Keyword research is underrated. Many SEOs have gotten the idea that keyword research just doesn’t hold the value it once did, especially in today’s environment of voice search, extreme long-tail phrases and so on. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Not long ago, I wrote a post outlining 13 uses for keyword research, […]
Keyword research sounds like such a daunting task. What’s the point of researching a keyword anyway? Shouldn’t your natural marketing instincts tell you which keywords are most relevant to your business. Not quite… Without quality keywords, found through effective keyword research, your search marketing campaigns (paid AND organic) will be completely misguided. If people aren’t
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Beginning in 2011, search marketers began to lose visibility over the organic keywords that consumers were using to find their websites, as Google gradually switched all of its searches over to secure search using HTTPS. As it did so, the organic keyword data available to marketers in Google Analytics, and other analytics platforms, slowly became
This post was sponsored by Topvisor. Every successful online business begins with a strong SEO campaign. Every strong SEO campaign begins with a winning keyword structure. SEO experts know that building a working keyword structure is always a challenge. First, you search for keyword ideas. With automated tools and apps, proven methods, guides, and recommendations,
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August 2, 2017 For our fellow readers who are new to PPC and search advertising, negative keywords allow you refine your bidding and only bid on intend searches, without wasting spend. For example, if you are trying to attract buyers who are interested in jackets, but you don’t sell or carry jean jackets. Adding “jean”
Successful websites are built on popular, useful pages that attract and delight new visitors. These pages capture valuable traffic by serving a specific purpose or need. However, these pages don’t happen by accident. Building useful pages requires research and strategic planning. You should be thinking about links and search opportunities during the ideation phase, before you
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Are you following these simple long-tail keyword research steps to improve your SEO? Long-tail keyword research is fundamental to SEO. It has become a focus for achieving high rankings on google search and when strategized and executed carefully, it can produce very rewarding results. Why are Long-tail Keywords Important? A long-tail keyword is descriptive in nature and
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Posted by BritneyMuller You, a content marketing ninja, are able to wield immense SEO reach with your content in ways most SEOs (*cough* like myself) can only dream of. BUT, you’re not leveraging keyword research to your advantage! The fact that you can discover how many people per month are searching for something, what words
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