The final webinar in our six-part series can be seen below, where we talked about Tomorrow’s SEO.  We covered topics ranging from what technical aspects you’ll want to understand to skills you’ll need to be a top-tier SEO in the future.   // Read More

SEO is a complex and ever changing area but there are some key elements that are still as relevant now as they were a few years ago. One of them is building high-quality XML Sitemaps, a comprehensive and accurate representation of your website. That way, you keep control of what you want search engines to index in order of priority and you inform them of new or updated content on your website. Because XML Sitemaps are so important, we want to make...
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Bing WMT had a great time this week presenting at Women 2.0 in San Francisco.  It was exciting to see so many startups moving forward and to watch the prizes awarded for the pitch competition.  Well done to everyone! Before we get too far into this post, just a quick reminder that Thursday, January 21st at 9AM PST (12 noon EST) will be the last in our six-part webinar series.  This one will cover Tomorrow’s SEO and we...
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Yesterday saw almost 300 people attend our Search and Social webinar live and in person.  As promised, here’s the video recording of that session.  It’s another long one.  We were tracking well on time, then blew the clock apart with an excellent round of Q&A with lots of participation!  Thanks to everyone who attended, and for those who couldn’t make it, the video…   // Read More

Have you ever wanted to work for Bing?  Maybe to work for the Bing Webmaster Tools team?  Getting knee-deep in data, in product development, in building things that impact sites all around the world?  Before you get excited, there are some things to know about the job. First off, you’ve got to be a software engineer for this job.  No fakin’ it folks, you’ve got to be an actual engineer.  If you’ve...
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Earlier today we ran the Authority Building webinar from the 6 part series we’ve been recording since late November.  Today’s webinar talked about what Authority is, how to build it, how to leverage it and the role it plays in how you ultimately rank.  It was another packed webinar with a ton of Q&A going on, so during the video you’ll notice a couple times when we stop to catch up on questions and provide answers...
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This Thursday’s Webmaster Webinar will focus on Authority and the role it plays on ranking.  We’ll also cover how to build authority and how to know you’re on the right track with your efforts.  We’ve still got a few webinars left in the series.  Register for the upcoming webinars in January and February: January 24th – Authority Building @ 9AM PST February 7th – The Overlap of Social...
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Last week we held our third of six webinars, this one focused on a deep review of the Bing Webmaster Tools. If you missed the live session, the video is here for viewing.   // Read More

It’s what every marketer grows up hearing.  It’s what every product manager focuses on.  It’s what every SEO needs to learn to do.  In fairness, it’s not just the SEOs that need to do this, it’s everyone who works at any business that runs a website.It’s also extremely hard to get right. We’re talking about thinking like your customer. As with so many things, getting oriented to thinking...
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Part three in our six part series of webmaster webinars will happen next week, on January 10th.  We’ll do a review of our Webmaster Tools and give folks a chance to see inside the tools set, explore our freshest updates and learn more about where to find important information and controls. Don’t forget to register for the upcoming webinars in January and February: January 10th – Bing Webmaster Tools Overview January 24th...
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