The Five Stages of SEO Grief


Written by Shockley Au
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Dear SoD readers, for your entertainment, I present to you, The Five Stages of SEO Grief.

1. Denial

“I’m going to ignore this ‘SEO‘ thing because it’s just a fad.”

“My website and business can still be successful even if I don’t rank well or get any organic traffic.”

“People only use Google to get information, not to buy things.”

“I don’t need to develop content.

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What Is Search Retargeting?


Written by Shockley Au
Search Retargeting

Search retargeting is a way to target ads to a select group of users, also known as an “audience.” This audience is comprised of users who search for particular keywords, and they are targeted with ads as they visit websites that are part of large display networks.

So we are retargeting to an audience based on their search history, rather than targeting them with ads at the point the search is made (on a search engine), which is how it differs from traditional paid search…. [READ MORE]

Referral Traffic: The Overlooked Traffic Source


Written by Shockley Au

When’s the last time you heard someone talk about traffic from referred sources? Across boardrooms, Google+ hangouts, and industry conferences, we mainly focus on search traffic (either organic or paid), and all the ways to optimize it. We disregard referral traffic because we didn’t spend a dime on it and consider it to be “free.” And to most people, no budget –> no need to justify budget –> don’t care…. [READ MORE]