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How to Score Content Quality for Improved SEO Rankings (CQ Scoring)

Content Quality is an integral part of Google's search algorithm. A page with high value content tends to rank better in the SERPs. Google has gone to great lengths to make this happen. So for SEO purposes, delivering only high quality content…

Advertising, Mobile, User Experience, Web Design

2017 Mobile Marketing Statistics (Trends, Predictions, & Mobile Strategy)

Last Updated: September 20, 2017This guide covers key statistics from multiple areas of mobile marketing -- usage, apps, mobile search, video, mobile ad spend, shopping etc.I think there's around 38 mobile marketing statistics covered…

Ecommerce, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO Tips

Ecommerce SEO for Product Pages (17-Step Guide)

Did you know that 95% of Ecommerce sales come from product page SEO?Ok, that's probably not true....But optimizing product pages for search traffic is still really important.In fact, someone may be performing a Google search for…

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Google, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO Tips

Increase Organic Click-Through Rates (CTR) by 30%+

What if I told you, you can increase the click-through-rate of your organic search results by 30%? Sounds great, right?Now, what if I said you'd be rewarded with higher search rankings, in addition to the extra clicks?It's true. Growing…

Content Strategy, Local SEO, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Small Business SEO

Structuring a Service Page: Building Blocks for SEO Success

“Good writers borrow, great writers steal.” – T.S. EliotWhen people search for a particular service, they are more likely to land on a dedicated service page than a generic page that has a bunch of services listed. Creating dedicated…

Content Strategy, News, Social Media, Twitter

Get Your Twitter Share Count Back: Return of the Tweets

Twitter share counts have returned! This is an update on a post we did back in November 2015, when Twitter removed the share count button and left a lot of bloggers and webmasters wondering how they were going to keep up their social cred.…

Local SEO, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO Tips, Small Business SEO

NAP Analysis: Citation Consistency Tips for Local SEO

What is a Company NAP? NAP stands for Name, Address, Phone number. Essentially, it’s your basic information across the web. How your NAP appears across the web can affect your ranking in organic search results and very much affects where…

Case Study, Facebook, Social Media

Grow Your Brand with a Secret Facebook Page: How to Create an Engaged (Closed) Facebook Group

Benefits of an Active (Closed) Facebook Group People can be quite active in Facebook Groups. A Facebook Group consisting of users all passionate about the topic of the group will be far more engaged here than they would be with a Brand or Company…

Google, Local SEO, News, SEO Tips

Google Search by Location Removed: How to Filter Geo-Location

Recently, Google removed the Search by Location ('Change Location') feature. I'm pretty sure this was only used by SEOs anyway, so I completely get why Google would remove a feature that normal users weren't using. According to a Google Spokesperson:"It…

Content Strategy, Social Media, Twitter

9 Ways to Grow Twitter Followers Using Trending Topics

Not all of us can be as popular as @justinbieber or @katyperry, so we have to find creative ways to increase our Twitter visibility and engagement. There are two ways to be seen on Twitter; have a lot of followers ~or~ leverage trending hashtags.…

Content Strategy, News, Social Media, Twitter

Twitter Share Count Removed: Where Did the Tweets Go?

UPDATE 8/26/16 — TWITTER SHARE COUNTS HAVE RETURNED! CHECK OUT HOW TO GET YOUR SOCIAL SHARE COUNTS BACK Hey, What Happened to My Twitter Shares? If you’ve noticed that the hot new article that you just posted received…

Ecommerce, Link Building, SEO Tips, Small Business SEO

20 SEO Tips for E-Commerce

Operating an e-commerce website is a lot different from operating a service-based site, community site, or any site where your main goal is not too sell products.Rather than going through a lot of general SEO tips, I’m going to list out…

Case Study, Google Algorithm Updates, Mobile, News, User Experience, Web Design

Google Algorithm Update: Is Google Punishing Sites with Poor Mobile User Experience?

Recent Google Algorithm Update and Rankings Changes There’s been a lot of keyword ranking fluctuations in the past couple of weeks. Lots of speculation on whether Google is making changes surrounding Panda, Penguin, or something having…

Case Study, Content Strategy, Google, Google Algorithm Updates, Penalties

Google Panda Recovery (Panda 4.0) - Case Study

MadeLoud.com is an indie music site that started back in 2005. The site has been a great resource for many unsigned artists to gain exposure over the years. Unfortunately, it was hit by Google’s Panda Update, drastically reducing its organic…

Google, Google Algorithm Updates, Penalties, Small Business SEO

How to Discover if Your Site Has Been Penalized by Google

Have you witnessed a dip in organic traffic to your site? It’s possible that you are being penalized for violating Google Webmaster Guidelines.It's important to keep in mind, Google doesn't care whether you hired a sketchy SEO firm…

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO Tips, Small Business SEO

39 SEO Tips for Small Business Owners

While these SEO tips are certainly effective for all types of websites, I wrote these with the small business owner in mind. These can all be incorporated in your current marketing initiatives. They cover a very broad spectrum of online…

Content Strategy, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO Tips, Small Business SEO

Small Business Blogging for SEO

There are many reasons why a company or small business would want to start a blog – brand reinforcement, customer engagement, positioning yourself as a thought leader in the industry. All of that is excellent, and are actually points I push…

Link Building, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Small Business SEO

Understanding Link Building for SEO

What are Links? Many small business owners have been introduced to the idea of building links or “backlinks” for the purpose of increasing search traffic. For those of you that aren’t aware, links are part of SEO (search engine optimization)…

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), SEO Tips, Small Business SEO, Web Design

How to Write Page Titles for SEO

What are Page Titles? Page Titles or "Title Tags" are those large hyperlinks that appear in the search results after you search something in Google, or other search engine. They are used to describe the content of each page.Page Titles…

Case Study, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Small Business SEO

Increasing Organic Traffic 82% in One Day with Only On-Page SEO

I’m going to preface this by saying this is an article of the basic SEO (search engine optimization) variety. I don’t really mention advanced SEO tactics, so if you’re above the Beginner SEO level, then you probably won’t learn anything…

Google, Google Plus, Social Media

Google Plus: The Best Social Network for SEO

A lot has been said about Social Media for businesses in the past couple of years. Most business owners agree that Social Media Marketing can increase brand visibility, promote user trust/confidence, and even generate more leads. But what…

Search Engine Optimization (SEO), User Experience, Web Design

Creating Site Structure for SEO and DO's and DON'Ts of Internal Linking

When you’re in the preliminary stages of building a new website or re-building an existing site, one step that often doesn’t get the attention it deserves is the site structure. When I say “site structure”, I’m referring to the categorization…

Analytics, Google, News, Penalties

Google Launches Manual Penalty Checker in Webmaster Tools

Today, Google announced a new feature for Google Webmaster Tools. You can now go in and check to see if there has been manual action taken against your website for overly aggressive use of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). If you or anyone…

Wired SEO Blog: Search & Digital Marketing

Expert advice covering the latest tips, trends, and news in the world of digital marketing, including Search Engine Optimization, PPC, Social Media, Web Design, and Local SEO.