So, let's say that you've designed, developed, and launched a website for you or your business, and you want to rank well on Google and other search engines. Seems simple enough, right? In a perfect world, you would create content for a website. Then, search engines would automatically direct users to your well-crafted and informative business. However, that isn't really… Read More
Google has changed a lot since it first launched. While ranking in organic search results is still very important, many other aspects of Google's search engine results pages (SERPs) have become valuable places to snag extra search traffic. This post will cover featured snippets, how they can drive traffic to your site, and how you can rank for them. What… Read More
Search engines exist to find and organize content across the web to deliver the most relevant content to a user given their search query. Think of a search engine as an answering machine. A user asks a question, and the search engine tries to find the best content that answers that question. Search engines find and rank. You can break… Read More
Google My Business Posts are a great way to improve your local business's SEO (Search Engine Optimization). These short posts can increase your site traffic and help grow your web presence. They also may improve your standings with Google Voice Search results! Let's explore just what Google My Business Posts are and exactly how they can help improve your SEO,… Read More
Every listing has a title and description on search engines (like Google, Yahoo, and Bing). Those titles and descriptions help searchers find the online information they're looking for. In other words, a webpage's title and description are the first impressions a user gets about the content on your website. So, it stands to reason that optimizing your titles and descriptions… Read More
Canonical linking is a great way to avoid penalties for duplicate content on your site while making sure that you retain all ranking factors from duplicate pages. Duplicate content on your site usually isn't intentional, but it happens all the time. We'll go over the best practices for building canonical links and a few things to avoid when you're dealing… Read More
Page speed optimization (how fast your site is) is an essential metric for SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Google themselves have officially stated that page speed is one of the significant variables in their page ranking algorithm. In addition to being a significant signal for Google's page rank algorithm, page speed is essential to your user base. Research has shown that… Read More
The easier your copy is to read, the better off you'll be. Why? Because search engines cater to users, not site owners and content creators. It was possible to stuff your copy with spammy language and rank well on Google and other search engines in the past. This is no longer the case. You now need to make sure that… Read More
You may have heard the term "web accessibility" around the internet lately. But what does "web accessibility" mean, and is it important for SEO? In this article, we'll break down exactly what web accessibility is, how to optimize a website for it, and why it's important for your website's search engine performance. So let's get into it! What is Web… Read More
When it comes to answering this question about Facebook ads, there are opinions from both sides of the equation. Some businesses praise the effectiveness of Facebook ads. At the same time, most report that the advertising platform did not pay off for them. We think the reality is somewhere in between the two. Facebook ads can be effective if you… Read More