SEO can be a tricky topic to navigate, especially if you’re not following current news articles and developing technologies. The concepts are very simple: make your website easy to understand, find, and load, for the search engine. However, the ways of achieving that simple goal are almost limitless. With SEO the little changes you make on a website can mean significant improvement in organic search. Because of that, you have lots of options. However, not all of the options are “good.”
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What Is White Hat SEO?
Are You Following the Rules? When I explain White Hat SEO in a UC Berkeley Extension course or sales discussion, most people nod and agree with the theory of playing within the search engine optimization rules. Until the discussion turns toward timing and results. Can you guarantee that I’ll be on page one for most …
Why Keyword Stuffing is Bad for SEO
Keyword stuffing might help for short-term visibility on SERPs. More often, these website pages are quickly targeted by Google and other search engines. After a few months, it’s typical that those keyword-stuffed pages have lost momentum and are ranked poorly (if at all).
Blog Traffic: Attraction Factor – Part 2
Attracting Followers & Filling Your Funnel Here’s part two on how to gather your crowd for your website and increase blog traffic. In Blog Traffic Attraction Factor Part 1, the first tip talked about why consistently published content is important for SEO rankings and gaining followers. Two is all about encouraging comments while 3 and …
Online Marketing Trends for 2014
A Marketing World in Flux Understanding current and future online marketing trends is essential to staying competitive. Although the year is bound to bring some surprises, courtesy of Google algorithm changes, past marketing trends are likely to continue to grow in 2014. 1. Must-Have Mobile Content According to Super Monitoring, 91 percent of all people …
Small Business Marketing Statistics
37% Without a Website. That’s just one of the surprising small business statistics that came out of our Google Partners Connect event Wednesday. Read on to find out that the number of California businesses without a web presence is even higher!
B2B Content Marketing Trends in 2022
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%.
Keep Your Website Tags Tidy; Spark Joy with Google Tag Manager
In digital marketing, tracking ROI is king. Google Tag Manager is the easiest way to make sure you’re collecting accurate ROI data by adding tracking codes to your site. Having all your code snippets in one container means website speed isn’t compromised, while giving you the ability to easily and securely track codes that span multiple channels, without any programming knowledge.
Industry Leader: Spectrum Group Places in Top 10%
We’ve Earned a Top 10% Spot of full-service digital agencies in the industry. It demonstrates Spectrum Group’s commitment to client satisfaction and providing a data-first approach.
Digital Marketing Trends 2024
Use technology to your advantage. 68% of SEO professionals use AI-powered services and task automation, and larger teams lead the way. Use tools to help you with repetitive tasks, but remember that human input (like understanding search intent, which is a focus for experienced SEO professionals) is still essential.