SEO

Much has been written about the increasing importance of machine learning and AI and how they affect ranking algorithms and the presentation of search results. While it’s true that these are important factors, they’re largely beyond the ken of traditional tactics used by SEOs to influence results. That’s not the …

Google now renders and indexes client-side AJAX-style JavaScript POST requests. This is good news for those who use modern JavaScript to query online resource APIs and produce dynamic content in pages because such dynamic content is now finally indexed along with the rest of the static content on a page. …

For Cars.com, the popular automotive marketplace, the March 2019 core update was good: the company has seen a 49% increase in search visibility since. SEO Director David Greene said he believes a lot of the success has to do with their SEO strategy around content and site performance updates, but there was …

There are lots of moving pieces in PPC campaigns and that can make it challenging to pinpoint the cause when performance changes. An investigation into the cause of the change can either be top-down or bottom-up. Here we’ll cover both ways to investigate the root cause and we’ll also share …

Marketing funnels can help to convert your visitors into customers. However, this hardly ever happens. I have seen so many projects where the company didn’t take into account an ever-changing marketing funnel and failed to convert more visitors. Lots of conversion rate “experts” also advise setting up funnels, analyzing the …

Large consumer brands are losing share to more nimble, digitally savvy challengers. With one click, consumers can have nearly anything delivered to their door — from beds to laundry detergent to pet food. Digital disruptors such as Casper and Dollar Shave Club operate with ultra-fast supply chains, using digital channels …

Search marketing is more complex, difficult, and expensive than ever before. Advanced marketers like you know that what works today may not work tomorrow. While others wait and worry, you take action towards continued success. Attending SMX® Advanced, June 3-5 in Seattle, is a big step in the right direction. …

Microsoft has made its Space Partition Tree And Graph (SPTAG) algorithm, used in its own Bing search engine, available to all as an open-source GitHub project. The algorithm uses vector search and deep learning models to provide results based on search intent. Understanding SPTAG. The algorithm is designed to allow …

According to the IAB’s annual Internet Advertising Revenue report, released last week, the split between mobile and desktop revenue was roughly 65% to 35% in favor of mobile. Ad spending on the desktop is flat, while mobile (and video) are driving significant growth. Query volumes, ad-revenue breakdown directionally aligned Whether a coincidence …

About 10-months ago, Google told publishers, site owners and tool providers to prepare for a change in how Google Image search will be sending their referral URLs. Instead of Google Image search traffic coming from www.google.com, they wanted to change it to help webmaster understand their image search traffic. So …