SEO

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved, carving an indispensable place within digital marketing. In particular, the SEO landscape stands at the cusp of a revolution, thanks to AI’s potential to elevate performance and drive results. Artificial Intelligence traces its roots back to the mid-20th century, though its influence on SEO and digital marketing has surged recently. With AI, digital marketers can anticipate enhanced SEO strategies, improved content creation, and incisive analysis of text data, ultimately…

In the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) world, links are crucial. They help boost your visibility, credibility, and search ranking on search engines and are critical to Google’s mysterious algorithm. However, many SEOs (us included) will caution you to be wary of buying links – it’s risky and can lead to crippling penalties. Instead, we’ll tell you the value is in “link earning,” which almost immediately begs the question – What the heck is link earning?…

TL: DR – Probably Not. Even if it’s working in the short term, you are running a considerable risk.   Executive Summary if you don’t feel like reading all of this: Yes – things with AI & Chat in Search are moving really, really fast.  Google has stated AI content is SPAM. Then they released updated Webmaster Guidelines saying AI content for SEO Rankings is SPAM.     However, there are many other really cool uses for…

If you’ve ever had to do a platform migration, you know the challenges that come along with it. An SEO migration involves transferring search engine ranking, authority, and indexing signals to reflect a change in your website or website URL structure. It can be a tedious process and if not done correctly, can negatively impact your SEO. To preserve your search engine rankings, here are the top things you want to avoid.   Changing URLs…

Our Favorite SEO Tools In 2021 Do you hate the giant paragraphs of text that articles make you read through before you get to the main point? Us too! Without 800 words of rambling text about why SEO tools are important, here’s a few of our favorites 🙂  SEMRush: A fan favorite, SEO users love that you can easily compare your website against your competitors. A detailed report allows you to better understand your website’s…

Optimizing your website for search engines is a never-ending process that can, at times, feel overwhelming. It feels like every time you optimize your site, Google rolls out a new algorithm and you’re left with declining organic traffic and lost keyword positioning. So, what is a marketer to do? After all, Google doesn’t exactly hand over the playbook for how their almighty algorithm works. Luckily, there are search engine optimization (SEO) tools, some free and…

Everyone wants to have a #1 keyword ranking on Google and everyone also knows that 99% of organic clicks happen on the first Google search results page (SERP). But can a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand compete in today’s world, where Google gives prominent rankings to Amazon, integrates its own products, and favors informational review sites even more after the BERT algorithm update? After doing a few consumer product searches on Google, I was surprised to see…

Product videos are one of the best ways to engage potential and current customers, as well as share the benefits of a given product. Customers are much more likely to purchase when they can see a product in action and get a more detailed description of its features. Becoming increasingly popular with consumers, leveraging video is a worthwhile investment for an e-commerce website, both in time and resources. To get the most traction from your…

The platform you use for your e-commerce brand matters. Not only can using the right platform make your work easier, but it can also help you boost your presence online and in search results. Shopify is becoming one of the most popular e-commerce platforms, and for good reason. It offers easy management, integration, and customization (many features do not require coding!), while also making it easy to optimize your site for better search results, maximum…

For many e-commerce brands that sell their own product, showing up within the first few listings on Google can be a challenge — even if your product is a Best Seller on Amazon. If you want to improve how consumers find your products and possibly increase Direct to Consumer sales on your own e-commerce site, you’ll need to understand the layout of Google’s search engine result pages (SERPs). You’ll also need to learn how to…