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Search marketing blog from Portland Oregon SEO firm in business since 1998.
2021-03-15 14:14
SMX West 2018 March 2018 in San Jose, CA
I was invited to speak at the recent SMX Advancedby mister Matt Van Wagner in the “Conversion Optimization: Turning Quick Wins Int… Read More
2020-12-15 18:09
WebRanking’s 9th Annual Toy Drive is a Wrap!
Since 2012, WebRanking has happily participated in the Toys for Tots annual toy drive. This year was our 9th annual visit to our favorite… Read More
2020-03-16 16:21
As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to grow, the WebRanking team is dedicated to support our clients and help them navigate through this difficult time.
While our team has the… Read More
2019-12-31 21:06
“Your ads have been disapproved…”
Many credit unions are receiving ad denial emails after attempting to enhance their Facebook ad campaigns. These denials are part of a s… Read More
2019-12-23 20:23
That’s a Wrap! WebRanking’s 8th Annual Toy Drive
Since 2012, WebRanking has happily participated in the Toys for Tots annual toy drive. This year was our 8th annual visit to our… Read More
2018-05-31 17:37
Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2018
PPC Hero just released their annual “Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts” list for 2018. Our very own James Svoboda made the list agai… Read More
2018-05-24 20:22
In this month’s digital update, we look at GDPR, Google’s new local search world, Optimizing your Google My Business Listing, ZIP Code geotargeting for PPC Campaigns and Microsof… Read More
2018-04-24 14:44
Spring has Sprung…
Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad
Sometimes I wish life was never ending
And all good things, they say, never last
– Prince Rogers N… Read More
2018-03-20 16:18
SMX West 2018 March 2018 in San Jose, CA
I was invited to speak at the recent SMX West by mister Matt Van Wagner in the “Conversion Optimization: Turning Quick Wins Into W… Read More
2018-03-07 16:37
We feel the luck of the Irish is on our side this month, how about you?
In this month’s digital update, we look at Search Engine Traffic, Site Structure, Timeless Marketing Strategies… Read More
2018-02-27 20:07
Facebook’s Usage in the United States has declined for the first time in 11 years. This is according to a new Infinite Dial research series study from Edison Research and Triton Digit… Read More
2018-02-26 20:17
For the first time in over 3 years Search Engines were once again the dominant referrer of website traffic in 2017, overtaking Social Media that held reign since 2014. This revelation comes… Read More
2018-02-08 15:22
Love us or hate us, it’s February, the month of love, and we just want to say we love all of you who read our newsletter and trust us with your business!
In this month’s digital… Read More
2018-01-04 19:28
Time to get those erasers ready, it’s now 2018. That’s right, for the first few days of the month, you’ll keep on writing 2017, but you’ll have to either erase that o… Read More
2017-12-08 15:12
*December 2017 Update for gtag.js
Event tracking is important on a website. It’s the only way to track user engagement. There are certain links that don’t naturally trigger any… Read More
2017-12-06 16:50
As 2017 comes to a close, we want to thank our clients, colleagues, partners and newsletter readers for helping make this year another success. We wish you the happiest of holidays and look… Read More
2017-11-02 18:53
Once again we have to give thanks to our clients and subscribers! Without you, we wouldn’t be where we are today! Thank you!
In this month’s digital update, we look at review sta… Read More
2017-10-04 15:44
It’s the start of the 4th Quarter, the game is on the line. We need to make sure our marketing efforts lead us to victory before time runs out!
In this month’s digital update, we… Read More
2017-09-06 16:03
It’s the last month of Quarter 3 of 2017 and we’re hoping we don’t see any Christmas lights for at least another month. Fingers crossed!
In this month’s digital updat… Read More
2017-08-02 15:57
Summer just started, so why does it feel like it is almost over? Or is it just us that feels this way? Whatever the case, let’s dig into our newsletter.
In this month’s digital u… Read More
2017-07-25 18:24
Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2017
PPC Hero just released their annual “Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts” list for 2017. Our very own James Svoboda made the list agai… Read More
2017-07-06 15:50
Who decided to put the 4th of July on a Tuesday this year? 2 off, 1 on, 1 off, 3 on…that’s a tough schedule to like! Anyhow, we hope you made it back to the office with all your… Read More
2017-06-19 18:25
SMX Advanced is a high-level search engine marketing conference that takes place in Seattle every year in June. This was the 11th year and I was honored by being invited to participate agai… Read More
2017-06-19 17:59
A few days ago, we received a request for a quote for ranking a handful of very specific keyword phrases.
As it was towards the end of the day, I responded back to the lead letting him know… Read More
2017-06-07 13:48
Now that we have our winter clothes offically in storage, we’re excited to see what summer 2017 brings! We hope you are as well.
In this month’s digital update, we look at Lesson… Read More
2017-05-23 16:15
We all know by now that it’s important to put your keywords in as many places as you can, within reason, to get the most SEO value out of them. But are there any places that work, that… Read More
2017-05-03 15:25
The April showers are gone, now we’re looking forward to the May flowers!
In this month’s digital update, we look at Voice Search, HTTPS, Facebook vs Google Ads, and more.
Let&r&hell…Read More
2017-04-07 15:11
The Portland Guide To Pay Per Click Advertising covers building high performing and deeply segmented paid search campaigns localized to the Portland, Oregon metro market.
Video Transcriptio… Read More
2017-04-05 15:07
Hopping right on past the first quarter of 2017, we hope you are all having as great a year as we are!
In this month’s digital update, we look at Social Preference, State of Searcher B… Read More
2017-03-31 16:27
”And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile. And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife…and you may ask yourself well…how… Read More
2017-03-30 14:04
GoTo.com, a ground-breaking pay per click search engine from the Dot Com era, launched a new Alpha version on March 28th, 2017 with a nostalgic design but to little fanfare.
This time it&rsq&hell…Read More
2017-03-21 19:05
What a difference a space makes.
Since 1998, we’ve been WebRanking (one word, capital W, capital R). You know, those friendly digital marketing fellas that help businesses find online… Read More
2017-03-10 19:39
I recently had the privilege of presenting at Engage Conference (formerly SearchFest) in Portland for the SEMpdx group. I was part of the “Paid Search: Origins” session that was… Read More
2017-03-02 18:57
We feel the luck of the Irish this month! We’re lucky to have fantastic clients, a great team of employees, and a great base of newsletter subscribers!
In this month’s digital up… Read More
2017-02-21 20:58
Finding transparent and straight-forward advice from Google and Bing can often be a challenge. We’ve come to expect search engines to parse information in small bite sized morsels. T… Read More
2017-02-10 16:37
At WebRanking, we are proud of our home states. We love it when Oregon and Minnesota get a little outside recognition!
Today Bing featured Oregon on their homepage and a somewhat eerie Tree… Read More
2017-02-03 16:55
We’d like to send out our love and best wishes to our readers and clients here on this wonderful month of February. Thanks for sticking with us, we truly appreciate it!
In this month&r&hell…Read More
2017-01-04 16:50
We’d like to start off by wishing all readers, clients, colleagues a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2017!
In this month’s digital update, we look at SEO and Facebook in 2017, th… Read More
2016-12-14 15:55
As 2016 nears the finish line, we want to thank our clients, colleagues, partners and newsletter readers for helping make this year another success. We wish you the happiest of holidays and… Read More
2016-12-12 16:43
The WebRanking crew plays Santa!
Last week our Portland and Minneapolis team members participated in our annual holiday toy drive. This is a WebRanking tradition where we visit a local s… Read More
2016-11-09 16:00
It has officially been a year since we launched our first newsletter! We’re very excited that you’re still with us, and we look forward to another great year!
In this month&rsquo&hell…Read More
2016-10-25 23:01
WebRanking was on the road again in October as we headed to the land of hockey, maple syrup and the Mounted Police for a visit with our good friends at Superior Glove.
A stop at Superior Glo… Read More
2016-10-11 15:47
In this month’s digital update, we look at demographic targeting, an upcoming Google update for Mobile, cross-device targeting, and how heatmaps reveal visitor behavior. Plus, we&rsqu&hell…Read More
2016-10-10 20:58
One of the great perks of this job is working with some truly outstanding clients. James and I recently had the pleasure of traveling up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to visit with one… Read More
2016-09-30 21:10
I recently had the privilege of presenting at SMX East in New York on pay per click for a “Creating The Ideal Account Structure” session that was moderated by the highly respecte… Read More
2016-09-07 16:08
In this month’s digital update, we look at the numbers behind overall awareness of paid search ads, an upcoming Google ranking penalties for “pop ups”, the evolution of sea… Read More
2016-08-16 15:34
Run the PageSpeed Insight Tool on a page on your website, and you’ll see how well your page scores. But what you won’t see is how certain things really affect your site…li… Read More
2016-08-09 15:55
This month is filled with top news stories and insights from the world of digital, upcoming events, a new Stat of the Month, and conferences we’ll be participating at.
Ready, set, let… Read More
2016-07-21 15:30
WebRanking is pleased to announce that we have been selected to be a Premier Google Partner. This is a great honor, as only a very tiny percentage (trust us, it is small) of Google Partners… Read More
2016-07-20 20:40
Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts of 2016
PPC Hero just put out their yearly “Top 25 Most Influential PPC Experts” list for 2016. And our very own James Svoboda made the… Read More
2016-07-14 16:17
This month is filled with top news stories and insights from the world of digital, upcoming events, a new Stat of the Month, and conferences we’ll be participating at.
Dive on in!
Ma… Read More
2016-06-30 16:02
SMX Advanced has long been regarded as the mecca for search engine marketers. Its known for being the source for “advanced” level content and breaking search news. This year I wa… Read More
2016-06-15 14:16
This month is filled with top news stories and insights from the world of digital, upcoming events, a new Stat of the Month, and conferences we’ll be participating at.
Let’s get… Read More
2016-05-17 20:49
This month is filled with top news stories and insights from the world of digital, upcoming events, a new Stat of the Month, and conferences we’ll be participating at.
It all starts h… Read More
2016-04-26 03:39
No MozCon for me this year, but I did make it to Philadelphia for my first HeroConf. The conference was amazing and so was the SWAG. Let’s not waste any time, let’s dig right i… Read More
2016-04-13 20:24
This month is filled with top news stories and insights from the world of digital, upcoming events, a new Stat of the Month, and conferences we’ll be participating at.
Let’s see… Read More
2016-04-13 16:19
James Svoboda will be presenting at SMX Advanced 2016 in Seattle.This year I have the honor of being invited to speak at SMX Advanced 2016 and I’d love it if you joined me!
SMX Advance… Read More
2016-03-10 21:04
This month is filled with top news stories and insights from the world of digital, upcoming events, a new Stat of the Month, and conferences we’ll be participating at.
Shall we contin… Read More
2016-02-26 17:35
Forecasting and Foreshadowing Content Needs through Research Analysis and Planning – MnSearch and MWMC Workshop
I had the honor of presenting at a joint partnership search marke… Read More
2016-02-17 16:43
This month is filled with top news stories and insights from the world of digital, upcoming events, a new Stat of the Month, and conferences we’ll be participating at.
Let’s div… Read More
2016-02-01 16:17
Google quietly rolled out a few updates to the AdWords Structured Snippets ad extension recently. These changes took the form of adding a new “Models” Header, removing the Black… Read More
2016-01-14 14:57
Welcome to our first Digital Marketing Update of 2016. This month is filled with top news stories and insights from the world of digital, upcoming events, a new Stat of the Month, and confer… Read More
2015-12-16 22:14
Happy Holidays! Welcome to WebRanking’s Monthly Digital Marketing Update. Once again we are sharing with you the top news stories, statistics, and insights from the world of digital ma… Read More
2015-12-16 15:32
In December 2015 the WebRanking crew set out once again in what is now a full on tradition. We went toy shopping!
Because of some seasonal illnesses, we have not done our company dinner y… Read More
2015-12-05 23:05
Google is retiring the AdWords Social Ad Extension used to enhance search ads with Google+ annotation data after 4 years in use.Google AdWords Sunsetting Social Ad Extensions on December 10t… Read More
2015-11-24 19:33
Support Small BusinessHaving been a small business ourselves when we first opened back in 1998, we understand how difficult it can be for small businesses to compete with the larger stores t… Read More
2015-11-18 21:28
Presentation on the PPC Advantage for Content Marketing at State of Search on Monday November 16th, 2015
I was recently in Dallas, Texas for the State of Search conference put on by… Read More
2015-11-14 20:26
From Keywords to Content – 2015 Minnesota Blogger Conference
I had the honor of presenting at the Minnesota Blogger Conference at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota… Read More
2015-11-10 18:04
The Portlandia Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization
I recently had the honor of presenting to the SEMpdx group at BridgePort Brewpub in Portland, Oregon on CRO.
My presentation for t… Read More
2015-10-28 18:58
Today is milestone day for Google AdWords as it turns 15. The little engine that could, definitely did. And in a big way as Google is the largest search engine and has one of the most powe… Read More
2015-09-11 18:06
SMBMSP #82 – Social + Search = A Whole New Ballgame for SEO & SEM
I recently had the honor of presenting to the Social Media Breakfast group at “SMBMSP #82 – Soci… Read More
2015-08-31 19:30
Google AdWords Ad Extension Structured Snippets
Structured Snippets Guide Table of Contents
Preface and Launch Notes
How To Find Structured Snippets
The Makeup of a Structured Snippet
&ndas&hell…Read More
2015-08-19 19:02
We have seen several WordPress sites that have been hacked recently, and it’s been ugly for SEO. One particular client with a WordPress installation had 80 pages inserted into their s… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Last week I had the honor of presenting at the SEMpdx’s SearchFest in Portland, Oregon in the “#Fail Free PPC” session. My presentation for this session was entitled &ldquo&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
SEMpdx’s Searchfest is right around the corner and WebRanking is excited to play a role in what we consider to be the best one day digital marketing conference anywhere. Our founder To… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It’s the start of a brand new year which means new beginnings and resolutions. For some of you this is also the time you commit (once again) to making content a priority for your websi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Finding content inspiration can often be a lot like fishing for walleye. You can spend all day trolling the lake, dropping your line in every cove you find, only to end up with a string of s… Read More
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