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Keyword research tool Our organic keyword research tool is live and a great way to do keyword research. What makes this tool different is the data source. Instead of pulling from the paid advertising side and their attendant tools, weve built ours to run on organic search query volumes from Bing. You simply type in your phrase, determine if you want an exact match to the phrase by selecting strict and hit the Search button. The results for the phrase you entered, and related phrases will appear on the page. You can select a date ranging back 6 months from the current date, and export the data as well. Filters exist to narrow down the information, allowing you to ta…

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As with so many things in life, perspective is important. On the surface its easy to say Bing likes SEO. But what does this actually mean? Do we actually care whether you have clean URLs, H1 tags and properly written meta descriptions? Sure we do, but the reasons might not be what you're thinking. At the very core of its work, SEO is about improving a website. In today's ever-populated SERPs, that's important. Small things can help your website appear ahead of a competitor in the results, and with so much money online today, every advantage counts, right? Well, yes and no. Ranking well today requires so much more than just tweaking basic, on-page technical factors. An…

<p><a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/seo/seo-secrets-tips-tricks/"class="post_image_link" title="Permanent link to SEO Secrets, Tips & Tricks – Why it’s Not Worth Your Your Time"><img class="post_image alignnone remove_bottom_margin frame" src="http://www.wolf-howl.com/wp-content/uploads/seo-secrets.jpg" width="730" height="365" alt="Post image for SEO Secrets, Tips & Tricks – Why it’s Not Worth Your Your Time" /></a> </p><p>Whenever I go to conference, or at least a dozen times a week by email, I get asked what are some “SEO secrets” or hey what keywords do you rank for, and can you show me some of your websites. Until you ha…

The last couple of weeks have been busy here at Bing. For those who may have missed these great reading opportunities, I wanted to take a minute to call out two items worth spending some time with. First up, the interview Eric Enge over at Stone Temple Consulting did with Paul Yiu, our Group Program Manager for Social Search. They covered a wide range of items such as: Authority - "They also look at the number of people you follow. If you follow 200 people and 8,000 follow you this might indicate more authority than if you follow 9,000 people and 8,000 follow you." Trustworthiness - "Relevance of the followers is used as a signal: who you are connected to says somethi…

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<p><a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/socialmedia/how-to-cross-post-from-twitter-to-your-facebook-page/"class="post_image_link" title="Permanent link to How to Cross Post From Twitter to Your Facebook Page"><img class="post_image alignnone remove_bottom_margin frame" src="http://www.wolf-howl.com/wp-content/uploads/cross-post-twitter-facebook.jpg" width="730" height="365" alt="Post image for How to Cross Post From Twitter to Your Facebook Page" /></a> </p><p>One of the questions I get asked by clients who are developing a social media strategy is should I cross post my <a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/tag/facebook/" >Facebook&lt…

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<p><a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/socialmedia/facebook-brand-page-timeline-checklist/"class="post_image_link" title="Permanent link to Facebook Brand Page Timeline Checklist"><img class="post_image alignnone remove_bottom_margin frame" src="http://www.wolf-howl.com/wp-content/uploads/facebook-timeline.jpg" width="730" height="364" alt="Post image for Facebook Brand Page Timeline Checklist" /></a> </p><p>Starting March 30th, all <a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/tag/facebook/" >Facebook</a> brand pages and profile pages will be switching to the new timeline format. Some brands have already made the change, but, if you ha…

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Today the Web is accessible almost everywhere. Our PC, laptops, tablets, smartphones and more allow us to access content anywhere, anytime. This also means there is a need to show content in many ways, optimized to different environments. A common SEO question we receive is how to optimize websites for various platforms such as desktop, mobile phone, tablet, etc. At Bing, we want to keep things simple by proposing the one URL per content item strategy. For each website, instead of having different URLs per platform (one URL for desktop, another for mobile devices, etc.), our feedback is that producing fewer variations of URLs will benefit you by avoiding sub-optimal an…

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<p><a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/reputation-management/orm-spaghetti-method/"class="post_image_link" title="Permanent link to Online Reputation Management and the “Spaghetti Method”"><img class="post_image alignnone remove_bottom_margin frame" src="http://www.wolf-howl.com/wp-content/uploads/orm-spaghetti.jpg" width="730" height="364" alt="Post image for Online Reputation Management and the “Spaghetti Method”" /></a> </p><p>Online <a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/tag/orm/" >reputation management</a> (<a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/tag/orm/" >ORM</a>) is a huge, and growing market. For others it means t…

<p><a href="http://www.wolf-howl.com/sponsors/sponsors-feb-2012/"class="post_image_link" title="Permanent link to Thanks to This Month’s Sponsors Feb 2012"><img class="post_image alignnone remove_bottom_margin frame" src="http://www.wolf-howl.com/wp-content/uploads/feb-2012.jpg" width="730" height="485" alt="Post image for Thanks to This Month’s Sponsors Feb 2012" /></a> </p><p>I’d like to say thanks to the people who sponsored the blog this month, without them there wouldn’t be regular posts here. <span id="more-13923"></span></p> <ol> <li><a href="http://www.text-link-ads.com/starter_kit.php?src=w…

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I don't mean "in your hands" as in on your smartphone, as an app, etc. "In your hands" here means under your control. Putting the power with the people, though I admit that an app would be super cool for this feature. Hmmm..... What we've covering in this video is how to control Bingbot through Webmaster Tools. Well, less about the actual how (find that here) and a bit more about the "why you want to".http://www.bing.com/community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=9672597 Source: Bing Webmaster Blog

Sounds too good to be true right? Well, it isnt. While we SEOs always try for the number one spot, its a popular secret that getting to that spot takes time. And most of the times, even with your amazing link building and on site optimization skills, all you can reach is the first page, [...] View the full article

The core focus of all businesses lies in commercial growth and success. Growth in terms of connections, clients, and audiences is always an important factor. It is here that that the role of marketing and advertising comes into play. As we grow as a society, technology will continue to empower us. It is the need [...] View the full article

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