I challenge you to think of creative ways to start to use your data to make better SEO decisions. Data for search can come from a number of sources, webmaster tools, web analytics, auditing tools, and more. One of the most powerful sources of insight I find is site search. Think of it as an .

We've all worked with a skittish SEO client before"the one that has been burned by a black hat firm in the past or doesn't really believe in the value of SEO"and they are often the most challenging client an SEO provider can work with. How do you prove your value to someone who doesn't really .

When Congress reconvenes later this month, they will consider passing the highly controversial Stop Online Piracy Act )SOPA(. Currently, the Senate is scheduled to debate the matter on January 24th and vote shortly thereafter. Harry Reid, the Senate Majority Leader from Nevada, recently said: "This is a bipartisan piece of legislation which is extremely important. .

While we often hear about mainstream sites like Facebook and Twitter, there are literally hundreds of social networks out there. You might figure this to be a good thing for marketers, but according to some new research and expert opinions, it could actually be the opposite. The root of the problem appears to be the .

Chitika Insights has covered the heavily publicized launch of Google+ amidst a variety of reported statistics, some which stated that Google+ hosted a user base comprised of over 40 Million people, others which described the fledgling social network as nothing more than a ghost town. Initially, traffic on Google+ saw a rapid rate of growth, .

I know many people have at least one family member they would like to unfriend, but how does one do this without causing problems? Have you done it? Do you have any advice for those of us that are too chicken to do it? If so you can use the "other" section in the poll .

Well, the results of our poll, "Do you like the new version of Google Analytics?", are pretty interesting. I think it is clear that the majority are not happy, but I guess some of our readers like it. 83 people voted that they "love it" and "can find everything". 91 voted "it is ok", which .

Scott Cowley is the in-house, SEO ninja at ZAGG. He is very smart, very funny and a real genuine person. I asked on Twitter what Internet marketing wishes people had for 2012 and his response was: "My wish for 2012 is for SEO world peace. Stop publicly bashing other SEOs. Stop optimizing sites purely to .

By now you've most assuredly read about the Google Chrome fiasco. You know that Google threw Essence, their video ad agency, under the proverbial bus. You've probably even read that Google gave themselves a penalty and reduced the PageRank of the chrome page. They also removed all of the sponsored posts and admitted responsibility. In .

Do you think anyone can learn how to effectively use Google Analytics or should businesses look into SEO companies or consultants to help them? I absolutely think that people can learn analytics on their own, if they have the time and dedication. There are books )make sure the book uses version 5 of GA(, online .

When Google recently hired two top marketing agencies to promote the Chrome web browser using video content, Google assumed that the promotion would be conducted in a manner that was consistent with its own quality guidelines. However, the marketing campaign violated Google's own rules when it paid bloggers to post "reviews" of the web browser .

As if the brand needed more exposure )aside from its 800-million-plus users(, this coming season, we'll hear a lot of on and offline chirping regarding Facebook, the leading social media site )actually, an online destination sought more often than Google(. This winter, a number of leading banks will vie to get friendly with Facebook, "besties" .

As a modern, 'White Hat SEO' the whole world tells you that content is king. Creating something that is engaging, relevant and link worthy takes time, skill and therefore money. Whether that's in opportunity cost for your time or actually hiring someone to go off and do the work for you it doesn't really matter .

I've worked with a number of website designers and developers over the years, many of them good people with a plethora of skills I couldn't even dream of having. But one thing gets under my skin: when developers claim to know SEO when they clearly don't. Many developers do have a solid grasp and understanding .

Over the holidays, Google Chrome "sponsored" a campaign that paid hundreds of bloggers to write glowing reviews about how Chrome can help small businesses. The sponsored posts, which were primarily posted by somewhat influential "mommy bloggers," included a promotional video of Chrome and neglected to mention factual details on how Chrome can actually help small .

Joanna Lord is the Director of Customer Acquisition at SEOmoz.org, a leading SEO software company out of Seattle, WA. While she currently heads up SEOmoz's paid search, affiliate, and acquisition marketing efforts, she is also a well-known social media enthusiast and frequent conference speaker. Her diverse experience in data analysis, paid search marketing, search engine .

I know that there are clients that do not really understand why SEO's and Internet Marketers are recommending different online marketing strategies. I also know what it is like to explain the whys and hows )and dealing with the one difficult person that doesn't like change(. I think the infographic below, called What Happens on .

With the Iowa Caucuses only one day away, Google is promoting a new website that is exclusively dedicated to elections. The election site, which allows Google users to easily locate stories and information on the basis of candidates or issues, is an updated version of the site that Google launched in late November related to .

While HTML5 on mobile phones is becoming more and more important, the reality of the day is that HTML5 features can be most useful on PCs. Chitika Insights latest report investigates the current market penetration of HTML5 across all PC-specific browser platforms. The number of PC users was determined from a sample of hundreds of .

GroSocial and Reid Johns created this infographic. Fantastic timeline of data to use for research.