SEO

Google is serious about its ranking algorithm, updating it constantly to provide users with the best search experiences possible. This also means penalizing pages or sites that violate Google’s Webmaster Guidelines.

You can incur a Google penalty by intentionally practicing black hat SEO, inadvertently through improper site maintenance, or simply due to an algorithm update. Regardless,...

Google Search Console is a powerful tool that business owners, marketers, and SEO specialists can use to elevate their site’s digital presence and organic traffic.

But despite its growing popularity, the Google Search Console interface isn't exactly the most elevated or intuitive to use. Hence the increasing volume of queries for “how to use google search console” over the years....

To marketer ears, “readability” inevitably conjures that familiar WordPress plugin: Yoast SEO. If you’ve never had the pleasure of using it, this is a Yoast feature that—with the help of a mysterious algorithm—calculates the reading “difficulty” of a piece of writing.

It then makes recommendations like decreasing sentence length, using a more active voice, and breaking up large chunks...

The recent history of “mobile-first” algorithm updates is a busy one. Over the last several years, Google has made a deliberate effort to not only return more accurate search results for queries made on mobile devices, but also to prioritize rankings based on which websites perform best on mobile devices.

We had ...

It's already confirmed that Core Web Vitals will become a search ranking factor in May 2021 with the Page Experience Update. What this means is, while quality content still reigns supreme, the technical side of your SEO will gain some more importance.

So what does this mean and how can you...

Just as nature abhors a vacuum, so too do marketers regard uncertainty.

Despite years spent learning the ins and outs of SEO, no marketer knows the exact weight of the more than 300 variables calculated in Google search results—including Google engineers. The company’s advice has been relatively consistent on the matter—create high-quality original content and get inbound links from...

Standing out on Google isn’t just about having a good ad, but also about leveraging SEO best practices and the tools Google offers, so you can drive long-term organic traffic while getting clicks to your website, service pages, and blog posts. When done right, you can beat out your competitors right when potential customers are ready to buy.

If you want to stay competitive in your...

E-A-T was a hot topic mentioned on multiple SEO blogs back in 2018. Despite the community exploring this topic, little concrete information is known about it, and even more rumors and hearsay were repeated as if they were facts.

There’s even less information about the exact steps for improving the website's E-A-T are available to beginners, after all this isn’t a...

Most of you will have heard the term SEO thrown around in relation to digital marketing, online businesses, or internet circles in general. Regardless, you’d be surprised how many people simply remember those three letters but never really understand what they mean. 

If that’s you, we've got you covered, and if this is your first time coming across the phrase, then you’re in luck....

Evergreen content is a staple in good SEO. A post or guide that targets a solid volume keyword, contains tips that remain relevant over time, and includes helpful images can accumulate more and more traffic to your site each year. It’s the gift that keeps on giving!

But even the most evergreen content starts to show its age, and there does come a time when that content gets slightly...

Search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most effective ways for attracting potential customers to your website. But here’s the thing—you need to use it in the right way. According to stats, there are an estimated...

When you search for link building tips, you usually get a long list of tired old techniques that everyone already knows. It’s easy to guess that you should Google “Keyword + Write For Us” or look at high-ranking sites in your target niche and scrape their backlinks. What you really need is a list of inventive tips that you’ve not tried before.

Having been involved in building backlinks...

Did you know that 47% of users expect a page to load in 2 seconds or less? 

Page speed is crucial in today’s digital marketing world for a number of reasons. Users that can’t get to your site, or that get frustrated by the process of doing so, have a high likelihood of abandoning your brand for their...

Having a website is an absolute must for any business, especially in a world where everything's going digital. But getting your website noticed on Google is another matter, and not always easy.

In this article, we're diving into our top 15 ways to get your website noticed on Google (and elsewhere online), so you can start bringing in visitors and growing your business.

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According to a 2020 study, mobile traffic has grown 504% in daily media consumption since 2011. With more and more consumers using their mobile phones to access content, it's more important than ever to optimize for the mobile experience—not just for your readers, but for your SEO; Google can detect...

Update: Google has officially announced that this update will roll out in May of 2021.

It’s no secret: content has long reigned king on the frontier of search engine optimization. To get organic traffic, you need web pages. Those pages need to rank for a diverse set of voluminous keywords. If you can solicit (or naturally earn) authoritative inbound links to those pages, all...