AI – the role we see it playing in SEO in the future (Now too)
Search engine optimization (SEO) helps your website rank in search engine results pages so customers more easily find you and your products or services. The world of SEO is constantly changing, and artificial intelligence (AI) plays a more prominent and significant role in SEO. Here’s a look at AI’s role in SEO and the part... Read More
Jen SipariHow to Do Always-On Marketing
Marketing is crucial to growing brand awareness, engaging with potential customers, and building customer loyalty. As customers increasingly expect a personalized experience with brands, always-on marketing is becoming an especially fashionable way for brands to create the best customer experience possible. Read on as we discuss the always-on approach to marketing and how you can... Read More
Alex DugasRanking in Google: What Matters Most in 2022
Ranking in Google’s search results is key to getting your content in front of your target audience. However, keeping track of algorithm changes can be very challenging, and knowing which Google ranking factors really matter can be even harder. How many ranking factors does Google have? Well, lots, but don’t let this overwhelm you –... Read More
Alex DugasWhy Having an SEO Expert at the Table is Crucial for Building a Search Engine Friendly Website
Did you know that the vast majority of website traffic actually comes from organic search engine results? A 2019 study from BrightEdge found that 53 percent of all trackable website traffic comes from an organic search. In order to rank high on search results for Google, Bing, or other search engines, it’s crucial to build... Read More
Jen Sipari5 Tactical Tips to Boost Your Shopify Store’s Organic Traffic
So you’ve built your Shopify Site – now what? For a lot of retailers, it may come as quite a surprise when online sales don’t immediately pour in after they launch. The reason for this? While many Shopify Themes claim that they have ‘built-in Search Engine Optimization’, rarely is the out-of-the-box option enough to outrank... Read More
Terri CarlsonThe SEO’s Guide to YouTube SEO
Did you know that the second most trafficked search engine on the internet (behind Google) is actually YouTube? On top of that, it’s also the second most trafficked social platform (behind Facebook). That’s right – so ‘too bad’ Twitter, ‘I don’t think so’ Instagram, and ‘take that Tik Tok’! (Okay sorry…I’m done.) While many marketers... Read More
Terri CarlsonWhy Are Customer Reviews So Important?
Your business is important to you and you may be wary about opening it up to online reviews. Take the leap. Online reviews are a great way to build trust with potential customers. Your customers will use reviews to decide if your products or services are the right fit, and they want to know how... Read More
Roxanne BonillaRanking in Google Answer (aka Position Zero) in 2020
This post was originally published in 2019 and has been updated for 2020 Algorithm Updates. What is Position Zero? Have a question? Just Google it. Does your website provide the best Google answer? If so, your website could appear in the Featured Answer Snippets, or Position Zero. Firstly, your search result “position” is the ranking... Read More
Matthew BrownWhy You Still Need Keyword Research
As search engines become more advanced, stuffing a website full of keywords will no longer produce a high Google ranking. That doesn’t mean, however, that you should tear up your Excel spreadsheets (whew). Keyword research is still an important part of the complete breakfast that is a modern SEO strategy. Here’s why! The Benefits of... Read More
Shannon YoungXML Sitemaps vs. HTML Sitemaps: What’s the Difference?
Every website has two types of users: The humans: and the machines: Web crawlers (also known as spiders, bots or automatic indexers) use XML Sitemaps to create search engine indexes. Human users use HTML Sitemaps to navigate websites. Does your website need both types of Sitemaps? Let’s find out! What is an XML Sitemap? When... Read More
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