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How to Manage Negative Keywords in Microsoft adCenter Desktop Using the New Negatives Tab [Tutorial]

Microsoft adCenter has been rolling out new features and updates at a rapid pace recently.  Several of the changes aim to make your life a lot easier, and bring AdWords-like functionality to adCenter.  That’s great news, because when you’re managing a lot of campaigns, ad groups, and keywords, you don’t want to have to deal … Read more

How To Use Fetch As Google In GSC To Submit An Updated Page To Google’s Index [Tutorial]

{Updated on April 18, 2016 to cover the latest changes in Google Search Console (GSC).} Any marketer focused on SEO will tell you that it’s sometimes frustrating to wait for Googlebot to recrawl an updated page.  The reason is simple.  Until Googlebot recrawls the page, the old content will show up in the search results.  … Read more

The 5 Minute Guide to Identifying Spammy, Paid Text Links Using Open Site Explorer

It’s 5AM and I launch Outlook to check my email. There’s one email in particular that catches my eye, based on the subject line “SEO Help”. It’s from a Director of Marketing that’s reached out to me for SEO assistance after reading one of my blog posts. Her organic search traffic just got blown away … Read more