Well don’t totally forget the keywords but I think if you spend more than 5 minutes on keywords you’re going to be pretty surprised by some purported data I stumbled across. As you likely know Google uses about 200 factors in determining your sites ranking. I personally have place a lot of emphasis on speed Read more
This is a sponsored post written by AtomicReach. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Harnessing the power of SEO can feel like an overwhelming task. Whether you are a marketing professional, entrepreneur, or someone that just fell into the role of dealing with this, managing SEO can feel confusing. In its purest form, Read more
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Ever get that spooky feeling that Google somehow knows exactly what you mean, even when you put a barely-coherent set of words in the search box? You’re not alone. The search giant has an uncanny ability to un-focus on the keywords in the search query and apply behavioral, content, context, and temporal/historical signals to give Read more
Bad Backlinks UltimateSEO.org has backlinks from about a thousand domains. In a recent review of these I found an odd reoccurring link from multiple domains but all with the same content and titles. I was introduced with “The Globe” which charges sites to NOT list them or makes money from SEOs paying them to not Read more
Let’s talk content and on-page SEO — on steroids. Let’s talk about cutting-edge SEO research that can truly transform your ranking success. Our discussions over the last few years have been focused on editorial plans, query intent, and user engagement. While they are surely a part of the equation (and I am a deep believer Read more
If you’re looking for the latest strategies in PPC keyword research, there’s something you should know: Google was never designed to be about keywords. Google co-founder Sergey Brin said: “My vision when we started Google… was that eventually you wouldn’t have to have a search query at all – the information would just come to Read more
Before doing any SEO work, it’s important to get a handle on your keyword research. Aside from helping to inform your strategy and structure your content, you’ll get to know the needs of your searchers, the search demand landscape of the SERPs, and what kind of competition you’re up against. In the second part of the Read more
In Google’s newly released webspam report, the company reveals how it dealt with link spam in 2018. Link spam is one of three types of spam discussed in the report. Other standouts include spam on hacked sites and user-generated spam. Here’s more about how Google fought those types of spam last year. Link Spam Link Read more