Hard to believe as it may be, as we head into 2012 (depending on who you ask), the SEO industry is anywhere from 12 to roughly 16 years old. Equally surprising is how little the […]
The New Opportunity for SEO Consultants Read more
One of the most consistent pieces of feedback we’ve gotten from our users is that our original visualization of keyword rankings made it very hard to scan for changes. This is what our rankings dashboard
Improving Our SEO Rankings Visualization Read more
Today we are releasing two new languages to our user interface that have been on our roadmap for quite some time: Chinese (Mandarin, Traditional (simplified is coming up next)) and Spanish. The Spanish translation was
Support for Chinese and Spanish and Massive CSV Uploads Read more
Fact: Users write customer support emails and if they don’t, you should seriously start worrying. Even if they report bugs that you find of very little importance, request features that don’t really go along with your idea
9 Quick Tips: How to Answer Customer Support Emails Read more
Live streaming archive on Justin.tv of today’s Ad Innovation Conference at Y Combinator. Our presentation starts at about 40:00 (and cuts off halfway through – we’re looking for the second half).
Y Combinator Ad Innovation Conference Live Streaming Read more
SEO Dashboard Video Many of our customers have been asking for videos of our SEO dashboard in action, so we started off our YouTube channel (make sure you subscribe) with a quick, 10-minute video that
An Overview of the Ginzametrics Platform Read more
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been almost a year since we first launched Ginzametrics in private beta. We’ve been out of private beta for almost eight months now (although we’re still improving all
Ginzametrics Pricing Updates Focusing on Our Strengths Read more
Over the weekend, I ran across several ads for UI / UX contractors from web and mobile startups, looking for someone to come in and design their app. I also noticed a story on Hacker
Can You Outsource Product UX and UI Design Successfully? Read more
There was a lot of buzz a couple of days ago when Google released +1, a simple button that supposedly lets people recommend links to their friends. Some have speculated that +1 is Google’s answer
The Real Story Behind Google +1 Read more
Yesterday, Google announced a new feature for both its search engine and site owners (in the near future). You’ve likely heard of it: Google +1, which is a small button on search engine results (and
What Site Owners Need to Know About Google +1 Read more
This blog post is about a management study already 29 years old. The post culminates in an explanation of a type of chart that was used by the authors of the study to discuss the
Understanding Centralization Vs Decentralization in SEO Read more
New as I am to search and SEO, I’m only just discovering the basics. I thought it might be helpful to write up some of what I learn, in the spirit of a “Complete Beginner’s
A Few Quick SEO Tips Read more
I had an unpleasant experience at Trader Joe’s this weekend. The manager’s response was so lethargic that I decided to tweet @traderjoes about it to see if there would at least be some sort of
Is Trader Joes Really Not on Twitter? Read more
The 37signals “less is more” school of product development has caught fire, and for good reason. It’s often better for users: there is less to learn, less to get tripped up on, and less to
Product Simplicity and Second Order Sales Read more
Last week I wrote about how search affects programming language design, pontificating about how easy it is to find Ruby/Rails “soft documentation” using Google (or another search engine), and how practical and to-the-point that “soft
RVM and Bundler in Five Seconds Read more
It’s application season again at Y Combinator again, so I thought I’d share my perspective on what they are looking for and why you should think about applying. I often get emails from people asking
Y Combinator Looks for Outliers Read more
Until quite recently I knew about as little as one could about SEO. If anything, the term gave me the creeps — I associated it with link farms and domain squatters and those old pop-up
Accidental SEO and how I got 400,000 page views without even knowing it Read more
If you happen to work in advertising or marketing, then you probably know that we are in the midst of one of the biggest transformations ever to occur in the (at least) half-a-trillion dollar advertising
Agencies, Quants, Hustlers and Hackers, The Personalities Building AdTech Read more
