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A Startling Case Study of Manual Penalties and Negative SEO

One day in my inbox I found the dreaded notice from Google that our client had a site-wide manual penalty for unnatural inbound links. We quickly set up a call and went through the tooth-rattling ordeal of explaining to our client that they weren’t even ranked for their brand name. Organic traffic dropped by a whopping 94% - and that for a website that gets 66% of its traffic from Google-based organic search.

An SEO's Guide to Acquiring New gTLDs

In this SEO's guide to the new gTLDs, I'm going to introduce you to the new gTLDs, tell you (from an SEO perspective) what you need to know, and what you can do to acquire them.

Content Outliers: Learning from the Web's Most Viral Content

Every now and then we are mesmerized by some incredible viral content hitting the web. And we all know how a viral can be an incredible source of backlinks, mention and social media visibility. Today on Moz, James Porter will present you 10 essential keys for thinking, planning and executing a viral success.

Keyword Targeting and Density

Enough has changed about keyword targeting that it's high time we offered a refresher. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand lays out best practices for targeting, and clears the air about density and cannibalization in today's world of search.

Google's 2014 Redesign: Before and After

Google's SERP and ad format redesign may finally be rolling out, after months of testing. Before we lose the old version forever, here's the before-and-after of every major vertical that's changed.

12 Ways to Increase Traffic From Google Without Building Links

The job of the Technical SEO becomes more complex each year, but we also have more opportunities now than ever. Here are 12 ways you can improve your rankings without relying on link building.

How to Set Up Meaningful (Non-Arbitrary) Custom Attribution in Google Analytics

Attribution modeling in Google Analytics is potentially very powerful in the results it can give us, yet few people use it well. This post shows you how to get started with the data you already have.

Next-Level Strategies for Landing Your Inbound Marketing Dream Job

Whether you’re in-between jobs, out of school, or looking to enter inbound marketing from a different field, the land of pandas, penguins, zebras, hummingbirds and robots (let’s not forget Roger) has room for you!

5 Things I Wish I Knew as an Agency Marketer

Working as an agency marketer is tough. I did it for a bit over two years and learned a lot of lessons. Along the way and since I have reflected about what would make me more successful as an agency marketer, and now that I am in-house at HotPads.com, I've come up with five things I wish I had known as an agency marketer. Never fear though, as there are some tidbits in there for the in-house crew as well!

An Introduction to PR Strategy for SEOs

Jen Lopez and Everett Sizemore invited me to elaborate on the "PR side of SEO" in a detailed Moz post. Here's that post!

The Apple App Store SEO Keyword Selection Process In A Nutshell

This post will concentrate only on the keyword selection process of App Store Optimization because it is the most measurable.

A Deep Dive into Google MyAnswers

Personalized search results have been around for quite some time, but they've changed so much that we need a new term for them: private search results. This post is a snapshot of what we're seeing today (including +Post Ads), along with guidance for how best to take advantage of the latest trends.