WordPress and SEO in 2020
The internet is a big place, so to power around 30% of its websites is quite an impressive claim. It’s a claim that belongs to WordPress, which has steadily become one of the strongest forces for helping the internet function since 2003. It makes sense why WordPress has become so dominant. Setting up a site […]
Image SEO is everything. And So Are Images.
You spent a lot of time thinking (and probably overthinking) which images to add to your website. But the work isn’t done once you load them. You need to add ‘alt text’ (shorthand for alternative text) to them so that search engines, such as Google, will know what the pictures are about. And you want […]
Bigger Isn’t Always Better (Sometimes Less is More)
The size of your website is not a direct indicator of where you land in search rankings. Bigger is not always better in a world of algorithms. Search engines, such as Google and Bing, don’t give extra credit for sites with more web copy. The copywriting itself must be robust and relevant in order to […]
How Website Security Affects Your Search Rankings
The Google Chrome browser warns users if a website is not SSL-enabled by displaying a “not secure†message next to the URL. This, along with the proliferation of data hacking, should be reasons enough to have your site certified as secure (HTTP versus HTTPS). SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is security technology for establishing an encrypted […]
10 Common Link Building Questions Answered
Search engine optimization (SEO) has been a historically intriguing and contentious subject, in part because of the misconceptions surrounding the strategy, and in part because of the many ways to approach its execution. One of the most contentious SEO elements I’ve encountered is link building—the process of placing or earning links pointed to your site to […]
9 Bad SEO Habits to Leave in 2017
As we enter 2018, it’s time to say goodbye to some old SEO habits. These are SEO tactics that just plain don’t work, or even worse, can get a website penalized. Below is a list of the top nine habits that need to be kicked to the curb. 1. Creating One Page for Each Keyword […]
How Your Small Company Can Compete Against Big Brands in PPC
Think the PPC playing field is too uneven to compete? Wrong. Small companies absolutely can compete against big brands. Find out how here. It isn’t easy to compete against big brand advertisers in PPC. They have deep pockets, large in-house marketing teams, and contracts with high-priced ad agencies. As a smaller competitor, you might conclude […]
Top 7 On-Site SEO Recommendations
This article contains some of the most useful, on-site SEO recommendations. Learn more about what you can tweak on your website in order to improve your SEO ranking. Create Long and Unique Content There is a saying that “content is king,” which refers to the importance of quality content for SEO optimization. Unique content that […]
What To Look Out For To Avoid A Google Penalty
Shutterstock You may be the best in your business or practice but, without search engine optimization, you’re either average or a nobody in your field. As digital marketing consultant Alex Chris writes, “Search engine optimization or SEO is a set of rules for website (or blog) owners to follow for the proper optimization of their websites […]
Is SEO Dead? No…And Here’s 14 Reasons Why SEO Is Still Alive [Infographic]
If you spend a few minutes online searching for articles about search engine optimization, you’ll find one marketing expert after another saying SEO is no longer effective. In fact, many of them will tell you this traffic generation method is dead. Others will tell you it’s outdated and obsolete, but the overall consensus will be SEO […]