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August 7, 2014
HTTPS SECURE WEBSITES HELP TRUST AND SEARCH ENGINE RANKINGS
Back in 2013, Google quietly moved to secure search, passing less keyword referral data to website owners. Now, Google is officially recommending that website owners move their websites from http to https, making their websites secure.
July 29, 2014
GOOGLE PIGEON ALGORITHM UPDATE: WHAT WE KNOW
On July 24, 2014, Google rolled out a new algorithm update that has been dubbed the Google pigeon algorithm update, which affects local search engine rankings. Local search engine rankings refer to search queries that include a city name in the query.
July 22, 2014
BRANDING: GLOBE RUNNER UPDATES BRAND MARK, CORPORATE IDENTITY
IN a nod to the times and surging demand for SEO services, Globe Runner unveiled its new logo, part of a branding and corporate identity refreshing exercise that started in May 2014. The new brand was produced by upcoming Texan design shop Steadfast Creative.
July 10, 2014
CHEAT SHEET: SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE SIZES
Whenever we engage a new client or do a website or marketing makeover for a client, one of the included parts is the social media part, where we review the current social media strategy and our client’s use of the social media websites. After all, social media is very much a part of SEO nowadays, and you need a good social media presence to help with your website’s SEO.
July 10, 2014
HOW TO BEGIN A LOCAL SEO CAMPAIGN IN 3 EASY PHASES
The Necessary Steps to Achieve Rankings Quickly Starting a local SEO campaign could not be a more exciting, yet important time. Whether you are conducting a campaign for a client or going to take on the effort yourself, there can be an overwhelming number of steps and ‘hidden tips’.
July 7, 2014
NICMAXX ONLINE APPOINTS GLOBE RUNNER FOR SEO, CONTENT MARKETING SERVICES
Globe Runner’s client roster has one new addition: Digital retail site NICMAXX Online. NICMAXX Online conducts e-commerce for NICMAXX, an electronic cigarette brand that has grown in popularity in key consumer markets such as New York, Las Vegas and Florida.
July 2, 2014
FILED A GOOGLE DISAVOW? THOSE LINKS ARE STILL IN GOOGLE WEBMASTER TOOLS
A while back, Google gave website owners an advanced link tool called the Disavow Links Tool. It allows us to tell the search engine which links to ignore when they calculate the links to our website.
June 5, 2014
GOOGLE ADWORDS ADS, ORGANIC SEARCH, AND THE EBAY SEARCH PENALTY
Google has always maintained that paying for Google AdWords ads doesn’t have any effect on your organic search engine rankings. They just don’t share the same databases, so there’s no way for Google to know if you paid for AdWords ads and relay that information to the organic search team or its algorithm.
May 29, 2014
GLOBE RUNNER JOINS SMC DALLAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2014-2015 SOCIAL MEDIA CLUB OF DALLAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH GLOBE RUNNER’S JEFF NUNN IN THE CENTER On May 22, Globe Runner’s head of Business Development Jeff Nunn was welcomed to the Social Media Club of Dallas‘ 2014-2015 Board of Directors. Jeff will be responsible for Treasury.