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How to Do a PPC Keyword Gap Analysis to Find New Opportunities

Want to expand your PPC keyword list while stealing market share from your competitors? Find out how a keyword gap analysis can help.

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13 Ways to Beat the Facebook Algorithm

With organic reach for businesses on Facebook rapidly approaching zero, here are 12 tactics to beat the Facebook algorithm and get your fan engagement back.

Larry Kim
September 2, 2014
Social Media

Google Gives AdWords MCC Users the Gift of Consolidated Billing

Google AdWords My Client Center (MCC) users (including agencies and large brand clients) will soon have access to Consolidated Billing and enhanced features.

WordStream Call Tracking vs. AdWords Call Extensions & Call Forwarding

Naturally we have been asked tons of questions about how WordStream call tracking compares to Google AdWords’ existing Call Extensions and Call Forwarding features...

How to Do a Webinar Your Audience Will Love

Webinars can be a great tool for lead generation, if you do them right! Learn how to do a webinar your audience will love with this best practices checklist.

Dan Shewan
August 26, 2014
Marketing Ideas

Stop Wasting Time With Low CTR Strategies

Stop wasting time and money pursuing low CTR strategies in your paid search campaigns! Learn why low CTR strategies are a losing bet, and what you should do instead.

AdWords Now Lets You Measure Website Call Conversions: Learn More

Learn how Google's new website call conversions feature works in AdWords to help you track calls that are triggered by AdWords ad clicks.

26 Free Online Marketing Courses: Learn Digital Marketing!

Looking to learn digital marketing? Browse our favorite online marketing courses on SEO, PPC, social, and more!

Megan Marrs
August 19, 2014
Marketing Ideas

5 Mobile Ad Strategies You Need To Be Using

Learn five key mobile ad strategies you need to be using to manage your Google AdWords mobile ads, including ad extensions and mobile bid adjustments.

RIP Exact Match and Phrase Match in AdWords!

Holy smokes! Google has today effectively killed off both the Exact Match and Phrase match keyword match types in AdWords.

Why It’s So Easy to Fail on Mobile [Data]

The latest Google Ads mobile data, including cost per click, click-through rate, and Quality Score on mobile devices, reveals why mobile advertising is harder than desktop.

Why SEO Rank Checking Tools Are Useless (And What to Use Instead)

Still searching for the best rank tracking tool? You might be wasting your time! Learn why SEO rank checking tools are useless for evaluating your keyword position in SERPs, and what tools to use instead to really drive more traffic from organic search.

Megan Marrs
August 11, 2014
SEO

16 Easy Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills

Writing is intimidating to a lot of people. But it doesn't have to be agonizing, and almost anybody can improve. Here are 16 ways you can start improving your writing skills right now.

Dan Shewan
August 7, 2014
Copywriting

3 Super-Actionable Keyword Research Tips to Try Right Now

These super-actionable keyword research tips will help you mine Google Suggest and Keyword Planner for keyword ideas, then prioritize using our secret formula.

27 Tips on How to Get More Email Newsletter Signups

Email newsletter subscribers are valuable soft leads that, with the right amount of gentle cajoling, could end up one day as full-fledged customers or clients. In this post, we bring you 27 genius strategies to boost email newsletter signups!

How to Develop Brand Voice Through Content Marketing

Brand voice: What is it? Why does it matter? Learn how to develop a strong brand voice in your marketing campaigns with this guide.

Google Ads Scheduling (Dayparting) in 5 Steps

Odds are, your AdWords campaigns don’t need to be running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which can eat through your budget. AdWords dayparting, also known as ad scheduling, is a great way to increase your ROI from paid search. Learn how to use ad scheduling in this guide.

Announcing PPC University: Learn PPC Marketing for Free

Introducing PPC University: Learn pay-per-click marketing and Google AdWords in three easy, free online training courses for beginner and intermediate PPC marketers.

32 Free (& Almost Free) Content Marketing Tools

Discover the latest and greatest free content marketing tools to help boost your content strategy, including tools for content creation, promotion and more.

New Dynamic Sitelinks: Google Gives Advertisers Free Sitelink Clicks

Google's new dynamic sitelinks will be automatically generated for ads in the top three spots. Clicks on dynamic sitelinks are free to AdWords advertisers. Learn more...

When to Say No to a New Client: 10 Red Flags for Agencies

Learn how to spot a lousy, short-term client from ten paces. These red flags are all strong signs that your AdWords agency should just say no to the new client.

The 3 Types of Links that Send Legit Referral Traffic

Most inbound links have some value, but only some links drive real referral traffic. And what good is link building for SEO if you’re not getting more traffic to your site? Learn what types of links are mostly likely to send real referral traffic to your site.

Elisa Gabbert
July 23, 2014
SEO

19 Headline Writing Tips for More Clickable, Shareable Blog Posts

How do you write the catchiest, most compelling, super clickable headlines? What tactics practically beg people to click through and read your story? Learn the secrets to great headline writing with our 19 tips.

You Can’t Not Click: Weighing the Pros & Cons of Clickbait

Clickbait has become one of the most popular techniques in content marketing - but does it really work? In today's post, we evaluate the pros and cons of clickbait.

23 Facts About Women and Advertising

They possess a disproportionate amount of purchasing power, but women still feel misunderstood by marketers. Here are 23 facts about women and advertising you probably didn't know.

Social Media Images Guide: Optimizing Images For Facebook, Twitter, & More!

Learn how to optimize your social media images for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, Instagram, and more!

Native Advertising Examples: 5 of the Best (and Worst)

These days, native advertising is everywhere. In this post, we look at what native advertising is, why it can be controversial, and several native advertising examples that are really impressive.