Search Engine Optimization
Articles Tagged search engine optimization:
- Content Marketing
SEO Myth: Should You Ever Update A Page That’s Highly Ranked?
A colleague of mine contacted me who was deploying a new site for their client and asked my advice. He stated that an SEO consultant that was working with the company advised them to ensure that the pages that they were ranking for not be changed otherwise they might lose their ranking. This is nonsense. For the last decade I’ve…
- Content Marketing
Online Marketing Terminology: The Basic Definitions
Sometimes we forget how deep we are in the business and forget to just give someone an introduction to the basic terminology or acronyms that are floating around as we talk about online marketing. Lucky for you, Wrike has put together this Online Marketing 101 infographic that walks you through all of the basic marketing terminology you need to hold…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How Is Social Media Marketing Different Than Traditional Marketing?
Businesses continually adapt their strategies to reach and engage their target audiences effectively. Two major approaches have emerged: traditional marketing and social media marketing. While both aim to promote products or services, they differ significantly in their methods, reach, and effectiveness. This article explores the key differences between these two marketing paradigms and their strengths and weaknesses. Traditional vs. Social…
- Marketing Tools
The Ultimate Tech Stack for High-Performing Marketers
Software is eating the world. Marc Andreessen, 2011 In many ways, Andreessen was right. Think about how many software tools you use daily. A single smartphone can have hundreds of software applications on it. And that’s just one small device in your pocket. Now, let’s apply that same idea to the business world. A single company could use hundreds, if not…
- Content Marketing
The Evolving Landscape of Digital Content Theft: How Content Creators Can Protect Their Work
TContent theft has become increasingly sophisticated and pervasive. Over the last decade, the problem has grown far more complex. Let’s explore the current state of content theft and provide strategies for creators to protect their work. Beyond Copy and Paste Content theft isn’t limited to direct copying anymore. Here are some common tactics: Rewriting and Paraphrasing: Thieves rewrite articles, maintaining…
- Content Marketing
How Your Hosting Can Affect Your SEO
Yes, your hosting can have an impact on your SEO. Surprised? So are most people when they learn that their hosting plan can impact their potential for reaching high SERPs. But why? And how? Turns out, your hosting plan affects three major areas which all affect your rankings: Security, Location, and Speed. We’ll give you a thorough breakdown not just…
- Sales and Marketing Training
The #1 Complaint About Inbound Marketing
Once every month or so, we hear the same complaint from prospects who are working with inbound marketing agencies and clients that are working with us on their inbound marketing efforts. Not to mention that this complaint is one that I’d make myself with our agency if I didn’t understand how inbound marketing actually worked. Complaint: We’re not getting any…
- Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Social Signals, SEO, and Their Impact on One Another
Matt Cutts shared a video where he discussed the challenge that engineers might have if they had created dependencies between the Google ranking algorithms and social signals. In short, it would be far too risky to build these dependencies in the event the other social media platform either blocked search or fell in popularity. I have no doubt this is…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Here Are 4 Ways Social Media Impacts SEO
Can we please put this argument to rest? It seems to me that there are some professionals out there who are bad-mouthing social media without fully understanding the impact of it. Social is a promotion methodology that builds brand affinity and exposes you to a much wider audience. I don’t want to lump them all in, but it seems most…
- Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Beware of Guest Posts? A Publisher’s Perspective on SEO Abuse and Editorial Integrity
Let’s explore what’s gone wrong with guest blogging in the SEO world, how it can damage your site, and what you can do to protect your brand and your audience—drawing from my personal experience managing Martech Zone, where we receive daily guest post requests but reject the vast majority. Guest Blogging and Its SEO Roots Okay, I’m calling it: if…
