With Google’s latest update, Helpful Content, it’s more important than ever to make sure your website delivers compelling, helpful content to users. Search Engine Journal is hosting a webinar ‘How to Adapt to Google’s Helpful Content & Core Updates’ on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 2.00 pm ET. The SEJ team says, “Discover how to adjust your content production to maximize results. You’ll Learn: How to create helpful content for Google. How to scale authority and leverage your subject matter experts as part of your production cycle. Ways to recover if you’ve been... [...]
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Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of continuously improving your site’s organic rankings on search engines such as Google, YouTube, Amazon, and Bing. Semrush contributor Kelly Lyons has published ‘The 2022 Guide to Search Engine Optimization’. She says, “Google uses the following stages to find and rank content: Crawling: Google uses “bots” to crawl the web and look for new or updated pages. In order for Google to find a page, the page must have links pointing to it. Generally speaking, the more links a page has to it, the easier it is for Google to locate... [...]
Press releases help businesses in garnering media attention. PR has also been considered to be a useful strategy for improving SEO performance. Search Engine Journal founder Loren Baker has published an article explaining PR and SEO. He says, “If you’re not getting the SEO credit for links from news sites, is it still worth including press releases in your digital strategy? Short answer: Yes. However, there’s one important thing you absolutely have to keep in mind. That is why you’re sending a press release. Is it to: Inform people of a big event your company is hosting? Announce... [...]
Images help websites get more traffic from search engines. Image SEO optimization involves creating and delivering high-quality images in the ideal format, size, and resolution to increase user engagement. Content Marketing Institute contributor Isaac Justesen has published an article featuring 10 steps to optimize images for SEO. He says, “According to HTTP Archive, in 2018, images made up 21% of an average web page’s total weight, and that share likely has grown as image use has grown in recent years – they consume more bytes than any other part of the website. Thus, image size and... [...]
Most content is not driving conversions because it does not address how people actually search, their buying questions, nor what motivates real people to buy. Search Engine Journal is hosting a webinar ‘Real-World SEO – How People Search, Shop & Buy Online’ on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 2.00 pm ET. The SEJ team says, “Join our next webinar to learn how to easily understand real-world shoppers’ search intents and create measurable, high-converting content that truly increases revenue. You’ll learn the following to help inform your strategy: How people actually... [...]
With Google’s ever-changing algorithm, it’s crucial that your SEO tactics continue to evolve. Search engines are known to reward websites that publish high-quality content on a consistent basis. Search Engine Journal is hosting a webinar ‘Measuring Marketing Effectiveness: What You Need to Know’ on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 2.00 pm ET. The SEJ team says, “If you’re looking to boost organic traffic and drive more conversions, you should join our next webinar. It’s time to learn how to execute a winning content strategy that delivers the best ROI for your efforts. Key... [...]
WordPress is one of the most SEO-friendly content management systems. A combination of SEO and strong WordPress fundamentals can lead your business to success. Search Engine Land contributor John McAlpin has shared 12 WordPress site settings that are critical to your SEO success. He says, “In SEO, security is an often overlooked but important consideration. Beyond general SEO settings, we’ll review some necessary security settings that can help prevent negative SEO attacks. SEO settings for WordPress Below are simple settings that should be the foundation of all WordPress sites looking... [...]
MOZ has published the latest Whiteboard Friday video ‘Visual Search Optimization’ featuring Crystal Carter. The MOZ team says, In this week’s episode, MozCon 2022 speaker Crystal Carter talks you through the different optimizations that you can make for visual search, and the kinds of results that you might see for visual search content.” MOZ [...]
ClickZ has published ‘The Future of Search 2022’ report. The ClickZ team says, “To better understand how brands are utilizing organic search and developing their respective SEO strategies, ClickZ partnered with leading data, software and consulting solutions provider Searchmetrics to present this survey: The Future of Search 2022. By questioning marketing professionals across several countries and multiple industries, this research sheds light on how search is represented in marketing budgets and satisfaction levels with existing channels. As a result, it reveals how brands intend... [...]
The cost of unnecessary paid brand clicks quickly adds up. Especially if you’re already dominating your SERP. Digital Marketing Depot is hosting a webinar ‘Skyrocket Your Results with Organic and Paid Search Harmony’ on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 1.00 pm EDT. The DMD team says, “Join Gary Galloway, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Adthena, as he covers how you can support growth strategies and help your brand achieve SERP while also decreasing costs by: Not riding those Lone Rangers (sole bidder of brand term + organic position #1) Adopting new search term opportunities... [...]