According to one recent survey, making a strategic investment in content marketing is at the top of many CMO’s priority lists. 43% of people say that spending in 2021 was higher to that end than the year before, and 66% of respondents expected another increase in 2022 as well. In fact, one out of five said that their increase would be almost 10%.
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Mastering Meta Descriptions: Best Practices, Examples, and Insights
Meta descriptions might not set your pulse racing, but they are an integral part of SEO. Getting your meta descriptions right can give your website a massive boost. A well written meta description is as important as a well written PPC ad, and is going to get a great deal more impressions. So what ingredients do you need to have in the perfect meta description?
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Understanding Entities, An Interview with Bill Slawski
The Ever-Changing Face Of SEO We were saddened to hear about Bill Slawski’s recent passing. In 2020 we had the honor of interviewing Bill to dig deeper into the concept of entities and how to apply that concept to our SEO efforts. Thanks, Bill for sharing your knowledge with the entire SEO community. You will …
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Content Syndication, Distribution, & Contribution
In Google’s eyes, content syndication and distribution are legal; however, large-scale publishing, duplicating content, and cannibalization are grounds for penalties.
Google’s Disavow Tool Gets a Refresh
If you’re familiar with Google’s disavow tool, you’re most likely a proactive SEO practitioner. For those who aren’t familiar with this powerful tool, read on with this caution. As with any type of advanced tool, it can be helpful or catastrophic if used incorrectly.
Do You Have Google My Business Suspension? – Who’s Managing Your GMB?
Google has recently published some alarming information about its local SEO tool Google My Business. If your GMB account is managed by a person that had previously had a Google My Business account banned, your account could be in danger too.
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Fake Reviews Can’t Be Ignored – How to Save Your Online Reputation
Give Us Your Opinion Products displaying at least five reviews are 270% more likely to get purchased, according to a Northwestern University study. So getting online reviews is big business. However, fake reviews are a growing problem. Earlier this year Amazon was investigated by a UK advocacy group; they analyzed hundreds of tech products to …
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What’s the Google BERT update? & Can You Optimize For It?
The Newest Google Algorithm Update Google has updated their search algorithm. Again. This time it’s called BERT. Ernie is nowhere to be seen. So what is Google BERT? What is natural language processing? And how does it affect your website’s visibility in organic search? These are all great questions, ones we’ll answer and provide context …
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Google E-A-T: Stay Up-to-Date and Ahead of the Curve
Google E-A-T Overview E-A-T is a relatively new SEO-based acronym that’s generating a lot of buzz in the digital marketing cosmos. But what exactly is E-A-T? The truth—algorithmically speaking—is complex. Yet some of the core elements that marketers can leverage are actually straightforward and non-technical. Let’s start out with the basics. Google E-A-T stands for: …
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How to manage your SEO Links like a Pro [Recommended Tools]
How To Manage SEO Links Like a Pro Link management continues to be a powerful SEO signal to search engines. In general, search engines like Google are secretive and stingy about the information they share with Webmasters. So how can you manage your SEO and link profile like a Pro? I’ll share the SEO link …
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