
Canonical tags are easy, right? What’s the worst that could happen?
How does a canonical tag help with SEO? The canonical tag helps solve duplicate content issues by setting the preferred version of a page...

Relevance vs. authority: Which link has more value? (Part 1)
Relevance versus authority: these two metrics are always at the forefront of a link builder’s mind. Both authority and relevance should...

Capturing ‘made in the USA’ searches: Strategies for building awareness and sales
Since making the commitment in 2014 to purchase goods made in the in US whenever possible, I’ve watched and learned how companies build...

3 tactics we’re using for Answer Boxes
“Position 0” is the new holy grail in organic search rankings. A normal position 1 ranking is great and all, but I’ll take an answer box...

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...

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...

Don’t underestimate the power of advanced filtering when analyzing crawl data
While helping clients deal with major algorithm updates, troubleshoot technical SEO problems and more, I’m often auditing large-scale...

How Google assesses the ‘authority’ of web pages
Google’s fight against problematic content has drawn renewed attention to a common question: how does Google know what’s authoritative?...

5 ways SEO experts say you should optimize for RankBrain
Google announced and unleashed RankBrain, their machine learning ranking program, in 2015 — and digital marketers have been watching...

3 predictions about the future of SEO
SEO is a constantly changing and growing industry. No longer is search engine optimization seen as internet “black magic,” but it is now...

How to optimize for voice search
The way people search for information online is changing. Increasingly, people are using voice search on their smartphones, tablets or...

Google’s Chrome will add new ‘Not secure’ warnings later this year
Google has announced new efforts within Chrome to encourage webmasters and site owners to move their sites to HTTPS. Later this year,...

Content and links: It really does take a village
I’m one of those people who thinks I can usually handle things by myself — I don’t need or want anyone’s help. It’s been tough for me to...

Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problema
Google knows it has a search quality problem. It’s been plagued since November with concerns about fake news, disturbing answers and...

Compare 13 leading SEO software platform vendors
Using an enterprise SEO software platform can increase efficiency and productivity while reducing the time and errors involved in...

5 must-dos for SEO beginners
You might disagree, but I see Search Engine Optimization as both an art and a science. You need to be creative in your approaches to...

Images: Your easiest page speed win
Over the past few years, page speed has become very important in terms of your site’s traffic and rankings. People want fast sites — and...

SEO & intelligent content: Discovery, connection and improved performance
Customer journeys have evolved significantly in their complexity, with the sheer amount of touch points possible exploding due to digital...

4 tips to maximize content marketing performance
Links have always commanded significant focus when it comes to increasing organic search performance. Over the years, SEOs have built...
























