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Exploring the Fascinating History of SEO

Content Hacker

Here’s what that page looked like in 1996, via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (who else remembers splash pages that served absolutely no purpose? ): And, let’s all take a moment to absorb the fact that, back in 1995-1997, all you had to do was insert a keyword a few times on a page to rank. We’re living that history right NOW.

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The Four Best Blogging Platforms in 2023

Shorthand Content Marketing

It’s a way to increase the keywords your site ranks for, and to offer value to your potential customers. 1) Blogger Costs: Free Pros: Google integration, able to earn money through ads, completely free. That’s because Blogger has been around since 1999, and was purchased by Google in 2003. Is there a downside to using Blogger?

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A Brief History of the $100 Billion SEO Industry

Fat Joe

SEO lets companies grow their businesses online on their terms, without the restrictions of traditional advertising or the lack of attribution from other marketing methods. However, as webmasters added more pages to the web, it became harder to decide which order to rank them in, and the system broke down.

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12 Most Insightful eCommerce Blogs To Follow for the New Year

ContentWriters

As blogging began to grow, WordPress came on the scene in 2003, and in 2004, Merriam-Webster named “blog” as the top word of the year, saying it was the most often looked-up word on its site during the previous twelve months. It’s great for marketing basics, learning how to advertise, and handling customer service.

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The History of Content Marketing

BKA Content

Not only did the guides benefit the featured businesses, but they also set the stage for the next phase of content marketing — consumer publications and targeted ads posted in niche magazines. However, in what many believe to be Jell-O’s last great push, it began publishing ads in The Ladies Home Journal.

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Executing a Domain Migration: An Inside Look From OnLogic (Formerly Logic Supply)

Moz

Logic Supply was founded in 2003 as an e-commerce website that sold components and parts for small form factor computers. During this phase, we prepared what needed to be changed in Google Ads, such as headlines, descriptions, URLs, sitelinks, and videos. There were a few direct placement advertisements we also had to update.

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The Craft And Business Of Writing Non-Fiction Books With Stephanie Chandler

The Creative Penn

I am a Silicon Valley refugee, I left in 2003 and I opened a brick-and-mortar bookstore here in Sacramento, California, and thought I was going to write novels in the back office. Also, Joanna, I've become a big fan of Amazon ads. I overspent on I can't even tell you how many print ads and things like that.

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