30-second summary: In early November, Google made a UI update to its Disavow Links tool. The core functionality hasn’t changed, meaning that some SEO practitioners will continue to use it incorrectly. Disavow continues to have no impact on fixing negative SEO and often won’t make your website do better in search. However, it can reduce […]
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What to expect from SEO in 2021?
30-second summary: The pace of technological advances and progress in the SEO sector isn’t slowing down, and you should expect major changes and updates in 2021. Google has already announced two algorithm updates slated for March and May 2021. There are various trends for SEO in 2020 like UX SEO and feature snippets which appear […]
Crowd marketing: A link building method that only 2% use to rank higher on Google
30-second summary: Link building still plays a prominent role in SERP ranking, even in 2020. Crowd marketing is a technique that is based on building backlinks on forums and communities. Most people don’t use it, and you can take advantage of that. Crowd marketing: What’s that? Crowd marketing is one of those often neglected link […]
Six strategies guaranteed to help you build more backlinks to your website
30-second summary: SEO is always changing but the need for high-quality backlinks remains constant. Traditional link building methods aren’t as effective as they once were. Marketers don’t need to reinvent the wheel to get good at building links. They just need to approach old strategies in modern ways. The best way to build links is […]
What you need to know and five steps to prepare for 2021
30-second summary: Google page experience metric goes live in 2021. Rewarding pages that offer a better user experience. The signal measures a site’s performance, security, and mobile-friendliness. To prepare for 2021, get a fast web hosting service, optimize your content for mobile users, and install security measures (firewall, SSL, etc.). Avoid pop-ups and whole screen […]
Five SEO tips to dominate local search this holiday season
30-second summary: 60% of consumers have been shopping online more often since COVID-19. Making your local SEO strategy a top priority for small retailers and those with multiple locations. Shoppers are browsing more frequently and making more purchases, although they are smaller in value. Local retailers should focus on creating in-store experiences online and pick […]
Top six reasons you should caption your social media video content
30-second summary: Video marketing is more than a trend; it’s a must. But most companies are leaving out a key ingredient to ensure customers engage with their videos: captions and subtitles. Captioning videos in English or subtitling them in other languages has been proven to greatly boost the success and accessibility of online video content. […]
Four digital marketing strategies to prepare for a wild holiday season
30-second summary: Ecommerce has become an increasingly important element of any business, but it is more important than ever going into the 2020 holiday season. With the plethora of brands vying for ad space online, companies must make the most of their marketing budgets by adjusting their digital strategies. Socium Media CEO Owen Loft offers […]
Get the data that puts you ahead of the competition
What you will read in this post: Understand holiday season traffic trends Optimize for strong SEO and PPC keywords Analyzing keyword-driven traffic for seasonal marketing Which sites won the most keyword traffic? Black Friday marketing: November 2019 Christmas marketing strategy: December 2019 Build strong display and referral partnerships Analyze historic conversion data The biggest display […]
What spooks you about creating your own CTV app?
30-second summary: Recent data from Roku shows that 85% of Americans are now streamers. Making them feel excited about some new CTV app is not a piece of cake but also not totally unfeasible. In the dark, dark woods of AdTech, Connected TV (CTV) apps are a dime a dozen. This may sound spooky enough […]
