
The flexibility requirement for SEO agencies
Tell me if you’ve encountered conversations like these before: “We actually don’t care about conversions; we just want organic traffic...

Why SEO & lousy content don’t mix
We’ve all heard the saying, “Content is king.” While in some respects this saying is true, in my opinion, this one phrase has done more...

5 B2B marketing tips to jump-start your 2017 results
It’s no small feat to be a successful B2B digital marketer in today’s complex, ever-changing environment. In this article, I offer...

A comprehensive guide to SSL certificates
A full range of SSL products are available on the market today that cater to various domain and security needs. Though many webmasters...

17 link resolutions for 2017
Back in 2014, I had 14 link resolutions. For 2017, I have 17 for you. Maybe you’re doing some or all of the following already;...

Paradigm shift: Has Google suspended defamation removals?
A number of attorneys who specialize in online defamation/libel cases have reported to me that Google has recently suspended its...

4 steps to make your organic listings more effective
You’re a savvy digital marketer. You follow Google best practices and read “all the SEO blogs.” You sound like a zookeeper with your...

A year in review: Search Engine Land’s top 10 columns of 2016
Expanded text ads. Mobile-first index. Accelerated Mobile Pages. Possum. These are just a few of the many words and phrases we search...

Organic search party: Search Engine Land’s top SEO columns of 2016
rollout of Accelerated Mobile Pages to the long-awaited real-time Penguin update, the SEO world had a lot of exciting news to digest this...

Link campaigns: Strategy development and review
Link campaigns need strategy. Link building is a difficult, time-consuming process that doesn’t produce results overnight. However,...

Google studying ways to fix offensive search suggestions & results
As Google has come under fire for search suggestions like “are women evil” or actual results questioning whether the Holocaust happened,...

Finally going mobile-friendly, but on a collision course with Google’s mobile-first index [Cas
This fall was packed with announcements about Google’s mobile-first index. First, Gary Illyes gave a keynote at Pubcon and dropped a bomb...

What we’ve learned about SEO in 2016
Since the inception of the search engine, SEO has been an important, yet often misunderstood industry. For some, these three little...

How Google may be slowing down AMP by not using direct links to publishers
One of the biggest disadvantages for publishers in using AMP — the accelerated mobile pages format — is that Google will not show a...

Why good SEO is strategic
From its inception as a marketing discipline nearly a decade ago, SEO has generally had a tactical focus. And that’s fine. After all, the...

More content, less traffic: part I
“Content is king” is the familiar SEO refrain that has spawned umpteen pages of thin, vapid website content. The push toward more and...

SEO trends to prepare for in 2017
Search engine optimization is evolving at lightning speed. As 2016 begins to wind down, it is time to examine the digital marketing...

Canonical chaos: doubling down on duplicate content
Search engines are getting smarter. There is little doubt about that. However, in a CMS-driven web where content can often exist on...

How Google is tackling fake news, and why it should not do it alone
Fact-checking and preventing fake news from appearing in search results will remain a big priority for search engines in 2017. Following...
























