Your WordPress theme encapsulates your brand and helps provide a good user experience. But people often forget about the search engine optimization aspect of it. A WordPress theme that isn’t SEO-friendly (or worse, is bloated and slow) can be a real hindrance in the fiercely competitive battle to land on top of the search engine result […]
Voice search is increasingly important and optimizing for voice search is essential for businesses to stay competitive in today’s SEO market. In the US and UK, 28% of consumers claim to use voice assistants daily, which is well over a quarter of users. This guide presents eight strategies for voice search optimization, including conversational keywords, […]
Google cracked own on web scrapers that harvest search results data, triggering global outages at many popular rank tracking tools like SEMRush that depend on providing fresh data from search results pages. What happens if Google’s SERPs are completely blocked? A certain amount of data provided by tracking services have long been extrapolated by algorithms […]
A new Google-Ipsos report shows AI adoption is increasing globally, especially in emerging markets. However, the study reveals challenges like regional divides, gender disparities, and slower adoption in developed countries. Critics, including Nate Hake, founder of Travel Lemming, point out how Google overlooks these challenges in its report coverage. Takeaways of Google’s AI Ipsos survey […]
Wix and WordPress are both solid options for building a website that ranks on Google – but which one is actually better for SEO and why? According to BuiltWith, WordPress dominates the market with over 34 million websites and controls 44% of the content management system (CMS) market. Wix runs just over 8 million sites […]
Google has reportedly told the EU it won’t add fact-checking to search results or YouTube videos, nor will it use fact-checks to influence rankings or remove content. This decision defies new EU rules aimed at tackling disinformation. Google Says No to EU’s Disinformation Code In a letter to Renate Nikolay of the European Commission, Google’s […]
A sharp-eyed Australian SEO spotted indirect confirmation about Google’s use of AI detection as part of search rankings that was hiding in plain sight for years. Although Google is fairly transparent about content policies, the new data from a Googler’s LinkedIn profile adds a little more detail. Gagan Ghotra tweeted: “Important FYI Googler Chris Nelson […]
Chrome extensions are the unsung heroes of SEO, quietly working behind the scenes to make your strategy shine and your effort efficient. From competitor research to auditing your site faster than you can say “meta description,” these tiny tools pack a serious punch. This guide will detail the best Chrome extensions for SEO, what they […]
Launching a PPC campaign with carefully selected keywords and aligned ad copy is just the beginning. When campaigns underperform and budgets deplete, it often points to a strategic oversight: inadequate product category research. This common misstep can lead to targeting the wrong audience, missing key market trends, and wasting valuable advertising dollars. This article addresses […]
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