Google Shows New Snippets For Quoted Searches
Google’s search snippets look slightly different when you put quotes around your queries. Learn more about what’s changing in today’s announcement. “We’re making quoted searches better,” says Google Search software…
How Can We Solve Autogenerated URL Errors Once & For All?
Today’s “Ask An SEO” question comes from Bhaumik from Mumbai, who asks: “I have a question about automatically generated URLs. My firm had previously used different tools to generate sitemaps.…
SEO Risk Management: 5 Tips for Surviving Google Algorithm Changes
Most search engine optimization (SEO) specialists aspire to reach no. 1 in Google rankings, but Google usually changes its design and algorithms to improve search appearances, making it difficult to…
A Simple Guide for Beginners
Despite Shopify handling some basic SEO best practices out of the box, it’s unlikely to be enough to take your store to the top of Google. You need to optimize…
25 Best SEO-Friendly Alternatives To WordPress Websites
There’s a reason why WordPress is so popular: it’s relatively easy to use, offers a lot of functionality, and gives you many customization options. And it can be great for…
How To Perform A SEO SWOT Analysis
For most organizations, implementing an effective SEO (search engine optimization) strategy involves collecting and analyzing significant amounts of keywords, content, analytics, and competitive data from various sources. SEO professionals then…
New Metrics, Copyrighted Music, More
YouTube’s weekly update for creators includes more subscriber metrics and access to an expanded library of copyrighted music. Here’s a recap of all announcements from this week’s news flash. Greater…
Facebook To End Live Shopping on October 1
Facebook announced it will no longer allow users to host live shopping events beginning October 1, 2022, Meta announced in a blog post. Citing a shifting preference for short-form videos…
LinkedIn Tests New Human Curated Discover Feed
LinkedIn is testing a different take on a Discover feed — a new mobile app section with content curated by humans rather than algorithms. Similar to other discovery-based feeds, a…
11 Newsletter Platforms & How They Work
Traditional media companies have struggled in the digital age. As more people opt out of physical formats like newspapers and magazines, some employment numbers in the industry have steadily declined.…
Practical Writing and SEO Tips for Meta Descriptions and Keywords
Meta descriptions and keywords are critical for successful website development, promotion and traffic acquisition. Furthermore, it is through these components that Google receives information about the site page’s content. Therefore,…
How to Create Relevant Content That Ranks
Google aims to rank the most relevant results for searchers. So if your content isn’t relevant, it won’t rank. But relevance isn’t just about including your keyword a bunch of…
Optimization Tips for Your SEO Career (and Your Life)
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. What does it take to advance…
5 Actionable Strategies To Improve Local Customer Experience At Scale
This post was sponsored by Rio SEO. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Customer experience (CX) is more than just a buzzword – it’s what shapes…
Google Algorithms And Updates Focusing On User Experience: A Timeline
As the role of search evolves to touch multiple marketing and consumer touchpoints, optimizing for the user has never been so important. This is reflected in Google’s continual focus on…
Google Tests More Local Service Ads In SERPs
Google is testing more local service ads per set of search results, with three ads on a page instead of two. Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ads Liaison, confirms the test saying…
SEO BrightNow: July 29, 2022
The previous two weeks have seen a number of interesting and important changes from Google, with particular relevance for marketers and e-commerce merchants. There are lots of small practical changes…
Tips For Leveraging The Power Of Voice Search Optimization
Imagine two businesses competing for the same customers. Let’s call them Store A and Store B. They are identical except for one thing: Store A has a location that’s easier…
Vulnerability Found In WordPress Gutenberg Plugin?
The United States government’s National Vulnerability Database published a notification of a vulnerability discovered in the official WordPress Gutenberg plugin. But according to the person who found it, WordPress is…
How To Use Chrome UX Report To Improve Your Site Performance
Measuring success in website performance is a tricky task for small business owners. It can be easy to apply the same approach that works when evaluating viability throughout a company.…
13 Reasons Why People Hate Your Website
Have you ever wondered why people don’t visit some company websites? Whether they have excellent products and services, a website can affect the organization itself. A website can help your…
Improve Your Pitch to Close More Sales
SEO is one of the most popular types of digital marketing services. But it can be challenging to sell because there are many types of SEO services and service providers…
How to Create SEO SOPs to Scale Organic Traffic
Standard operating procedures make your work faster, easier, and more scalable. This is particularly true in the case of SEO, where a lot of the tasks are simple and repeatable.…
How Do Retargeting Ads Work, Anyway?
Since Google Ads first launched retargeting in 2010, the evolution of this tactic has shifted tenfold. It’s no longer a question of whether you should use retargeting; it’s how you…
Is The 4-Day Week The Future Of Work? A Q&A With Joe O’Connor
Can spending less time on the clock actually make your team more productive? Joe O’Connor thinks so. He’s the CEO of 4DayWeek.com, a company aiming to shift our collective mindsets…
6 Ways To Get Local SEO Clients You Really Want
Local businesses are often the most interesting SEO clients to work with due to the creativity and strategy it takes to appeal to a local market. While the basics –…
Local Pack Headers: Curious, Overlooked Clues to the Mind of Google
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. Which local pack element is hiding…
On-Site Search Best Practices For SEO & User Experience
No matter how easy your website is to navigate or how clean the user experience (UX) is, an on-site search function is vital. Your site visitors want a direct way…
Meta Reports First Ever Decline In Ad Revenue
Meta’s latest earnings report reveals the company’s first-ever year-over-year decline in advertising revenue, signaling a downward trend that it expects to continue. The Q2 2022 earnings report from Meta marks…
8 Elements Of A Successful Content Strategy
When it comes to content marketing, everything you do needs to be part of a larger strategy designed to achieve specific targets. More sales, more leads, more page views –…