There seems to be this new “thing” emerging online. I’m not sure whether you’d call it work shaming or effort shaming, but people are being called out for wanting to work more. Don’t get me wrong – burnout is real. No one wants to see anyone get to that stage. But there is a real … Read more
I cover the old HCU(X) classifier, site-level quality algorithms, the counterbalancing of systems, and how the transition has been as smooth as a bed of razor blades… This is the first post in a series about the March 2024 broad core update. The update was one of the largest and most complex core updates Google … Read more
Over the last decade, I’ve created hundreds of SEO SOPs, and today, I’ll share how you can create killer SOPs that actually drive results. Let’s get into it. Why Most SEO SOPs Suck Most SOPs collect dust and never get used. As a result, SEO teams struggle to manage multiple campaigns, and it creates chaos. … Read more
What Is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that generates human-like text responses when prompted. Like this: It was developed by artificial intelligence research lab OpenAI. And is based on a language model that’s become a prominent framework for generative artificial intelligence. The name is also an acronym. So, what does ChatGPT … Read more
Gary Illyes from Google said in the recent Google SEO office hours the Google Indexing API may work for unsupported content formats, but that you shouldn’t be “surprised if suddenly it stopped working for unsupported verticals overnight.” He said this at the 10:15 mark into the video: Question: I would like to know if I … Read more
1. Check Your Direct Competitors’ Backlinks Since link building helps your site rank higher, we can assume that the highest-ranking sites on SERPs have lots of good backlinks. The same is true for your competitors who rank higher than you. And if there are a lot of authoritative sites linking to them, wouldn’t it be … Read more
The customer data platform (CDP) is one of the fastest-growing categories of business technology today. To understand why, you have to look at some of the underlying challenges across many industries related to data, AI and personalization. Customers want an experience that’s more tailored to them. They gravitate to companies that understand who they are and what they … Read more
If your business isn’t building quality backlinks, you’re not increasing prominence. If you’re not increasing prominence, you’re missing one of the fundamental criteria to rank higher in the search engine results pages (SERPs). As Google shares, prominence is based on “information that Google has about a business, from across the web, like links, articles, and … Read more
I have been in the SEO industry for over seven years, and I have been leading the SEO team for the last year and a half. One thing that keeps the job exciting is how dynamic the industry can be. But this can also be a challenge for some. Like any average person, especially those … Read more
Marketing channels and the teams managing them should be constantly collaborating and avoiding operating within silos. But it’s easier said than done sometimes. One partnership that commonly gets overlooked is between SEO and social media teams – both organic and paid – and how they can collaborate to maximize output, performance, ROI and, most importantly, … Read more
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