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Your Approach to Organic Search is Obsolete: How to Evolve in 2014
Mike Tekula –
I started working on organic search visibility in 2006. Back then, you didn’t have to get up too early in the morning to rank (at least not for the long tail). Tactics like directory submissions and article syndication still worked, and on-page optimization was relatively straightforward. To some... Read more
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The Year in Search - A Round Up of 2013
Hannah Smith –
As 2013 draws to a close come with me, dear reader, as we review this year in search. We saw yet more animal-shaped Google updates, spent a horrifying amount of time watching Harlem Shake videos and there was some noise about GIFs being pronounced JIF. Continuing on its mission to make the world... Read more
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Google Analytics API made easy - Google docs Magic Tutorial
Dave Sottimano –
Even if you're not familiar with the Google Analytics API, chances are that you've probably needed access. Maybe it's because you need 5000 results from the GA interface, but your browser keeps crashing. Maybe you need more than 5000 URLs and you're not in the mood to hack the URL in order to get... Read more
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Bringing some Irish Wonder to your SEO security audits, the latest DistilledLive video
Cheri Percy –
We’ve welcomed another special guest into the Distilled studios this week as Will Critchlow is joined by Julia Logan (you might know her better as Irish Wonder ) to talk you through what she knows best - site security particularly as it relates to SEO. Tune into the video below as Julia... Read more
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Take Me Down To Paradise City, SearchLove San Diego 2013 Day One
Cheri Percy –
Beautiful blue skies. Palm trees swaying in the light afternoon breeze. You’d be forgiven for thinking this was some sort of holiday. But last week saw over 20 industry experts descend upon sunny San Diego to speak at Distilled’s first West Coast event at Paradise Point. If you made it... Read more
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Choose Your International Strategy Tool
Kate Morris –
International Search is a very confusing thing for webmasters, SEOs, and business owners across the globe. I’ve worked with companies large and small on their international strategies and over time developed a set of questions that help identify the right strategy for any particular company.... Read more
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DistilledLive Catch Up: Responsive Web Design
Kristina Kledzik –
Last Monday, our Seattle office held a meet up about responsive design. We were lucky enough to get Matt Fordham, technical director at Wintr, to explain the fundamentals behind responsive design itself, and I made my argument for why responsive is so great for SEO. If you aren’t lucky enough... Read more
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How to find ALL THE LINKS to that cool thing you made
Jacob Klein –
There are several reasons you’d want to find all of the URLs that point to one page or another. Consultants often like to report on referring domains to a target page or tool they’ve created and webmasters themselves always love getting that warm, fuzzy feeling that only a high... Read more
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Because community building isn’t fluffy: enhancing UX, DistilledLive video
Cheri Percy –
Well, look who we found hanging out at the Mack Web Solutions offices! Whilst our former Seattle consultant Geoff has been off “working remotely”, we thought it made sense for both Geoff and Mack to talk about what they both know best: Community and SEO. Community building isn’t fluffy. Community... Read more
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How Newsjacking is creating a new buzz in online marketing
Cheri Percy –
This post is a case study on a Newsjacking from Lyndon Antcliff. Lyndon spoke at this year’s LinkLove London and is a specialist in web content that creates buzz in the form of links, social signals and newspaper mentions. He runs a Newsjacking service helping PR professionals and content creators... Read more
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The Anatomy of a Great Guest Post
Kate Morris –
Lately there has been a lot of talk about how guest posting has gone down hill.While there are tons of guides on how to write a good blog post, there are some things about guest posting that are unique. So I want to focus on fixing the problem of bad guest posts with a visual guide to a great guest... Read more
