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Linktree’s organic growth has been impressive over the last few years, but its organic traffic has dipped recently. What’s changed? Let’s find out. Linktree says it has over 35 million…
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Linktree’s organic growth has been impressive over the last few years, but its organic traffic has dipped recently. What’s changed? Let’s find out. Linktree says it has over 35 million…
Promoting a product while low on cash—every company goes through this phase. But the good news is you don’t need to spend a ton of money to get your product…
Marketing funnels are visual representations of the stages a customer goes through, from first learning about your brand to becoming a customer. Each marketing funnel is split into three stages:…
No matter your line of work, people are searching for your business online. Let’s look at a few reasons why search engine optimization (SEO) is important. Reason 1. Organic search…
Almost all SEO strategies involve launching several pages on a website. In most instances, this is undoubtedly the way to go, but can you run a successful SEO campaign with…
Imagine all you needed to make money online was a website. You don’t have to create your own products or offer a service. Sounds good? Welcome to affiliate marketing. According…
It can be alarming if your website’s Google rankings drop suddenly. But before you make any changes, it’s important to check certain things first. 1. Check for any Google algorithm…
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 In early 2020, Google’s Chrome Team introduced the Core Web Vitals to provide a suite of quality signals for web pages. Today, the Google Chrome team…
We all know that link building is an integral part of any SEO strategy. But acquiring top-notch links is not as easy as it looks. It takes a lot of…
Would you love to replace your regular “9 to 5” and eventually generate passive income even when you sleep? A successful affiliate marketing website can do just that, and even…
Monday, May 8, 2023 A few recent issues made us realize that the hreflang x-default value is potentially underused by sites that already use hreflang to help search users find…
Writing is the lifeblood of most online businesses. Whether that’s blog articles, landing page copy, or product descriptions, the written word is necessary to attract and convert readers. But there…
Affiliate marketing and blogging go together like cookies and milk—they’re made for each other. I’ve been monetizing my blogs with affiliate marketing for over 10 years and even recently sold…
Content is still king for online businesses. Want to rank on Google? You need content. Want social media followers? More content. I’ve personally published thousands of articles across dozens of…
Examine.com was able to reach over 1 million monthly visitors from Google search results. The best part? It did so without any manual backlink outreach or even having a focus…
Reality check: Not all bloggers earn money. Of those who make money, not all make a living. And not even all make a decent side income. But what’s also true…
If you rank on page two of Google or beyond, you’re practically invisible. In fact, almost all of the traffic to our blog comes from first-page Google rankings: Unfortunately, nobody…
Google advanced search operators are special commands and characters that filter search results. They do this by making your searches more precise and focused. For example, the site: operator restricts…
Social signals are all the engagement metrics (e.g., the number of likes, shares, or comments) your content gets on social media. They generally reflect how visible and engaging your content…
The beauty of SEO is that searchers are actively looking for your product/service or the problem you solve. This usually means higher-quality leads, which makes SEO a fantastic lead-generation channel.…
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Helpful content generally offers a good page experience. That’s why today, we’ve added a section on page experience to our guidance on creating helpful content and…
In the past three years, we’ve grown Pet Keen from 0 to nearly 3 million organic visits per month. A big part of this success comes from backlinks. So in…
Every company on Twitter has the same features at its disposal to create a standout profile. Here are those features: But how many SaaS companies make use of them all?…
Monday, April 17, 2023 Google Search now shows an expanded display of shipping and return information on Google Search text results for merchant sites. We’re also making it easier to…
As the new Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) go live this month, a new light is being shined on website accessibility. But in honesty, this is something almost no SEOs…
Ahrefs offers a wide range of free SEO tools for digital marketers on a tight budget. In this article, I’m going to walk you through each tool and when to…
Thursday, April 13, 2023 Today, we’re making a change so that video thumbnails only appear next to Google search results when the video is the main content of a page.…
Sometimes, all you need are ideas to get your creative juices flowing. So I want to give you marketing ideas to riff off. That’s why I asked 18 marketers for…
Here’s my selection of the software that SEO agencies use to get their work done and manage their teams successfully. Accurate data is important for SEO agencies to make good…
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Every day, we’re discovering, indexing, and serving billions of web pages, and a significant portion of pages we discover are spam. In 2022 we launched multiple…