Before you click out of this article thinking, “not another keyword research guide,” let me tell you something I’ve learned first-hand from working with national news publishers: Keyword research for publishers is entirely different. The skills, processes, checklists, and tools you currently use won’t be as helpful in this niche. […]

Are you Team SEO or Team SEM? What if we told you that by combining these two forces, you could boost both SEO & SEM at the same time? You’ll be happy to know – you can. But first, let’s make sure you have a solid foundation. On September 14, […]

Google announced a Core Algorithm Update on September 12, 2022. The official Google list of announced updates stated that it will take up to two weeks to finish rolling out. “Released the September 2022 core update. The rollout could take 2 weeks to complete.” The initial response from the search community […]

With all the options on the market, deciding which SEO tools you want to use can be a bit overwhelming. There are many tools for keyword research, competitive analysis, keyword rankings, and all the other tasks we complete as SEO pros. The number of SEO tools available continues to grow, […]

Local SEO is a smart skill set to master, especially if you have a local business. All local businesses – from law firms to restaurants to retail stores to beauty salons – can benefit from local SEO. Why? Because Google is one of the top platforms people use to find […]

For more than a decade, when companies talked about search engine optimization (SEO), by default they were talking about Google. With the rise of digital juggernauts in the e-commerce and social media spaces—including the buy-anything platform Amazon and video-sharing apps like TikTok—online searches for products, entertainment, and information have begun […]

Classifying queries based on the classic search intents is no longer as effective as it used to be. Today, SEOs who want to understand search intent should be closely analyzing micro intents. This article will discuss 12 different types of micro intents that will help you better understand what types […]

Lots of people are fascinated by dinosaurs. But being a dinosaur brand doesn’t make you fascinating. In fact, it’s the quickest way to lose credibility in the eyes of your customer.  How do brands become dinosaurs? No brand ever thinks they are stuck-in-their-ways or will become obsolete. Yet, many companies […]