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General SEO4 min read

6 WordPress Plugins To Personalize Your Website's User Experience

User experience is a big deal, but the problem is that most sites provide a related posts widget that shows mostly irrelevant content. And that’s about as far as they go — everything is top-level and aimed at the average user. Wouldn’t it be great if we could shift to personalizing the user experience on our own website’s to ensure that our visitors find exactly what they need, when they need it?

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General SEO6 min read

Baidu 101: An Overview of Baidu Webmaster Tools

Companies with global aspirations need to address China and her biggest search engine. Baidu‘s increasingly varied and sophisticated offerings allow us to gain a glimpse into the priorities and thought processes around search in China. Through an in-depth look at Baidu‘s Webmaster Tools, we‘ll learn what we can about SEO for Baidu at a strategic level, whether it is an emphasis on user trust, content freshness or any other myriad factors.

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10 Surprisingly Successful USPs for Marketing Companies

Marketing is a huge industry (and a great career), but it can be challenging for a smaller agency to attract clients. In practice, marketing does not lend itself well to discount pricing, and traditional advertising tactics used to market a marketing agency can be downright confusing. So how can your business stand out? For many successful marketing ventures, the answer is a unique selling proposition (USP). Something specific that makes your company stand out from the competition. Your USP might relate to who you are as a company, who you serve, or what services you offer. Here are 10 ways marketing companies can earn business with standout USPs.

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General SEO4 min read

Did You Configure Your Site for the International Googlebot?

Once every so often, the SEO world is subject to a major shift that shakes its virtual tectonic plates to the core. In January this year, the tremor of this impending quake went unnoticed. This was characterized by a change in the foundational basis of SEO best practices internationally. In January, Google enhanced its Googlebot’s ability to evaluate the way content changes according to a user’s location — denoted by IP address — and the preferred language settings, — through the Accept-LanguageHTTP header. Today, more and more businesses have restructured their websites to be able to serve up content dynamically according to a user’s language or country.

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Everything You Need To Do Online When You Move Business Locations

If you have ever decided to take on the daunting task of a move for your business, you know how stressful it can be. There is a lot to take care of, but what many business owners forget is that it is really important you don’t compromise your online ranking in the process. You have to make sure all of your bases are covered when it comes to your online move.