In the topsy-turvy world of trying to keep up with Google’s algorithmic changes, it can be hard to know exactly what will help your website gain traction in the SERPs. When you throw the other major search engines into the mix, things only get murkier. True, the secondary search engines generally follow Google’s lead, but [...]

blekko.com is one of the newest challengers to Google’s crown, and they are going straight for the jugular. Their main avenue of attack? Trying to convince the public that spam has rendered Google obsolete. To this end, they have posted a spam clock which claims to track the number of spam sites created since January [...]

We at Professional Marketing International know the importance of helping you keep up on industry news, and what happened yesterday could have far-reaching affects for search engine optimization. News that Eric Schmidt will be stepping down as Google’s CEO took many by surprise, but a statement on the company’s blog explains the decision. Schmidt says [...]

As the 2010 holiday season approaches, it is important for entrepreneurs to study product trends and prepare accordingly. Most products experience various sales trends throughout the year. For example, products that are Halloween related generally don’t show very strong sales until early September, then they go through the roof; after October, the sales drop off [...]