How to implement semantic markup using Google Tag Manager
Structured data is a core SEO tactic. Not only does it remove a layer of ambiguity for search engines (they don’t have to infer what a piece of data is; you’re telling them outright), it’s also the engine that drives rich results, which are taking up an increasing amount of real estate in the SERPs.
How to set up event tracking in Google Analytics
Event tracking is one of the most useful features in Google Analytics. With just a little bit of extra code, you can capture all kinds of information about how people behave on your site. Event tracking lets you monitor just about any action on your site that doesn’t trigger a new page to load, giving invaluable data for improving your site.
12 SEO tips for large ecommerce websites
With more pages than you can even get your head around and issues like product variants, complex filtering systems and expired products, SEO for ecommerce sites requires a different kind of SEO strategy.
6 common international SEO fails and how to avoid them
If you already run an international website or have international expansion on your road map, there are several common SEO issues which can hold back your success. In this article we’ll look at six international SEO mistakes that you could be making without realizing it.
7 Google Tag Manager courses to prioritize in 2018
If you love data (and what marketing expert doesn’t?), then learning Google Tag Manager should be high on your priority list this year. But getting started with GTM isn’t always an intuitive process. Here are seven courses that can help you get the hang of it, and take charge of your data.
Experts agree: Social media is ineffective in local link building
As anyone who’s tried to develop links to a local business will know, the link building game for local SEO is a very different beast to standard link building. To give an insight into industry best practices, local SEO tool provider BrightLocal asked 20 experts in local SEO which local link building tactics worked for them. Here’s what they found.
5 advanced Google AdWords features to enhance your PPC
Google AdWords is a highly effective marketing channel for brands to engage with customers. Within this article, we round up five advanced features that can help you gain that vital competitive advantage.
How to plan and create evergreen content for SEO
Understanding evergreen content is important for search engine marketers and jobbing professional writers alike. In this post, we will explore evergreen articles from the perspective of content creation, aiming to answer the questions: How can I ensure the piece I am writing is evergreen, and how can I be confident it will help with SEO?
Here are the key metrics and templates you need to create a PPC report
A PPC report needs to reflect your goals to ensure that you’re measuring what matters most to your business. Here are four steps to follow that will guide you through the process of creating your PPC report, and some examples of templates that you can use as a basis for your report.
Google brings AMP to email: What does this mean for email marketing?
Google has announced that its open-source project Accelerated Mobile Pages will be coming to email, as part of its plan to turn email into a ‘dynamic, up-to-date and actionable’ service and make the internet faster. What will this change mean for email marketing?
How to master copywriting for SEO
In 2018, you need to understand copywriting and SEO – and a whole lot more – to write content that will rank well and return a great ROI.
An introduction to advanced audience targeting in AdWords
A topic that is hugely important for any marketer is that of targeting – making sure your budget gets spent on the people most likely to buy from you. Yet most marketers I speak to at events are unaware of the options available to them, and are unfortunately still wasting a lot of their click spend on irrelevant people who simply don’t convert.
Google’s updated SERP snippet length: What should be your SEO strategy now?
On December 1st, 2017, Barry Schwartz reported on Search Engine Land that Google had officially confirmed a change to how it displays text snippets in Google’s Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs). What does this mean for SEO, and how should webmasters and SEOs adapt?
ClickZ Buyers Guide | Bid management platform review: Kenshoo
With more than $90 billion spent on paid search in 2017, bid management platforms play a vital role in deriving maximum value from a brand’s digital media budget. In this article, we take a look at Kenshoo, a leading bid management tool profiled in the new Buyers Guide from our sister site, ClickZ.
IWD 2018: Eight SEO ladies give their advice on being a woman in search
In honor of International Women’s Day 2018, we wanted to highlight the perspectives of women working in SEO, and how – if at all – they think gender affects the industry and the work that they do. Search Engine Watch spoke to eight successful ladies in SEO to find out their thoughts and advice on being a woman in SEO.
The 2018 guide to B2B sales, Part 3: Use CRM data for lasting benefits
In Parts 1 and 2 of this B2B blog series, we discussed how to effectively use different channels for your B2B efforts as … read more
A forward-looking history of link building
Link building is still one of the most important aspects of SEO. No-one can deny that you need high-quality links if you want to see success in your SEO efforts. But what are high-quality links, and what makes them so important?
Ranker: How to make a Google algorithm-proof website
Any SEO or webmaster who has ever had a website affected by a Google algorithm change – or feared being affected by one – has probably wished that they could find a way to make their website “algorithm-proof”. One site believes it has found the formula.
How Progressive Web Apps could rule mobile ecommerce in 2018
Championed by Google since 2015, Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are set to explode as an option for brands to increase traffic and conversions on mobile.
ClickZ Buyers Guide | Bid management platform review: Acquisio
With more than $90 billion spent on paid search in 2017, bid management platforms play a vital role in deriving maximum value from a brand’s digital media budget. In this article, we take a look at one of the leading platforms profiled in the new ClickZ buyers guide: Acquisio.