Any stellar SEO strategy should be meticulously tracked and heavily data-driven. Gut feel is great when deciding on which new pair of shoes to buy, but it’s not the best foundation to base your SEO work upon. Google Analytics is a treasure trove of insightful data. And it’s free! However, with so much data available […]
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Seasonal SEO and evergreen URLs: How to drive seasonal traffic year-round
Now that Christmas and the New Year are well and truly behind us, it’s time to think about next year! While it might seem like an odd time to start planning for the holidays, this time of year is the perfect occasion to reflect on what went well during the last holiday season, how to […]
The must-have tools for paid search success
Paid search marketers look to technology to provide them with a competitive advantage. AdWords is host to a range of increasingly sophisticated features, but there are also numerous third-party tools that add extra insight. Below, we review some of the essential tools to achieve PPC success. The paid search industry is set to develop significantly through […]
How creating relevant experiences can boost your clicks on local search ads
We all know by now that mobile has had a tremendous impact on our lives as consumers and as marketers. What we are still getting our collective heads around is what this change means for us as marketers. Consumers have different expectations of the information they want when they search for “running shoes” at 9am […]
How to highlight search opportunity and create a keyword difficulty metric
One key element of a search strategy we often see fail is prioritization. Whether working client-side or for an agency, being able to prioritize a link-building campaign, a content refresh or a technical fix on a site is essential to ensure you are making the most use of the limited resources you are given. Within […]
What’s behind the trend towards private search engines?
Recently on Search Engine Watch, we rounded up six newcomers to the search engine landscape that are worth keeping an eye on for the future. Each new search engine takes a slightly different approach to searching the web, but there is one trait that many of the recent ones have in common: private, secure searching. […]
Killer demand gen strategy, Part 3: Facebook advertising
If you’ve been keeping up with this series, you’ve got your audience defined and designed creative to match. You’ve constructed smart Google Display Network campaigns to get those users pouring into your funnel. Now let’s talk some of the most powerful targeting capabilities of all. In addition to advertising on the GDN, Facebook is a […]
PPC budget strategy: Tips for success on a limited budget
You don’t need a large budget for an effective PPC strategy. Here’s how to maximize the success of your PPC campaigns regardless of the size of your budget. The budget of a PPC campaign can play an important role in its performance. However, it doesn’t guarantee successful results without a proper planning first. It’s common […]
Google videos vs. YouTube: Which is the best video search engine?
Video is booming as a content marketing medium. People love watching videos online, and producing great video content is quickly becoming one of the most surefire ways to command attention and grow a following. In fact, by 2019, video is expected to drive an astonishing 80% of all internet traffic. Clearly, it’s important for businesses […]
An in-depth guide to Google ranking factors
In SEO, Google’s ranking factors are the stuff of legend. There are rumored to be more than 200 signals which inform Google’s rankings (although this statistic originated in 2006, so it’s probably safe to say things have changed a bit since then), and the exact factors which make up this list, as well as their […]
