Pest Control Guest Post Opportunites

General rule of thumb, if they mention you and/or your company, then you deserve a link. My boss was interviewed by a big magazine that published both off and online. He gave some great info and insight into running an exterminator business. What he forgot to do was ask for a link. While this should [...]

Facebook Ads Change with Timeline Layout

Samples of facebook ads and the change that the new facebook timeline layout has on the facebook ad space. Old Facebook Layout with Traditional Ad Space New Facebook Layout with Slimmer Ad Space Side by Side Mitt Romney Ads Bulwark Pest Control Ad Image size in facebook ads are 110 x 80. Full post on [...]

Promoted Tweet on Pest Control Twitter Stream by WHO?

A Promoted Tweet on Pest Control term by an electrical company? “Technology has to be invented or adopted.”  – Jared Diamond Okay so this is a cool quote and all, but why? Why would GE want to promote this tweet on the pest control stream? Where is the connection? Did someone just do some keyword [...]

The Best Link Placement in Twitter

So yes, twitter can be a great place to get traffic and twitter is a link building tool. Dan shows us just where to place links for optimal Click Through Rate (CTR). So the best link placement in twitter per this data is about the 25% mark, or about 20 to 30 characters in. Hmmm, [...]

Twitter is a link building tool.

Likable = Linkable Twitter is a great tool for engagement. Yes you should use twitter to build links. You find like minded individuals. You share content with them. You tweet out their good content. You make comments on their blogs. You get invited to guest post. You build relationships, you build links. The best links [...]

Why Follow on Twitter? Why unfollow on Twitter?

Do you want twitter followers? Well this a little on why I follow or unfollow people on twitter. Not claiming any secrets on how to gain followers. But perhaps a little honesty from a pest control guy could help one figure out this twitter thing.   Follow: I follow people that are willing to converse [...]

Social Media Report: Scorpion Sting Facebook, Google+, Twitter

Social media platforms are constantly put in head to head comparisons. So when Mat Siltala from Dream Systems Media did a post about his scorpion sting on all 3 social media platforms simultaneously, the intuitive nature of Mat kicked in. Between Facebook, Google+, and twitter, which platform would be most responsive to a post about scorpion [...]

+1 in Google Plus is not a Google Search Plus

How much plus 1 could a Google plus plus,
If Google could plus 1 Google plus?

So Google launches Google plus, and they just launched Google +1 earlier this year. So lets clarify this first. Google +1 is a search related function showing your friend’s recommendations next to search results. Google Plus is their new social media platform similar to Facebook and Twitter. Google Plus seems to have integrated +1 into their social scheme. However, items in Google Plus that receive a +1 do not show over into Google search results. Further, Google Plus is not showing in Google search results and is not searchable…. Why would a search engine take out the search function?

Google Plus Hangout Bugs

Showing up for his first ever Google plus hangout… Yes, Jon Henshaw brought a phone for his mic, and ear. Actually not a bad idea if you want to hang out at work and look like your are still busy. “So if I don’t have a webcam, you pretty much can’t hangout in Google+” Google+ [...]

Likable = Linkable

I know sad that I must blog my own quotes… As Shakespeare so put it, “Brevity is the soul of wit.” Apparently this tweet was liked, as I received some mentions on it. This concept is the summation of a key element in search engine rankings and therefore the core of gaining search engine rankings. [...]