in all the effort for backlink...
Forum: Offline Marketing 3rd December 2011, 12:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 922
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Client Wants One Site - Multiple Locations - Advice Needed

Hey Tony, sorry to bring up an old issue, but I have an initial consultation scheduled and I was wondering what you meant by forgetting about the website. Isn't having an online presence crucial?...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 26th October 2011, 08:03 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 489
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Alexa Rank?

So, how do we assess the traffic/value/ranking of a website that isn't yours (and you don't have access to Google Analytics data)?

Say you have certain affiliates/directories you wish you pursue...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 24th October 2011, 09:17 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 353
Posted By alxvallejo
Directory Listings: New description each time?

Or is there overlap?
Forum: Offline Marketing 24th October 2011, 08:09 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,492
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: How Can You Track Phone Calls

@ClearWater

That's exactly my point. Catch 22?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 21st October 2011, 10:12 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 529
Posted By alxvallejo
Does Phone Call Tracking hurt Local Rankings?

If you want to track your off-site SEO with a virtual phone number, your Google Places (as it is increasingly important), will be hurt in rankings because the phone number will now be inconsistent.
...
Forum: Offline Marketing 21st October 2011, 07:56 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,492
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: How Can You Track Phone Calls

Virtual PBX isn't going to track how many phone calls you get/how they got the phone #, etc.

I think he means he needs to track an online #.

My question: If you get a Virtual number set up...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th October 2011, 01:44 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 530
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Question --> Readable content VS. SEO content. SEO Experts, Please read and reply.

How and why?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 18th October 2011, 12:46 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 530
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Question --> Readable content VS. SEO content. SEO Experts, Please read and reply.

This is quite interesting as I do see this on a # of search results. How can this be? Backlinks & Site age? Social media? What other factors can you name that would make a low-content-rich site...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 14th October 2011, 02:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 697
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Now you can opt out of G.Analytics tracking you

Do a lot of people use this? I wonder how many directory services report false visitor statistics since us SEO webmaster folk can't trust Google Analytics now...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 11th October 2011, 02:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 311
Posted By alxvallejo
Optimizing for directories

If you have a "company bio" in various online business directories, do you need fresh content for each or can you take your company bio from your website and copy and paste?
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 10th October 2011, 06:46 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 559
Posted By alxvallejo
Google Places: Switching Secondary and Primary Phone Number

Right now, because of a phone tree issue, I have my cell phone listed as the primary # for all listings and the phone tree as a secondary #. All my directories have my main # since the directories...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 8th October 2011, 10:43 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,777
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Google Adwords Question - Why bid on your own company/brand name?

Can't you just do a simple keyword search in Google Analytics to see how many queries contained your brand name?

I have no idea why companies bid on their brand name. If someone is typing in the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 6th October 2011, 08:04 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 365
Posted By alxvallejo
Using SEO modifiers such as "best" "cheap" in title tag

Do you guys use this? What's the best practice for SEO modifiers such as :

best
cheap
offers
buy
reviews
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 4th October 2011, 03:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 432
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Negative Keywords in Organic

Awesome, thanks a lot.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th September 2011, 08:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 642
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Ad Rank testing. What's the difference between position 3 and position 6?

I disagree. I don't have one keyword above a 7/10 yet they have excellent CTRs and even more importantly, high conversion rates. I don't think I'll ever see a QS of higher than 7 in this particular...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th September 2011, 04:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 642
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Ad Rank testing. What's the difference between position 3 and position 6?

Why would there be bidding wars if position didn't matter? If it's a competitive industry, companies will pay top dollar to be in top 3 Ad Rank.


"Greatness" in an ad is hard to define. People...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 30th September 2011, 11:30 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 642
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Ad Rank testing. What's the difference between position 3 and position 6?

Notice how position 7 ranks slightly above position 5. Exactly my point. ;)
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 29th September 2011, 07:16 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 642
Posted By alxvallejo
Ad Rank testing. What's the difference between position 3 and position 6?

What's the difference in CTR between position 3 and position...6?

Is someone's willing to look at position 3, why not browse position 6? I guess that's my hypotheses but I'm not quite sure how to...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 27th September 2011, 06:04 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 320
Posted By alxvallejo
Modified Broad bidding against Broad

If my understanding is correct:

+ABC +XYZ would beat +ABC XYZ. But if you have a dual modified competing with an anchor modified, does this result in a higher CPC?

Of even if you have +ABC +XYZ...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 27th September 2011, 12:52 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 432
Posted By alxvallejo
Negative Keywords in Organic

If I appear #3 for the query free _________ and I do not offer free services but I do have the words "Feel free" and "toll free" on my website, is that my fault or Google's fault?

Then I get...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 24th September 2011, 07:32 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 463
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: And I'm paying for "Other Search Terms" why?

Yes, obviously this can be an effective strategy. However, my question is, what determines whether a Search Term is eligible to be displayed? What determines whether the Search Term will end up in...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd September 2011, 05:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 463
Posted By alxvallejo
And I'm paying for "Other Search Terms" why?

Can someone explain the significance of "Other Search Terms" from the Keyword Report (http://screencast.com/t/8J9SG5QRV)? I've called this out before but again, it is deeply frustrating why I'm...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd September 2011, 01:26 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 471
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Google Analytics Advanced Segments Configuration help

The data doesn't add up. I'm thinking I'm not filtering the data properly for each region. Both regions' visits should not exceed the total amount of visits, regardless of how Analytics captures the...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 23rd September 2011, 09:16 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 471
Posted By alxvallejo
Google Analytics Advanced Segments Configuration help

Here's how I'm setting this up: Visitors from Maryland, Google Organic only
2011-09-23_1112 - AlexVallejo's library (http://screencast.com/t/1cTSKsKOZ)

(the Case sensitivity option resets itself...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 21st September 2011, 06:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 324
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Why use broad when you can use modified broad?

Actually I've found exact to be very unprofitable for my local campaign. Sure I have them included, but I end up having to lower the bid because most of my conversions occur under the high variation...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 21st September 2011, 05:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 324
Posted By alxvallejo
Why use broad when you can use modified broad?

Advantages to using modified broad:

More targeted. Each modified term must be included. This prevents unwanted impressions for partial broad term matches.
Misspellings and plurals
Order...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 13th September 2011, 11:41 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 449
Posted By alxvallejo
Unique Visitors: StatCounter vs. Google Analytics

I've been seeing some huge discrepencies between the two sources.

Why not just use Google Analytics and assume everyone has JavaScript enabled? As opposed to the "cookies" that StatCounter counts...
Forum: Offline Marketing 11th September 2011, 01:30 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 541
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Google places ranking?

http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-marketing-discussions/274429-needed-google-places-local-ranking-software-4.html
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 11th September 2011, 12:33 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 499
Posted By alxvallejo
Consequences of Google Places listing changes and postcard validation

If you make a change to a listing, say the address because you moved or the phone number because it changed, I've been hearing that you need a postcard validation once you submit. Does Google punish...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 7th September 2011, 11:43 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 376
Posted By alxvallejo
AdWords Brainstorm Session, Go!

2011-09-07_1342 - AlexVallejo's library (http://screencast.com/t/u65gfvrnT)

What conclusions would you draw from this. This is a brainstorming session. Go!
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 30th August 2011, 08:24 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,730
Posted By alxvallejo
Claim Multiple Business Locations on Yelp?

I can't find how to do this. Any help?
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 30th August 2011, 07:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,126
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: What are the Best SEO ranking reporting tools?

SERP Attacks suits my needs
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 19th August 2011, 03:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 490
Posted By alxvallejo
h1 keywords in parenthese

If you have some target keywords in parentheses in the H1 tag, do the keywords weigh less than the words not in parentheses?
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings 10th August 2011, 09:20 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 563
Posted By alxvallejo
1-2 keyword rule VS Exact Match Expansion

Looking for answers, looking for answers...

I read tips like "Keep ad groups to 1-2 keywords" and "Only use exact match" and "Use phrase match to find new exact matches"

How do these tips add...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 9th August 2011, 11:18 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 392
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: Goals Completed/Unique Visitors in GA

Can you be a little bit more specific? All I'm seeing is a new interface.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 9th August 2011, 08:26 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 392
Posted By alxvallejo
Goals Completed/Unique Visitors in GA

I cannot believe this is not an available metric.
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 1st August 2011, 03:58 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 969
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: GA Data Grabber - Reviews

oh wow, so it's not just me?

I'm building a dashboard for my client and using this API is the best solution I can think of.
Have you looked at the Data Export API in the Google documentation?
...
Forum: Search Engine Optimization 1st August 2011, 02:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 969
Posted By alxvallejo
Re: GA Data Grabber - Reviews

Hm, let me know if it's a site that is different than what I referenced.

I'm receiving the #NAME? error in excel when I execute the getGAauthenticationToken. Any tips? Macros are enabled and...
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