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My guess is the google algorithm updates happen to coincide with your lower ppc budgeting.

If the adwords account and the analtics accounts are separate this should not happen - Are they profiles in the same account or different accounts in analtics?

Any way to show the ranking changes comparing a old dates ranking report- like 4 months ago vs the latest update?

Not all infographics that are made are for links, that one in particular was a sales tool but it still drives nice links , shares , and traffic.

In terms of links, alot get linked to the home page as the source and some to the image url.

This may help you aswell http://ppcchat.co/2013/10/optimizing-google-product-feeds-ppc-chat-streamcap/

I always like to segment the list to gain more control this can be done by brand or manufacturer ,product etc play around with different ways of breaking up the list so you can see what is worthy of spending on and what isnt.

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Alot of things need to be done correctly if you share with me what you have been doing or your site i can try to help you.

One mans white hat is another mans grey hat - what type of techniques did you use?

I have a client with a site "brand"coupon.com if i do real marketing on it and get on the brands radar can the client get in-trouble with the brand legally?

The recent updates have not been like the previous with 1 date of change- it has been rolled out over the summer with lots of fluctuations as you can see here.

You need to remove the bad and work on getting really good links to replace the old.

I think the keywords you are going after have bad toxic links with those anchor texts that are hurting you i would check into that

Ask your boss if they ever got a link warning in google webmaster tools about links - it could be you have a penalty you need to deal with or it could be you have some bad links that are hurting you now you need to disavow or remove -call me if you need more help

We run into the same issue alot The short answer is no (at least i dont know of any way)

I recommend you set up location based campaigns/adgroups for your city/state use keywords and negatives to control over laps

you can also geo target your campaigns.

fyi -We see a increase in ctr etc when we have pages and ads specific to location so you are asking the correct questions :).

Local extensions is a option also

lol - * tin foil hat *

Your rankings are not being hurt by google analytics they dont look at that  - my guess is your changes happened at the same time as googles algorithm updates - you can check it here http://moz.com/google-algorithm-change

True but keep in mind people want more then just a pic and price so they go to sites to read reviews see demos and videos etc - Our job now is to have sites that offer info google does not

You are correct google will count it as 2 for 1

Its just a option to pull down, some will pull down others will scroll to the listings so seo for eCommerce isn't dead - That being said google is cutting into the organic traffic across to board with features and business are ending up with less and less.

To make my self clear "xyz.com " is your domain name

Site Wide non relevant Footer links have a bad rap so any anchor text keyword used bedsides your domain name may one day get penalized . You still gain by having the link and the text near it does use keywords so not a total loss.

But then again this is just a safe approach......

I would play it safe and do

Footer Link: Web Design by XYZ.com with "XYZ.com" being the anchor text

Sounds like you need her for pr/content and someone else to handle the tradtional seo stuff

Focus on providing a better user experience - bounce rate etc play a part in rankings these days

Short answer is they dont help much unless they get picked up and reworded

You can read up about it here http://authoritylabs.com/blog/googles-matt-cutts-says-press-releases-dont-have-seo-value-or-do-they/

Matt Cutts: Right. So the link from a press release will probably not count, but if that press release convinces an editor or a reporter to write a story about it, and that’s an editorial decision, then if that newspaper links to your website as a result of that editorial decision to write a story, it doesn’t matter whether it started or was sparked by a press release or it was started by an email that you sent. It’s still someone making a decision to cover it.

http://www.stonetemple.com/link-building-is-not-illegal-or-bad/

You can read more about updates here http://moz.com/google-algorithm-change

And some more info about june 25 update here http://moz.com/blog/early-look-at-googles-june-25-algo-update

You can create a sub mcc and give access to just that one- And you can access it from your main mcc similar to a folder layout. Hope this helps

Its some what of a gray area - I would recommend using it in conjunction with many other tactics to make it look more normal and giving you enough link diversity that google wouldn't penalize you for it.

I agree things are unpredictable the point i was trying to make was you cant look at ose and say i should rank higher since i have a better score. Those days are over.

Google has changed the algorithm and ose stats are no longer a great indicator as to who will rank. Now quality links that are relevant and non anchor text manipulative etc are more important.

I wish moz would add this feature

All infographics , guides, educational videos (white board fridays) ,curated lists and Tools etc are "linkable assets"

In short a linkable asset is anything i can take and show people who own sites that they want to reference or link to .

The other answers are great - Just wanted to add that you may not want to negative them but separate them into a different ad-group and track the results - it could be if those people are competitors and  you may get their business

I agree i was referring to no local targeted business online.

If its a good site and from a marketing point of view it has value you will be fine with 1 paid link on 1 page on the site - the people who get hit for buying links buy lots

The emd update did hurt partial matches also but as stated by Antony Wilson users do prefer them. Just make sure the emd is brandable and not spammy seo sounding.

I am assuming the hover on top of about brings the drop down menu and a click goes to that page.

If so explain to them the about link is only needed when people click on the about and it opens the drop down menu of options not when you use a hover.

Or you can rename the about to "Who we are"  in the drop down and give them what they want

If you got hit you may need to fix some bad links or onsite issues before you can build links to recover.

Try not to build links try to attract them - This is the better long term goal. Think can your break news , Curate news better, use a better medium like video and infographics etc

You can find good freelance people not agency's but you need to seek out specialties.

Pm me your site and ill let you know what i think - But $500 will not be enough to compete in a competitive market ever.

You can find good onsite seo's for $500 montlhy but the link building and brand marketing is what costs alot these days.Take your money higher someone to do a onsite audit and changes.

After that is all done you need to get a name for yourself and have people talk about you and link to you in a natural way. You can do that in 2 ways

1- Offer something amazingly valuable on/off your site and let people in your niche know about it (easier said then done)

2- Higher someone to help you add value to your niche in a real marketing way (a seo's role and why it costs so much and why the good ones can charge alot)

The days of cheap seo's building links with no brains are over

Your probably not going to find anyone good for that price range. You need to pay for quality work especially post penguin where quality work is in high demand. That being said i would recommend paying a good consultant $150 an hour to hold your hand and explain what you need to do then you can go do it yourself or higher someone cheap to do the work with the consultant driving the ship.

Good luck

i couldnt open your image but I would use A Custom Report not a advanced segment.

Just make the dimension mobile device type you want and then select the dimension hour of day

Let me know if this helps

Great idea i will try that- It just upsets me that this type of stuff goes on and their is no real accountability to the people who did it.

What about the fact its all over the web as-well? Do i contact all the sites with that same idea

We designed this infographic http://www.brilliance.com/diamond-buying-tips-infograph a year ago and now i see this http://visual.ly/us-2013-diamond-jewelry-trend chop up cut and paste job around. It is clear it is stolen visullay shows its published by inboudvisibility and designed by webds a seo company.

My question to all my fellow mozzers is what can i do about this? Any one have similar issues?

It all boils down to add value to the industry in some way then tell the world about it.

I have used all these services and mostly you get bad quality sites i would recommend reaching out to blogs that have readership and following in your niche and try to contribute. We learned that the manual process of going after real sites gets you links but even more importantly your brand and info in-front of your target audience. Good luck its a long road but well worth it if you have what to contribute to your industry.

We find the best way is by mixing linkexchange with a contest or joint effort providing some sort of value  ie interview etc you can gain safe links and real marketing value.

What type of links do you think Penguin 2.0 targeted most - anchor text abuse , directory links, paid links, low quality guest posts, article directories etc????