Maybe you’ve never given a thought as to who might like your content. I mean, you’re not trying to win a beauty pageant here–you are in business. If they like it or don’t like it, what you need is to get their attention, persuade them your product or service is good, and get them to buy it. But if you want to succeed with the search engines, you need to think about what searchers think about your content. Google and Bing are both developing new ways to judge the quality of your content, and searcher likes (and maybe someday dislikes) are becoming part of the equation. And when that equation determines who sees your content in search results, it’s time for you to sit up and take notice. To learn more about your content’s likability, check out my latest post on Search Engine Guide, “Do searchers like your content?”
Do searchers like your content?
Mike Moran
Mike Moran is a Converseon, an AI powered consumer intelligence technology and consulting firm. He is also a senior strategist for SoloSegment, a marketing automation software solutions and services firm. Mike also served as a member of the Board of Directors of SEMPO.
Mike spent 30 years at IBM, rising to Distinguished Engineer, an executive-level technical position. Mike held various roles in his IBM career, including eight years at IBM’s customer-facing website, ibm.com, most recently as the Manager of ibm.com Web Experience, where he led 65 information architects, web designers, webmasters, programmers, and technical architects around the world.
Mike's newest book is Outside-In Marketing with world-renowned author James Mathewson. He is co-author of the best-selling Search Engine Marketing, Inc. (with fellow search marketing expert Bill Hunt), now in its Third Edition. Mike is also the author of the acclaimed internet marketing book, Do It Wrong Quickly: How the Web Changes the Old Marketing Rules, named one of best business books of 2007 by the Miami Herald. Mike founded and writes for Biznology® and writes regularly for other blogs.
In addition to Mike’s broad technical background, he holds an Advanced Certificate in Market Management Practice from the Royal UK Charter Institute of Marketing and is a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. He also teaches at Rutgers Business School. He was a Senior Fellow at the Society for New Communications Research and is now a Senior Fellow of The Conference Board. A Certified Speaking Professional, Mike regularly makes speaking appearances. Mike’s previous appearances include keynote speaking appearances worldwide