Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of optimizing a website for greater visibility in search engine result pages (SERPs). It involves improvements in a website’s technical aspects, HTML elements, content library, backlink profile and localization signals. When successful, SEO can help a website attract large amounts of targeted traffic that can have transformative effects on a business.
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In a lot of ways, 2014 was a landmark year for Google SEO. Hummingbird’s effects finally became tangible as it completed its global rollout. Panda 4.0 and Penguin 3.0 kept the pressure up on spammers, while Google’s human reviewers continued to dish out manual actions to suspicious-looking sites. These, combined with smaller updates, paved the
There’s a lot more to closing a deal with prospective SEO clients than just generating leads, crafting effective proposals and delivering eloquent presentations. Putting everything you agreed on with the client into writing is a crucial component to having a fruitful working relationship. To make everything formal and to keep both parties true to their
Influence is rapidly becoming the most important commodity in SEO and content marketing. As Google gets better at interpreting brand, authority and popularity signals, we’ll see sites that represent influential people and organizations dominate the SERPs more and more. Influence also helps our content assets get consumed at a higher rate, paving the way for
What is a SEO Silo? A SEO silo refers to a type of information architecture that groups pages in websites according to topical relevance. It’s an advanced on-page optimization technique that seeks to improve search visibility as well as overall user experience. Creating quality content is an integral part of SEO in Google’s Hummingbird era.
A couple of weeks ago, SearchMetrics released its annual Ranking Factors Study. Like past iterations, the 2014 study used the top 30 ranking pages for 10,000 keyword queries on Google to test the correlation between ranking factors and the position of pages within the SERPs. After processing the data from about 300,000 URLs, SearchMetrics produced
One of the most asked questions in the SEO scene pertains to the subject of pricing. How much should we charge as agencies and freelancers to our clients?
Client retention is the true measure of a SEO agency’s competence. Getting clients to stay through and beyond a contract’s length is much more impressive than acquiring new customers. Acquisition shows that you can get attention and make a good account of yourself in the short term. Retention shows you’re good at what you do
No, this is not a “guest blogging is dead” article. As a matter of fact, I’ll be the first to say that I’m still doing it today for friends in the SEO industry. Guest posting is still a great way to collaborate, reach new potential readers and get more exposure for your brand. That’s how
We all know what happens to a small commercial website when Google slaps it with a manual penalty for unnatural links: rankings drop, search traffic is decimated, lead generation slows down…
