
The Ultimate AdWords Extension Quiz
Ad extensions are a great way to make your paid search ads pop in search results by providing extra information about your business. But...

Is a local SEO campaign like a sitcom?
In some ways, running a local SEO campaign is a lot like writing a sitcom episode. Each follows a formula for repeated success, and when...

Composition of an online reputation dream team
If you are the victim of an online reputation attack, you might wonder what you could do about it if you had substantial resources to get...

10 ways link building has changed over the last 10 years
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a dynamic digital marketing discipline, and few SEO tactics have evolved as much (or as frequently)...

5 tips for leading a strong PPC team
My primary responsibility at Hanapin Marketing is leading a team of account managers and production staff. Building and molding a strong...

10 big changes with search engines over my 20 years of covering them
1. The search revolution Chances are, the first resource you turn to if you have a question about something is a search engine, whether...

Ask and you shall receive: The Humanization of Search
Whether people realize it or not, search is embedded in their daily activities; it’s on their mobile devices, cloud-connected game...

HTTP to HTTPS: An SEO’s guide to securing a website
Back when I wrote the article, “Why Everyone Should Be Moving To HTTP/2,” it was meant to bring awareness to an awesome protocol upgrade...

How I use my marketing technology stack (SEO edition)
Marketing technology (martech) stacks are all the buzz right now, especially following the Stackie awards given out at the MarTech...

How to adjust SEO strategy to Google’s new SERP ad layout
Removing the ads from the right rail of Google search results pages was a long time coming (well, a long time for digital). An...

How checking your link profile can save your site
Make no bones about it: Link building is essential to the success of your site. In addition to being a ranking factor for search engines,...

Develop free, lightweight attribution insights for your paid & organic channels
When running paid search alongside your organic SEO strategy, it’s essential to ensure you have an integrated strategy and a consistent...

2016 State of Link Building Survey coverage
Link acquisition is always changing. Tactics, perceptions, and even the way search engines evaluate links are continuously evolving....

Don’t trust Google to structure your local data
I have been noticing a lot of Google Answer Boxes showing up for queries with local intent these days. My recent post, Are You Doing...

The evolution of SEO
The job of an SEO has certainly evolved over time due to Google cracking down on spam techniques, the rise of mobile, changes in the...

Visual analysis of AdWords data: a primer
Data visualization is one of the most powerful tools available if you want to explore and understand your data, whether it’s on a small...

Understanding intent through voice search
Bing and Google are looking at the future of search, and both are seeing a future that involves search engines as the intelligence...

Keyword research: a key element of SEO & content marketing
Imagine that you are in an auditorium, facing a large audience of your best customers. You’re getting ready to speak to them. You can say...

What they don’t tell you about SEO
SEO is tough. I’ve worked on countless projects where the company has seriously underestimated the resources needed for an SEO campaign....