Search industry has seen its share of updates over the years. The folks that have been in the industry long enough know Google introduces multiple changes in its search algorithm yearly. These changes range from being minor to major changes. Panda, for instance, affected the search engine result page (SERP) in substantial ways. When such […]
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UPDATED! One of our most popular posts for the past few years, this ultimate guide to SEO techniques that grow rankings has been updated to get you ready for a successful 2019! In today’s rapidly shifting world, SEO techniques can change on a dime—and the worst part is, that you might not even know it.
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Local SEO has never been more important for marketing because of Google’s continued algorithm updates aimed at helping small businesses attract more customers. A local SEO strategy should be a proper mix of factors like: Google My Business profile Consistent NAP across Internet (name, address, and phone) Local citations Social media Local link building Google
Adhering to the whims and fancies of Google’s unpredictable nature can be a tasking ordeal for content creators around the world. What once seemed like a harmonious relationship, the bond between consumers and producers of content has become somewhat volatile, asking marketeers to be agile in their approach to content. As click-through rates and organic
In the previous article on 7 Things That Hurt Your SEO Rankings and How to Fix Them, we found how a drop in SEO rankings can be one of the worst things that can happen to a website. A bad SEO entails practices that are outside the boundaries of Google webmaster guidelines and it affects
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Whether you’re running an organic search or PPC campaign, it all starts with keyword research. Keyword research is usually the first step you undertake when planning how to bring in customers to your website – because the terms they’re searching for will determine the kind of content you will create and the way you will
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The top listing in Google’s organic search results draws 33 percent of traffic while the second spot garners 18 percent, a study by online ad network Chitika confirms. After that, it’s a fight to see who secures enough traffic, and of course, in this sort of scenario you need all the help you can get.
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Paid search marketing is known in the marketing and advertising industry by many different names (and abbreviations). Search engine marketing (SEM, which can include SEO), pay-per-click (PPC), search engine advertising, sponsored listings… the list goes on. And that’s before you start to involve the names of specific advertising programmes and ad types, such as Google
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Google has recently updated exact match close variants; now implied words, paraphrase words and same-intent keywords are allowed to match to exact match keywords as close variants. This change gives advertisers less control over their exact match keywords and gives Google more control to appropriately match search query intent to similar keywords. For advertisers using
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Google is always evolving. But some things in the world of search never change. One such thing is the presence of Wikipedia across the Google SERPs. From queries about products and brands to celebrities and topical events, Wikipedia still features heavily across Google searches – even while our habits as search engine users change (with
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