by Ali J. Taylor January 2, 2016 Follow @BelMarketingDSJanuary 2, 2016 “One, Two, Google’s coming for you Three, Four, check your score Five, Six, get it fixed Seven, Eight, stay up to date Nine, Ten, do it all again” Wes Craven’s Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the greatest horror films of all time. … Continue reading Are You Stuck In An SEO Nightmare?
by Holly Semanchick December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 We just passed the 15th anniversary of the launch of the original Google Toolbar. (December 11, 2000, to be exact!) Considered by search engine marketers to be the first-ever Google update, it’s something most users would now take for granted. Beginning with that simple plugin, Google unveiled … Continue reading A Brief History of Updates (and How They Affect SEO)
by Sam Warren December 12, 2015 Follow @rankpayDecember 12, 2015 So you’re going to do your own SEO. Where do you start? What’s the first step? Most SEO experts will tell you a campaign should begin with a good old fashioned competitive analysis. You’ve probably done at least one of these before, but it probably … Continue reading SEO Analysis: How to Understand the Competitive Landscape
by Tim Backes December 11, 2015December 11, 2015 It’s difficult to deny how a website can benefit a business. Aside from the branding aspect, a well-made and marketed website can drive leads or function as a point of sale. It can reach customers who never would have walked into your physical establishment. However, setting up, … Continue reading Is Your Website Sick? Why You Need a Professional to Monitor Your Backlink Profile
by Rohan Ayyar December 6, 2015December 6, 2015 Many popular e-commerce sites have hundreds of thousands of products and a great potential to do well online. However, when it comes to optimizing for the search engines, they just assume their enormous size will stamp out any SEO troubles they might face. Others put their faith … Continue reading SEO for E-commerce: 7 Most Critical Disorders & How To Cure Them
by Eric Seal December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 Is your SEO company your best friend? Your go-to guy? If not, maybe it’s time you found one. You see, a good SEO company will deliver on its PPC, website and SEO services. “Good” works for lots of online businesses. However, an SEO company who truly has … Continue reading Why You Need to Hire a Great SEO Company (Not a Good One)
by Brent Carnduff December 3, 2015 Follow @BrentCarnduffDecember 3, 2015 While the Meta Description Tag is still part of most SEO services, plug-ins, software packages, and discussions, it no longer actually contributes to SEO or your Search Engine Results Page (SERP) rankings. This has led to widespread indifference regarding the MDT – resulting in it … Continue reading Meta Description Tags Best Practices
by Donna Duncan December 1, 2015 Follow @beseenontopDecember 1, 2015 You’re driving down a dark country road late at night and suddenly a squirrel darts out in front of you. You hesitate. You don’t know if the squirrel is going to go left, right, stand still or run straight into you. Image compliments of Dominic … Continue reading The Reason SEO Is So Squirrely
by Jake Stevens November 25, 2015 Follow @seostevensNovember 25, 2015 After the booming success of digital marketing and SEO in recent years, should every web dev think about SEO when creating a website? Many web devs don’t think about SEO at all, which is fine, but when Google penalises a site for some reason everyone … Continue reading Is a Website Complete Without SEO?
by Tim Ash November 23, 2015 Follow @tim_ashNovember 23, 2015 Google isn’t big on sharing information that can be reverse engineered to see how their rankings work. And for good reason – gaming the search engine algorithm is potentially very lucrative. Still, every now and again, Google gives users and webmasters a peek behind the … Continue reading What SEOs and UX Professionals Need to Know About Google Search Quality Guidelines
