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13 key SEO metrics to track in 2023
The right SEO metrics to track will depend on your marketing goals. Get started with these useful metrics recommended by top SEO experts.
How Google’s continuous scroll can impact SEO
Ranking on Google's first page will be useless if there's only one page of search results. Learn what else can happen with this change.
This day in search marketing history: January 20
Matt Cutts forks guest blogging, plus: Semrush buys Backlinko, ranking factor study, a Google search quality rater interview and more.
Google improves error classification in video indexing report
The total number of errors should not change, this is just a reclassification of those errors.
Technical SEO report reveals what matters in 2023
The state of technical SEO is strong. Here are some findings from a new report on what will matter in 2023.
How to create an enterprise SEO monthly report
An enterprise SEO monthly report has metrics like ROI that your C-suite can understand. Learn how to create an enterprise SEO monthly report.
Product results in Google’s performance report may see an increase in impressions and clicks
This report no longer requires structured data and if Google finds products in your content, it may show in this report starting January 6th going forward.
This day in search marketing history: January 19
Google's page layout algorithm, plus: Matt Cutts resigns from Google, Top Stories deduplication, mobile usability warnings and more.
Ecommerce content: How to demonstrate beneficial purpose and expertise
Google’s addition of an extra E to E-A-T for “experience” enforces the need to ensure a beneficial purpose is prominent in your main content.
This day in search marketing history: January 18
Google's SOPA/PIPA prorest, plus: URL changes, Google core algorithm updates, AdWords mobile targeting, stop words and more.
Google ranking signals: A complete breakdown of all confirmed, rumored and false factors
An easy-to-read, highly condensed analysis of all the known, confirmed, rumored, and absolute myth-level Google ranking factors.
How to optimize Core Web Vitals in 2023
Follow these tips to pass Google’s page experience requirements and rank higher than your competition.
This day in search marketing history: January 17
The Google Speed Update, plus: links important for ranking, cross-device conversions, SOPA, Google Alerts and more.
How to write a blog post that wins in 10 steps
To give yourself the best chance at writing incredible, results-getting blog posts, make sure to follow these steps.
This day in search marketing history: January 16
Google explains crawl budget, plus: website outages and blackouts the right way, Google doing 1 trillion searches, and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 15
Facebook Graph Search launches, plus: brand profiles in Google knowledge panels, Rand Fishkin's last day at Moz, and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 14
What happened when we turned off AMP, plus: Shopify's chat bug, comment spam, mobile first, missing tweets and more.
AI content: Is it helpful or spam?
AI-generated content has its place in SEO. Whether it's helpful or spam depends on how, where and why you're using it.
3 core skills that will help advance your SEM career
Learn three essential skills you must develop to progress your SEM career and ways you can apply them in your day-to-day work.
This day in search marketing history: January 13
Google's Matt Cutts search integrity tour, plus: core updates, Carol Bartz becomes Yahoo CEO, Baidu censors Google and more.
Google’s December 2022 helpful content update is now done rolling out
The update started on December 5th and completed 38 days later on January 12th.
Google December 2022 link spam update done rolling out
That's a wrap, the second Google algorithm update this month is done rolling out.
Google search responds to BankRate, more brands using AI to write content
In short, don't produce content that is written just for search ranking.
8 dangers of copying another brand’s SEO
When trying to match what high-ranking competitor sites are doing, there is a risk of going overboard. Watch out for these SEO pitfalls.
This day in search marketing history: January 12
Google Panda becomes a core ranking signal, plus: R.I.P. link command, Google Japan’s PageRank penalty expires and more.
Apple Maps relaunches Apple Business Connect
Initially launched about a decade ago, now Apple is adding numerous features for businesses, including messaging.
Google Business Profiles to stop allowing price ranges on products on February 15
Also, Google will no longer support custom call to actions.
Case study: Are indented search results on Google actually hurting your business?
Most businesses might think having two search results on Page 1 is a good thing. This is not always the case. Here's why.
This day in search marketing history: January 11
Google's mobile intrusive interstitials penalty, plus: AdWords eases negative keyword management, Search Plus pushing Google+ and more.
5 times you’ll need an expert SEO in 2023
If you don’t enlist the help of a true professional for these five scenarios, you are risking rankings, traffic and revenue in 2023.
This day in search marketing history: January 10
Google launches Search Plus Your World, plus: subtopics ranking, Google Ads custom dimensions, links within widgets and more.
Google Local Service Ads are now available for dentists
This is the first new vertical Google has added to LSAs.
How to build a ‘helpful’ content strategy for 2023
Valuable content can move the needle at every stage of the buying journey. Here are tips for building a winning content process this year.
Microsoft, BigCommerce team up to launch new marketplace Ads and Listings
The new collaboration allows BigCommerce merchants to reach millions of potential new customers across the Microsoft Advertising Network.
Arbitrage in Google’s Local Services Ads: What you need to know
Spam in the local search space appears to have moved into another area that Google is unable to police actively.
How to create an awards page that adds authority to your website (plus 7 examples)
Wondering how to create an effective awards page? Here are six tips with seven examples from real-life businesses that have done it well.
This day in search marketing history: January 9
AdWords Managed Accounts got shared negative lists, plus: a Google knowledge graph hack, Google’s advertiser growth and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 8
A shift from keyword research to intent research, plus: search engines taking data from SEOs, PPC spending/budget cuts, and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 7
The Spam Clock targets Google spam, plus: link removal request figures, loads of new tools and features, major search deals and more.