Keyword research is an integral part of any SEO marketer’s job. But according to a study compiled a few years back, few people actually love keyword research. Keyword research was ranked as one of the top three most difficult tasks by SEO professionals (behind link building and content creation). That might be because 66% of...Read More
It’s part art, part science and a lot of mystery. It’s Search Engine Optimization, commonly known as SEO. And no matter what anyone tells you, there isn’t a person on the planet who knows precisely how to manipulate it. Even former Google employees who specialized in SEO offer conflicting advice to clients. What is a...Read More
If you operate a website or are in charge of a company’s marketing, you very likely already know how important SEO is to your brand’s visibility. A whopping 75 percent of users don’t click past the first page of search results, so if your SEO game isn’t on point, you’re likely missing out on a...Read More
Page speed improvements are high on most ecommerce to-do lists. The potential for increased revenue as well as better organic search rankings makes the effort worthwhile. But first, everyone wants to know how fast is fast enough. What does it mean to say that your goal is faster page speed? To help, Google offers a...Read More
It’s critical for online entrepreneurs to understand search engine optimization (SEO) and that implementing just a few changes to your site can improve your SEO. This can generate a higher ROI and drive more organic traffic to your site. SEO is a constantly evolving digital marketing channel that requires time and maintenance to ensure you’re...Read More
It’s no secret that the game and business of SEO is changing fast. Those staying attached to the old SEO mindset that more links win and keyword volume is everything will fail. You can no longer rely on Google or popular website blogs to tell us how to optimize a website well. Thinking SEO is...Read More
Everything that is man-made is knowable. That includes the Google algorithm. But that doesn’t mean the algorithm is known. In the 20+ years, I’ve been doing SEO, I’ve seen thousands of theories around how the search engine algorithms work – specifically Google’s algorithm. Everyone from Ivy League PhDs to street smart elementary school dropouts search...Read More
Because Google won’t tell us exactly how their search algorithms work (come on already Google!), oftentimes the answer we get in SEO is “it depends.” While this is an unsatisfying answer, there are many valid reasons for it – different websites, different niches, different audiences, different competition, etc. But what if I told you there...Read More
Google is growing its YouTube presence with another video series – this time it’s geared toward beginners, rather than experienced SEOs. Unlike Google’s other video series, hosted by Googlers such as John Mueller and Martin Splitt, this one is going to be entirely animated. Perhaps Google thinks an animated series is more accessible for beginners?...Read More
One of the primary challenges for any small business in 2019 is visibility. After all, you might have an amazing business and a beautiful website, but it won’t matter if potential customers can’t find you. That’s where search engine optimization (SEO) comes in. SEO, in a nutshell, is the art and science of raising your...Read More
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