How Many Backlinks Before You Can Rank in Search Engines?
As human beings, we can’t help but try to compartmentalize and quantify things. Or at least, that’s the case for us SEO nerds. Google is notoriously vague, and sometimes tight-lipped, about the exact mechanics of its search ranking algorithm (and for good reason, as we’ll see). But sometimes, we just get an itch to try […]
Using CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization) as Part of Your SEO Strategy
Digital marketing has some interesting synergies. Boost your social media followers and you’ll probably get more email subscribers. Keep nurturing that email list and you’ll probably get more social media followers. But sometimes, the synergies are so closely interrelated it becomes hard to separate the discrete strategies involved. Such is the case with conversion rate […]
Referring Domains and Backlinks: Everything You Need to Know
Every time you think you understand search engine optimization (SEO), you discover another layer of complexity that makes you question how much you really understand things. Don’t worry. That’s going to keep happening for the rest of your career. We’re all constantly learning and evolving. And yeah, it’s a bit annoying at times. But it’s […]
What Leaked Documents Taught Us About Google’s 14,000 Search Ranking Features
Spoiler alert! Don’t read any further if you don’t want to be spoiled by these new leaks. We made that mistake with Game of Thrones… Jokes aside, here’s the scoop. Back in May, Rand Fishkin, the Batman of the SEO community, released a set of leaked documents that contained information on more than 14,000 Google […]
Can You Use Crowdfunding to Build Links?
It may seem strange to mention crowdfunding and link building in the same sentence. Yet here we are. Honestly, we were a bit skeptical of this tactic when we first heard about it too. But that might be because we misinterpreted it. Link building through crowdfunding isn’t the process of collecting funds from contributors to […]
5 Effective Methods to Evaluate Link Quality for Successful Link-Building
Using effective methods to evaluate link quality is essential for successful link-building. Link-building serves the purpose of leveraging external high-quality websites to push more qualified traffic sources back into your own website in return providing yourself with much-needed attention and a boost in rankings. Therefore, it is critical that you have a means by which […]
Content Quality in 2024: Everything You Need to Know for SEO
If there’s one thing you know about search engine optimization (SEO), it’s that content matters. We’ve all heard the endless regurgitations of the adage that “content is king.” But guess what? It’s repeated because it’s so damn true. Content has always been at the heart of SEO, with the types of content that are most […]
Is Your SEO Agency Doing a Good Job? Here’s How to Tell for Sure
You know that search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the best ways to boost your brand’s visibility and generate more traffic to your website. You also know that it’s incredibly hard to practice SEO entirely on your own. That’s why you chose to work with an SEO agency. But there’s a bit of a […]
Why Linkable Assets are the Key to Successful Link Building
If you’ve been running your business for a while, you probably know that link building is a critical component of digital marketing. Building high-quality, relevant backlinks to your website is essential for getting seen in the search engine results pages (SERPs), getting clicks, and then finally gaining leads and conversions. The problem is that good […]