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Which one are you? be asked questions and just generally get involved. Even rhetorical questions will do the job. Personal - these people love to feel like they're connecting on a personal level. Walk around, tell a story or paint a picture on how the stuff you're talking about affects them ...

But anyway, I digress. Whenever I'm in a conversation that moves on to the subject of usability or conversion, I dread the moment when someone who should know better trots out the phrase "engagement metrics" - largely because it is usually followed by a round of self satisfied nodding, and a chorus ...

Redirection: Without engines, we can use whatever method is convenient - javascript, meta refresh, 302 - it makes little difference to the user. Rel="Nofollow": Internally or externally, it becomes a pointless attribute. I think the problem with the classic "build for users" advice is that it sounds ...

In the ranking factors survey, we called this "domain authority" and it accounted for the single largest chunk of the Google algorithm (in the aggregate of the voters' opinions). Domain authority is likely calculated off the domain link graph, which is unique from the web's page-based link graph ...

In this week's Whiteboard Friday Rand takes a look at the three major content classifications - editorial, machine-built, and user-generated - to help you understand what exactly qualifies as "unique" content, why it's important to your site, and strategies you can use to generate it. Enjoy! For ...

SEOBook (of which I'm a big fan) also released a Hub Finder tool in 2005, which was almost certainly the best iteration to date (note: I'm a paying member at SEOBook). Like Newton, we've been very lucky to see far by standing on the shoulders of giants, and I remain indebted to the terrific ...

Today, social media matters. #SESSJ JanetJoz: clik to purchase is very rare in soc media...other measures needed-referral traffic/RSS, community subscription, UGC good & bad #sessj Hallie_Janssen: What's the ROI of social media? What's the return on ignoring? Nicely said! #sessj The BuyerSphere ...

A new page was created specifically focused on "Website usability testing". A close examination of these two pages will reveal that the minor changes that were introduced make the new page it more relevant to a search for Website usability testing. We have been rewarded for providing a more relevant ...

Individuals can infuse their personality into every aspect of their notebooks. Whether it’s a vibrant illustration, a motivational quote, or a company logo, the customization options are limitless. This intersection of creativity and utility allows users to carry personalized self-expression ...

Success.ai’s cold email outreach tool can help you automate the follow-ups and reduce the manual process. Provide Value in Each Email Each email in your cadence should offer something of value to the recipient. This could be educational content, industry insights, case studies, or exclusive offers ...