I’m going to say it. The content marketing industry is too heavily obsessed with blog posts. Blog posts are a solid part of any content marketing strategy, but they’re not the only way to achieve results, and they arguably don’t even need to be central to it, either. A truly powerful content marketing strategy puts… Continue reading
A Comprehensive Guide To Schema Markup For E-Commerce
As Search Engine Journal reported, Google’s John Mueller recently addressed some important questions about how schema markup is used by the search engine, and where to invest your efforts, in an office-hours hangout. The question of how much schema markup impacts search is important for SEO, and especially for e-commerce, since things like product entities… Continue reading
The Algorithm In 2018, Rediscovering How Google Works Today
Professional SEOs have been in the industry long enough to recognize that Google’s algorithm is huge, complicated, and impossible to reverse engineer. If you’ve been trying to game the search engines, it’s harder now than ever, and it definitely is not the path to sustained search engine rankings. That said, understanding some things about how… Continue reading
5 New Factors You Shouldn’t Ignore While Doing Keyword Research
The process of keyword research is constantly evolving and refining itself. As Googlebots and operators get smarter, and the way we interact with devices and content changes, so do the best practices for research and optimization. While there is no shortage of content written about keyword research; from the optimal density, to utilizing LSI keywords, to… Continue reading
Link Metrics 101: Guide To An Effective Link Building Strategy
If you’ve been putting SEO to use, you know that Google’s algorithms are opaque, and measuring the value of your SEO efforts can be difficult for that reason. When it comes to links, what is the best way to determine how effective your link building strategy is? How should we decide between link opportunities? Which… Continue reading
How Traditional Content Writers Can Thrive in a Video-Centric Marketing World
Unless you’ve been living on a deserted island for the past few years, it should come as no shock that the age of video has fully engulfed the marketing world. Some studies suggest that by 2020, video content will account for more than 80% of all online consumer traffic. In the United States alone, this… Continue reading
Facebook Takes A Hit: Modernize Your Social Media Strategy
Q4 of 2017 was the first quarter in Facebook’s history to witness a drop in the number of people using the platform in North America. Facebook announced in January that overall usage had dropped by about 50 million hours a day, that daily North American visits had dropped from 185 million to 184 million, and… Continue reading