SEO: Content & Writing
Change log: Google updated its Search Quality Rater Guidelines
Here's what's new, compared side-by-side with the last...
Google moves to simplify, standardize content policies for publishers
The updates will go live in September and apply to all publishers using AdSense, AdMob and Ad Manager. ...
How one in-house SEO team is taking on industry incumbents
A look at HomeToGo’s Search Engine Land Award-winning initiative to gain media coverage and increase organic...
The 4 big reasons agencies need marketing automation to survive
Agency life is hard. Everything is due tomorrow – or yesterday. Clients demand stellar results. Your competition is trying to underbid you....
SMX Replay: How to use data storytelling to earn top-tier media coverage
Amanda Milligan explains three factors that have earned coverage from NPR and...
Google updates Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines
The updates add guidelines on content expertise and interstitial pages, while lumping “E-A-T” in with “Page...
The technical SEO hierarchy of needs
What makes a site become the best site it can be? Healthy, functional sites that have reached their full SEO potential have been optimized based...
Human vs machine intelligence: how to win when ‘duplicate’ content is unique
As impressive as machine learning and algorithm-based intelligence can be, they often lack something that comes naturally to humans: common...
AI in action
Marketers’ jobs have never been more complex. They have to juggle vendors, evaluate complicated technology, and draw insights from reams of...
7 tactics to drive more links to your website
Secure links for clients and increase rankings, traffic and revenue with reusable content campaigns, targeted outreach, keyword research and...
How to boost search rankings using only your internal linking strategy
Links, even within a website, show relationships between content. They transfer value and importance between pages. Even more importantly,...
How to create a style guide for your SEO content writers
To get the most out of your content writers, you need to set them on the right track from the start. How to develop guidelines and reduce the...
Deciphering search intent: 5 areas to get you started
Here are five ways to use search engine results and smart keyword research to help determine search intent for higher...
How e-commerce can compete for informational queries by optimizing for intent
How do you optimize for search intent? Here's a look at how Google may return informational queries to relevant e-commerce pages and how you can...
How small businesses can see big results with foundational SEO
Where can you put 20% effort for 80% SEO return? Contributor Marcus Miller outlines SEO tactics SMB owners can use for easy but effective...
How to capitalize on the competitive advantage of real-time data analysis
Contributor Stela Yordanova explains how to capitalize on the competitive advantage provided by real-time data...
How to find good writers and other content marketing struggles
You get what you pay for when it comes to copywriters says contributor Jessica Foster. Here's a look at how to hire good copywriters that will...
Case study: The tale of two internal link tweaks
Contributor Dave Davies shares a case study that shows how smart internal link building and targeted SEO can have a significant impact on...
A checklist: Important SEO points to cover in a content campaign
Contributor Paddy Moogan shares a checklist of key on-page and analytical items and how to SEO them so your content campaign runs smoothly and...
Link-building tools you may not know about
Contributor Julie Joyce breaks down the nuts and bolts of four unique link-building tools and shares how each can help analyze web pages and...