SEO

If there’s one issue that strikes dread into the hearts of SEO practitioners more than any other, it’s redirects. It’s no surprise, really. After all, there are so many ways to do redirects — and the rules change depending on where they are put in and the different systems in place. What …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 1,000 ways to redirectApr 13, 2017 by Patrick Stox What’s in a redirect? Columnist Patrick Stox provides a primer on redirects, showing why this critical technical …

Effective content marketing is a vehicle for modern SEO. Just as wheels without an engine leaves you pedaling, content without an SEO strategy can’t keep up in a digital marketplace. And just like an engine with no wheels, SEO without content is a shiny machine that goes nowhere. Content needs …

There are many reasons why a customer may choose to share their local experience with other customers on social review channels. Brands should be paying close attention to these reasons, aligning their response strategies to review sentiment in order to improve the customer experience. This guide from Brandify contains flows …

As all SEO experts know, ranking in the search engines is a notoriously unpredictable pursuit. Each update can result in a strong, unforeseeable impact. The days of ranking by simply adding keywords to your title tags, header tags and content to get a few backlinks are over. The harsh truth …

At SMX West a few weeks ago, I was a panelist for the session, “How to Find, Hack, and Build Great Scripts.” I found one of the scripts presented by my co-panelists so interesting I decided it might be worth sharing with everyone here. This script helps identify low-quality videos …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Here’s a script to stop ads from showing next to offensive videosApr 12, 2017 by Frederick Vallaeys Wondering how to avoid embarrassing or controversial video ad …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 5 hot trends in advanced analyticsApr 11, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot Marketing data is everywhere. With so many new consumer touchpoints – from chatbots, to …

At the risk of oversimplifying what it takes to rank in local search results in 2017, links and reviews are hot. That’s one of the many conclusions drawn by more than three dozen local SEOs who have come together in the 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors survey, just published today. …

MarTech is different in a couple of key ways that make it a must-attend experience for marketing leaders. MarTech is independent and not owned by a vendor. We don’t have axes to grind (or sales targets to meet) when it comes to any technology or platform. Speakers are selected based …