
4 domain name registration myths debunked
The internet is generally the first place people look for information on just about everything. That’s why when you register a domain...

Mobile & desktop SEO: Different results, different content strategies
Late in 2015, Google confirmed what many of us had already suspected: mobile search had officially surpassed desktop worldwide....

5 steps to creating a more efficient link-building campaign
In the past, I’ve taken both approaches: I’ve run some link-building campaigns with little to no structure, and I’ve run others with...

Content marketing & SEO: The scalable way to be in the right place at the right time
Content marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) are both titans of modern marketing, yet they’re not spoken about in the same...

Why microsites aren’t always ideal for SEO
The question of whether or not to utilize microsites is an interesting topic of discussion for SEO. On the one hand, microsites allow...

Buying a pre-owned domain? Check these 10 things first
With over 1 billion websites on the World Wide Web today, it comes as no surprise that the domain name you may want to use is already...

How to rank #1 on YouTube search in 30 days [case study]
Ranking number one is easy! Of course, that is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek comment. After years of working in the search industry, I know...

6 web properties you can use to protect your branded search results (with real examples)
This article was co-authored with my colleague at Go Fish Digital, Samantha Hughes. Working at an agency that does a large amount of...

Proof that no ranking boost for responsive sites exists in 2017
For those of you who haven’t been following closely, the industry discussion about mobile design options involves whether it’s better to...

10 tips for choosing the perfect domain
As of our publishing date in August 2017, ICANN recognizes 1,547 top-level domains (TLDs). While this means you have more choices than...

Load time, static site generators & SEO: How we lowered our own site’s load time by 74%
raised the bar on site load times consistently over the last decade, and the upcoming transition to mobile-first indexing, combined with...

Optimized store landing pages: An important part of local search strategy
If you’re a business which has brick-and-mortar store locations, you may know that having a local search strategy is crucial to your...

How to improve your SEO with user-friendly interlinking
At my startup, LSEO, we recently ran an internal link audit to help inform and refine our growth marketing strategy. With multiple...

How to get developers to implement SEO recommendations
The hardest problem in doing SEO isn’t the algorithm updates. It isn’t having access to the enterprise tools. It’s not even whether or...

Google Search Console’s 7/13/17 update: What really changed?
Webmasters may have had a moment of panic in the days after Google made an update to the way impressions and average position are...

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): IS faster better?
Join Third Door Media moderators Michelle Robbins, editor-in-chief and SVP, Content, and Ginny Marvin, associate editor, for a lively Q&A...

6 tips for using location information to boost conversion
While much deserved attention is given to local SEO and SEM, showing up in search results is only half the job. Google performed a...

5 mindset mistakes you may be making when it comes to SEO
Recently, I’ve been reading a lot about different approaches to page speed optimization. During this process, I stumbled onto some older...

How to generate ideas when competitive analysis shows you nothing
I’ve recently softened my stance on competitive analysis. I once thought that it was not worth my time; usually, what I saw was that...
























