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Some SEOs are often so focused on rankings and traffic that they fail to focus on the post-click experience and miss opportunities to convert visitors. They don’t build a lead-generating…
In a recent social media discussion, Rene Ritchie, YouTube’s Creator Liaison, addressed questions about how Google traffic affects YouTube recommendations. The conversation centered on whether brief view durations from Google…
Our question today follows well from the one I addressed previously, which is all about metadata for images. This time, it focuses specifically on one aspect of metadata: “Is there…
WordPress.com updated their 100-year domain and hosting plan, unlocking the opportunity to secure a domain name for a one hundred year period for only $2,000. The new service is a…
Facebook now deletes live videos after 30 days, offering tools to download or transfer content before removal. Facebook will delete live videos after 30 days. Users can download or transfer…
MozCon is back in 2025, with a fresh look and feel, featuring two one-day events: 📍 London – August 12📍 New York – October 8 Ticket prices and speaker announcements…
What was considered best practice yesterday does not hold true today and this is especially relevant when it comes to XML sitemaps, which are almost as old as SEO itself.…
Keeping pace with AI is exhausting and overwhelming – and so important. To quench my own curiosity and make life easier for you, I’ve spent hours reading 19 original analyses…
Google’s Martin Splitt answers whether adding an audio version of a blog article will impact the page’s search ranking. Adding audio to blog posts won’t boost SEO directly. Audio enhances…
Google is expanding ‘Circle to Search’ to iPhones, allowing users to search for anything on their screens. Google isn’t calling it by that name, though, because you can use “whatever…
WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world. Many sites worldwide use it for good reasons: It extensibility means that you can build more than just…
Social media marketing metrics look vastly different today than they did even a few years ago. Numbers used to define social success – the more likes, shares, and followers, the…
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While high-volume keywords may seem appetizing, it doesn’t always yield meaningful returns. The initial psychological response to seeing high-volume keywords in your niche may whet your appetite, but it’s important…
A recent LinkedIn report reveals that 72% of B2B marketers feel overwhelmed by the speed at which AI is reshaping their roles. LinkedIn Chief Economist Karin Kimbrough shared the study,…
YouTube introduces the ability to promote Shorts videos, letting channels get short-form content in front of more viewers. YouTube now lets creators promote Shorts. Promoted Shorts target viewers likely…
In this edition of Ask An SEO, we’re addressing a question about the impact of AI Overviews on search engine results pages, particularly for ecommerce store owners looking to stay…
We have been testing Google’s newest “Ask For Me” Search Lab test. It is quick, easy, and impressive technology to request local quotes, but it is not at all clear…
A recent discussion in a Facebook SEO group highlighted how Google’s structured data testing tool can produce misleading results, making Schema.org structured data difficult to debug. This is why the…
Travelers today can effortlessly browse through countless vacation rental options with only a few clicks. With so much competition, a strong online presence is critical to success in the vacation…
An interview with WooCommerce shows that their recent rebrand is a strategic refresh, offering lessons for businesses and search marketers on how to stay relevant and competitive. A Business Refresh…
Now my final one and probably the one that most people struggle with is being agile and adaptive. What this means is that rather than trying to plan out an…
A Googler published an update to let businesses know that the ongoing outage is almost over and that most businesses that have lost review counts should have seen them return…
Advanced link building is about attracting links to your sites, and ideally in mass. There might be a little bit of outreach necessary, especially if you need to fan the…
Google’s John Mueller explained why Google Search Console sometimes shows URLs with hashtags in performance reports and clarified that there’s no need to be concerned that that the wrong URLs…
YouTube upgrades Dream Screen with Google’s Veo 2 video generation model, enabling faster AI-generated backgrounds and standalone clips. YouTube has upgraded Dream Screen with Veo 2 AI model for better…
Based on our depth of experience in keyword research, we’ve developed four perspectives to give you a bird’s eye view of the competitive landscape … (i) Keywords to improve This…
The WordPress Foundation suffered a setback in its attempt to trademark the phrases ‘Managed WordPress’ and ‘Hosted WordPress,’ which could have allowed them to demand licensing fees for their use.…
Google updates structured data guidelines, enabling merchants to showcase sale, member, and strikethrough pricing in search results. Google added support for new structured data properties to show different price types.…
Working with large organizations to improve their technical SEO is, in my opinion, the best and most enjoyable time to practice technical skills. More often than not, you’re faced with…