Jayson DeMers says, “If you want to be a successful SEO, it’s a great idea to imitate your peers who are ranking sites and making their clients happy. After all, the reason that many SEOs are successful is that they’ve cultivated professional habits that other SEOs haven’t. So what are those habits? Here are a few of them. 1. They study the news and strategy like crazy Few things change more than SEO. It seems as though every week, we read about a new algorithm update or a change that Google is testing. That’s why it’s important that you keep up with the latest news in SEO. Otherwise,... [...]

Jayson DeMers says, “It’s almost impossible to see any meaningful search engine optimization (SEO) results without spending some time building and honing your inbound link profile. Of the two main deciding factors for site rankings (relevance and authority), one (authority) is largely dependent on the quantity and quality of links pointing to a given page or domain. As most people know, Google’s undergone some major overhauls in the past decade, changing its SERP layout, offering advanced voice-search functionality and significantly revising its ranking processes. But even though its... [...]

Lesley Vos says, “I write every day for my blog as well as other publications. I’m a big fan of guest posting, and every day I do everything I can to reinforce better writing. The problem: Content creation is time-consuming. – Content marketers deal with multiple tasks: social media content (93%), newsletters (81%), articles for websites (79%), blogs (81%), in-person events (81%), and more. – Lack of time is one of top 5 challenges for 51% of content marketers, while 50% face the challenge of producing truly engaging content. – 76% of marketers will create more content... [...]

John E Lincoln says, “If you want to be a successful SEO, it’s a great idea to imitate your peers who are ranking sites and making their clients happy. After all, the reason that many SEOs are successful is that they’ve cultivated professional habits that other SEOs haven’t. So what are those habits? Here are a few of them. 1. They study the news and strategy like crazy Few things change more than SEO. It seems as though every week, we read about a new algorithm update or a change that Google is testing. That’s why it’s important that you keep up with the latest news in SEO. Otherwise,... [...]

Jim Yu says, “SEO is now a digital marketing activity used by 94 percent of marketers, and it’s estimated that companies will spend just over $65 billion on SEO in 2016. Yet despite the increasing usage of and growing investment in this digital marketing channel, measuring the ROI of SEO efforts can still present a considerable challenge for marketers. For brands to maximize the impact of SEO, they need to be able to communicate the value of their efforts and show their CMO just how well SEO is performing. It is only with this evangelism that digital marketing departments will be able to... [...]

Ayaz Nanji says, “Having duplicate content is the most common major SEO issue on websites, according to recent research from SEMrush. The report was based on anonymous data collected via SEMrush’s Site Audit tool on 100,000 websites and 450 million pages. Some 50% of the websites examined had duplicate content. Other common serious search engine optimization issues include duplicate title tags (present on 35% of sites examined), broken internal links (35%), duplicate meta descriptions (30%), and broken external links (25%). Check out the infographic for more findings from the report”. The... [...]

Larry Kim says, “Conversion rate optimization (CRO) has been around since the beginning of the web. Historically, a lot of the time and attention has been spent on the on-page elements — headlines, copy, calls-to-action, forms, and design — to increase conversions. Although optimizing on-page elements to maximize conversions still can and does have tremendous value, isn’t there a better way forward? Absolutely!”. 10 CRO Truth Bombs That Will Change the Way You Think MOZ/a>  [...]

The HigherVisibility team says, “As an SEO company, one of the most frequent questions we get from our clients is how they should be managing and writing their blog. While there is some variation to what does and does not work for different forms of content, there are certain best practices that can help enhance your blog from both an SEO and user perspective. If you aren’t already, put these tips into practice for a blog that’s as helpful as it is successful. Blog SEO Tips 1. Unique, Quality Content. For a while now, we’ve heard over and over that content is king. However, you can’t... [...]

Greg Finn says, “Fan of Google’s Remarketing lists for search ads (aka RLSAs)? Good news, the popular retargeting option is now available for Google Search Partners. RLSAs allow marketers to customize their search campaigns to people who have previously visited their site. This targeting can allow advertisers to leverage non-traditional keywords by hitting a specific Audience familiar with the brand. To turn this feature on, head to the campaign settings tab, and be sure to click on “Include search partners”: Once it’s turned on, you’ll cast a wider retargeting net, potentially... [...]

David Sottimano says, “Let’s face it: SEO isn’t as black & white as most marketing channels. In my opinion, to become a true professional requires a broad skill set. It’s not that a professional SEO needs to know the answer for everything; rather, it’s more important to have the skills to be able to find the answer. I’m really pleased with the results of various bits of training I’ve put together for successful juniors over the years, so I think it’s time to share. This is a Junior SEO task list designed to help new starters in the field get the right skills by doing hands-on... [...]