Over the last few years, Google has made several changes to the way their crawlers understand how content answers queries. Most recently, those changes have included more algorithm updates that…

Google’s John Mueller received feedback about a bug in how Search Console validates rich results. Google will drop images from rich results because of an error in how a CDN…

One of the first questions a lot of businesses have about local SEO is: Do I really need it? And I get it. You’re busy – your time, budget, and…

This week’s Ask An SEO question comes from Renee in Iowa, who writes: “I read somewhere that you should submit your sitemap every month. When you provide an XML URL,…

Does Twitter have an engagement problem? A new study from Pew Research Center finds 49% of US adults on Twitter qualify as “lurkers.” Pew Research Center defines lurkers as infrequent…

A new tool from LinkedIn allows you to find the top skills employers want candidates to have for almost any job position. In addition, if there’s a skill you need…

Content marketing is tough to get right, but once you do, the results can be incredible – especially for ecommerce brands. More traffic from Google? Check. More leads? Check. More…

Microsoft Bing announced that the popular WordPress SEO plugin Rank Math is integrating the IndexNow instant indexing protocol. A publisher doesn’t even need to have an API key or a…

In-page tabs and accordions are a type of user interface (UI) control that can improve the user’s experience by splitting content into logical sections. Page visitors are then able to…

Subdomains and subdirectories allow you to organize specific types of content on your website. But can the use of subdomains or subdirectories affect your organic search rankings? Read on to…

As the web grows, more and more enterprises are now looking to SEO to help provide insights into how users interact with search engines and how they (and other sites)…

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Google is getting ready to sunset Universal Analytics, which was the standard version of Google Analytics before GA4, in mid-2023. To be exact – July 1, 2023 is the date…

Every business out there wants to attract more online visibility – especially on Google. How can you get in front of just the right people in local search listings and…

Google’s John Mueller recently answered the question of whether internal links in the footer or header are used differently by Google. Google’s John Mueller gave an explanation of the slight…

Google search ranking factors can gain and lose prominence over time. A factor that carried a lot of weight with Google years ago may not carry much at all in…

Cloudflare announced that they are offering a Web Application Firewall (WAF) free of charge to subscribers on the free plan. The WAF will provide access to the WAF user interface…

Does syndicated content affect organic search rankings? In some cases, syndicated content is viewed as spam. In others, it can outrank the original content. And yet syndication is a widely…

Does it seem harder to attract new customers lately? Ecommerce is filled with so many incredible opportunities, yet there is so much competition. The good news – we know it’s…

Tired of sinking your blood, sweat, and keystrokes into content that doesn’t perform? If you feel like you’re constantly cranking out new content only to see it disappear into the…

Increasing online competition and advancements in search technologies mean that writing content is about more than just having a solid grasp of the English language. Great content that performs well…

WordPress announced the release of a plugin called the Performance Lab plugin. It was developed by the WordPress performance team that is designed to help WordPress sites speed up. The…

Local SEO is a pretty complex beast. There are many moving parts that are just not part of an organic enterprise strategy. And, when it comes to franchises and Local…

I’ve spent more hours than I care to admit searching for the best Mexican food, thumbing through Instagram posts, and picking the brain of local bloggers. In pursuit of my…

If you create content for clients, the initial stages after they hire you are exciting. You know the possibilities for helping them hit their brand goals with incredible content are…

A huge part of the link building process is outreach. This is the step where you approach other websites and see if they will link to you. They may link…

Review sentiment reflects the prevailing opinion shared by customers in reviews of a business’s products or services. Whether the sentiment is positive or negative is thought by some to have…

WordPress announced a security update to fix two vulnerabilities that could provide an attacker with the opportunity to stage a full site takeover. Among the two vulnerabilities, the most serious…

Establishing a consistent SEO structure within your company? Wouldn’t it be nice to solve every technical SEO problem in a standardized, easy-to-follow manner? We know, with constant changes internally and…

A visible “ALT” badge, and exposed image descriptions, are among the features Twitter is testing to improve image accessibility on mobile and desktop. In an announcement, Twitter states it’s testing…