Ask an SEO
Ask an SEO is a weekly column where we answer your top questions about search engine optimization. Have a question about SEO? Simply fill out our form and you might get your answer in our next edition of Ask an SEO!
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Do Links to Noindex Pages Help SEO?
Learn four possible scenarios involving robots and noindex directives and how exactly they can impact your website’s SEO.
Can an Automatic Reload Script Hurt SEO?
While reloading a script automatically doesn’t affect SEO, it’s still a bad idea overall. Here’s why it’s not worth the short-term revenue gains.
Will Repeatedly Searching & Clicking My Site Increase Rankings?
Rarely in SEO do we have absolute answers, except this one. Without a doubt, clicks alone are not a ranking factor. Learn more here.
After Doing On-Page SEO – What’s Next?
On-page optimization is just the beginning. Find out what’s next after you’ve optimized all your on-page elements and reached a plateau.
What Is Better for Product Pages & SEO: Content or Backlinks?
Ever heard of the phrase “content is king”? In this column, someone wants to know which is more important: backlinks or quality content? Easy answer!
How to Deal with Paginated Pages
The web can be full of bad information about how to deal with pagination for SEO. This post attempts to clear some of that up.
How Can I Recover My Lost SEO Keywords & Organic Traffic?
If your rankings dropped, or you cannot find the keywords driving traffic to your pages in Google Analytics, this post walks you through fixing both.
How to Handle Low Inventory Pages on Ecommerce Sites
Should you noindex product pages with low inventory? If you noindex category pages, does that include the subcategories? Find out the answers here.
How to Build Links to Pages Where Links Are Hard to Build
Get creative, and don’t be everyone else, and you can build links to any page with a little (or a lot) of extra effort.
How to Find Freelance Technical SEO Experts
Here are a few options to help overcome technical SEO issues when you can’t solve the problem on your own.
Why Is a Site with Ugly URLs Ranking Above Mine?
Here’s why a website with ugly URLs can rank higher in the SERPs and some URL structure best practices.
Does Host Location Matter for Google & SEO?
Your host’s location might affect your site speed. But does it mean anything for your SEO rankings? Find out here.
How Can I Get My Website Traffic to Convert?
Looking for ways to help your website traffic to convert better? This post walks you through actionable strategies.
How Much More Effective Are Headings Than Formatted Text?
Search engines are now smart enough to realize what are headings or titles, even if we don’t explicitly tell them.
How to Start Your Relationship with a New SEO Client
Want to develop long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with a new SEO client? Then onboarding is important. Learn how here.
Are Blog Comments Useless for Link Building?
While blog commenting is useless for link building, it can potentially result in increased website traffic when utilized properly.
My Site Audit Says ‘Low Word Counts’ – Is That Important?
Don’t freak out if you fail an automatic site audit. Take a breath and evaluate whether the tool is right.
Does Google Favor .Gov & .Edu Sites?
While many .edu and .gov sites rank well, it likely isn’t because the domain is .edu or .gov.
How Do You Effectively Optimize Your Website in a Tiny Niche?
Learn why understanding your audience and going beyond keywords are essential to dominating a small niche in search engines.
How to Overcome Technical SEO Issues on a Budget
While some technical issues require allocating a budget to tackle, others are pretty simple to address yourself. Learn more here.
How Can I Publish Content to Both .com & .co.uk Websites?
Learn the top things you need to consider if when publishing the same content on both your .com and .co.uk websites.
Are Modal Popups Searchable?
Using a modal isn’t necessarily good or bad for SEO – it’s all about how it’s coded and implemented.
What Is the Best Way to Track Organic Conversions?
The nuance of measuring organic conversions is much more complex. Here’s why.
Can You Increase Keyword Rank Without Any Link Building?
Here are five things you can do to improve your positioning for specific queries without building links.
Mobile-First vs. Desktop Content: Does It Need to Be the Same?
Does your content need to be the same on your mobile and desktop sites? Find out here.
Should You Migrate from Wix to Shopify?
Shopify might be a better platform choice than Wix when it comes to ecommerce SEO. Here’s why.
Will Swapping Fresh Content Help Your SEO?
Will swapping fresh content every so often help SEO? Read on and learn how “freshness” impacts rankings.
What You Should NOT Do When Writing a Title Tag
Here’s one thing you should NOT do when writing title tags for your webpages.
How Do Ads, Interstitials & Supplemental Content Affect SEO Visibility?
Do ads, interstitials, and supplemental content affect organic search rankings and visibility? Find out here.
Article vs. Category Page Rankings: What Should You Focus On?
Google generally favors article content over category specific content. So should you put more of your SEO focus on articles?