Does Google Punish AI Content and What are the Best SEO Practices for AI?
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by Carissa Krause
1w ago
Reading Time: 9 minutes As a business owner, you may be wondering “Does Google punish AI Content?” It’s a valid question and in this post, our SEO experts want to offer some helpful tips on the best SEO practices for AI generated content. As I sat across from a business owner, sipping my coffee, the conversation turned to the intricacies of SEO and content creation. They leaned in, a hint of concern in their voice, and whispered, “You know, Google can tell when you use AI to write web page content.” Their words hung in the air, tinged with fear and uncertainty. It was a sentiment I had he ..read more
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Future of Search: How Visual Search Changes the Way We Do SEO
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by Carissa Krause
2w ago
Reading Time: 10 minutes This Visual Search SEO blog is the third post in our Future of Search Series where we discuss what lies ahead in Search, SEO, and Digital Marketing. Check out our posts on Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), E-E-A-T, Video SEO Strategy and Augmented Reality (AR), and stay tuned for our final article covering High Quality Content.   How important is visual search SEO to your business? Did you know that 90% of the data transmitted to your brain is visual, decoded in a mere 13 milliseconds? (MIT) Images have the power to capture attention, evoke emotion, and ..read more
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Best SEO Link Building Tools
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by Jonathan Kelly
3w ago
Reading Time: 11 minutes In this post, our SEO experts offer a detailed look at the top free link building tools for SEO as mentioned in our article, “White Hat Link Building for SEO“. We’ll also explore how you can use them as part of your SEO strategy. If your website isn’t attracting many leads or customers are struggling to find you online, it might be time to focus on strengthening your backlink profile. These free link building tools help monitor backlink profiles, identify link-building opportunities, and manage potentially harmful links. “Whenever I explain link building to a complete ..read more
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Local Link Building Strategies
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by Jonathan Kelly
1M ago
Reading Time: 12 minutes Do you have a business in a local area? This one’s for you. In our previous blog, we introduced the basics of building links for SEO purposes. In this piece, we’ll teach beginners (and maybe some experts) about local link building strategies to expand your online footprint and get in front of customers and search engine result pages (SERPs). Link building for local SEO is like spreading the word about your business in your neighbourhood. It’s an efficient way to build SEO and rank higher in your local municipality. Imagine each link from a local website to yours as a ..read more
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Future of Search: How Your Video SEO Strategy Will Shape Your Digital Presence
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by Carissa Krause
1M ago
Reading Time: 10 minutes Do you have a video SEO strategy? In this digital day and age, video has a huge vice over us as we collectively watch a staggering 1 billion hours of video each day! That’s equivalent of about 5 billion YouTube videos per day. As marketers, we can’t overlook the fact that a good video SEO strategy is now a necessity. Videos are so warmly received by our customers. They have the incredible capability of explaining ideas, showcasing ideas, and entertaining viewers in a way that builds incredible engagement and awareness. Whether you’re aiming to share your vision with a ..read more
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What is a Link Profile?
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by Angela Tucker
1M ago
Reading Time: 11 minutes Welcome! This blog post explains what a backlink profile is, what it means for your business, and five simple strategies to strengthen it. It’s for those looking to understand SEO to get discovered by more customers and surpass competitors. Have you ever wondered how some websites show up first on Google? A big part of how is something called a backlink profile or link profile. Search engines like Google use your link profile to gauge the quality and relevance of your site. The better your list is, the more search engines think your website is valuable to users and put ..read more
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Internal Linking Best Practicesfor SEO
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by Tony Hutchcroft
1M ago
Reading Time: 11 minutes Guide for Improving Your Internal Linking Structure In this post, our team takes a closer look at internal linking best practices. This is a practical guide for implementing an effective internal linking structure designed to elevate your website’s SEO performance. A great internal linking strategy is a fundamental aspect of SEO and plays a crucial role in optimizing website performance. It involves setting up relevant text links (hyperlinks) between different pages on your website. You can even optimize your text links! This not only improves the user experience but ..read more
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Future of Search: Google E-E-A-T Guidelines
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by Carissa Krause
2M ago
Reading Time: 11 minutes In the ever-evolving landscape of online content, Google E-E-A-T has emerged as a defining framework. Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness are shaping the way search engines evaluate the quality and reliability of your website information. Online businesses are striving to establish a digital presence that not only resonates with their audience but also garners the trust of search algorithms. Your understanding and implementation of Google E-E-A-T principles are paramount. In this 1st on the List blog, we will cover the basics of the Google E-E ..read more
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How Long Does It Take to See Local SEO Results?
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by Keiran Griffiths
2M ago
Reading Time: 9 minutes If you are a local business, at some point you may have asked, “How Long Does Local SEO Take?” Most small business owners know how essential SEO (Search Engine Optimization) has become for their businesses. Well, this post was inspired by a recent article from Neil Patel, a top SEO industry expert. We’ll take a closer look at the 5 key strategies Patel recommends for large corporations and scale them down to fit the local business world.   Learn how to keep your website fresh and how to make your brand shine in your community. See why you should stay up to date wi ..read more
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Location Based Keywords for Local SEO
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by Tony Hutchcroft
3M ago
Reading Time: 6 minutes Are you using location based keywords as part of your local SEO strategy. If you are doing SEO for your small local business, then you should be. Local SEO involves everything from using location based keywords to providing accurate and up-to-date online information about your business. Optimizing for local SEO helps small businesses such as retail stores, restaurants, and service providers. Can your site be easily found by potential customers in your area? You want them to find you, right? In this post, our SEO experts get into everything you need to know about locatio ..read more
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