The Interdependence of Links and Content In the world of SEO, the debate over whether links or content is more important often resembles the age-old chicken or egg conundrum. The truth is, SEO content strategy and link-building strategies are interdependent; neither can truly succeed without the support of the other. Quality content naturally attracts backlinks, [...]
Why Fresh Content is Vital for Small Business Websites I have recently met with some small business owners with recent declines in traffic. Some hadn't added or updated content on their site in 4-5 years. Outdated or poorly designed content can significantly harm a business's reputation and perception. When potential customers or existing clients come [...]
In the fast-paced realm of SEO, staying ahead of the curve is essential. One strategy that has gained traction in recent years is content pruning. Contrary to popular belief, content pruning isn't just about the age of your content. It's about ensuring the usefulness and relevance of your digital assets. In this article, we'll delve [...]
If you follow the world of SEO closely, you have heard there is a huge change coming to the Google algorithm. It has been called the "Helpful Content Update". Some industry experts expect it to change the face of SEO on the level of some of the biggest updates ever like "Panda" eleven years ago. [...]
This comes up probably more than it should I have been doing some more work on Google Ads campaigns for larger corporate entities with large ad budgets, and sometimes even they make the same mistakes that I talk about regularly with small business owners. Lead with what your solution is. What problem are you solving? [...]
In the world of SEO, we have heard for years that "content is king". Creating great, and unique, content is the best way to target users and keywords for SEO. More importantly, content that helps provide the best answer to users' searches. I have talked about "information gain" in the past for SEO. Providing new [...]
Some of the questions I hear most from small business owners when I speak to business groups are about blogging. Why is blogging important? What should I blog about? How often do I need to blog? With the Google algorithm updates of the past few years, and even months, focusing more on more on quality [...]
One of the key aspects of helping small businesses succeed with SEO is knowing where to focus your resources. There are literally hundreds of ranking factors to worry about. Each having different weights for different types of searches and industries. Typically the small business owner doesn't have the time or budget to have every "i" [...]
Fresh off of a nice, but brief talk with the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, where I really had to streamline a longer SEO talk into just the basics, it got me thinking about some very basic stuff small business owners can keep in mind to help with their SEO in 2020. I am [...]
With the rise of semantic search in recent years, which is basically Google's AI getting better at figuring out what good content is, rather than just searching for how often a specific keyword or phrase shows up on a page, the world of keyword research has changed significantly. We no longer focus on a keyword [...]
