7 Lessons Every SEO Practitioner Needs To Learn
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a fairly forgiving online marketing discipline. It’s a long-term strategy, so if you make one mistake, you’ll usually have plenty of time to correct it. On top of that, your search rankings are the sum total of hundreds of variables, so you might be able to safely miss one or two […]
5 Tips to Make PPC Ads Work for Your Business
According to recent studies, paid ads get 65 percent of clicks in searches with high commercial intent. This can include a paid ad set up to target a specific audience. Take a look at how to set up new PPC campaigns for good returns. PPC advertising has become one of the most influential online marketing […]
The Best Alternative Keyword Research Tools
Keyword research is an integral part of any search engine optimization strategy – and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Keyword research takes up a significant chunk of time, and this is the case for many marketers, website owners and content creators. But it is something that has been expanding outward toward small and medium […]
The first steps of your SEO audit: Indexing issues
Even a magic SEO wand will not get a web page to rank if the page has not been indexed. Contributor Janet Driscoll Miller suggests that making sure web pages can be indexed is key during an SEO audit. Indexing is really the first step in any SEO audit. Why? If your site is not […]
3 essential techniques for SEO success
In today’s rapidly changing digital world, SEO techniques can change with the direction of the wind. Tricks that won you a front-page position two years ago may be useless now. In order to drive a digital marketing campaign to success, it is vital to understand the importance of SEO. When used properly, SEO facilitates in […]
Beyond keywords: What really matters in SEO contentÂ
Going beyond keywords to write high-quality content that attracts new customers and is SEO-friendly is the way to go, says contributor Jessica Foster. Here she shares eight ways to create content that satisfies people and engines. Just when we thought the saying “Content is king†was gone for good, there it goes showing its sneaky […]
SEO Strategies and Keyword Rankings: Mobile Versus Desktop
As if we didn’t already have enough to think about in any given SEO campaign, it is now imperative to separate and refine your approaches to mobile and desktop search. While mobile has become hugely significant over the last couple of years, this shouldn’t be to the neglect of desktop. Although SEO for mobile and […]
Google AdWords new responsive search ads can show 3 headlines
We’re finally here. Set up one ad with multiple headlines and a couple of descriptions, and Google will start testing combinations dynamically to serve the combination deemed most likely to achieve the advertiser’s stated goal. Oh, and get more real estate than a standard text ad for giving the new machine learning option a go. […]