Comments for Marc Ohmann's Blog http://marcohmann.com Internet Marketing, Sales and Technology Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on My Top 5 SEO Tools by Noticias Tecnología http://marcohmann.com/2010/12/31/my-top-5-seo-tools/#comment-58931 Noticias Tecnología Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:23:44 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/?p=126#comment-58931 The Open Site Explorer is definitely a must to search the competence. The Open Site Explorer is definitely a must to search the competence.

]]> Comment on My Top 5 SEO Tools by Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Partner http://marcohmann.com/2010/12/31/my-top-5-seo-tools/#comment-58076 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Partner Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:01:32 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/?p=126#comment-58076 Wow. I tried your seomoz open site explorer. Not sure how I ever lived with it. Love the other pages too with anchor text. only bummer is that it refreshes the pages too seldom. Wow. I tried your seomoz open site explorer. Not sure how I ever lived with it. Love the other pages too with anchor text. only bummer is that it refreshes the pages too seldom.

]]> Comment on Google Places : What’s Driving Local SERPs by Matt Grant http://marcohmann.com/2011/01/06/google-places-whats-driving-local-serps/#comment-57478 Matt Grant Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:02:35 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/?p=132#comment-57478 Over the weekend I did a study of local results for "self storage" searches. It was a small sample, 10 results each from 4 markets but I saw: - no correlation between domain authority and ranking - high correlation between reviews and citations and ranking Interesting enough, there was a statistically significant correlation between using Google Offers and ranking (.06). I noticed that both #3 & #4 in your SERP used Google Offers...just something that jumped out to me. SEO Moz found in their analysis that the ranking factors differed by industry so maybe Domain Authority is more significant in Laser Hair Removal and less significant in Self Storage. That is what keeps us on our toes! Over the weekend I did a study of local results for “self storage” searches. It was a small sample, 10 results each from 4 markets but I saw:
- no correlation between domain authority and ranking
- high correlation between reviews and citations and ranking

Interesting enough, there was a statistically significant correlation between using Google Offers and ranking (.06). I noticed that both #3 & #4 in your SERP used Google Offers…just something that jumped out to me.

SEO Moz found in their analysis that the ranking factors differed by industry so maybe Domain Authority is more significant in Laser Hair Removal and less significant in Self Storage. That is what keeps us on our toes!

]]> Comment on Google Places : What’s Driving Local SERPs by Aaron http://marcohmann.com/2011/01/06/google-places-whats-driving-local-serps/#comment-57450 Aaron Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:14:04 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/?p=132#comment-57450 I'm with you. The SERP is more frustrating to me than the algo for sure. I can only guess that G is trying to address what produces the most use/clicks of Place pages to bolster them and their new local products (tags, boost). It will be nice once there is rhyme, reason and consistency to the local results pages. I’m with you. The SERP is more frustrating to me than the algo for sure. I can only guess that G is trying to address what produces the most use/clicks of Place pages to bolster them and their new local products (tags, boost). It will be nice once there is rhyme, reason and consistency to the local results pages.

]]> Comment on Google Places : What’s Driving Local SERPs by marc http://marcohmann.com/2011/01/06/google-places-whats-driving-local-serps/#comment-57449 marc Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:53:43 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/?p=132#comment-57449 Thanks Aaron. We started tracking local SERPs in our SEO tool and will be tracking more local signals in the coming month also. Right now it seems the local SERPs are changing quite a bit day by day. We see 7-packs and Places results swapping out for each other regularly. I hope all this flux turns into more relevant SERPs for the local user. Thanks Aaron. We started tracking local SERPs in our SEO tool and will be tracking more local signals in the coming month also.

Right now it seems the local SERPs are changing quite a bit day by day. We see 7-packs and Places results swapping out for each other regularly. I hope all this flux turns into more relevant SERPs for the local user.

]]> Comment on Google Places : What’s Driving Local SERPs by Aaron http://marcohmann.com/2011/01/06/google-places-whats-driving-local-serps/#comment-57447 Aaron Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:44:27 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/?p=132#comment-57447 Local search can drie you crazy, mostly because it uses many additional factors past organic SEO and the many unknown and changing/growing criteria used. At quick glance, I think result #3 (C) has benefited from proper categories being set for the search you ran - focused on hair removal. They also benefit from their zip code being considered a St Paul zip. A deeper look might show their local data is unified across many sources or that their citations provide strong signals (I'm not looking that deep on it though.) Great post, love seeing local search posts! Local search can drie you crazy, mostly because it uses many additional factors past organic SEO and the many unknown and changing/growing criteria used.

At quick glance, I think result #3 (C) has benefited from proper categories being set for the search you ran – focused on hair removal. They also benefit from their zip code being considered a St Paul zip. A deeper look might show their local data is unified across many sources or that their citations provide strong signals (I’m not looking that deep on it though.)

Great post, love seeing local search posts!

]]> Comment on How Google Places Ruins Search Results by Google Places : What’s Driving Local SERPs | Marc Ohmann’s Blog http://marcohmann.com/2010/11/11/how-google-places-ruins-search-results/#comment-56343 Google Places : What’s Driving Local SERPs | Marc Ohmann’s Blog Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:33:46 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/2010/11/11/how-google-places-ruins-search-results/#comment-56343 [...] search results pages drive me crazy on a daily basis.  They go from displaying businesses that are 20 miles away to returning incomplete, unverified, places pages with no website above legitimate [...] [...] search results pages drive me crazy on a daily basis.  They go from displaying businesses that are 20 miles away to returning incomplete, unverified, places pages with no website above legitimate [...]

]]> Comment on Internet Marketing Search Engine by Panos http://marcohmann.com/2007/01/06/internet-marketing-search-engine/#comment-249 Panos Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:53:08 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/2007/01/06/internet-marketing-search-engine/#comment-249 Thats a very well built cse Mark. I found this through toprankblog.com. Consider submitting it to my directory www.coopdir.com which is a niche directory for co-op cse. Keep up the good work (nice blog too) Thats a very well built cse Mark.

I found this through toprankblog.com.
Consider submitting it to my directory http://www.coopdir.com which is a niche directory for co-op cse.

Keep up the good work (nice blog too)

]]> Comment on Internet Reaches 100M Sites by How Often To Blog or Podcast » Marc Ohmann’s Blog http://marcohmann.com/2006/11/05/internet-reaches-100m-sites/#comment-87 How Often To Blog or Podcast » Marc Ohmann’s Blog Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:35:40 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/blog/2006/11/05/internet-reaches-100m-sites/#comment-87 [...] When your audience opens their RSS reader or turns on their iPod their is no shortage of content — this is quite evident with over 55 million blogs online and over 100 million sites.  So I recommend not to publish content for publishings sake but instead publish for your audiences best interest. [...] [...] When your audience opens their RSS reader or turns on their iPod their is no shortage of content — this is quite evident with over 55 million blogs online and over 100 million sites.  So I recommend not to publish content for publishings sake but instead publish for your audiences best interest. [...]

]]> Comment on Internet Marketing Search Engine by Toolbar Button - Toprank OPML | S.E.M Search | Megite - Toolbar Buttons http://marcohmann.com/2007/01/06/internet-marketing-search-engine/#comment-86 Toolbar Button - Toprank OPML | S.E.M Search | Megite - Toolbar Buttons Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:37:00 +0000 http://marcohmann.com/2007/01/06/internet-marketing-search-engine/#comment-86 [...] Marc Ohmann - Internet Marketing Search Engine [...] [...] Marc Ohmann – Internet Marketing Search Engine [...]

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