Are keywords still important today? Keywords – ranging from single words to complex phrases – are still instrumental in shaping website content to boost relevant organic search traffic and essential tools for connecting the target audience with your website. But just how much? Let’s explore. There is no short answer to this. If you ask … Read more
B2B data provider Cognism revamped its SEO strategy to focus on money keywords. Read the case study to find out how SEO generated $441k in revenue. Source link
In a recent episode of “Search Off the Record,” Google’s Search Relations team provided information about upcoming changes to Google’s SEO Starter Guide. The team, composed of John Mueller, Lizzie Harvey, and Gary Illyes, says the guide maintains a 91% user satisfaction rating. However, they believe it’s due for an overhaul to streamline outdated advice … Read more
Are keywords still important today? Keywords – ranging from single words to complex phrases – are still instrumental in shaping website content to boost relevant organic search traffic and essential tools for connecting the target audience with your website. But just how much? Let’s explore. There is no short answer to this. If you ask … Read more
Celebrate the Holidays with some of SEJ’s best articles of 2023. Our Festive Flashback series runs from December 21 – January 5, featuring daily reads on significant events, fundamentals, actionable strategies, and thought leader opinions. 2023 has been quite eventful in the SEO industry and our contributors produced some outstanding articles to keep pace and … Read more
Celebrate the Holidays with some of SEJ’s best articles of 2023. Our Festive Flashback series runs from December 21 – January 5, featuring daily reads on significant events, fundamentals, actionable strategies, and thought leader opinions. 2023 has been quite eventful in the SEO industry and our contributors produced some outstanding articles to keep pace and … Read more
Celebrate the Holidays with some of SEJ’s best articles of 2023. Our Festive Flashback series runs from December 21 – January 5, featuring daily reads on significant events, fundamentals, actionable strategies, and thought leader opinions. 2023 has been quite eventful in the SEO industry and our contributors produced some outstanding articles to keep pace and … Read more
This week’s Ask An SEO question comes from Stephen, who writes: “How does a service provider know what people are searching for and how does one convert blog content to income when there’s no book or product being sold yet?” Great question. There is a big difference between traditional e-commerce SEO and service provider SEO … Read more
Step 1. Fully Understand The User’s Search Intent It’s easy to just take whatever keywords you like from a keyword research tool and put them onto your site. But if you suspect that that strategy is a bad idea, you are correct. Finding the right keywords requires planning. The key is to put some thought … Read more
Meta keywords is a tag that allows you to tell search engines what topics are covered on the page. But can meta keywords affect your organic search rankings? Read on to learn whether there is any connection between meta keywords and improved Google rankings. The Claim: Meta Keywords Are A Ranking Factor What are meta … Read more
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When SEO pros are trying to optimize content, they have a choice to make: Do I choose the singular version or the plural one as my primary keyword? Can I rank for both versions of the keywords on the same page, or do I need a new one? Having worked in SEO for over a … Read more
We all know that strategic keyword targeting is central to successful SEO and paid search campaigns. The more your site appears in search results for relevant queries, the more visitors it will attract. But keyword optimization is about more than just driving more traffic to your site. It also plays a crucial role in maximizing … Read more
On July 24, Elon Musk made the surprise announcement that Twitter would be rebranding as ‘X’, with a new logo and brand identity arriving quickly after that announcement. Shortly after, X.com started redirecting (302) to Twitter.com. Any experienced SEO knows how perilous a major site migration can be, and Twitter.com has been accumulating authority for … Read more
In a recent episode of the ‘Search Off The Record’ Podcast, Google’s Search Relations Team, composed of John Mueller, Gary Illyes, and Martin Splitt, weighed in on a topic often discussed among website owners and SEO practitioners: the impact of keywords in domain names on search engine rankings. The Keyword Controversy The discussion was initiated … Read more
The concept of search intent and the recommendation that marketers pay close attention to it when targeting organic keywords is well established in SEO. But while a lot of SEO writing has described search intent (for example, these two excellent articles on SEJ on creating content that satisfies search intent and understanding how people search), … Read more
In the rapidly evolving world of SEO, staying ahead of the curve is critical. Traditional SEO focuses on optimizing for keywords and topics directly related to your business. However, as markets become increasingly saturated, new strategies are needed to stand out and reach a broader audience. That’s where tangential SEO comes in. Tangential SEO involves … Read more
In search marketing, there are always new opportunities to discover and target keywords spanning a range of intent, competition, and difficulty. In this article, the focus is on those that are lower competition keywords but remain a valuable part of marketing campaigns. The tools and approaches shared reflect those I would typically use, but as … Read more
In this Ask an SEO, Mouna asks: “Should we use a keyword even when we don’t have volume or keyword difficulty data ? Sometimes there are no info on [tool name redacted] concerning some keywords?” Great question, Mouna! And the answer is yes, you should focus on zero search volume keywords when it makes sense … Read more
