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Google Page Layout Algorithm: Everything You Need to Know
The complete history of Google’s ‘above the fold’ page layout algorithm, how it has evolved, and what it all means.
Google Updates Search Results With New Labels for PDFs and PPTs
Google has implemented a subtle, new change to search results across mobile and desktop.
Google’s Vince Update: The Day Big Brands Won
Following the Google Vince update, big brands began quickly appearing for broad-level, high-volume keyword searches.
5 Technical SEO Problems Within Shopify & How to Solve Them
Are you using Shopify as your e-commerce platform? Learn common Shopify SEO issues and how to fix them.
Yandex Introduces Turbo Pages for Publishers
Yandex has announced Turbo pages which can be likened to Facebook Instant Articles, Accelerated Mobile Pages, and Baidu’s Mobile Index Pages.
Google Freshness Algorithm: Everything You Need to Know
The Google Freshness algorithm update was a significant ranking change with many important implications to search engine success.
Google to Go After Sites That Use AMPs as Teaser Pages
A policy change will require that content on an AMP be comparable to the original content on the canonical page.
How to Audit & Gain Insights from Your Keyword Lists
Here’s how you can audit and gain insights from your keyword lists – the backbone of any SEO campaign.
Google’s Caffeine Update: Better Indexing & Fresher Search Results
While Google’s Caffeine Update had little direct impact on rankings, it set the stage for some massive changes to follow.
Google to Introduce 8 Trust Indicators for Publishers to Add to News Stories
Continuing its effort to guide searchers toward credible content, Google has announced plans to introduce eight new trust indicators.
11 Ways to Prove the Value of SEO to Your Boss
Here are 11 tips on how you can prove the value of SEO value to management.
10 Big SEO Tips to Get More Sales on Black Friday
Learn 10 SEO strategies to augment your holiday marketing campaign and boost your Black Friday sales.
Google’s Jagger Update Rocks Manipulative Link Building
The Google Jagger Update altered its algorithm to target unnatural link building, duplicate content, and other technical factors.
Google Maps Improves Location Discovery by Color Coding Points of Interest
Google Maps will soon be rolling out an update that will improve location discovery in two distinct ways.
The Real Reason Why SEO Firms Get Fired
Learn the real reason why most SEO firms get fired and what you can do to avoid it from happening to you.
Why You Need Call Tracking During the Holidays
Find out why call tracking will help you ring up more sales this holiday season.
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Are You Ready for a Voice Search Future? [PODCAST]
Christi Olson of Bing discusses the current state of voice search and what we can expect in the future.
Google’s Big Daddy Update: Big Changes to Google’s Infrastructure & the SERPs
Google’s Big Daddy Update, historical account of facts and released statements from Google’s former head of webspam, Matt Cutts.
The Hidden SEO Risk of Broken Redirects
Preserve your valuable links and avoid SEO disaster. Here’s how to protect yourself against broken redirects.
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Top 17 Organic Search Ranking Factors [STUDY]
An updated study from SEMRush reveals what are said to be the top organic search ranking factors in 2017.
Our Skyscraper Technique Failure & the Lessons We Learned
While the Skyscraper technique is awesome in theory, for us it was a failure. Here’s why.
Reviews are the Most Prominent Local SEO Ranking Factor in 2017
Reviews appear to be the most prominent ranking factor in local search, according to a recent study.
6 Types of Visual Content That Get the Most Links & Shares
Do you need more social media shares and retweets? More backlinks? Then you need more Visual Content.
7 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was New to SEO
If only someone had told me these things when I first started my career in SEO. So I’m telling you.
Google to Give Publishers Dedicated Knowledge Panels in Search Results
The Knowledge Panel fills the above-the-fold section of search results with information to help searchers learn more about a publication.
6 Things We Learned at the Google Webmaster Relations Pubcon Keynote
Here are some of the interesting tidbits we learned from Google about disavowing links, featured snippets, and more.
SEO Audits That Build Leads & Sales
How Google ranks websites and how to apply those insights to a site audit to increase sales and leads.
3 Easy Ways to Build Better-Quality Backlinks ASAP
Here are three proven methods you can try if you want to acquire better-quality backlinks with less effort.
Google Assistant Lets Users Subscribe to Daily Reminders
Google Assistant on both iOS and Android has a new feature that lets its users subscribe to daily reminders.
Google to Estimate Wait Times for Local Restaurants
Soon Google will be able to estimate wait times and display them in Search and Maps in real-time.