User Driven Change

There are many tools you can use for analysis that you don’t have to buy that will help you become a better analyst.  I don't necessarily mean data compilers (other than your head), but rather just using your skills and the skills of some of your peers to help improve your analysis and insight to your company. For usability review [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="220" caption="Image credit: http://www.simpleusability.com/services/usability/testing "] [/caption] If part of ...

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credit: F3R/n@nd0 (FJTU) One of the hardest questions to answer about an SEO project is how long it takes to see major change in the results. There are three major factors: How long it takes to implement your changes What changes your competitors are making concurrently Whether the Search Engines make a major change during your implementation Depending on your situation you should be watching the results ...

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credit: smashz Due to illness I am writing more about Quality Score, rather than coming up with a new idea. From Google: I. Quality Score for Google and the Search Network While we continue to refine our Quality Score formulas for Google and the search network, the core components remain more or less the ...

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credit: nickwheeleroz Always Be Testing leveled a challenge against a very popular concept, Best Practices. What are best practices? A set of commonly employed policies and actions that are know to produce high results in a business vertical or industry. Many people talk about best practices when talking about SEO, Usability and Analytics. There is a trap in there. Yes, there are some ...

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credit: mikeautry1 Last week when a copy of Always Be Testing: The Complete Guide to Google Website Optimizer showed up at my door I was excited and intrigued. What exactly do Bryan, Lisa and John have in store for the reader? After reading both Call to Action and Waiting for Your Cat to ...

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