Things that hurt your SEO rankings and how to fix them, part 2
Accessibility and indexation, broken links and bad redirects, not maximizing Google Search Console, and missing / poor meta tags can hurt SEO rankings.
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An introduction to HTTP/2 for SEOs
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In the mid 90s there was a famous incident where an email administrator at a US University fielded a phone call from a professor who was complaining his department could only send emails 500 miles.
TechSEO Boost: Machine Learning for SEOs
Machine learning and how to use it for SEO: automated image optimization, transcribing podcasts into json strings, mass meta description writing, and more.
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How to move from keyword research to intent research
Behind every search is an intent – a need or want – for a product, service, or simply more information. To rank on SERPs, align your SEO with intent.
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Decoding SEO for business leaders: 5 tips to get stakeholders on board
As SEO professionals, it can be difficult to decode SEO for business leaders and get them on board with our strategies and projects. Here’s how to do it.
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Effective Amazon SEO: What to know when shifting ad budgets to Amazon
Amazon is proving to be a serious contender in the Google-dominated search space. Here’s how to get started optimizing for Amazon SEO.
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7 things that hurt your SEO rankings and how to fix them
SEO rankings are key to surviving the virtual world and staying relevant. Follow these steps to fix the 7 most common SEO mistakes and regain your rankings.
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Do your snippets make people click? Do’s and don’ts of metadata
You may overlook meta tags importance knowing search engines don’t consider them ranking factors, but snippets influence UX, and therefore SERPs.
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Embarrassing Google
According to today’s Google, what’s best for the searcher is an autogenerated, machine voiced, brief video mentioning the basic name and features of each new product introduced by each major brand. Search for info on Apple’s new 30W USB-C power adapter, for example, and near the top you’ll find an autogenerated video with machine-generated voice, […]
How to optimize your local business for voice search
Specific strategies for local businesses trying to understand the potential voice search will have on their bottom lines.
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How to rank for head terms
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Over the last few years, my mental model for what does and doesn’t rank has changed significantly, and this is especially true for head terms – competitive, high volume, “big money” keywords like “car insurance”, “laptops”, “flights”, and so on.
Algorithm Analysis In The Age of Embeddings
On August 1st, 2018 an algorithm update took 50% of traffic from a client site in the automotive vertical. An analysis of the update made me certain that the best course of action was … to do nothing. So what happened? Sure enough, on October 5th, that site regained all of its traffic. Here’s why […]
Algorithm Analysis In The Age of Embeddings
On August 1st, 2018 an algorithm update took 50% of traffic from a client site in the automotive vertical. An analysis of the update made me certain that the best course of action was … to do nothing. So what happened? Sure enough, on October 5th, that site regained all of its traffic. Here’s why […]
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An updated look at Alpha-Beta in a world of close variants
Google updated their exact match close variants to include implied words, paraphrase words and same-intent keywords. How does this affect Alpha-Beta?
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Pinterest on visual search: key takeaways
Notes from Michael Akkerman, Global Head of Pinterest Partners Program: discovery over search, audience engagement over size, time well-spent, communities.
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Voice search and local SEO: How to get started?
There were more than a billion voice searches a month, as of January 2018. 40% of those mobile searches had local intent.
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How to optimize your Instagram account for search engines
Instagram accounts are notoriously difficult to have displayed in search results. Instagram actually blocks search engines from indexing the images, but the profiles themselves can still be indexed. It may be a hurdle, but not an insurmountable one.
How to optimize your Instagram account for search engines
Instagram accounts are notoriously difficult to have displayed in search results. Instagram actually blocks search engines from indexing the images, but the profiles themselves can still be indexed. It may be a hurdle, but not an insurmountable one.
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Why Wikipedia is still visible across Google’s SERPs in 2018
From queries about products and brands to celebrities and topical events, Wikipedia still features heavily across Google searches – even while our habits as search engine users change (with voice and mobile increasingly having an impact), and while Google itself works to make its results more intuitive and full of rich features. How does Wikipedia manage to maintain this visibility in 2018?
Why Wikipedia is still visible across Google’s SERPs in 2018
From queries about products and brands to celebrities and topical events, Wikipedia still features heavily across Google searches – even while our habits as search engine users change (with voice and mobile increasingly having an impact), and while Google itself works to make its results more intuitive and full of rich features. How does Wikipedia manage to maintain this visibility in 2018?
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