Here at Web Gnomes, we stay on top of the ever-changing world of Internet Marketing so you don’t have to. We enjoy learning new tricks of the trade and putting them to practice in the work that we do for our esteemed clients. Here is some of the most helpful Internet marketing info we came across this week:
Understand and Rock the Google Venice Update
Google is constantly tweaking the rules. In fact, in February, the googlers made 40 (!) updates. They do this to attempt to stay one step ahead of spammers and to offer an improved search experience. Their ultimate goal is that every time you search, you find what you’re looking for – on the first try.
One of the 40 February updates is called “Venice” and it has to do with local search results.
In this informative article, Mike Ramsey helps us sort out what this means: “Simply put, the Venice update localized organic results on broad search queries.”
Take a look at the examples in the article to see exactly what this means.
Mike also provides suggestions for making the most of this change. Good stuff!
March Madness: Stats, stats, stats!
I wish I had read this article prior to stumbling around the Internet this morning trying to figure out how my alma mater, Baylor, is doing (no, I’m not quite as hard core as my business partner, Steve… But at least I know it’s March Madness time!).
It took me a couple of clicks to find the best view of the tournament. (Really??)
This has nothing to do with Internet marketing (aside from the fact that we enjoy statistics). But it has everything to do with March Madness!! Enjoy.
Infographic: Google+ for Business
Informative, well-designed infographics make me happy. There is about one in every hundred that are just spot on awesome. This first ever infographic from marketing guru Chris Brogan is all about Google+ for Business (and it’s amazing!).
If you follow our blog, you already know that Google+ is important for business. And if you’re not a convert yet, this Google+ infographic may just give you the nudge you need to sign up and start reaping the benefits!
Happy Friday and enjoy your weekend!