
7 advanced tips for Google Shopping ads
I’ve put together a list of seven tips to bring your shopping campaigns to the next level. Tip #1: Use the multiple-campaign method to...

Google’s AMP Viewer: the Tinder UX for content?
Users swipe through content from multiple publishers in Google’s Top Stories AMP viewer. By now most publishers should be aware of...

Should you still be using an SEO enterprise platform?
Enterprise SEO platforms such as Searchmetrics, Linkdex and BrightEdge are used by a large number of brands and agencies. As the...

SEO Six Sigma: 5 ways to scale your enterprise operation
From algorithmic changes to evolving consumer behavior, the SEO market is synonymous with change. Each year, marketers must revise their...

5 ways ads are killing your site (& SEO)
Recently, Google announced that it was removing AdSense’s three ad unit limit on a page. This decision seems to have been largely driven...

Local SEO in 2017 and beyond: managed strategy vs. automation
Over the past five-plus years, the digital marketing world has seen an influx of Local Search SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) platforms...

Is Google filtering your business in the local search results?
It seems very apparent that Google has a filter for local that weeds through all the listings that should appear in the 3-pack on Google...

How you can better communicate PPC industry updates to clients
As hectic as it can be, we are lucky to be in an industry that is constantly evolving. One day it may be a new ad extension, the next day...

Is SEO right for your business?
This may seem strange coming from an SEO guy, but there are many situations where organic search may not be the best option for a given...

Don’t get duped by duplicate content: 8 quick checks for every SEO
You’ve probably heard the phrase “duplicate content” being thrown around from time to time, and like any savvy webmaster, you’d never...

How a Google Analytics change may be skewing your view of SEO’s value
When doing search engine optimization, either for clients or as an in-house marketer, we must accurately measure the impact SEO is making...

SEO request for proposal (RFP) questions: what to expect
Ah, the SEO request for proposal (RFP). Whether you are writing one from the client side or responding to one as an agency, they are a...

The dust has settled on AdWords expanded text ads. What now?
In April of 2016, a small percentage of search marketers received notices from their Google reps that AdWords was changing. At the time,...

Why it’s time to re-evaluate your AdWords account structure
We’re now seeing many of the changes AdWords announced in May rolling out to all accounts. This is great news in terms of enabling new...

Local citations are dead; long live local citations!
In June, we published a large statistical study on how Google’s local algorithm works. The study data suggested that citations did not...

Search competitor analysis: backlinks, keywords and pages
In my last column on Search Engine Land, I shared tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years in regard to link prospecting. One process...

Moving your SEO program beyond discovery
With over 3.5 billion searches per day, it’s no secret that search engines like Google have become a key place for consumers to find...

Five free Chrome extensions for SEO practitioners
Did you know that you can increase your SEO task efficiency by using extensions in Google Chrome? If you perform most of your SEO tasks...

Test points to likely influence of click-through rate on search rankings
There has been a lot written about click-through rate (CTR) as it relates to SEO. Some say that it really doesn’t matter. Others say that...
























