At the beginning of 2002, there were more than a dozen “search engines,” including crawlers, directories, and paid/PPC/CPC engines. But by the end of that year, Google had emerged from the pack to become the leading player. (According to Nielsen//NetRatings, Google had a 39% share of 47 million “search hours” in December 2002.1) I recently … Read more
I’ve been writing about search engine optimization (SEO) for more than 20 years. Looking back, I realize actionable SEO insights need to be thoroughly updated in this era of constant change. Circumstances have always changed quickly, but the pace of AI development in SEO feels harder to keep up with. There are many uncertainties in … Read more
I’ve been writing about search engine optimization (SEO) for more than 20 years. Looking back, I realize actionable SEO insights need to be thoroughly updated in this era of constant change. Circumstances have always changed quickly, but the pace of AI development in SEO feels harder to keep up with. There are many uncertainties in … Read more
I’ve written about search engine optimization (SEO) for over 20 years. So, I wasn’t shocked when the editors asked me to refresh an article I wrote on October 21, 2020, titled “3 Strategic SEO Insights & Tactical Advice for 2021.” But looking back at what I’d written two-and-a-half years ago, I realized that my actionable … Read more
