SEO

Last year, we called 2019 a “roller coaster of ups and downs.” Hindsight is 20/20, and while many of us can’t wait to put 2020 in the rearview, the way the search industry’s biggest players responded to the new needs of businesses and consumers, brought on by the pandemic, will have lasting consequences for how

Automation and machine learning have tremendous potential to help all of us in marketing. But at the moment a lot of these tools are inaccessible to people who can’t code or who can code a bit but aren’t really that comfortable with it. What often happens is that there ends up being one or two

The divide between SEO and UX is shrinking, making success in search more challenging. Evolving your SEO strategy to focus on site experience is critical. Join us on Thursday, November 12, at 2:00pm ET, for an SEO Content Strategy webinar where our experts will discuss how to increase conversion rates, grow organic presence and leverage

Google claims to update its search algorithm several thousand times per year. In the absolute majority of cases, Google algorithm updates are too small to notice. But, every once in a while, Google introduces a change so fundamental, that it disrupts the way we do SEO forever. In this post, we will be counting down

First, the bad news: Search Engine Land Editor-in-Chief Ginny Marvin is leaving Third Door Media to pursue new projects, and the entire team here could not be more thankful for everything she contributed to the company and especially the search community during her seven years here. Ginny will be leaving behind some very big shoes

You know at first glance who ranks at the top of the search because you can see the top 10 search results for “home contractors near me.” But have you ever wondered who is at the very bottom of the search? Or even right smack in the middle? If you don’t know what elements help

The SEO community is always looking for new ranking factors and we have discovered over two hundred of them so far. But there may be hundreds more actually used by Google. Luckily, we don’t have to work on all of them. Most have very little weight in SEO and are often used as tie-breakers rather

As an SEO I’m constantly utilizing keyword search volume data to help make more informed decisions about clients’ online presence. But the reality is, this data has way more use cases than anyone gives it credit for. The role of a decision maker in any online business requires the ability to gather (or be presented

Let’s take a typical story of how the pitching process works. Sarah, the CEO of a successful SEO agency, gets introduced to the CEO of another successful e-commerce company through a common friend. She rallies her team and meets the client over Zoom. They have a wonderful conversation, and both of them are excited to

I’ll get right to it. As an SEO I think you should care about brand performance. This isn’t an “I know better than you” post. I don’t. This isn’t a “you’re obsolete” post. You’re not. What I’m going to do here is make a series of statements that I think you’ll agree with and I

Managing a company’s brand, even during “normal” times, can be challenging depending upon your niche, your competition and the current circumstances. And of course, most of us have heard of (but hopefully, never experienced) instances in which a misstep by a business created serious reputation issues for the brand.  When circumstances are severe, however, such

Website and page authority, as defined by the number and quality of backlinks, is one of the most important search ranking factors. It is also one of the search engine optimization areas where you can gain the most advantage over your competitors. Sure, there are also technical and on-page SEO, keyword research, and content optimization,

[embedded content] Next year, AMP will no longer be a requirement for content to appear in Google’s Top Stories section. This announcement carries substantial traffic and ad revenue implications for major publishers. To provide SEOs with an overview of the news, factors to consider and an inside look at how BuzzFeed is approaching the situation,

Knowledge Graph. Direct Answers. FAQs. Just a sampling of a whopping 810 (!) features on Google’s search engine results pages. Each are tied to a certain type of search or search intent. Not all of the features show up at a given time – I mean, that would virtually be impossible. According to research conducted

Conductor released a new survey (registration required) that argues in favor of the value of SEO during an economic downturn. The survey had 317 respondents drawn from Conductor’s extended network across a range of industries, including B2B (24%), Retail (12%), Healthcare (11%), Media (10%) and others (travel and hospitality, consumer technology, financial services, insurance, automotive,

Search Engine Optimization drives 22% of all website visits, making it “one of the largest traffic producers for most brands (if not the largest),” according to Merkle’s 2019 Digital Media report. What does this mean to you, the SEO? SEO is here to stay. And to remain on top of your game, there are many

Your company’s website often makes the first impression on customers before you ever meet them in person. But how do potential customers find your site? How can it compete with the larger sites of enterprise corporations with huge marketing budgets? One solutions is investing in SEO services that can help improve your website’s marketing functionality.

Adopt a dog. How to care for a dog. Buy dog food. Unique searches that generate different layouts and types of displays. The inconsistencies in search results pages are forcing users to review the page before jumping in and making a decision.  This results in the uncovering of a “pinball pattern” in eye movement. This

The Google Podcast app is now available for iOS devices, and the web version of the app now supports subscriptions, the company announced Wednesday. Google has also reorganized the app with a tabbed user interface that includes an Explore section where users are shown new show and episode recommendations related to their interests. Google Podcasts’

Search for “tools for SEO” and, among the results, you’ll find “29 best free tools,” “the top [number goes here] SEO tools you should be using,” and many many more headlines following this formula. But if you’re serious about Search Engine Optimization, managing a large enterprise program for a brand, for example, you may be

We all know that SEO is the cornerstone of ranking higher, and this is why there are now hundreds of SEO tools all vying for your attention.  To avoid splurging on an ultimately disappointing software, here’s the list of 10 most prominent SEO tools you can take for a spin before you spend even a

Whatever the economic climate, investments in marketing technology are helping businesses meet increased demands for personalization and a need to collect, authenticate and analyze rapidly increasing amounts of consumer data to improve the customer experience (CX). At the heart of those efforts for B2B marketers is the Marketing Automation Platform, which lets them execute, manage,

The COVID-19 pandemic means that pretty much nothing is business as usual. Customers are concerned about how businesses are adapting to the situation — wondering if you’re open, have product available, if those products are safe, etc. There are several steps you should be taking now to ensure your customers can get answers when they’re

There’s no doubting the impact that coronavirus has had on businesses around the world. From retail operations and restaurants shutting their doors completely, to Silicon Valley giants enforcing mandatory work-from-home procedures, the effects of COVID-19 have been widespread. But against a sea of countless examples of sensible brands playing their part to slow the global

Making sure your company, products or content can be found by the right people at the right time is incredibly important for enterprises, which is why many of them rely on software suites to help them execute effective search engine optimization. But deciding whether your company needs an enterprise-level SEO platform calls for the same

On Jan. 31, US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar II, declared a public health emergency in response to the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Consistent with the latest news from the CDC (as of this writing on March 11), which states, “This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation,” many US

What is the all-out best search campaign you’ve pulled off this year? Do the people work with every day continue to knock it out of the park time and time again? Who on your team continues to make jaws drop with their outstanding performance? (Yes, you can say yourself!) We want to know about it.

Everyone understands the value of increased organic traffic or a higher rate of conversions. That’s because these metrics are closest to the money. But some top-of-the-funnel rewards for creating high-quality content can contribute a significant amount to your growth, and they center around your brand’s perception. Brand awareness is often recognized, but that’s the first

E-commerce category pages represent a larger opportunity for ranking and driving organic search traffic than product detail pages, according to research unveiled at SMX West 2020 on Thursday.  Across nearly 30 top U.S., e-commerce sites ranking for more than 25 billion keywords, category pages outperformed product detail pages, driving more keyword rankings and estimated traffic,

Obviously, you work hard to make your website climb to the top of the search engine rankings. But not many entrepreneurs and marketers know that optimization techniques are useful beyond Google, Bing and other search engines. SEO is also applicable to social media platforms, where it can aid in promoting an account, gaining new followers,