Google AdWords first announced Upgraded URLs last February with a deadline to adopt the new standard by July 1, 2015. The Upgraded URLs function was developed to help users who frequently change customer-tracking parameters (allowing marketers to track advertising effectiveness through the AdWords channel).
With the holiday weekend approaching, some of our readers may have some surely well-deserved down-time to catch up on their reading. Despite the emergence of new media consumption platforms every day, I still find myself drawn to blogs. My preferred method of consumption is via the Feedly platform on my mobile phone. Feedly does a great job of transforming RSS feeds from your favorite domains into a photograph and quick summation for each article. I have created a folder specifically for my favorite digital marketing feeds and overtime, have narrowed down to a few tried and true that I’d like to share with you this 4th of July.
Is your business on Google+? If so, how often does your brand post to this social channel? Setting up a basic Google+ account is a good start, but having an account is not enough to reap the full SEO benefits of the platform. Having a presence on Google+ without actively posting to the channel can actually hurt your brand.