SEO

Search Engine Marketing encompasses both Organic SEO and Paid Search. Read the blogs below to learn Search Marketing strategies and tips to improve your results and get results as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Google Announced A New Ranking Signal: Here’s What Marketers Need to Know

Get excited – Google recently announced a new ranking signal: the Page Experience update.  The good news? You have time to prepare as it won’t be rolled out until 2021. This is another one for the good guys. It’s designed to give bonus points to those sites that focus on delivering a great experience to…

Why Is a Good SEO Professional So Hard to Find?

Wanted: A reputable freelance SEO consultant who can both advise and implement website optimization. Who enjoys solving problems, has a nice bedside manner, is under $100/hour, and is looking for a long-term (professional) relationship. Long walks on the beach optional. In the past week, I’ve been approached twice asking if I know of an SEO…

SEO COVID-19 Resources

Below are a few timely resources with takeaways that I found helpful for marketers. I’ll continue to update this page with great links and takeaways. Be safe! WSJ article: “The Good News Is, You’re CEO. The Bad News Is the Economy Is Shut Down.” “Right now, is when we show the value and culture” What…

My Recent Journey Vetting and Hiring an SEO Agency

A few weeks ago, I had a lawyer friend I’ve known since college call me up. He was fed up with his current SEO agency, and he asked if he could hire me to help find, vet, and hire a new SEO agency on his behalf. This isn’t the first time someone has come to…

How to Prepare your SEO for Machine Learning, Synonyms and Intent

If you’re a marketer who has an eye on constant improvement to keep up with SEO, you have most likely come to accept two facts: Google changes. A lot. People search. A lot. In 2018 alone, a data scientist from Moz cataloged more than 3,000 algorithm changes. Before you freak out, know that most of…

Behind the Scenes: Structuring, Preparing and Leading a 2-day SEO Training

10 years ago, if you would’ve told me I’d be teaching SEO to adult learners in the marketing industry on stages and in front of classrooms, I wouldn’t have believed you. But here I am today, with 40 SEO presentations under my belt. I’ve led 45-minute SEO workshops. 2-hour SEO seminars. A 4-hour SEO course.…

What is SEO Tagging?

An acquaintance of mine recently reached out because his company was just about ready to launch their new site. They mentioned they were ready to start “SEO tagging” and asked if I could point them in the right direction. That phrase always makes me pause as I wonder what in the world they’re referring to.…

My Favorite SEO Tools I Couldn’t Live Without

Nothing makes digital marketers nerd out like talking about tools. Marketers are hugely dependent on hacks, tricks of the trade and tools that help us get the job done (and done well). Tools for SEO in particular, are critical. There is so much more today that contributes to SEO, it’s important to not only know…

Zero-Click Searches: A Trend or Here to Stay?

For better or worse, search engine optimization has never been a slow-moving field. For brands and organizations desiring to stay visible in search engines, keeping up with Search and Google trends and changes can seem like a part-time job all by itself. If you’ve been a busy marketer, you may have missed one very important…

How to Rank at Position 0: Tools and Tactics the Pros Use

Don’t you love “How-To” articles? They get straight to the heart of the matter. And in this article, we’re going to be getting right down to how to rank at Position 0 (aka “Featured Snippets”). In my last post I explained what Position 0 is and why it is so important today to pursue and…