Is Social Media Search The New Google? How To Boost Traffic
If you want your brand to succeed in 2023, it’s time to step up your social media strategy. As people increasingly turn to the search bar on social media platforms,…
2022 YouTube and Video SERP Result Changes
When you think of video results on Google in 2022 (and video optimization), you might think of something that looks like this (from a search for “flag football”): In mid-October,…
Customer Retention Strategies Ecommerce Companies Should Apply In 2023
As you build your ecommerce brand, your initial focus must be customer acquisition. However, too many online retailers continue to spend most of their time and energy on attracting new…
17 Types Of Content Marketing You Can Use
For marketers, content is still king. It provides value to your targets, helps establish you as an expert in your field, drives traffic, and tells search engines why your website…
5 Simple Tips To Win at SEO With Good UX
There was a time not so long ago when search engine optimization (SEO) was all about stuffing your website with important keywords. That’s no longer the case, and user experience…
Are Breadcrumbs A Google Ranking Factor?
Google defines “breadcrumbs” as navigation that indicates the page’s position in the site hierarchy. When you hear the term “breadcrumbs,” Hansel and Gretel might come to mind. In the old…
15 Ecommerce SEO Experts Reveal Top Insights For 2023
Wondering how to do SEO for ecommerce? Looking for expert insights on ecommerce SEO? Uncertain how to make your online store more successful? From acknowledging that the traditional customer journey…
More Insight Into Followers & Top Posts
LinkedIn is rolling out new analytics data for users with more insight into their followers and top-performing posts. These updates expand on the creator analytics introduced earlier in the year,…
Meta Would Rather Remove News Than Pay Publishers
Meta says it will consider removing news articles from its platform if a US government mandate forces the company to compensate publishers. The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) enables…
New Google Feature May Help You Find More Relevant Results
Google is rolling out a new feature in search results that may help people find more relevant content. The quality of Google’s search results is a hotly debated topic, with…
Google Rolls Out December 2022 Helpful Content Update
Google confirms another helpful content update is starting to roll out across search results. It began on December 5 and will take up to two weeks to complete. In an…
Google Ads Conversion Lift Tutorial For Advertisers
In the most recent Google Ads tutorial video, a new Conversion Lift study was introduced to advertisers. The tutorial covers Conversion Lift and how to set it up in Google…
The Truth About Orphan Pages: What You Need To Know
Orphan pages are web pages that don’t have any links to them from other pages on the site. This can be a major search engine optimization (SEO) issue, as it…
How To Eliminate Render-Blocking Resources
Render-blocking resources are a critical part of optimizing the infrastructure of your webpage. Reducing them can help make your page load much faster and significantly improve your page’s Core Web…
How To Create A Social Media Content Plan
For some of us, social media is a fun way to connect with friends, re-share memes, and pass some time after a long day. What may seem straightforward – like…
How To Optimize The Largest Contentful Paint & Rank Higher
How To Measure The Largest Contentful Paint Of Your Website Run a free website speed test to find out. Your LCP speed will be displayed immediately. The results of your…
6 Checkout Page Examples And How To Optimize Them
Shopping cart abandonment continues to be a major pain point for ecommerce store owners. According to Baymard Institute, the average online cart abandonment rate is 69.99%, which translates to 7…
Google’s Desktop Search Results Are Now Endlessly Scrollable
Google is making desktop search results more like mobile with an update that lets users endlessly scroll through multiple pages. Continuous scrolling is now rolling out to desktop search results…
4 Strategies To Optimize Stale Evergreen PPC Campaigns
Admit it: You have a box of cereal or a bag of chips in your kitchen right now that has been sitting there for a very long time. Whether you…
The Ultimate Google Ads Pacing Dashboard For 2023 (Free Looker Studio Template)
It’s been a year since I published my Google Ads Pacing Dashboard to Search Engine Journal, and digital marketing changes pretty quickly in a year. Google Data Studio changed how…
Sneak Peek: The MozCon 2023 Speaker Line-Up
The year may slowly be wrapping up but we’ve got an extra special, early gift to share before you log off that laptop and put away your favorite travel mug.…
Mozilla Acquires Pulse, A Hybrid-Workplace Collaboration Company
Mozilla, publishers of Firefox, acquired the team behind AI-based workplace collaboration product Pulse, announcing that they will work on Mozilla’s growing portfolio of products. Pulse Team The Pulse workplace collaboration…
WordPress Hit With Multiple Vulnerabilities In Versions Prior To 6.0.3
WordPress published a security release to address multiple vulnerabilities discovered in versions of WordPress prior to 6.0.3. WordPress also updated all versions since WordPress 3.7. Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability…
7 Ways To Use Google Trends For SEO & Content Marketing
Google Trends is a surprisingly useful tool for keyword research, especially when using advanced search options that are virtually hidden in plain sight. Explore the different Google Trends menus and…
Rackspace Hosted Exchange Outage Due to Security Incident
Rackspace hosted Exchange suffered a catastrophic outage beginning December 2, 2022 and is still ongoing as of 12:37 AM December 4th. Initially described as connectivity and login issues, the guidance…
A Comprehensive Guide To Marketing Attribution Models
We all know that customers interact with a brand through multiple channels and campaigns (online and offline) along their path to conversion. Surprisingly, within the B2B sector, the average customer…
Top 10 Essential Website Optimization Strategies
Google officially launched 24 years ago in 1998. A lot has changed since then, but one thing remains the same. If you simply focus on the basics, you can still…
Link Building for SEO: The Beginner’s Guide
What is link building? Link building is the process of getting other websites to link to pages on your website. Its purpose is to boost the “authority” of your pages…
Disavowing Random Links Flagged By Tools Is A Waste Of Time
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about using the link disavow tool and offered a tip about the best way to use it, specifically mentioning links flagged by tools. Although…
8 Signs It’s Time To Fire A Bad Client & How To Do It
Client relationship building is a large part of your long-term business growth. Your partnerships reflect your brand and your services, which is why you need to do your part in…