Posts Tagged ‘SEO’
SEO WTF? Google Search Console's Emails Explained
READ Congratulations! You’re part of history. Welcome to the first ever “SEO WTF?” blog post. After 12 years of SEO work, I’m finally realizing that SEO is actually simple now. SEO Rule 1: Google is Confusing. SEO Rule 2: The DATA in Google Search Console is the only thing that matters. The result: My new…
Read MoreFinding Key Search Data In The New Google Search Console: Data Driven Daily Tip 168
WATCH READ We don’t guess. We don’t use our opinions. We look at the Data from Google Search Console to understand true SEO results and rankings. Where does your business rank for various keywords? What needs to be done from a “site health” standpoint to improve your rankings? Google Search Console answers those questions. Here’s…
Read MoreSEO Tip For WPEngine Specifically – Don’t Forget To Uncheck Discourage Search Engines Box
WATCH READ Have you launched a website recently only to realize weeks later that it’s not showing up on Google at all when you Google Your Company’s Name or anything related to it? Frustrating as hell, right? Well, of course! There’s always a real reason why this is happening, so don’t let your web development…
Read MoreSmall Business Blogging and SEO Session is like Fitness
LISTEN READ Small Businesses want to know how to generate web traffic. SEO and blogging are still extremely effective ways to get found, and convert visitors into customers. More than 65% of Web Traffic still comes in from Google Organic Search (Blogging and SEO). In this episode of my podcast, you hear real audio from…
Read MoreIs My Business Showing On Google's Map? The Data Always Tells The Accurate Story
WATCH READ So I’m 100% empathetic to all sides on this issue. The issue is, when a user Google’s a local business name, they don’t ALWAYS see that business on the map results. This doesn’t mean that the business is not on the map. Google controls map results based on several search factors. If you’re…
Read MoreWhat Are The Links Below My Homepage On Google?
READ We recently had a client ask us – “what are those sublinks under my main homepage link on Google after I search for my company’s name?” The context of this question, which we’ve been asked frequently over the years is always around wanting to “control” or “edit” them. Well, those are called Sitelinks, and…
Read MoreHow to Generate Positive Google Reviews
WATCH READ People ask me all the time about Google Reviews. How do I generate positive customer reviews? Honestly, everyone is scared shitless of them, but they know they’re an important part of building out a strong digital presence. Well, there’s GREAT news for eCommerce merchants. If you don’t already have a Google Merchant Center…
Read MoreGoogle Search Console Tips: How to Remove Your URLs from Google Indexing
WATCH READ Why would you want to block some URLs from Google? Well, you know your website is powerful enough to have certain pages like client invoices, perhaps reports that you don’t want made public, or even pages that should be password protected but aren’t. Another reason may be sitelinks. These are the links that…
Read MoreHow To Manage Multiple Business Locations With One Facebook Page
WATCH READ So this one is super relevant to brand marketers for franchises or any kind of chain (restaurants, coffee shops, office supply stores, cell phone companies, retail stores) – any business with multiple business locations. If you’re frustrated with multiple business pages representing each store location of your brand, you can and should create…
Read MoreWordPress SEO Tip: How To Fix XML Sitemap Issue In Yoast Plug-in
WATCH READ I blog a lot about digital marketing, Google Analytics Tips, Google Adwords Intricacies, Facebook Business Manager Features and Search Engine Optimization. I’ve recently realized that there’s almost an unlimited amount of content for me to blog about in each of those platforms. However, after several years of building and managing content in WordPress…
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