Tips to Optimize your Website to Rank in Mobile Search
There are very few things that we can state definitively when it comes to ranking in Search. This doesn’t mean we are uninformed. Google announced 200 ranking factors and continues to provide guidance on how to incorporate SEO best practices to rank in search. Of course, since everyone has access to the same information, this allows an equal opportunity for implementation. Full Story: Business 2 Community
The 15 Best Tools For Local Rank Tracking
It’s no secret that local SEO has become more important than ever before. Checking where you rank in Google Maps, Bing Local and Yahoo Local is crucial for any business that wants to grow a local presence. 46% of all searches on Google are looking for local information. Besides, 28% of those people search for something nearby results in a purchase. Full Story: Business 2 Community
Google Launches New, Animated Video Series About SEO for Beginners
Google is growing its YouTube presence with another video series – this time it’s geared toward beginners, rather than experienced SEOs. Unlike Google’s other video series, hosted by Googlers such as John Mueller and Martin Splitt, this one is going to be entirely animated. Perhaps Google thinks an animated series is more accessible for beginners? Either way, the visuals are reasonably appealing. Full Story: Search Engine Journal
8 Small Business SEO Strategies For Publishing Shareable Content
A good understanding and proper execution of the fundamental principles of quality content will lead to a top position in the search results. Effectively explaining who you are, what you do and how you can help people is the core essentials of your content and primes your website for success. Full Story: Business 2 Community
Top 5 tips to improve your local SEO
As we come close to the beginning of 2020 there is one aspect of SEO that is going to become even more important and that is local SEO. It’s really important for any brick and mortar shop or a business that only services certain areas to be able to rank for those areas. You don’t need to re-invent the wheel or hire an SEO agency that offers local SEO services to crush it at local SEO. Here are some of the top tips on how to do just that. Full Story: Augusta Free Press
Improve Your Artist Site Search Ranking with Image Alt Tags
If you’re an artist or a band with a website you really depend upon ranking high when someone searches for you. It’s not only embarrassing when you don’t wind up in the top 3 search listings, but you might as well not exist if you wind up on page 2 or worse. That’s why every little SEO edge counts, and one of the easiest to implement is to always use image Alt Text. Full Story: hypebot.com
Boost Your Facebook Visibility with These Powerful SEO Tips
Facebook is one of the most widely sought-after social media platforms when it comes to the visibility of your business. Though social media platforms do not have a direct influence on the search engine optimization of your business, they do play a vital role in enhancing its visibility. Indirectly, the more people will see your business URL they regularly check your products and services to keep track of your updates and news. Full Story: Newswire
10 Content Writing Tips for Beginners and Entrepreneurs
Content writing remains a vital aspect of any web building or ranking strategy. Remember, your website is a representation of your company, products, or services on the Internet. Poorly written, bloated, or sloppy content won’t get you anywhere, even if you have the best products or services in your industry. Full Story: Edgy Labs
5 Ways to Boost Your SEO Right Away
Every small business owner needs a solid marketing plan. Traditionally, radio ads, billboards, magazine spreads and phone books were the places to be. However, those days are long gone. Digital marketing is now the number one marketing strategy businesses should focus on in this age of mobile internet searches. Full Story: Business.com
SEO budgets fall as marketers want clearer guidelines
The budget for SEO in the average marketing team has dropped by 5% in 2019 compared to those in 2018, with 60% of marketers admitting that resource and a lack of available spend are the main reasons for a lack of investment in organic search activity, according to new research. Full Story: Netimperative
Businesses are Taking full Advantage of SEO
Internet technology is spreading its steps quickly into the lives of common people. Companies are taking full advantage of this to promote their products and increase their sales through the wide use of the Internet. Search engine optimization is helping companies to increase their sales after playing with search engines’ algorithms. Full Story: Seekers Time
Link Diversity or Diversifying Links Matter a Lot For SEO
Link diversity or diversifying your link profile is very popular term nowadays in blog posts or within the community. People are using them for a good purpose like greasing the backlinks. Full Story: BO Herald
Which technical website factors affect SEO success?
Optimising on-page content, implementing keywords, and building relevant links may be the pillars of SEO, but technical factors which fly under the radar also impact your campaigns. While Google has moved in a more user-centric direction with its most recent updates, optimising technical elements can pay dividends in boosting rankings, engagement and conversions on your site. Full Story: TechRadar
A 50-Point Audit for Getting Started with Local SEO
Local SEO ranking factors are still a black box for many companies that value local traffic. Nobody actually knows what Google values. But studies and experience can reveal what is having an impact on ranking and placing in the coveted local pack. Full Story: Search Engine Journal
You don’t need to do special SEO for dark mode on your website
We have seen that the trends keep on changing in the SEO industry. We earlier saw that not much emphasis was laid on how the website looks and feels but how it operates it. Now, all the factors are taken into account and if your website works great but it is old then people are less likely to visit or spend time on it. For this reason, Google will also rank you lower based on the public’s interest for that website. From this year, we have seen a new trend in the industry which is “dark mode everything”. Full Story: FlipWeb
What skills do you need to become an SEO professional
By now almost everyone has probably heard the three all-important words in the digital world – search engine optimization (SEO). If you haven’t, then it’s high time you familiarize yourself with all thing’s SEO, as search engine optimization is a crucial part of a marketing strategy and is an absolute must in today’s modern online world of marketing. Full Story: Augusta Free Press
Black hat SEO: 7 tactics to leave back in the 90s
Before search engines like Google started cranking out algorithms to rank websites on things like relevancy, quality content, and links, black hat search engine optimization (SEO) tactics were the hottest thing since sliced bread. But what exactly is black hat SEO? Full Story: TechRadar
5 Metrics Crucial to SEO Success
As you probably know, search engine optimization is a technical term to describe what people do to help a website rank on search engines like Google. Before I dive into today’s topic, let me first share a few statistics in case you don’t believe in SEO: Full Story: PR News – For Smart Communicators
Holiday SEO Strategy: Tips to Increase Traffic and Sales
Planning your holiday SEO strategy as early as now is the best move if you want to increase your web traffic and boost your sales this shopping season. With the end of the year approaching, it only makes sense to start working on your holiday SEO strategy. Are you thinking it’s too early to start planning for the holidays? It isn’t. The truth is search engine optimization is a game for the patient. So, while you may optimize your page for the holidays now, you’ll probably not see results for another month or two. Full Story: Edgy Labs
80 SEO & SEM Statistics That Prove the Power of Search [2019 Update]
When it comes to getting found online, there is no better medium than search. Since the creation of search engines, SEO has been a powerful strategy to ensure that your brand gets noticed by the right user, at the right time. While the search industry has shifted over the years, one thing remains solid; SEO is essential for online marketing success. Full Story: Business 2 Community