
Links: To speed or not to speed
When we first started as an agency, our link builders were evenly split into two camps: One would send out a flurry of emails to all...

PPC agencies will play these 4 roles when automation takes over
Earlier this year, I wrote about how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are driving automation in PPC and then again about...

It’s time to change your SEO reports!
You’d think that after a year or so of these posts, I’d run out of things to be on the soapbox about, right? Unfortunately (or maybe...

Four brand-building activities that lay the foundation for SEO
At Google’s inception, one innovation differentiated it as a search engine: It used information gained from off-site sources to inform...

8 simple ways to utilize a blog to improve SEO results
Seemingly every company has a blog these days. Unfortunately, very few organizations fully capitalize on their blog content to maximize...

My 12 most important SEO metrics to monitor
As a digital marketer, you can measure the success of your work in several ways. One of those ways is by examining key SEO metrics....

SEO SWOT Analysis: Focus your efforts in areas that deliver results
When it comes to SEO, it can be hard to know where to start — and it is easy to waste a lot of time and effort on activities that are...

Looking to get out of the SEO business? Good!
It’s not your imagination — there’s no denying that SEO has become increasingly difficult over the last few years. A recent thread on...

2-step methodology for dealing with PPC performance downturns
The most important thing I’ve learned from my 15 years of PPC experience is that sooner or later, account performance will take a...

When SEO isn’t your SEO problem
If you’ve been doing SEO for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly experienced your fair share of failures. And in many cases,...

Google’s all-new, quite counterintuitive guide to ad testing
Over 2 1/2 years ago, I wrote about how ad rotation works in AdWords. Since then, a whole lot has changed. Most recently, we’ve...

Why consistent marketing can pay big results for small industrial manufacturers
“Dianna, you’ll never reach your goal if you don’t consistently monitor your diet!” my trainer chastised me after my weigh-in and...

Is the featured snippet bubble bursting?
This article was co-authored with my colleague at Go Fish Digital, Chris Long. We’ve been bullish on answer boxes (also known as featured...

SEO + UX = Success
In the good old days, SEO was simple. You stuffed a page full of keywords, and you ranked number one. Oh, if only it were that simple...

The final recrawl analysis: A powerful and important last step after implementing large-scale SEO ch
When helping companies deal with performance drops from major algorithm updates, website redesigns, CMS migrations and other disturbances...

How to steal the competition’s best keywords: A 3-step guide
Whether you’re new to paid search or an old pro, one of your biggest challenges is figuring out the right keywords. Pick the right...

7 Google tips to supercharge your Shopping ads
Shopping ads are great, and they continue to improve. If you’re looking to get more out of your Shopping campaigns, there are some...

3 strategic goals SEO consultants should fulfill
What is the benefit of an SEO strategy? This is a question I get asked quite frequently — and one that I usually have to answer more than...

3 case studies of duplicate content consolidation
It’s commonly held that duplicate or substantially similar content is bad for SEO. When Google finds duplicate content, this creates a...
























