When thinking about optimizing content, your top priority should be search intent. Think about how many times you have typed something into Google that was practically gibberish, and Google understood exactly what you meant. This is something we may take for granted, but it’s the exact reason why search intent is so important. Monthly search … Read more
Remember when you had to leave the house to go shopping? What a hassle that was. But then, way back in 1982, Boston Computer Exchange was launched as the first ecommerce site and the convenience of shopping in your underwear was born. Today, electronic commerce, the buying, and selling of products and services on the … Read more
“Our SEO program would be so much more successful if only our CIO understood…” As the executive responsible for the management, implementation, and oversight of information and technologies in your organization, the Chief Information Officer is an essential ally to SEO. Having the CIO’s support and understanding throughout the decision-making and prioritization processes can be … Read more
A new study by Patrick Stox, Brand Ambassador at Ahrefs, finds that, on average, Google Search Console hides the keyword term for 46.08% of clicks. The study examined one month of data across 146,741 websites, involved close to 9 billion total clicks, and reveals that Google likely leaves many longtail keyword data hidden from GSC … Read more
Marketers use the terms search query and keyword interchangeably with no ill intention, but how the two terms differ needs to be clarified. Because not knowing the difference between a query and a keyword can lead to poor-performing search marketing strategies. This article will examine the key aspects of both search queries and keywords, starting with … Read more
Google search console provides data necessary to monitor website performance in search and improve search rankings, information that is exclusively available through Search Console. This makes it indispensable for online business and publishers that are keen to maximize success. Taking control of your search presence is easier to do when using the free tools and … Read more
Google Search is constantly evolving to serve more useful results to searchers. One of the more recent figures we have states that Google conducted 4,887 launches, 17,523 live traffic experiments, 383,605 search quality tests, and 62,937 side-by-side experiments to improve the results search engine users received in a single year. The results of rigorous testing … Read more
Google Analytics and Search Console data do not match. The discrepancy creates the impression that the data is inaccurate in some way. The reality is that the data is in fact accurate. The discrepancy exists in what is being tracked and how Google chooses to present it. Google Analytics Versus Search Console Reconciling Google Analytics … Read more
The SEO game has so many moving parts that it often seems like, as soon as we’re done optimizing one part of a website, we have to move back to the part we were just working on. Once you’re out of the “I’m new here” stage and feel that you have some real SEO experience … Read more
Extracting the search results into a spreadsheet is a seemingly straightforward thing. However, because of limitations on automated queries placed by Google and other search engines, it can become prohibitive to scrape the SERPs. Compounding this issue is the fact that there aren’t many tools that can do this in an easy manner that results … Read more
Google Search Console lets you look at your website through Google’s eyes. You get information about the performance of your website and details about page experience, security issues, crawling, or indexation. The Excluded part of the Google Search Console Index Coverage report provides information about the indexing status of your website’s pages. Learn why some … Read more
The right search query is a Goldilocks-style effort: Not too specific that you get no results, and not too broad that you get too many. Semantic search, meanwhile, is all about understanding what searchers throw into a search box. In other words, with semantic search, we meet searchers where they are instead of requiring them … Read more
Google offers a lesser-known advanced search command that could make your Google searching a whole lot easier. While it’s possible to use Google’s Tools menu to do the same thing, it takes six clicks to do what advanced search operators accomplish with one click. Advanced Search Operators Advanced search operators (otherwise known as search commands) … Read more
Stuck in a cycle of optimizations that don’t move the needle? This post reveals white hat techniques that can potentially double, triple, or even 10x your traffic from organic search. The Google system for ranking websites incorporates a series of algorithms designed to give the “best” results. These algorithms take into consideration many factors, including … Read more
Google Search Central updated a section of the developer support page that offers tips on how to control the site title that Google uses in the search results. The new section is about troubleshooting title tags in order to identify why Google may be changing the title links. Title Link The support page defines the … Read more
Wish you could see exactly how website changes will impact your rankings in search before they go live? Hoping that your leadership will understand the importance of your proposed SEO strategy? When it comes to implementing a successful search engine marketing strategy, there are a lot of obstacles that SEO professionals must overcome. These challenges … Read more
Google is rolling out new ways to remove personally identifiable information from search results such as phone numbers and physical addresses. This update expands on an existing policy that allows people to request the removal of personally identifiable information that’s sensitive in nature, like bank accounts and credit card numbers. Now, you can request the … Read more
Natural language processing (NLP) and natural language understanding (NLU) are two often-confused technologies that make search more intelligent and ensure people can search and find what they want. This intelligence is a core component of semantic search. NLP and NLU are why you can type “dresses” and find that long-sought-after “NYE Party Dress” and why … Read more
