Our latest #CROchat was another great one where the topic and question set covered “Conversion Rate Optimization Best Practices for Web Forms”. The following is the transcribed Streamcap from the live chat:

Our latest #CROchat was another great one where the topic and question set covered “Increasing Conversions Through Landing Page Copy & Messaging.” The following is the transcribed Streamcap from the live chat:

Justin Rondeau (@Jtrondeau) lead today’s chat with a topic and question set titled “CRO Testing & Measurement.” The following is the transcribed Streamcap from the live chat:

CROchat is here once again! Justin Rondeau (@Jtrondeau) and myself, kicked it off with a topic and question set titled “Tips & Best Practices for Solid CRO.” The following is the transcribed Streamcap from the live chat:

Have you ever wanted to have a conversation with someone, or a group of people, about digital conversions, web analytics and measurement, human behavior and website engagement, visual and psychological persuasions online, usability (UX), and the optimization process for increasing conversions known as CRO?

If any of these topics peek your interest, then #CROchat is just the thing for you!

#CROchat: a reoccurring discussion about conversion focused topics

On Thursdays, at Noon Eastern time (12 pm), we’ll be hosting an open conversation where the main topics will be all of our favorites from the world of CRO and measurement.

Google AdWords Keyword Tool

The biggest change you will notice is when you do a search for a keyword or phrase, next to your results will be a small down pointing triangle, signifying that if you click it, there is more to see.

The arrow reveals 4 new keyword tool options:

Google AdWords Keyword Tool: New Keyword Level Feature

Here is a larger screen capture of what it looks like on a full page:

Google announced its new privacy policy last week – it was immediately met with Congressional concern, fire and brimstone from privacy advocates and some good old fashioned ribbing on Twitter from none other than Steve Martin (yeah, THE wild and crazy guy). This was just another dark cloud in a growing storm of concern regarding the Mountain View search giant.

WebRanking Protests Pipa & SOPA

While we do believe that it is important to fight copyright infringement, we don’t believe these bills are the way to do it. And we are not alone…

Likely in advance of the upcoming Windows 8, Bing.com appears to be testing a new bar on the home page below the image. I first saw the new homepage on Tuesday, January 10th when I opened Internet Explorer 9. We opened Bing in different browsers, and on different machines, and did not see the new layout. Much like when we see something new on Google, we usually only see it in one browser. Well, I saw it for just 2 days, and now it’s back to the regular homepage. My guess is that they had it up for CES, where they were showing off tablets that were running Windows 8.

Side-by-Side comparison of the Bing.com Homepage.

It’s the holidays, and we at WebRanking have spent a little time recently reflecting and appreciating what 2011 has brought us. From our great colleagues, both new and old, to our great clients, both new and old, we feel incredibly blessed to work in this amazing industry and eagerly look forward to what 2012 has in store.

But just because we are happy with 2011, it doesn’t mean we are getting complacent. With that, we bring you the 2011 SEM Wish List!

This year’s search engine marketing wish list contains almost 200 wishes, wants, desires and must-haves from over 30 esteemed search marketing professionals. SEM topics covered range from SEO and PPC, to Web Analytics and Social Media. Some of our SEM’s biggest wishes were regarding AdWords Ad Extensions and Search Partners, greater adCenter Admin and UI improvements, and of course, for Google to give search marketers back their (not provided) keyword data!

We hope you enjoy!

Wish List Topics

Search Engine Marketing (13)
Social Media (5)
Pay Per Click (9)
Google AdWords (100)
Microsoft adCenter (31)
Google Analytics (24)
Holiday Extras (7)