3 Ways Ecommerce Websites Can Grow or Maintain Organic Search Traffic

3 Ways Ecommerce Websites Can Grow or Maintain Organic Search Traffic
Given the measurement, SERP, and PLA challenges, what can an e-commerce site do to maintain or even grow their organic search traffic? Three things: 1. Adjust for Tracking Issues To quote Tony Stark, "It’s an imperfect world, but it’s the only...

Designers Spring Into Action to Fix Apple Earbud Flaw

Designers Spring Into Action to Fix Apple Earbud Flaw
Apple’s industrial design team seems nearly infallible, and its few false starts—such as the hockeypuck mouse, G4 Cube, and Apple Hi-Fi—all stand out like dings on an otherwise flawless glass and aluminum surface. Their stock headphones don’t fall...

How do artists get paid from iTunes?

How do artists get paid from iTunes?
With iTunes, Apple implemented its own revenue-sharing model: Apple would get 30 percent upfront, which is actually a smaller cut than the 42 percent that went to retail stores and distributors under the compact disc model. Meanwhile, the songwriter...

Ubuntu Edge: Crowdfunding a Super-Smartphone

Ubuntu Edge: Crowdfunding a Super-Smartphone
Alexey Miller, the chief executive officer of Russian natural gas exporter Gazprom, seemed to be having a megalomaniacal moment when he took over the company's website on July 16 and demanded a tablet computer that could mimic all of the functions...

Backlinks and reconsideration requests

 Backlinks and reconsideration requests
When talking to site owners on Google Webmaster Forums we come across questions on reconsideration requests and how to handle backlink-related issues. Here are some common questions, along with our recommendations. When should I file a reconsideration...

Google's Matt Cutts On Using ccTLDs

Google's Matt Cutts On Using ccTLDs
Matt Cutts, Google's head of search spam, in another video answer, responds to the question about using ccTLDs (country code top level domain names). The question was "Should I use ccTLDs for sites not targeted to those countries?"  The answer...

Why do reconsideration requests fail?

Why do reconsideration requests fail?
Here are the most common reasons for a site to fail a reconsideration request: Not properly identifying which links need to be removed.  It is really hard to identify what is a natural link and what is not.  Remove too many links and you’ll...