The TMO Blog

If Your Site Goes Offline Will It Hurt Your Rankings?

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Wednesday, Google, Gmail, YouTube, and all the other similar services went unresponsive for roughly an hour in many parts of the United States. The problem was quickly resolved, but not before Twitter freaked out and the story reached many news…
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What Is Minimalism and Why Does It Matter to Design Right Now?

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Minimalism has been all the rage in web design lately. Flat design is currently one of the most popular design trends around, and it relies strongly on minimalist design principles. If done correctly, minimalism can achieve an experience that…
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Taking The Step Beyond Google: Establishing Your Brand on Bing

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When companies take the leap to establishing their brand's reputation online, the focus is always on taking advantage of every opportunity Google gives you to try to connect with potential consumers. However, any SEO or online business who…
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10 Resources That Will Help You Make an Infographic

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  It is undeniable that social media has completely changed the ways we share information. Gone are the days when loaning a book was the best way to help your friends learn about a topic. Even long form blog posts are often smothered…
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How is the SEO World Managing Post-Penguin 2.0?

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It has been well over a month since Penguin 2.0 was unleashed upon the world and the search industry is still reeling from the results of the algorithm update aimed at link profiles, low quality backlinks, and over-optimized anchor texts. The…
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What Skills Do Employers Expect Designers to Have?

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Graphic design may be one of the most in demand jobs out there right now, especially within the art field. But, as any designer can tell you, competition for work is tough, and designers looking for full-time employment rather than freelance…
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Is Google Using Industry-Specific Algorithms?

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A WebmasterWorld thread from roughly a month ago brings up an interesting question for us SEO professionals. While we focus on the algorithms we know about such as Penguin or Panda, it has long been suggested that Google could also be using…
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Learn How To Use Color By Understanding Their Meanings [Infographic]

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Color is one of the most important aspects of graphic design as well as branding and advertising. It can be used to give emphasis, depth, and even motion to a design but it also helps establish the overall feel or atmosphere of the design. As…
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Link Building Tactics We Need to Cut Out

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As always, there are a lot of different opinions about link building across the web. There are still those who offer ways to "dominate" links with schemes that push the boundaries of what Google allows and some who are beginning to completely…
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