Googlebot Crawls & Indexes First 15 MB HTML Content
In an update to Googlebot’s help document, Google quietly announced it will crawl the first 15 MB of a webpage. Anything after this cutoff will not be included in rankings…
Google Analytics & Search Console Data Never Match – And Here’s Why
Google Analytics and Search Console data do not match. The discrepancy creates the impression that the data is inaccurate in some way. The reality is that the data is in…
11 SEO Tips & Tricks To Improve Search Indexation
The SEO game has so many moving parts that it often seems like, as soon as we’re done optimizing one part of a website, we have to move back to…
5 Amazing Landing Page Examples To Inspire Your Own
Landing pages – they’re powerful, aren’t they? When we click on an ad, it’s the landing page that helps us decide what to do next. Ideally, it makes you do…
Top Google Searches (US & Worldwide)
Are you wondering what people in the U.S. (and around the world) are searching for the most? Then you’re in luck! We’ve pulled four lists from our database of 19.8…
Keywords Hidden For 46% Of Google Search Console Clicks: Ahrefs Study
A new study by Patrick Stox, Brand Ambassador at Ahrefs, finds that, on average, Google Search Console hides the keyword term for 46.08% of clicks. The study examined one month…
Shopify Unveils 100+ New Updates & Features
Shopify has released its Summer ’22 Edition, adding more than 100 new features – including NFTs, Twitter shopping, and tap-to-pay on iPhone. Called Connect-to-Consumer (C2C), the ecommerce site aims to…
A Simple (But Complete) Guide
There’s much more to marketing your music than just promoting it to your fans. Every band, solo artist, songwriter, producer, record label, venue, and promoter should have a firm grasp…
Almost Half of GSC Clicks Go to Hidden Terms
Most SEOs consider Google Search Console (GSC) their source of truth and trust the data to be accurate. What if I told you that GSC doesn’t tell you all of…
25+ SEO Words To Delete, Add, Or Reconsider In The Web3 Era
🚨 Call the SEO word police. These days in the SEO world, sometimes it’s more complicated than ever to tell what’s hot and what’s not when it comes to SEO…
How Public Web Data Helps Small Business SEO Strategies
This post was sponsored by Bright Data. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. SEO is a never-ending battle that has everyone vying for the top spot,…
9 Marketing Analytics Tools to Eliminate Guesswork
Marketing analytics tools are used to measure and analyze data to seek patterns and insights that can improve marketing performance. These days, you can’t do online marketing without digital marketing…
6 SEM Best Practices Growth Marketers Need To Master
Growth marketing and growth hacking are terms you hear loosely thrown around. There are even job titles and functions that specialize in “growth hacking.” But, what does growth marketing actually…
SEO & Local Market Orientation For International Expansions
In my last column, I addressed the business benefits of an International SEO Strategy, and the first benefit was to complement your broader global strategic plan. This is a critical…
How To Optimize Google Responsive Search Ads (RSAs)
Now that RSAs (responsive search ads) have replaced ETAs (expanded text ads) in Google Ads, it may be time to rethink your strategies for optimizing ads. Optimizing RSAs takes a…
4 Secrets Your SEO Agency Doesn’t Want You To Know
I’ve spent all 23 years of my advertising career in agencies. I’ve never had an “in-house” SEO job. I think working in an advertising agency – particularly in an agency…
How Is Machine Learning Changing SEO
When it comes to anything concerning the internet, including search engine optimization (SEO), machine learning is a topic that is frequently discussed. In actuality, machine learning isn’t a brand-new artificial…
A Guide To Social Media Algorithms & How They Work
Why do so many marketers keep asking, “How do social media algorithms work?” Because the algorithms for the major platforms can change quickly. But, marketers should also keep asking, “Which…
Going International? Here’s What You Need To Know For Your Glocal SEO
Always keep in mind that how you leverage channels and different content formats may need to change when you go international. Once again: The marketing wisdom from home may not…
How to Create a Content Plan in 5 Easy Steps
Content planning is the process of deciding what you’ll publish and when. Its main role is to prioritize content creation based on a marketing and content strategy. If you regularly…
Top 6 Free Survey Maker Tools For Marketers
The number of online surveys has risen dramatically in the past decade, according to the Pew Research Center. From short social media polls to lengthy feedback forms, it’s never been…
Deepfake Technology Pros & Cons For Digital Marketing
Deepfake technology is changing the way people see digital marketing. Though marketers are still in the early stages of experimenting with deepfakes and deepfake technology, these videos convey a more…
What Is Ad Rank & 3 Ways To Improve It Without Spending More
The basic definition of ad rank has not changed over the years. Ad rank is the value that determines your ad position on Google Search, relative to other ads. While…
7 Top Ways To Gain Visibility
Online search is more often than not the starting point in a local consumer’s quest for products and services nearby. In fact, 78% use the Internet to find information about…
Prioritizing Accessibility in Your SEO Strategy
While creating accessible websites is something companies and web designers have been doing for years, web accessibility has only recently become somewhat of a buzzword. As newer generations become more…
10 Reasons You Need A Long-Term Content Strategy
It’s no secret that content is time-consuming. However, some marketers are so focused on whittling down that time, on cutting corners just to “get something out,” that they ultimately end…
Use Google Autocomplete as an SEO Tool
The author’s views are entirely his or her own (excluding the unlikely event of hypnosis) and may not always reflect the views of Moz. Google Autocomplete (often referred to as…
Google News Redesign Launches On Desktop
Google is launching a redesigned version of Google News on desktop that users can customize to meet their information needs. This update adds: The ability to add filters Customizable topics…
How To Calculate Your Total Addressable Market (TAM) For SEO
When launching a new product/company or pitching for additional funding, forecasting against your TAM (total addressable market) is a key component. The TAM is a key part of a user…
What Is Google LaMDA & Why Did Someone Believe It’s Sentient?
LaMDA has been in the news after a Google engineer claimed it was sentient because its answers allegedly hint that it understands what it is. The engineer also suggested that…