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22 Ways To Analyse Logs Using The Log File Analyser

by screamingfrog @ Screaming Frog

Wed Apr 12 02:48:45 PDT 2017

Log Files are an incredibly powerful, yet underutilised way to gain valuable insights about how each search engine crawls your site. They allow you to see exactly what the search engines have experienced, over a period of time. Logs remove the guesswork, and the data allows you to view exactly...

Personalizing Search Results at Google

by Bill Slawski @ SEO by the Sea ⚓

Wed Aug 16 16:09:25 PDT 2017

One thing most SEOs are aware of is that search results at Google are sometimes personalized for searchers; but it’s not something that I’ve seen too much written about. So when I came across a patent that is about personalizing search results, I wanted to dig in, and see if it could give us more […]

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Why Monopolizing SERPs is Your Next Best B2B Marketing Tip

by Brad Smith @ Directive Consulting

Wed Jul 26 23:23:40 PDT 2017

Today’s SEO is far more nuanced and sophisticated than even just a few years ago. That’s because search engines are more fluid, faster, and smarter, too. They can understand what...

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The 10 most common WordPress SEO challenges and how to solve them

by Lucy Barret @ SEO – Search Engine Watch

Wed Aug 30 05:38:18 PDT 2017

If you're new to the business of SEO and are just figuring out how to optimize your WordPress site for search, navigating the landscape of SEO can seem like a nightmare. Here are 10 challenges to watch out for, and how you can solve them.

Why Featured Snippets Can Rocket You to the Top in SEO – Here’s Why 133

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Mon Sep 11 00:00:38 PDT 2017

Featured snippets can rocket search results for your site to the very top of search, but how do you earn them? Is Google giving us any clues? In this episode of the popular Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Stone Temple’s Eric Enge reveals startling new research that shows how Google telegraphs in advance which... Read More >

New Year, New Focus

by c0c0nuT @ SEO Career

Wed Jan 11 13:42:40 PST 2017

Starting the new year on the right foot can make all the difference, regardless of your college year. Use this checklist as a guide for your yearly goal setting. Freshmen Discover your Strengths through SEO Apply for SEO Career and begin EDGE Set goals with the help of SEO coaches Gain exposure to different business, [...]

B2B Demand Gen Best Practices: 4 Lessons We Learned From Niching

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Fri May 26 18:12:04 PDT 2017

Demand generation is one of search marketing’s leading pain points for a reason. Ideally, search marketing is meant to build brand awareness and drive interest and sales for your unique product/service. But there...

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SEO Career Orientation Speakers

by c0c0nuT @ SEO Career

Wed May 10 08:30:35 PDT 2017

SEO Career interns have the opportunity to learn from some of the industry’s top professionals. Learn more about our distinguished speakers below! Raymond McGuire Head, Corporate & Investment Banking, Citi Raymond McGuire is Citi’s head of global banking, based in New York. He is responsibile for managing the coverage of Global Industries and clients, and executing [...]

Google is a Picky Date

by redolive @ Red Olive

Mon Sep 22 08:55:31 PDT 2014

There is nothing worse than going on a date and having nothing to talk about. The awkward pauses, dead end conversations, and small talk are enough to make anyone rethink their entire relationship status. In the same way that dating can be awkward and terrible, websites can be in a terrible relationship with search engines. […]

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Google Adds More Tabs to Search Cards on Mobile by @MattGSouthern

by Matt Southern @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Mon Sep 11 01:30:58 PDT 2017

Google is updating its Knowledge Graph cards in mobile search with more tabs for certain queries

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PPC or SEO? Choosing Based on Budget & Maximizing Your ROI

by Kaleigh Moore @ Directive Consulting

Thu Aug 04 10:04:33 PDT 2016

Marketers working with a limited budget often face a tough question when considering pursuing PPC or SEO. They ask themselves: “Which one is right for me? And how do I...

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Joost de Valk

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Wed Dec 07 05:07:50 PST 2016

CEO & Founder, Yoast “There are many pieces to solving the SEO puzzle. From search engine friendly web design and content marketing, to social media and reputation management, SEO for Growth will help you put it all together.”

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Does anyone use Press Release Distributions?

by NewDelhiSEO @ SEO Chat Forums

Fri Sep 15 11:13:53 PDT 2017

Hello Folks, Does anyone use US / UK press release distribution channels? I am just about to try a premium package from PR newswire. Just making sure if anyone has used any paid press release distribution network and has it delivered in terms of Business / Brand promotion or SEO benefits. I...

Screaming Frog SEO Spider Update – Version 7.0

by screamingfrog @ Screaming Frog

Mon Dec 12 02:38:50 PST 2016

I’m delighted to announce Screaming Frog SEO Spider version 7.0, codenamed internally as ‘Spiderman’. Since the release of rendered crawling in version 6.0, our development team have been busy working on more new and exciting features. Let’s take a look at what’s new in 7.0. 1) ‘Fetch & Render’ (Rendered...

Choosing Search Engine Marketing Agencies: 8 Dirty Secrets You Should Know

by Emma Siemasko @ Directive Consulting

Fri Jun 17 10:10:29 PDT 2016

Hiring the right search engine marketing agency can be difficult. In this post we reveal 8 dirty secrets you should know when searching for the right agency.

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Introduction to Spider

by William Dahlstrom @ SeoTools for Excel

Sun Nov 22 16:59:16 PST 2015

We've previously touched on the subject of scraping the web in the context of fetching a very specific part from a single page. But what if you're looking to analyse a substantial part of, or an entire website?

Enter the Spider

The Spider is an intelligent crawler built right into

Content SEO training bundle

by Willemien Hallebeek @ Online SEO training: Follow an online course at Yoast

Tue Jun 07 01:48:47 PDT 2016

Bundle our SEO copywriting and Site structure training and save even more money.

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Screaming Frog SEO Spider Update – Version 8.0

by screamingfrog @ Screaming Frog

Tue Jul 18 02:01:45 PDT 2017

I’m excited to announce the release of Screaming Frog SEO Spider 8.0, codenamed internally as ‘All J’s must go’. Our team have been busy in development working on some exciting new features, so let’s get straight to it, and talk about what’s new in version 8.0. 1) Updated User Interface...

Quality Signals that May have Affected the March 2017 Google Fred Update

by Michael Martinez @ SEO Theory

Sat Jun 17 06:30:03 PDT 2017

Googler Gary Illyes declared that unless otherwise given a name by Google ALL of their search “updates” will be referred to as “Fred”.  He was joking but, honestly, I like that.  Some years ago I wrote a brief article titled…

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4 Tips for Creating an Efficient Marketing Department

by Pratik Dholakiya @ Entrepreneur: Latest SEO Articles

Tue Jul 25 12:00:00 PDT 2017

Sure, as a CEO, you think of yourself as an "idea person." But these days, you also need modern marketing savvy in SEO and mobile.

Learn SEO Through Forums

by Bill Slawski @ SEO by the Sea ⚓

Fri Jun 30 15:08:44 PDT 2017

I had someone who was reading my previous entries in my Learning SEO series ask about using forums to learn SEO. I promised that I would write a post about the value of forums in learning SEO. Back in 1998 I became a moderator of a couple of forums on small business and website promotion […]

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Multiple Sites: Does It Hurt or Help SEO? by @Visiture_search

by Ron Dod @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Thu Sep 14 05:00:42 PDT 2017

Find out the benefits, cons, and best practices for using multiple sites for SEO.

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Share of SERP: A B2B Cheat Sheet to Maximizing Your Inbound Lead Generation from Search Marketing

by Brad Smith @ Directive Consulting

Thu Aug 10 14:00:27 PDT 2017

Every day, more than 6 billion queries are typed into Google. That’s more than 6 billion chances for a link to your website to appear on someone’s screen. You like...

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3 Reasons Your AdWords Traffic Is Not Qualified

by Today's Industry Insider @ The Kissmetrics Marketing Blog

Tue Aug 08 11:15:46 PDT 2017

AdWords is one of the most predictable paid media channels. By using it, you’re focusing on people who show their intent in advertising platforms. Search traffic is growing by a lot. In 2014, marketers spent $23.44 billion in the search channel. That same figure for this year is already $32.32 billion, and it’s expected to […]

How to Rank on Bing and Yahoo

by Carly Gruenberg @ Directive Consulting

Thu Jun 05 02:35:06 PDT 2014

Full disclosure, Google is my search engine of choice. But, of the total search population, Google only captures 64% of the market. So what about the other 36%? Bing and...

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Screaming Frog Drinking Bottles Giveaway

by screamingfrog @ Screaming Frog

Wed May 03 01:37:22 PDT 2017

It’s time for another giveaway. This time, you can win some very cool Screaming Frog aluminium drinking bottles. You’ve probably been told you should drink more (water), so why not keep hydrated in SEOtyle? Sorry. The large capacity (770ml) and twist on lid make them perfect for water at your...

Should My Website Adopt Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)?

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Wed Aug 02 00:00:37 PDT 2017

How much do you know about Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) and how they impact site performance and ROI? This is a question on the minds of many of website publishers and SEOs today. And because AMP is so new, there is often a lot of confusion about how to use it, and what benefit, if... Read More >

Why One Little-Known Factor Can Explode Your Youtube Channel – Here’s Why #119

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Mon May 22 00:00:30 PDT 2017

Most guides to optimizing your videos for YouTube search cover the basics of video titles, descriptions, and tags. But do you know the most powerful YouTube ranking signal of all? In this episode of our Here’s Why digital marketing video series, we explain why optimizing for just one often overlooked factor can blow up the reach of your... Read More >

Don’t Start a Campaign without these 11 B2B Marketing Tools

by Brad Smith @ Directive Consulting

Fri Aug 18 12:14:05 PDT 2017

High conversion rates aren’t an accident. There’s nothing fluky about them. Yet only 22% of companies feel that their conversion rates are adequate, according to HubSpot. So how can you...

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AdWords History Timeline Published

by Jason Lock @ Screaming Frog

Tue Jan 31 04:28:27 PST 2017

For those of us who have been in paid search since before AdWords was on the scene, it’s easy to forget the details about when certain “features” were released, and in what form they first appeared. For those who are newer to the industry, it’s probably hard to imagine the...

Yoast SEO for WordPress training

by Willemien Hallebeek @ Online SEO training: Follow an online course at Yoast

Wed Mar 23 04:37:19 PDT 2016

So you want to become a true Yoast SEO expert? The Yoast SEO for WordPress training is perfect for you! It provides you with detailed instructions on all features of our Yoast SEO plugin.

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Structured data training

by Edwin Toonen @ Online SEO training: Follow an online course at Yoast

Thu Jun 22 02:24:41 PDT 2017

Structured data can make your site more visible in the search results. By adding structured data, you tell search engines what your site is about. Search engines use that data to give you rich snippets, for instance. Learn how to add this with the Structured data training.

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HTTPS Google Update: SSL Is An SEO Ranking Signal

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Fri Nov 11 13:44:09 PST 2016

Most people are familiar with the ‘http’ appearing before most web addresses, but may not know what those letters stand for, or their significance. This can be dangerous and even costing you in the rankings if you don’t take the time to learn a bit more about what this means. What was the HTTPS Google […]

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SEO copywriting training

by Willemien Hallebeek @ Online SEO training: Follow an online course at Yoast

Tue May 31 03:30:33 PDT 2016

If you want your content to rank, you should write great content for your website. Fortunately, copywriting is a skill you can learn! In this SEO copywriting training, we'll help you develop your copywriting skills. You'll learn how to write copy that readers will love, and how to tweak it for search engines.

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How to Secure a WordPress Site Against Hackers

by Michael Martinez @ SEO Theory

Wed May 10 05:30:53 PDT 2017

WordPress gets a bad rap from people who complain that it’s not secure.  In more than 40 years of working with computers I have never met an application or operating system that could not be hacked.  I used to be an…

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What Is The Page Meta Title & Why Is It Important for SEO?

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Sun Oct 02 06:09:50 PDT 2016

Ensuring your webpage ranks in SERPs is much more than just optimizing a single element of the page. The Page Title Tag – or the HTML Title Element – is still considered the most important factor of on-page SEO to address on any website. When keywords are placed in the page titles, they can help […]

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The Conversion Rate Conundrum: Common Mistakes and What to Do Instead

by Today's Industry Insider @ The Kissmetrics Marketing Blog

Wed Aug 16 08:30:06 PDT 2017

In real estate, the axiom is location, location, location. It’s first and foremost. The number one consideration. For your digital efforts – email, web pages, eCommerce platforms – an argument could be made for a few different ones: search engine optimization (SEO), the user experience (UX), conversion rate optimization (CRO), or perhaps something else entirely. […]

Long Tail Keywords, Simple Steps To Drive Notable Revenue

by John E Lincoln @ Ignite Visibility

Mon Sep 11 12:17:28 PDT 2017

If you’re looking for a new way to generate web traffic but you haven’t yet tried to optimize your content for long-tail keywords, then now’s the time. In fact, you can do your brand (and your bottom line) a lot of good by writing articles centered around detailed search terms that your competitors don’t know...

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Do Links Still Matter for SEO in 2017?

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Wed Sep 13 00:00:40 PDT 2017

In today’s post, I’ll show you data from three different dates over the past year that illustrate why links remain a powerful ranking factor. I’ll also discuss in detail why Google still uses them, and why they are likely to remain a powerful ranking factor for some time to come. In July of 2016, we... Read More >

Too Many Links: Strategies for Disavow & Cleanup by @beanstalkim

by Dave Davies @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Tue Sep 12 06:00:31 PDT 2017

Follow this step-by-step guide to disavowing links and stay in good graces with Google.

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Bad SEO Advice You Should Still Avoid

by Michael Martinez @ SEO Theory

Thu Jun 22 05:30:34 PDT 2017

I should create a “Bad SEO Advice” category and collect all the articles I have written about it through the years in one place.  There are days when I am tempted to go back and “update” old articles about bad…

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Make the Most of Your Summer with Carla Harris’s 10-Week Plan

by c0c0nuT @ SEO Career

Mon Jul 17 13:20:33 PDT 2017

During in-person training, the SEO Career Class of 2017 learned how to make the most of their summers and all that SEO has to offer. Carla Harris, SEO Career Class of ’82, laid out her expert tips in a 10-week plan, starting with week one and following all the way through to getting the offer. [...]

Excel as a heatmap

by William Dahlstrom @ SeoTools for Excel

Sun Dec 13 14:29:59 PST 2015

Today's post is going to be different. While we usually walk through SeoTools functions or explain SEO concepts, I received an interesting question the other day.

What's the coolest Excel hack you've seen?

While technically not a hack, the easy way out would've been to reply with a SeoTools pitch

How to Change Your Google Profile Photo

by Carissa Ng @ Top Draw

Tue Jul 25 15:18:18 PDT 2017

There has been a lot of buzz around changing Edmonton’s Google profile photo. Claiming or creating a Google My Business page is essentially the process of submitting your business location to Google, resulting in your business appearing within local search results and within Google Maps. Changing a google profile photo can be a lengthy and complex process but […]

The B2B Guide to Email Marketing (Live Email Blast Examples)

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Fri Jul 07 03:59:23 PDT 2017

These days B2B marketers have to choose from a seemingly endless selection of different campaign options. There’s the usual assortment of digital marketing tactics to choose from, such as SEO,...

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Basic SEO training

by Willemien Hallebeek @ Online SEO training: Follow an online course at Yoast

Thu Oct 01 04:22:06 PDT 2015

You want to develop your own SEO strategy and be able to optimize your own website? This online Basic SEO training will teach you the fundamentals of SEO! It will give you lots of practical tips so you can immediately start to improve any website!

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SqlConnectors - Connect to your data in Excel

by Niels Bosma @ SeoTools for Excel

Mon Oct 26 12:39:15 PDT 2015

SeoTools lets you access data from your SQL database in a structured, easy to read way right in Excel. Find out how in this article.

Why Social Media Is NOT a Search Ranking Factor – Here’s Why #128

by Mark Traphagen @ Stone Temple

Mon Jul 31 00:00:44 PDT 2017

Many marketers assume that social media is a search ranking factor for Google, and some even believe they’ve seen proof. In this episode of our Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Stone Temple’s Mark and Eric explain why it is highly unlikely that social is a direct ranking signal, but also how social is useful... Read More >

Ultimate Guide to Amazon SEO

by John E Lincoln @ Ignite Visibility

Thu Sep 14 15:26:13 PDT 2017

Want to sell on Amazon, but not sure how to stand out? Our Director of Amazon, Shawn Green, will tell you everything you need to know about Amazon SEO, and how to make sure your product is optimized for as many sales as possible.   Amazon has taken the internet by storm, managing to dethrone...

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Google Patents Extracting Facts from the Web

by Bill Slawski @ SEO by the Sea ⚓

Mon Jun 19 13:20:46 PDT 2017

When Google crawls the Web, it extracts facts from content on the pages it finds as well as links on pages. How much information does it extract about facts on the Web? Microsoft showed off an object-based search about 10 years ago, in the paper, Object-Level Ranking: Bringing Order to Web Objects.. The team from […]

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Why You Might Be Cannibalizing Your Own Keywords – Here’s Why #125

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Mon Jul 10 00:00:58 PDT 2017

Did you know you could be cannibalizing the SEO effectiveness of your site’s important keywords? In this episode of our Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Art of SEO lead author and Stone Temple CEO Eric Enge helps you understand what keyword cannibalization is, how to detect it, and why it matters for your SEO.... Read More >

10+ SEO Traffic Hacks to Optimize Your Website for Google

by Garrett Mehrguth @ Directive Consulting

Fri Jul 15 06:51:19 PDT 2016

Search engine optimization is one of the most written about topics in marketing today. Unfortunately for many marketers, the information they read leaves them excited, but unable to implement. Whether it’s because development work is needed or the topic

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Why SEOs can’t afford to wait around for a mobile-first index

by Rebecca Sentance @ SEO – Search Engine Watch

Wed Aug 23 04:00:58 PDT 2017

SEO and performance marketing agency BrightEdge today released a new report which sheds light on the steadily widening gap between mobile and desktop search. I spoke to Erik Newton, VP of Customer Marketing and Head of SEO at BrightEdge, about the report’s findings, Google’s mobile-first index tests, and how SEOs can adapt their strategy.

Build it and they shall come: Why your site architecture and search strategy must be aligned

by Wayne Cichanski @ SEO – Search Engine Watch

Fri Aug 25 06:25:42 PDT 2017

As a society, we have been conditioned with the age-old saying “Build it and they shall come”. However, does this hold true for the digital world and your website? And more specifically, what about Google?

The Future of SEO: How AI and Machine Learning Will Impact Content

by Philip Piletic @ Single Grain

Wed Sep 06 13:23:56 PDT 2017

Artificial intelligence development and its impact on different industries have been all the rage in the last year. The digital marketing medium is facing years of fundamental strategic changes due to revolutionary new intelligent technologies. It shouldn’t be difficult, however, as this dynamic medium has already been able to effectively adapt to new changes like […]

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All conversions under referral

by jandesigner01 @ SEO Chat Forums

Tue Sep 12 22:57:03 PDT 2017

Hi, Google Analytics is showing all conversions under referral. As the conversions are because of Adwords campaign, organic search and social campaigns etc. Any idea how to fix this.

What Is a Local Backlink & How to Find Them by @sllewuy

by Wells Yu @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Sun Sep 10 07:00:19 PDT 2017

Learn an interesting way to discover potential backlinks relevant to your locality.

The post What Is a Local Backlink & How to Find Them by @sllewuy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

How to Get Backlinks with Resource & Links Pages by @ChuckPrice518

by Chuck Price @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Mon Sep 11 06:00:32 PDT 2017

Here's how you can create useful resource centers that attract powerful links and drive traffic and rankings.

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Basic Crawl Management for SEO

by Michael Martinez @ SEO Theory

Wed Aug 09 05:30:01 PDT 2017

Crawl management is integral to search engine optimization. And yet crawl management is so poorly explained by the Web marketing community that many sites mismanage crawl.  What should be one of the fundamental areas of search engine optimization has been…

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SEO Tutorial: 12 Immutable Laws For Dominating Google's Search

by R.L. Adams @ Entrepreneur: Latest SEO Articles

Fri Aug 18 08:30:00 PDT 2017

Mystified by SEO? It all makes sense once you understand how Google sees it.

Learning SEO, Summer 2017

by Bill Slawski @ SEO by the Sea ⚓

Fri Jun 09 09:33:53 PDT 2017

In January, I wrote a post titled, Advice Given to an Aspiring 14 Year-Old Entrepreneur Wanting to Learn SEO. I included in that post links to a number of pages that I thought might be helpful to someone learning SEO. On my walk this morning past the Omni La Costa Resort, I was thinking about […]

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Put Your Best Content Forward with Google Posts

by Ryan Yaeger @ Mainstreethost

Tue Aug 08 03:57:40 PDT 2017

Google Post snippets are a new way that Google has enhanced the capabilities of Google My Business to help small businesses promote their content, events and other highlights within search results.

The post Put Your Best Content Forward with Google Posts appeared first on Mainstreethost.

5 SEO features to make sure your ecommerce platform supports

by Ann Smarty @ SEO – Search Engine Watch

Tue Aug 29 06:07:21 PDT 2017

When choosing an ecommerce platform to power your online store, it's important to consider search engine optimization (SEO) features in your decision-making process. Let's take a look at five core features that your ecommerce platform needs to have, along with examples of platforms that offer each feature.

Why Your Site Structure Matters for SEO – Here’s Why #121

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Mon Jun 05 00:00:24 PDT 2017

Subdomains, subfolders, or microsites: which is best for organizing the content of your website? In this episode of our Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Stone Temple’s Mark Traphagen asks Eric Enge to cover the pros and cons of each, especially from an SEO perspective. Don’t miss a single episode of Here’s Why with Mark & Eric.... Read More >

Why Oversimplifying SEO Is Dangerous – Here’s Why #130

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Mon Aug 14 00:00:30 PDT 2017

Google gets more complex and sophisticated with each passing year, and yet many still want to believe that there are “magic bullet” hacks or tricks that are simple ways to get higher search rankings. In this episode of our Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Stone Temple’s Eric Enge tells you why! Don’t miss a... Read More >

SEO Content Checklist for 2017

by Garrett Mehrguth @ Directive Consulting

Tue Apr 15 10:17:14 PDT 2014

Consistently creating content that readers love and search engines rank is no easy task.  There are many elements that must be addressed for your voice to be heard amongst the crowd. This...

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B2B vs B2C Marketing: The Differences Every Search Marketer Should Know

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Mon Jun 12 08:42:42 PDT 2017

If you’ve spent any time reading up on digital marketing trends you’ve probably run into the terms B2B and B2C before. The general difference between B2B and B2C is clear enough...

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SEO Is More Than a Numbers Game. The Real Goal Is Engagement.

by Dan Blacharski @ Entrepreneur: Latest SEO Articles

Mon Aug 14 05:00:00 PDT 2017

Algorithms change, but quality content that engages your audience is always be a winning strategy.

Semantic Search and SEO: Everything You Need to Know

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Wed Jun 21 00:00:47 PDT 2017

In the world of SEO, there is some confusion about what we mean when we use the term “semantic search.” This confusion is not surprising—many mistake the phrase semantic search with the concept of structured data (semantic language markup), but this is not the same thing. Others understand the term solely as it applies to... Read More >

The Beginner’s Guide to Dropshipping SEO

by Adam Riemer @ Oberlo

Wed Aug 30 00:57:15 PDT 2017

As a dropshipping store owner, one thing you need to know before building your website is how to use search engine optimization (SEO) for your business. Dropshipping sites have a unique set of SEO obstacles to overcome as opposed to stores who stock their own inventory, so it’s important that […]

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Citations behind the Google Brain Word Vector Approach

by Bill Slawski @ SEO by the Sea ⚓

Fri Sep 01 13:37:59 PDT 2017

In October of 2015, a new algorithm was announced by members of the Google Brain team, described in this post from Search Engine Land – Meet RankBrain: The Artificial Intelligence That’s Now Processing Google Search Results One of the Google Brain team members who gave Bloomberg News a long interview on Rankbrain, Gregory S. Corrado […]

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Link Building Location

by speedylikes @ SEO Chat Forums

Mon Sep 11 07:27:51 PDT 2017

Hi there, Recently started trying to improve the ranking of my online store, however I have no experience with the SEO of ecommerce sites. When I begin my link building campaign, would you guys recommend building links to just the home page, across the key pages or to as many pages as possible?...

Google Chrome Has a New Barcode Scanning Shortcut by @MattGSouthern

by Matt Southern @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Mon Sep 11 00:30:01 PDT 2017

With the latest update to Chrome on iOS, there is now a shortcut on the keyboard for scanning barcodes.

The post Google Chrome Has a New Barcode Scanning Shortcut by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Grading the Site Speed of 100+ Computer Hardware Sites

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Tue May 16 16:45:26 PDT 2017

Search engine users are not generally known for the lengthy attention spans. The truth is that you only have a matter of seconds to grab your user’s attention and hold...

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How To Fetch & Render (Almost) Any Site

by screamingfrog @ Screaming Frog

Wed Apr 05 02:53:19 PDT 2017

From time to time, we’ve struggled to get access to Google Search Console quickly from a client to perform a fetch and render. Or, we’ve just wanted to perform a fetch and render on a third party site that isn’t verified to us, to understand how it renders, or test...

Why Metadata Matters for SEO – Here’s Why #124

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Mon Jun 26 00:00:02 PDT 2017

Metadata is easy to ignore, but it actually can help your pages get more clicks. In this episode of our Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Art of SEO lead author Eric Enge helps you understand metadata and why it matters for your SEO. Don’t miss a single episode of Here’s Why with Mark &... Read More >

How to optimize featured snippets for voice search

by Jessie Moore @ SEO – Search Engine Watch

Mon Sep 04 04:50:35 PDT 2017

When it comes to voice search, featured snippets are key. If a searcher is using voice search and expecting a verbal reply, they will not be presented with a choice of results - and where a featured snippet is present, this will be the result read out. So how can you optimize your featured snippets for voice search?

What is Guest Blogging & How Does It Help SEO?

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Sat Dec 03 06:25:39 PST 2016

There is only one constant with Google – it is constantly changing. Any website that wants to continue seeing results for their website needs to implement all these changes – and quickly – to avoid serious penalties from Google. Guest blogging has been a controversial topic in the past – some claiming that it was […]

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Hiring a SEO Agency? 45+ Experts Tell You What to Look For & Avoid!

by Andrew Choco @ Directive Consulting

Tue Jul 26 15:20:10 PDT 2016

You’re reading this because you’re interested in hiring a top SEO agency that can exceed your company’s marketing KPI’s. Look no further, we’ve outlined practical tips and actionable insights for selecting the right search engine.

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Technical SEO 1 training

by Edwin Toonen @ Online SEO training: Follow an online course at Yoast

Tue Feb 21 03:00:24 PST 2017

Technical SEO 1 is a substantial training that provides you with must-have SEO knowledge. This course focuses on the technical side of SEO and thus helps you to get your site ready for search engines.

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Brian Halligan

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Thu Dec 08 04:42:23 PST 2016

CEO & Co-founder, HubSpot “…Phil hit the nail on the head. The way people shop and buy has fundamentally changed, an inbound strategy is now a necessity for getting found online and growing your business.”

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AMP and Ranking 0 are Becoming More Important

by John E Lincoln @ Ignite Visibility

Fri Sep 08 09:44:10 PDT 2017

This week: You can now edit local business info in search results, Instagram is testing canvas ads, and wait until you hear about how many of the top results don’t get clicks.   Here’s what happened this week in digital marketing. DemandJump Cloud Tool Shows Where Your Traffic Came From A new DemandJump tool, just...

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JSON APIs + SeoTools = True

by William Dahlstrom @ SeoTools for Excel

Wed Oct 21 16:05:32 PDT 2015

Introduction to the JSON syntax and examples on how to fetch and send data from and to a JSON API endpoint.

301 Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS – SearchCast

by Garrett Mehrguth @ Directive Consulting

Tue Apr 07 07:38:14 PDT 2015

http to https 301 redirect [formcraft id=’6′] Transcription The Magic Code: # SSL Rewrite RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://yourwebsite.com/$1 [R=301,L] Today we’re going to be talking about...

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7Search closes

by pacman000 @ SEO Chat Forums

Fri Sep 15 05:18:54 PDT 2017

https://www.7search.com/ I know nearly nothing about them; I've just seen their name listed with other old search engines on websites. I didn't even know they were still around till today. Closed July 31.

Learning SEO through Books

by Bill Slawski @ SEO by the Sea ⚓

Tue Jun 13 14:41:53 PDT 2017

There are a few books and courses online that are free and really helpful when it comes to learning some of the things that will make you a better SEO. Knowledge can make a difference, and having an idea of how search engines work can possibly give you a competitive advantage over others who haven’t […]

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How to optimize VR content for search

by Jessie Moore @ SEO – Search Engine Watch

Mon Sep 11 04:39:56 PDT 2017

Virtual reality (VR) has been the talk of the town for a little while now and its marketing potential is getting difficult to ignore. But despite the clear benefits of VR, businesses are still hesitant about diving in. Can VR content be found using search engines? Is it even possible to optimize virtual reality content for search? We take a look at how to do VR SEO.

Website Search Engine Optimization for Google

by John Lehmberg @ Make It Loud Web Design

Fri May 05 12:55:53 PDT 2017

May 5, 2017 Website Search Engine Optimization for Google Free Professional Website Analysis Bond. James Bond. It’s that kind of cool. Have you ever wanted to spy on your own website? Just to see where users are clicking on your site. Well now you can.  Do you know where people spend the most time on […]

Featured Snippets: New Insights, New Opportunities

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Wed May 24 00:00:11 PDT 2017

Research reveals new insights into how featured snippets work This new study documents a never before made connection between featured snippets and regular snippets in the search results, as well as a new way to recognize when your site is competing for a featured snippet. I’m also going to detail an advanced process for obtaining featured snippets.... Read More >

The Buyers’ Path to Conversion

by Carissa Ng @ Top Draw

Thu Aug 17 13:47:08 PDT 2017

We’re sticklers for good stats, so here are some handpicked numbers from our Google Partner Event this week: Decreasing Store Traffic In-store traffic is decreasing. However, when shoppers do go in-store, they’re spending more. 25% of consumers who clicked on a retailer’s Google Search ad before visiting the store are over 25% more likely to […]

The Right Recipe: Blending Paid and Organic Search Campaigns

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Fri Oct 21 17:28:22 PDT 2016

Internet marketing can be a tricky business. It takes an incredible amount of data and customization of your content and pages to truly optimize any online marketing campaign. SEM (search...

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B2B Ecommerce SEO Expert: 10 Questions To Ask Before You Hire One!

by Garrett Mehrguth @ Directive Consulting

Thu Apr 28 15:56:39 PDT 2016

Hiring an eCommerce SEO expert can be a nightmare. To help you out, we have compiled 10 questions to ask them before you decide to move forward.

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Why Your B2B Marketing Plan Stalls: How to Break Down the Silos in Your Organization

by Brad Smith @ Directive Consulting

Wed Jul 26 23:07:06 PDT 2017

Digital marketing has been run in silos since the beginning of time. The SEO people “do SEO.” The PPC people “do PPC.” And there’s never a whole lot of overlap...

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4 Proven Strategies to Get Rank-Boosting Links to Improve Your SEO

by Neil Patel @ Entrepreneur: Latest SEO Articles

Thu Aug 10 06:00:00 PDT 2017

Contextual link building requires the most difficult types of links to get, but they have a strong impact on search rankings.

Setting Up Your B2B Pay Per Click Services the Easy Way

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Wed Nov 02 11:41:26 PDT 2016

The distinction between paid and organic search can be a daunting one. The idea of paid for advertisements makes everything seem a little more high stakes to the DIY digital...

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5 Ways to Get More From Your Underutilized Log File Data by @DeepCrawl

by DeepCrawl @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Tue Sep 12 04:00:20 PDT 2017

Learn how to make the most out of your log file data with the assistance of a log file analyzer.

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How To Audit Backlinks In The SEO Spider

by screamingfrog @ Screaming Frog

Wed Sep 07 01:57:01 PDT 2016

There’s plenty of reasons you may wish to audit backlinks to a website, whether it’s to check the links are still live and passing link value, they’ve been removed or nofollowed after a link clean up, or you want to get more data on the links which Google Search Console...

A Deep Keyword Research Process That Will Attract More Customers by @mindyweinstein

by Mindy Weinstein @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Wed Sep 13 05:00:02 PDT 2017

Check out these go-to tools and techniques for targeted keyword research that leads to interested visitors.

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A Digital Marketing Wake-up Call From The Stock Market

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Sun Jul 30 15:21:22 PDT 2017

If you’re a digital marketer, you know it can be a challenge sometimes to convince business owners that a web-centric marketing strategy is the only way forward. Believe it or not, many businesses are still “dipping their toes” in digital.  Their strategy is to randomly try tactics- which is no strategy at all. We talk […]

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All-in-one training bundle

by Willemien Hallebeek @ Online SEO training: Follow an online course at Yoast

Mon Sep 12 05:48:39 PDT 2016

Learn how to optimize every SEO aspect of your site. Get all these courses together, and save lots of money!

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How I Started My First SEO Business

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Mon May 15 02:00:17 PDT 2017

I was recently interview by Ali Salman of Xoomly on the “Escape 9 to 5” Podcast. This is the transcript of the interview: ************** Good morning Growth Nation! Thank you so much for tuning in today. I’m your host Ali Salman.  Ditch your “dollars for hours” mindset, leave your corporate job, screw the morning commute […]

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Top Draw Announced as Leading PPC Management Company

by Carissa Ng @ Top Draw

Fri Sep 08 09:17:05 PDT 2017

We’re thrilled to be awarded as a leading PPC management company in Canada by Clutch. We love all things PPC but that’s not all we do! From helping you develop your brand to fit your vision, to corporate and digital strategy along with user experience research and testing – our diverse team is here to […]

Ranking Videos on Google and YouTube: Study Shows How They Differ

by Eric Enge @ Stone Temple

Wed Jul 19 00:00:51 PDT 2017

  Count on it: Google is going to optimize for the best combination of user experience/satisfaction (market share) and revenue on each of its platforms. What users expect on YouTube vs. Google Search is different. Stating that a bit more subtly, think of this as optimizing their ongoing revenue over time. With that in mind,... Read More >

How to Write Content for People and Optimize It for Google

by Robert Morris @ Single Grain

Thu Aug 31 08:00:42 PDT 2017

You should always, always, always write content for people instead of writing it for Google. Luckily for you, Google works in a way that heavily favors content that is written for human beings. If that were not the case, then webmasters wouldn’t be able to write things such as “always, always, always” because Google would […]

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The Top 19 Free SEO Tools [Infographic]

by Paul Mergenhagen @ Blog – Mainstreethost

Mon Aug 14 03:15:15 PDT 2017

Discover Our Top 19 Free Tools for Successful SEO. Our recommended tools are distinguished by five categories:
Keyword research, On-page SEO, Technical SEO, Analytics and Marketing tag management

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Improving Attribution with View-Through Conversions

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Fri Oct 14 16:57:34 PDT 2016

For any SEO campaign, there is a long list of metrics that you need to monitor to stay up-to-date on the efficacy of your marketing decisions. However, depending on which...

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Why a Keyword Strategy Is Important for SEO and B2B Marketing

by Kathryn Ross @ Directive Consulting

Wed Apr 19 04:09:47 PDT 2017

When looking to increase traffic on your site or blog, using relevant keywords should be step one. A strong keyword strategy is important for SEO because it increases both site...

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The 7 Top Skills You Need to Be Good at SEO

by Jayson DeMers @ Entrepreneur: Latest SEO Articles

Thu Sep 14 11:30:00 PDT 2017

At the core of every SEO campaign is at least one person calling the shots. Does he (or she) have what it takes?

Omnivores of the SERP: Eat Up More Market Share

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Fri Nov 18 15:00:51 PST 2016

The more universal and user-based search becomes, the more important taking up more market share on each SERP becomes. In a constantly changing search market, the more market share you...

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5 B2B Marketing Strategies to Show Up on the First Page of Google without Ranking Organically

by Brad Smith @ Directive Consulting

Tue Aug 08 17:14:11 PDT 2017

There are absolutely no guarantees with SEO. You could spend thousands of hours (and dollars) trying to organically rank for big keywords and still find your website stuck in the...

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SEO Featured in Forbes!

by c0c0nuT @ SEO Career

Wed Jun 21 11:40:50 PDT 2017

SEO had the great privilege of being featured in Forbes #SocialImpact Voice campaign, which celebrates organizations committed to strengthening our communities, our nation, and the world over the next 100 years. Take a look at this article on the importance of developing a diverse workforce, and the positive impact diverse teams have on Corporate America. [...]

5 Ways to Get Reviews for Your B2B Business

by Kathryn Ross @ Directive Consulting

Tue Apr 07 01:35:45 PDT 2015

Your customer is searching. The question is, will they find you? If you’re customer is able to find you, chances are they’re looking for something specific. What are they looking...

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Is there Future for Local Search Engines

by callme @ SEO Chat Forums

Sun Sep 10 22:43:25 PDT 2017

Hello Friends, Are there any future for local search engines, local business listing engine as google is making its own search listing like to find the restaurants, call taxi etc. What you say?

Marketer’s Guide to Mobile App Advertising

by Selena Templeton @ Single Grain

Wed Sep 13 09:00:47 PDT 2017

By now, it’s no secret that mobile advertising is taking over with estimated advertising revenue reaching nearly $76 billion this year. In fact, mobile search ad revenue is expected to outpace desktop as soon as 2019 and mobile display ads may already have surpassed their desktop counterparts this year. And that makes sense because while […]

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Put Your Best Content Forward with Google Posts

by Ryan Yaeger @ Blog – Mainstreethost

Tue Aug 08 03:57:40 PDT 2017

Google Post snippets are a new way that Google has enhanced the capabilities of Google My Business to help small businesses promote their content, events and other highlights within search results.

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20 Free Social Media Guides for B2B Marketers

by Andrew Choco @ Directive Consulting

Wed Jun 29 08:44:12 PDT 2016

With the rise of social media in today's society (According to a 2015 Pew Research Study, 65% of Americans currently use social media), having at least a basic knowledge of how to use it for marketing is crucial for improving your digital marketing footprint.

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How Does Google Look for Authoritative Search Results?

by Bill Slawski @ SEO by the Sea ⚓

Thu May 25 10:04:44 PDT 2017

If you’ve done any SEO for a site, you may recognize some of the steps involved in working towards making a website authoritative: Conduct keyword research to find appropriate terms and phrases for your industry and audience Review the use of keywords on the pages of your site to make sure it includes those in […]

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Advanced SEO Techniques for 2017

by Michael Martinez @ SEO Theory

Fri Jul 07 05:30:10 PDT 2017

What makes an SEO technique “advanced”?  That’s a question I ask myself every year.  A lot of the “advanced” methods I first shared ten years ago, while still relevant today (because good SEO doesn’t change), are so widely used now…

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10 Fundamentals to Understanding SEO

by Jason Parks @ Entrepreneur: Latest SEO Articles

Mon Aug 28 07:30:00 PDT 2017

If you don't understand the basic foundation to SEO, it will seem like a foreign language.

38% of SEOs Never Disavow Links [POLL] by @A_Ninofranco

by Angel Niñofranco @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Tue Sep 12 08:00:45 PDT 2017

How often do SEOs disavow links? Find out what our Twitter community said for this #SEJSurveySays poll question.

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The Complete Guide to Hreflang

by John Dietrich @ Stone Temple

Thu Sep 07 00:00:29 PDT 2017

Whether you’re running a global operation or expanding to offer an additional language on your website, proper use of the hreflang tag is a must. From an SEO perspective, getting this right can mean the difference between ranking well with your target audience and not ranking well.  Hreflang tells search engines where various language-specific versions... Read More >

The Myth of the Google Update

by Michael Martinez @ SEO Theory

Tue Feb 14 05:30:36 PST 2017

People have been chasing search engine algorithms since the 1990s.  They won’t stop even though the algorithms are more elusive now than ever before.  Nonetheless, Web marketers should approach all unofficial announcements and analyses of search algorithm updates and effects…

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Is Domain Age Important For SEO?

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Fri Oct 14 14:05:08 PDT 2016

When it comes to search engine optimization (SEO) there are a number of questions that business owner ask. One that comes up quite a bit is how much the age of a domain really matters.  And by “domain” we mean the website address or URL of your website. In other words, if you can buy […]

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B2B Mobile Marketing Strategy : Optimizing Your Content for B2B Mobile Search

by Sean Thomas Martin @ Directive Consulting

Fri Nov 11 10:55:33 PST 2016

B2B Mobile marketing is steadily taking up a larger and larger percentage of search interactions. Your mobile marketing strategy needs to adapt to stay ahead of the curve.   Keyword...

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Affordable Digital Marketing Services For Small and Large Companies

by John Lehmberg @ Make It Loud Web Design

Mon May 15 06:54:52 PDT 2017

May 15, 2017 Affordable Digital Marketing Services For Small and Large Companies SEO Marketing Services in United States Georgia When it comes to business, we all need to think of strategies to get more business through the front door. Considering some companies have a bricks and mortars front door, some have only a website as […]

How to Create a Page Layout that Gets SEO Results

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Sat Oct 22 16:16:01 PDT 2016

Chances are you have landed on one of those websites before – you know the type, with tons of ads up top, or a huge slider with eye-catching, yet somewhat distracting images, that cause slow loading times making it difficult or nearly impossible to find the information you are looking for. If you really think […]

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Link auditing with SeoTools and Majestic

by William Dahlstrom @ SeoTools for Excel

Sun Nov 15 06:49:52 PST 2015

Auditing your backlinks should be something you do regularly. It's much easier to proactively make sure Google isn't punishing you than rectifying the situation after the fact.

In this article we'll use Majestic to automatically fetch backlinks for our domain and provide domain rankings, so I'm going to assume you've

The Difference between Knee-jerk SEO and What You Need from Your SEO

by Michael Martinez @ SEO Theory

Tue May 02 05:30:34 PDT 2017

Every day across the world and the Web thousands of search engine optimization professionals give employees, employers, co-workers, clients, and other SEOs their opinions on a variety of topics.  The constant flow of opinion is healthy for the industry.  If…

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Easy Search Engine Optimization Anyone Can Do

by Michael Martinez @ SEO Theory

Tue May 23 05:30:13 PDT 2017

It’s hard to write an article like this without talking about the need for SEO industry standards or pointing out the immense competition among SEO consultants, agencies, tool providers, and (e)book authors for your business dollars.  So I will begin…

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The Top 19 Free SEO Tools [Infographic]

by Paul Mergenhagen @ Mainstreethost

Mon Aug 14 03:15:15 PDT 2017

Discover Our Top 19 Free Tools for Successful SEO. Our recommended tools are distinguished by five categories:
Keyword research, On-page SEO, Technical SEO, Analytics and Marketing tag management

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How do you get organic sitelinks in SERPS

by meursault2410 @ SEO Chat Forums

Thu Sep 14 04:04:03 PDT 2017

Hi Does anybody understand how you get the small blue links (similar to AdWords sitelinks) for an organic result? I'm not referring to the sitelinks you may get for a branded organic search. ie https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/47334?hl=en I just Googled a commercial keyword...

Discipline is the Key to SEO

by Kansas City SEO® @ Kansas City SEO

Mon Jan 09 11:18:12 PST 2017

There are a number of catch phrases and old sayings that apply to SEO.  Some are appropriate and others are not. For example, the saying ‘the devil’s in the details’ definitely applies to SEO. However, ‘set it and forget it’ definitely does not – and will never – apply to SEO. In order to achieve […]

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15 Excel tips every SEO professional must know

by Victor Sandberg @ SeoTools for Excel

Sat Oct 15 10:06:18 PDT 2016

Whether its basketball, pubic speaking, or SEO, mastering the fundamentals is key. Sure, you may be able to alter a data set manually or copy a strange looking formula, but if you want to be prepared for the challenges of tomorrow, this article will get you a long way.

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CheckBacklink() in practice

by William Dahlstrom @ SeoTools for Excel

Sun Oct 25 15:23:50 PDT 2015

Backlinks are an important component of any decent SEO strategy. Here's how SeoTools helps you make sense of them.

Links to Decrease in Importance, Says Bing by @MattGSouthern

by Matt Southern @ SEO – Search Engine Journal

Mon Sep 11 11:01:07 PDT 2017

James Murray of Bing can be heard in a recent interview saying links may decrease in importance.

The post Links to Decrease in Importance, Says Bing by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google Search Console: What the latest updates mean for marketers

by Clark Boyd @ SEO – Search Engine Watch

Tue Sep 05 06:18:17 PDT 2017

Google Search Console has benefited from some significant upgrades over the past decade. That said, it is still far from perfect and few would argue that it provides a complete package in its current guise. Therefore, Google's recent announcement of some changes to the platform was very warmly received by the SEO community.

Qualitative Data Analysis = Customer Feedback Analysis

by Kathryn Ross @ Directive Consulting

Sun Jun 22 06:53:02 PDT 2014

When it comes to running a business, you should always pay attention to market research. Market research is the useful practice of really scrutinizing and analyzing customer feedback. Also known...

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What does it mean to blog?

by Lauren Fox @ Brafton

Wed Sep 06 03:00:00 PDT 2017

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in meeting deadlines, posting content, researching and brainstorming new ideas, applying keyword research techniques and analyzing data that comes in on our website’s performance... Read more »

Watch: How to Get the Most Out of SEO With the Least Amount of Effort

by Andrea Huspeni @ Entrepreneur: Latest SEO Articles

Mon Aug 07 06:00:00 PDT 2017

On the latest episode of 'Tough Love Tuesday,' SEO pro Neil Patel will provide tips and tricks for marketing your content to grow your audience and brand.

Google’s Project Jacquard: Textile-Based Device Controls

by Bill Slawski @ SEO by the Sea ⚓

Thu Sep 14 09:00:03 PDT 2017

I remember my father building some innovative plastics blow molding machines where he added a central processing control device to the machines so that all adjustable controls could be changed from one place. He would have loved seeing what is going on at Google these days, and the hardware that they are working on developing, […]

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Baidu SEO: How to optimize for China’s biggest search engine

by Simon Ensor @ SEO – Search Engine Watch

Thu Sep 07 05:49:28 PDT 2017

Speak to pretty much anyone about SEO and the rhetoric will largely be in regards to the "Big G". But there are countries in the world where Google is not king, and one of them is China. If you want to optimize for the second-largest economy in the world, here's what you need to know about Baidu, China's primary search engine.