Avoid the 8 most common pitfalls of automated bidding

With more and more PPC tasks becoming automated, it’s important to understand the limitations of automation. Here are eight of the most common issues to avoid when moving from manual to automated bidding.

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5 ways to avoid duplicate content and indexing issues on your e-commerce site

Before a page can rank well, it needs to be crawled and indexed. Contributor Manish Dudharejia shares five tips to give your pages the best chance of getting indexed in the search results.

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How to project SEO traffic levels and avoid saying, ‘It depends’

Establishing a baseline and understanding historical trends helps forecast traffic trends and alerts you when traffic changes. Contributor Simon Heseltine lists steps you can take to predict incoming traffic and changes to your site.

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How to avoid an outbound link penalty from Google

We’ve all heard of unnatural link penalties from having a spammy backlink profile, but columnist Tony Edward notes that your site’s outbound links need to be monitored as well. The post How to avoid an outbound link penalty from Google appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google reiterates suggested 33-character limit in ETA headlines to avoid truncation

For those writing headlines for the new expanded text ad, the most coveted letter in the alphabet will be ”i.” The post Google reiterates suggested 33-character limit in ETA headlines to avoid truncation appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Avoid Hurdles When Working With Multiple Agencies

Columnist Pauline Jakober discusses how to work through common issues that arise when clients employ multiple agencies. The post Avoid Hurdles When Working With Multiple Agencies appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Webinar: How to Avoid (or Mitigate) Social Media Risk for Your Brand

Next week, our sister site, Digital Marketing Depot, will host a webcast that will address the risks inherent in social media for brands. With the FTC paying close attention to what’s being said — and updating its disclosure regulations — marketers need to keep up with current…

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Mobile-Friendly Isn’t Enough For Local Businesses: 3 Pitfalls To Avoid, From A Recent #LocalU Hangout

In the age of “Mobilegeddon,” local search and analytics experts give insights on the growing importance of mobile search and mobile site design. Columnist Will Scott recaps. The post Mobile-Friendly Isn’t Enough For Local Businesses: 3 Pitfalls To Avoid, From A Recent #LocalU Hangout appeared…

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How To Acquire A New Location & Avoid Screwing Up The Local SEO

Expanding your business by acquiring a new location? Columnist Andrew Shotland discusses how to preserve its existing search equity while rebranding. The post How To Acquire A New Location & Avoid Screwing Up The Local SEO appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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