SEO stands for Search engine optimization. SEO marketing involves the process of improving the quality and quantity of website traffic to a website or a web page from search engines. SEO experts strategically target unpaid traffic rather than direct traffic or paid traffic.
SEO marketing is a classification of digital marketing that improves web pages so that search engines like Google understand and trust your content. In turn, they are more likely to serve it up in response to organic queries to help your target audience find you.
Huge Change to Google’s HowTo and FAQ Rich Results Google announces reducing the visibility of HowTo and FAQ rich results in search. The August 8, 2023 announcement shocked many SEOs. However, we already see “Ask a follow up” question in the beta version of Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE). Knowing the SGE may fully roll […]
How to use AI and Knowledge Graphs to Maximize Content Knowledge panels are hard-won and highly coveted, yet many SEOs and content writers find them mysterious aspects of organic search. Both personal and business brands want to secure their own richly-filled and accurate Knowledge Panel entry. This article is about how we can “influence” them, […]
What is “Ask a Follow Up” Question in Google’s SGE? Within Google’s new AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE), new Question Answering SERPs are emerging; like “Ask a follow up”. It just takes a click on the “Ask a follow up” button or on one of the suggested next steps under the snapshot. This feature empowers […]
How to Add How-To Schema to Websites You can not only gain How-to rich results but also an How-to Action for the Google Assistant. Before we learn how, let’s explain why you should use HowTo schema markup. Google is driven to provide searchers with informational intent to gain the best instructional search engine page results […]
History of “People Also Search For” in Google Search Google is continuously testing numerous designs of the “People Also Search For” (PASF) feature and has been working on them in both desktop and mobile results for years. This article covers the history of this PASF feature. One thing we know for sure, there will be […]
Best Google Tools to Improve FAQ Schema This essential schema type extends far beyond your chances of gaining eligibility for enhanced listings in Google’s search results. Whether you do or don’t gain a Google-enhanced listing, or show up in People Also Ask (PAA), all search engines will better understand your question-answer content and expertise. When […]
How do you create a perfect product page? Your product pages are of critical importance on your website. Naturally, then, you want to create a perfect product page. Great product pages help convert browsers into buyers. They lower your paid search costs. Also, importantly, they provide your customers with the information they need to make […]
How to Avoid Schema Markup Drift Google structure data updates occur quite often. This is not under your control. Staying current may mean keeping your products findable, or even help you avoid a manual penalty. Creating high-quality content is valuable to both your site visitors and Google. Structured data make it easy for search engines […]
ChatGPT and Generative AI Still Need Expert Authors Does ChatGPT do better marketing? Are Generative AI Tools more of a threat or help to Authors? Effective content marketing is more important the content ease and volume. More low-quality content can never compete with sincere attempts to publish the best page on a specific topic. I’m […]
What is Google’s Knowledge Graph Question Answer Feature? Knowledge graph question answering (KGQA) is taking a lot of real estate in search engine result pages (SERPs). Google’s Knowledge Graph question answering feature answers users’ queries without requiring them to click through to a website. Every search engine is hoping to return the best information based […]
Assessing the Pros and Cons of Structured Data Implementation In today’s era of the semantic web, understanding the pros and cons of implementing structured data is giving businesses a lead advantage. Many SEOs are passionate about the power of implementing structured data (SD) but need help with convincing executives to implement it. This article and […]
Google Shopping Results offer Visual Assistance to Buyers The Google visual shopping experience for consumers on both desktop and mobile is rapidly expanding to show more product and shopping options. It is exciting to see additional highly-visual Google search engine result pages (SERPs) become more robust. They offer a more comprehensive selection of product images […]
Google’s Helpful Content Update so Users Find Useful Information Google’s intent is to diminish ‘Search-Engine First’ content and escalate helpful, trusted content in search. The helpful content algorithm update is targeting ‘unhelpful content’ with its new update. It wants to avoid content that users find problematic. The SEOs that have wrongly pressed for content quantity […]
How to Set Up Answers to FAQ Feature in Google Business Profiles This new messaging feature increases your search space on Google for providing direct answers to your target audience. Messaging in Google Maps and Google Search is meant to make it easier for customers. Additionally, it helps businesses lacking resources to quickly respond to […]
Gain Visibility in Google’s Mobile “People Also Search For” Feature A guide to improving your SEO, SEM, and content performance by helping users gain a deeper understanding of a topic on your website. Google fully rolled out the “People Also Search For” query refinement box on Feb 13, 2018. When people are searching, they seek […]
Marketing Alignment with SEO and Content is needed for a Multi-Modal Approach Updated 7.7.2022 A multi-modal approach demands marketing alignment with your SEO team and everyone else involved in attaining business goals. Success requires teams to stop building go-to-market strategies independently. Digital marketing managers, SEO consultants, and content writers don’t just solve problems, they show […]
What is Semantic Search & Why It Matters for SEO Updated 1.18.2022 Businesses can provide more value to their target audience’s needs by using modern semantic search techniques. You’ve meticulously created your web of data so that it’s rich in internal and external customer information. But to truly be effective, their contextual signals need to […]
How to Create a Content Strategy to Meet E-E-A-T and YMYL Criteria Updated 3.10.2023 To boost E-E-A-T signals for YMYL sites, you need recognition of your expertise, trust referrals, and to create authoritative, link-worthy content. How much the Google E-E-A-T update impacts your site depends on many factors. One thing is clear, it changes how […]
How to Optimize for the Core Web Vitals and Provide Better UX Experiences Upated 4.24.2023 Fixing poor user experiences on a business’s site has moved to the top of many priority lists. One thing we know already is that Google plans to use and build on its new Google Search Console Core Web Vitals Report. […]
How to Use New Google Search Console Insights Google is introducing new Search Console Insights via beta; it is live for some website for beta testing. What are the new Search Console Insights meant for? They are generated with the intent to increase an understanding of how audiences discover their site’s content from a Google […]
Digital Transformation and COVID-19 have Changed Business Forever Updated 8.25.2022 Business growth drivers are now more reliant on digital trends and how consumers search and find products online. The coronavirus is driving digital communications – especially on mobile. Your business growth demands may be pressing the need to pivot and fuel new ways to win […]
How to Get Your Website in the Google Maps Local Pack Your business can gain more visibility in Google Maps search results by following the basic strategies of local pack optimization. Getting your company featured in Google’s local 3-pack, Google Snack Pack, or Google Maps Pack may improve the number of your store visits, sales, […]
Search Intent is Reshaping Consumer Journey Mapping Updated 5.26.2022 Digital marketing changes most when it comes to the marketing funnel and purchase journey. Consumers have moved past a linear path from awareness to consideration to purchase. They are distilling and broadening their purchase process in unique and unpredictable mobile moments. More than ever prospective buyers […]
Conversational AI and the Adoption of Chatbots are Disrupting Search Updated 9.26.2022 Amid the entire buzz about voice search comes along another digital marketplace disruptor: Digital Assistants. Indeed, voice search is disrupting the world of text-based searches, but it is only part of the larger shift on how businesses need to think about communications with […]
User-Engagement Strategies that Drive Customer-Centric Marketing Updated 8.25.2022 Rapidly evolving consumer requirements and search engines’ intense dedication to producing trusted answers that meet search intent to qualify as having customer centric engagement strategies. It means that businesses are forced to get laser-focused on what users want and how they make buying decisions. It is all […]
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How to Maximize Your Video Marketing Efforts to Reach a Wider Audience Updated 5.17.2023 Every business is pressed to provide it’s viewers with the best video viewing environment on their website, in AdWords display marketing, and mobile video advertising. Video is one of the most versatile and profitable digital marketing tools in existence. That is […]
Moving to a mobile-first marketing focus is helping search experts to build proper bids in Google’s Money Machine, AdWords. Learn how to operate very targeted mobile marketing campaigns by evaluating your ad copy, landing pages and CTR. In the last five years, mobile marketing and in-app advertising have been successful forms of digital advertising that […]
Is SEO Effective? Results-Driven Search Marketing Trends SEO and SEM specialists continually refine their SEO techniques and search marketing strategies. SEO is not only effective if done right, SEO is the Gift that Keeps Giving! Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is another angle and effective method to try and increase brand awareness and relevant traffic on […]
How to Create the Best Content Marketing Mobile Strategy to Reach Ideal Clients Updated 12.29.2022 Businesses cluing into the importance of high quality, niche-targeted content ideal for mobile audiences, find that their content marketing mobile strategy pays off. Unlike some marketing strategies that target a broad range of likely customers, niche marketing focuses on a […]
How to Prepare your Retail AMP Pages for Top PPC Performance Are you still trying to sell your wares from the back of a pickup truck? Or have you advanced your mobile marketing strategies to fast-loading mobile pages and to leveraging AdWords? Today, even organic search is highlighting retail pages within the Google Shopping tab. […]
How to Personalize your Google Assistant Directory Page Updated 11.4.2022 With the rise of voice search, personalizing your own Google Assistant Directory Page and early adoption of this structured-data powered content is allowing publishers to claim their brand new Google Actions page in the Assistant directory. Given the exploding number of ways to use the […]
How to Improve Website Performance for Meaningful User Engagement Updated 3.5.2023 When it comes to SEO, change is a constant. Every year user demands and search engines’ capacity is improvised, expands, and improves. Changes to mobile search preference and algorithm updates have inspired new technologies, which in turn places more weight on website performance. On […]
How to Use Google Maps Marketing to Boost Your Business Updated 11.07.2022 Learn how to create a powerful Google Maps Marketing Strategy and use it in your marketing arsenal. From optimizing your Google My Business Listing to adding compelling images, business promotions, and responding to client reviews, you can boost sales. Google maps are now […]
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How to use Informational Long-Tail Keywords To Drive Web Traffic Updated 11.0.2022 Updated SEO tactics that target and marking up possible long-tail keyword phrases will help your website gain better visibility in search results where you want it most. Use them for a better way to connect with potential buyers. Search marketers are asking themselves […]
How to Improve Your Mobile Search Results The mobile web is favored by users and of strategic importance to Google’s AMP initiative and our explosive world of Native Apps. More individuals are leaning first on their mobile devices to conduct search queries. This creates a huge need to improve your mobile search results and rankings […]
Indexing your Website Faster with the Google Index Coverage Fixing Report Updated 7.19.2021 With Google improving our ability to use live testing for Technical SEO fixes, and its shortened wait time for re-crawling web pages submitted to be re-indexed, you can respond to user preferences faster. All four leading search engines, Google, Bing, Yahoo and […]
How to Conduct Deep Learning Optimization to Meet User Intent Updated 2.2.2022 To align with where search trends in deep learning, start by having a user-focused approach to what should be on your web pages. Artificial Intelligence and deep learning are quickly changing how industries like healthcare and financial services are successful in the online […]
Solving SEO ECommerce Site Technical Issues with an Audit We have found that the SEO of most E-commerce sites is poor at best and has a tremendous amount to gain from a retailer SEO technical site audit. But that can be good for your business. You can take a lead with the right digital marketing […]
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How Contextual Ontologies and Taxonomies Form the Base of Good UX Design Updated 12.17.2021 How to Build A Website UX Structure That Offers a Great Shopper’s Experience With the buzz of a new year coming, interface experts are revealing their predictions for the coming 12 months for web and mobile prototyping, techniques for maintaining taxonomies, […]
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What is Semantic Search & Why It Matters for SEO Updated 9.8.2023 Businesses can provide more value to their target audience’s needs by using modern semantic search techniques. You’ve meticulously created your web of data so that it’s rich in internal and external customer information. But to truly be effective, their contextual signals need to […]
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Is SEO Vital for Small Businesses in the 2020s? Is SEO Worth the Time, Effort and Dollars for Small Businesses in the 2020’s? The answer is in the quality of your SEO. Marketing trends, algorithms, what users want, and technology are moving at breakneck speed. Human behavior is largely unpredictable. What it takes to have […]
How to Create a Google Business Listing that Increases Local In-Store Foot Traffic Updated 10.6.2021 Your Google My Business Listing (GMB) is a core aspect of local search optimization and is a key business growth driver. Google offers this opportunity free of charge; you just need it set up correctly and monitor it for opportunities […]
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Benefits of Combining Earned SEO and Paid Search Updated 3.6.2023 If your site has deep success in earned SEO and your approach to paid search seemed isolated from it, both should share the same focus – solutions found in search that match user intent. We find at least 5 reasons why your business should consider […]
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John Mueller: Links and Website Ranking Factors Updated 4.11.2023 Links are a means of transportation to your web pages. There is much talk about the role of backlinks in SEO. This article will look at how to establish a successful long-term link building strategy – and the reasons why getting it right matters. Without an […]
How to Use the Google Search Console as a Beginner Updated April 18, 2023 Is Your Website Highly Optimized to Welcome Visitors with Open Arms? The Google Search Console is provided to businesses free and has a wealth of tools that help decipher site ranking updates. Most SEO and SEM professionals have a whole pack […]
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Shoud you Use Latent Semantic Indexing Keywords in Web Content? Updated 6.5.2023 How businesses use keywords to write effective web content to add value to users conducting Internet searches has vastly changed. Breakthrough “semantic search” tactics are already doing a summersault on many Google™’s search results. If you want visibility online, yesterday’s SEO techniques won’t […]
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How Google Crawls your Website’s AMP pages, JavaScript and AJAX Last updated: March 6, 2021 A huge “step” forward in how Google “crawls” Ajax content! Google is the best in the world at crawling content within JavaScript and AJAX. However, they are still perfecting it. Do you find it’s a battleground getting your site crawled? […]
How Google Predictive Search Answers What Internet Users Want Updated 1.24.2022 Connect with Internet Users of any age, anywhere & anytime of day. Search Engine Result Pages (SERPs) predicted by computer algorithms based on searches from previous users, offer better answers to Internet search queries. GoogleBot continually gets even smarter when matching specific search queries […]
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