'SEO Tools'

Starting this week, Yahoo search results have a new label: “Powered by Bing.”  What?!  Yahoo and Microsoft’s Bing once were two search engines vying for 2nd in market share, behind all-powerful Google.  Their limited alliance –  centered upon Yahoo’s adoption of Bing’s search technology and advertising display — is a major attempt to offset Google’s [...]

As many of you know, Upright’s Local Search specialists test caffeine-positive. They track weekly changes in the evolving Local Search landscape to best serve clients. See, many new opportunities are just now arising for businesses to succeed locally, online. Search engine centers like Google Places and Yahoo! Local constantly add new data features — like [...]

<Here’s a little tip.> When Upright is developing a new website, our team runs multiple reports to define site keywords. <It gets more interesting!> Recently one of our team noticed the term “2010″ appearing as a popular search term modifier. For example, we can see that roughly 132,000 people have searched “tornado 2010″ so far [...]

Choosing an Internet browser (the program you use to access the Internet) may seem like a non-decision.  Historically, many people have simply used the Internet browser that ‘comes on their machine.’  They assume all browsers are the same.  However, with each new version released, browsers like Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari are differentiating their features.  [...]

In November ’09, Allison Kulage presented the topic “Is Your SEO in Balance?” for Cincinnati (Ohio) technology community network, The Circuit.  Impressed by her expert knowledge and enthusiasm, The Circuit released a subsequent interview with Allison for their January newsletter. In the interview, Allison educates readers on: why visitor behavior is #1 the “three-legged stool” [...]

Every Santa deserves a little budget relief this year!  Whether buying for family, friends, co-workers or charity…it literally pays to shop now, online. Search engine Bing.com has joined forces with hundreds of your favorite e-retailers for the Bing Cashback program.  It’s simple – shop at popular retailer websites, and receive a percentage of your purchase [...]

Keyword optimization is a vital component in website SEO, allowing search engines to find and rank relevant content for internet users. Increasingly, this effective concept is being utilized in business not only by marketing experts, but also by human resource managers. With high volumes of job applicants and the benefits of evolving technology, many businesses [...]

Boo!  Below is actual data of Halloween-related terms Googled worldwide in October, 2009.  Look like a random list of countries to you? It’s actually not random at all.  (The blue bars show popularity ratio.)  I ran this Google report after watching the History Channel special “The Haunted History of Halloween.”  Below, you’ll see how search [...]

Have you felt it?  The world’s new #3 search engine, Bing, is making real waves.  UTalkMarketing.com reports Bing has increased user activity 45% since its June launch, stealing significant usership from search leaders Google and Yahoo.  We will keep you aware of Bing’s growth trend over the next few months, as it may affect our [...]

Like 4,800 cars off the road. From my donations of just $10/mo. for one year, Conservation International has offset a lot of CO2 emissions!  I found out about this group through an email campaign, forwarded by a friend.  And I forward CI email campaigns whenever I receive them. Here at Upright Communications, we use Constant [...]