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Keyword Research Tools

Posted by Muriel in Keyword Research on Tuesday, November 3, 2009

There are a lot of keyword research tools - both free and paid - out there.  Arguably the best known of the paid tools are Keyword Discovery and Wordtracker. Some of the most used free tools include the Google AdWords Keyword Tool and the search suggestion tools offered by Google, Yahoo and Bing (start entering your [...]

Wordtracker Vs. Keyword Discovery

Posted by Muriel in Keyword Research on Monday, October 26, 2009

We demonstrate both Wordtracker and Keyword Discovery in our SEO courses as well as looking at some free tools to generate keyword ideas. I’ve been asked more than once which I prefer, and if I had to choose one, which would it be.  I use both, and just when I started to feel comfortable recommending one [...]

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New SEM Training Sessions for 2010

The Search Engine Academy has been busy keeping our search engine optimization and marketing class material up to date and we’re pleased to offer the following  expanded and updated sessions in our upcoming workshops.
SEO for Video
Social Media Beginner and Advanced Stragegies
Local Search for Beginner and Advanced Students
PPC Training for Beginner and Advanced Students
Expanded Analytics Training
Expanded Keyword [...]

Google as an economic indicator?

Here’s a unexpected new use for Google.
I’ve been reading over an economic white paper from Ruhr University’s department of economics which concludes that Google is a better forecaster of consumer confidence than traditional measures.  Since private consumption/spending represents a significant portion of the gross domestic product in many countries, it is one of the things used [...]