With 93% of online experiences begin with a search engine, and the fact that there are over 3.5 billion Google searches every day, we can’t neglect the importance of SEO as a digital marketing strategy. Yet, SEO is a very complex process with a lot of misconceptions. So, just simply getting started might be a daunting task for many business practitioners and digital marketers. So, In this guide, we will cover a step-by-step guide on SEO. Not only to clear the confusion but to actually help you get started planning and executing......
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The center of SEO is good content. You can implement all the advanced optimizations and even ‘buy’ the highest-quality backlinks out there. But, if your content is low-quality, you won’t get far with your SEO. On the other hand, SEO is also very important for content marketing. Ranking on the first page—or better, top 3 spot—of Google SERP remains one of the most reliable organic traffic sources for your content. In short, content marketing and SEO are inseparable, and it’s best to plan the two together as an integrated strategy to get......
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Getting backlinks has been and still is one of the most important ranking factors in determining a website’s ranking on the SERP (search engine results page). Thus, link building is still one of the most important tactics in SEO and should be the core focus of a high-performing B2B SEO strategy. However, link building can be easier said than done and can involve several different skillsets from content creation to relationship building to sales and general marketing knowledge. That is why in this guide, we will discuss all you need to know......
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The trend of working from home is one that is a force to be reckoned with, especially when you consider the sheer number of people who enter the gig economy in exchange for their full-time, regular desk jobs. There are many reasons why workers may like to take on a freelancing job, either full time or on the side. Some of the more common reasons include the option to bolster their income, to help them make ends meet, or because they want a more flexible schedule. In fact, about 50% of the......
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Is ranking on the first page of Google SERP and SEO all that important? Wouldn’t it be easier if I just pay for the paid search ads? Like it or not, the search engines and especially Google are now very important in so many aspects of our lives: don’t know the movies currently playing on the theaters? We Google it. Feeling suddenly unwell? We Google the symptoms. Looking for a new product or service? We also Google it. There are more than 3.2 billion searches conducted daily on Google, not counting the......
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Backlinks are the most valuable asset not only for SEO purposes, but for our online presence in general. On the other hand, building backlinks is also very difficult and frustrating, and that’s why losing just a single hard-earned inbound link can be very stressful. Unfortunately, there can be various reasons for a disappeared link—whether intended or unintended by the source page—, and this is where link reclamation comes in. What Is Link Reclamation Link reclamation, in a nutshell, is any effort to reclaim lost backlinks. When you lose a backlink due......
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There are three key aspects to SEO: content—or keyword—optimizations, getting backlinks (the one we call off-site optimization), and technical optimization, where content and technical optimizations are combined into on-page SEO. Arguably, technical SEO is the most challenging of the three, and often becomes the cause of headache for marketers that are not familiar with coding. Technical SEO is also where issues often occur, which can lead to major confusion if we don’t know the root cause. Here, we will share our version of the technical SEO checklist, listing all the important elements......
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Why SEO Competitive Analysis is Necessary SEO, by nature, is a competition where you try to outrank other sites. This is why an initial competitive analysis is an essential part of any SEO implementation. When done correctly, you can get valuable insights into how your competitors are approaching their SEO strategy, which can generate various benefits such as: Get inspirations and ideas on how to build better content, which backlinks you should pursue and how, and which keywords that can be good opportunities, among other aspects Figure out your competitors’ strengths and......
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We have surely seen all the buzz surrounding inbound marketing, with many claiming it to be the most effective marketing strategy available. Yet, just because it’s effective, doesn’t mean we won’t need to execute it right, and in this guide, we will learn how. In this guide to inbound marketing strategy, we will divide our discussion into three big parts. By the end, you can develop a sound inbound marketing strategy and start implementing it. Let us begin with the first one. Targeting The Right Audience Knowing who to target and......
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Why Small Businesses Need Local SEO? To answer this question, first we will need to define the term “SEO” and “local SEO” respectively, understanding their similarities, differences, and different benefits. First, SEO—or Search Engine Optimization—, in a nutshell, is optimizing your site to rank higher on Google’s (and other search engines’) result page for specific keywords. For example, if your business is a pizza restaurant, if you can rank for the “best pizza” New York, it will bring several key benefits including but not limited to: You can attract those who are......
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