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It’s become clear that a siloed approach doesn’t win the online marketing game. We’re all in the same chase to attract new eyes and retain loyal customers, after all. However,…

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YouTube launches a new feature designed to simplify the keyword research process so you can create more content around topics people are looking for. Search Insights is an experimental feature…

Google SearchLiaison announced on Monday November 29, 2021 via Twitter that Google News was experiencing a bug and that the problem would not be fixed until Tuesday or sometime after…

Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how long it takes for Google to recognize site quality. During the course of answering the question he mentioned something that bears a…

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There’s a longtime aphorism used in academia to describe the continuous need to push out new work or else risk falling into obscurity: Publish or perish. While the exact phrase…

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For years, SEO professionals have lived inside Google Search Console (previously known as Google Webmaster Tools) almost as if we’re building our own Sims world for SEO. If you’ve mastered…

Does Google favor advertisers by giving those who use paid ads a ranking advantage in organic search results? It’s a topic that’s been hotly debated over the years. Let’s take…

Google announced that the deadline for the switch to a completely mobile-first index has been cancelled and there is currently no date for a final switchover. Postponing the final switch…

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Since their 2015 debut, Facebook Lead Generation Forms (LGFs) have been a powerful tool for direct response marketers. For the first time, Facebook marketers could harness the power of the…

Google says the best way to hide a website from search results is with a password, but there are other options you can consider. This subject is spotlighted in the…

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The latest version of the Google Ads app for Android and iOS has new features that help bring its functionality closer to the desktop experience. With the Google Ads app,…

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The GoDaddy data breach that affected up to 1.2 million web hosts has expanded to six more web hosts serving customers worldwide. The six additional compromised web hosts are resellers…

The formula to creating strong online copy is simple: Create for the user first, and the search engines second. But problems lurk. Sometimes a writer is focused solely on the…

If you have two internal links on a single page both linking to another page on your website, does Google value one more than the other? And can you use…

LinkedIn reports that Gen Z is its fastest growing audience and shares tips to help marketers reach this mobile-first generation. Gen Z, also referred to as “Zoomers,” is comprised of…

In this week’s edition of Ask An SEO, Mehmet from Adana, Turkey, writes: “Hello there. I own a business that provides cleaning services and serves about 120 different neighborhoods. I…

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Over one million GoDaddy hosting customers suffered a data breach in September 2021 that went unnoticed for two months. GoDaddy described the security event as a vulnerability. Security researchers indicate…