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7 Survival Basics for 'Fred' & Other Recent Google Algorithm Updates

7 Survival Basics for 'Fred' & Other Recent Google Algorithm Updates

A pretty major Google algorithm update hit the web on March 7. This update, jokingly referred to as “Fred” by Google’s Gary Illyes before the name stuck, caused some websites to experience anywhere from 50 to 90 percent drops in organic traffic.

Product Page SEO: 16 Dos & Don'ts You Should Know - Search Engine Journal

Product Page SEO: 16 Dos & Don'ts You Should Know - Search Engine Journal

Product page SEO is increasingly challenging to get right. You want your ecommerce website to delight consumers with great creative assets. But you also need to give Google enough semantically relevant content to get those all-important page 1 rankings.

3 logical myths about rankings that can destroy a business

3 logical myths about rankings that can destroy a business

I was scratching my head trying to decide what to write about this month. Lately, I’ve been writing pieces that focused pretty heavily on technical SEO — from my technical argument for quality content a few months ago to last month’s two-part series

7 Twitter Accounts That Will Make You a Better Social Media Marketer

7 Twitter Accounts That Will Make You a Better Social Media Marketer

One common challenge for social media marketers is the pace—not only is it tough to stay on top of a consistent posting schedule, but social platforms seem to announce new features or changes every other week. It’s almost impossible for the stretched-thin

10 'Hidden' Ranking Facts, 1 Is A Lie - Search Engine Journal

10 'Hidden' Ranking Facts, 1 Is A Lie - Search Engine Journal

We all love games, right? Well, it’s time to play the SEO version of a game you’re probably tired of by now (10 concerts I’ve seen, one is a lie). In this game, I’ll list and outline 10 “hidden” ranking facts and the supporting data for them.

How to filter like a power user to surface SEO problems from crawl data

How to filter like a power user to surface SEO problems from crawl data

While helping clients deal with major algorithm updates, troubleshoot technical SEO problems and more, I’m often auditing large-scale sites. Such a large-scale site audit almost always requires a thorough site crawl (typically several crawls over the

Why e-commerce SEO is NOT a one-shot wonder

Why e-commerce SEO is NOT a one-shot wonder

A “one-shot wonder” is someone who gets drunk after one shot — an extreme lightweight. In business parlance, the term refers to an organization that shines brightly for a short while… before fading away to nothing. As an e-commerce web shop

5 steps to success for low-conversion-volume accounts in AdWords

5 steps to success for low-conversion-volume accounts in AdWords

Sign up for our daily recaps of the ever-changing search marketing landscape. 5 steps to success for low-conversion-volume accounts in AdWords You may be stressing over how to make improvements to your paid search campaigns when data is scarce, but columnist

The psychology of language for paid search

The psychology of language for paid search

The success of your PPC campaigns may depend on the language that you’re using. Here’s how to improve it. Sophie Turton, Head of Content and PR at Bozboz, delivered an interesting presentation in Brighton SEO, offering useful tips on how to improve your