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Google’s average position sunset: Are you set up for the transition?

On September 30th, Google turned off average position as a metric. Ways to help advertisers set up with new metrics - impression share and…

By Wes MacLaggan · 12 Nov 2019

Content

12 Email marketing best practices for sales

Email marketing is one marketing tool that remains powerful even after all these years. A roundup of effective tactics with examples.

By Kimberly Grimms · 11 Nov 2019

Analytics

Want to reduce your bounce rate, but what does that actually mean?

Marketers have misconceptions about bounce rate, confusing it for "exit rate" or something else. A quick-fire guide to become a bounce rate aficionado.

By Nick Roberts and Kevin Germain · 08 Nov 2019

SEO

Page speed optimization: Six areas to focus on for better SEO results

What is page speed optimization and how important is it to your overall website ranking? Tips, insights, and a Google recommended checklist included.

By Ayodeji Onibalusi · 07 Nov 2019

SEO

Five sure-fire strategies to build inbound links

Guest posting's an effective way to build inbound links in 2019 and the years to come. Five effective strategies crafted to help you succeed. 

By Christopher Porteous · 06 Nov 2019

Analytics

How to create an SEO strategy for website redesign and migration

Common SEO obstacles in a website redesign or migration, and key elements of an SEO-focused strategy, including structure, URLs, links, content, etc.

By Jacqueline Dooley · 05 Nov 2019

Industry

How to educate clients about SEO and earn their trust

Clients understood SEO and its value when the significance was explained in simple terms. Tips to educate clients about SEO, pitch services, and gain trust.

By Karina Tama · 04 Nov 2019

Industry

Scaling SEO: 5 levels of automated digital progression & elevation

BrightEdge's Jim Yu discusses the five levels of scaling SEO, from manual SEO all the way to real-time decision-making and automated optimizations.

By Jim Yu · 01 Nov 2019

Development

Why website security affects SEO rankings (and what you can do about it)

Hubspot found that 82% of a consumer survey would leave a website that was not secure. Four steps to get started on security, and…

By Segun Onibalusi · 31 Oct 2019

Content

Pre-made calendar with over 300 holidays to help plan editorial content

Looking for a holiday calendar to help plan editorial or social media content? Here's a calendar with more than 300 holidays to give you…

By Jacqueline Dooley · 31 Oct 2019

Industry

The evolution of Google’s rel “no follow”

Anyone relying on rel=nofollow to try and block a page from being indexed should look at using other methods to block pages from being…

By Paul Lovell · 29 Oct 2019

Events

Transformation of Search Summit 2019: Highlight reel

Highlights from the Transformation of Search Summit event, featuring particularly tweetable quotes, statistics, and other interesting insights.

By Kimberly Collins · 28 Oct 2019

SEO

Five factors that determine the overall page quality

Google hires real humans known as "Search Quality Raters". Page Quality rating (PQ) is a grade given after analyzing “how well a page achieves…

By Joydeep Bhattacharya · 25 Oct 2019

Content

Creating SEO-friendly how-to content

Creating SEO-friendly how-to content is a good way to engage your audience, fuel SEO, and take on the customer journey from brand awareness to sales.

By Irina Weber · 24 Oct 2019

Local

ROI of improving online reviews: +0.1 stars can boost conversion 25%

New report explores the ROI of improving online reviews and why brands should focus on location marketing, "near me" searches, and requesting reviews from…

By Barry Levine · 23 Oct 2019

Content

Four steps to create an effective content marketing strategy for your eShop

Four content marketing steps you can take as an ecommerce store owner that will lead you to an increase in your conversion rate and…

By Segun Onibalusi · 22 Oct 2019

SEO

Accessibility and SEO: Where they overlap and how to optimize for both

What if I told you that accessibility and SEO could go hand in hand? Let's see how it can be done with site and…

By Ann Smarty · 21 Oct 2019

SEO

Why businesses should implement structured data

It's been eight years since schema was introduced, many brands are yet to implement it. A look at what structured data is with samples,…

By Inna Yatsyna · 18 Oct 2019

Events

Optimizing for voice search: Q&A with Mastercard’s Guillaume Conteville

Mastercard's SVP of Global Digital Marketing Guillaume Conteville discusses optimizing for voice search and his upcoming session at the Search Summit.

By Kimberly Collins · 17 Oct 2019

Analytics

Search transformation projects: Q&A with SAP’s Siddharth Taparia

Siddharth Taparia, SVP and Head of Strategic Transformation and Partner Marketing at SAP, discusses his upcoming session at the Search Summit on search transformation…

By Kimberly Collins · 14 Oct 2019