The Google Bing Sting and Who Came Out On Top

If you are at all involved in web marketing or follow a single online technology source then you have heard a million comments and discussions about the sting Google used to prove Bing is copying some of its search results: here is the original press release from...

SEO Course at Camosun College Starts Feb 1st

Do you want to learn how to do SEO yourself? For the second time I am teaching an eighteen hour, 6 night course at Camosun College on SEO over the month of February and I need just one more signup for this course to proceed. The cut-off for signups is 12 noon...

How 2011 Google Algorithm Changes May Affect You

Google’s Matt Cutts recently announced enhancements to its spam reduction methods that have already taken place and are impacting search engine results. NOTE: First I will recount some of what he said but if you want to get to the meat of it all skip below to...

Google CEO Eric Schmidt Steps Down

Just 31 minutes ago Google CEO Eric Schmidt posted that he will be stepping down as CEO on April 4th, 2011 in favour of giving Larry Page the reins. This news came in conjunction with positive fourth quarter 2010 financial results released at the same time:...

Facebook & Twitter Links May Help SEO

This news is a little dated now as Matt Cutts reported on it in mid-December, but I felt it was worth sharing for those who have not yet seen it. It seems that now, it is official that Google does use Twitter and Facebook links as a ranking signal for organic results....

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!

Well, this post is a little late for “Happy Holidays” but here at StepForth we hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season! Also, we would like to wish everyone a fantastic New Years! All the best for 2011. May the new year bring you much...