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Google tests AR for Google Maps: Considerations for businesses across local search, hyperlocal SEO, and UX

Last month Google invited a select number of users and journalists to try out its new augmented reality functionality in Google Maps. It is an exciting development particularly for those who have ever experienced difficulty finding a location in the real world when Google Maps’...
Posted On 11 Apr 2019
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Debunked: Nine link building myths you should ignore in 2019

Almost anyone running a B2B or B2C business knows that Google and other search engines like quality links, and could consider them as one of the top ranking factors. So, if you want your website to rank higher than your competition on search engines, a proper link building...
Posted On 02 Apr 2019
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Why bother with user experience: UX tips for SEO experts and business owners

The times when ranking high in search results as the final goal have passed. As search algorithms are improving and there’s no place for keyword stuffing anymore, SEO experts should adopt for trends coming and replacing each other too fast. Today SEO involves loads of practices...
Posted On 26 Mar 2019
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Eight shortcuts to find long tail keywords (and how to use them)

It’s tempting to go after broad, high-volume keywords with huge audiences (and equally huge competition). But there’s an equally large — albeit more distributed audience — to be reached by targeting lower-competition, long tail keywords. Imagine comets flying through the SEO...
Posted On 09 Mar 2019
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Effective Amazon SEO: What to know when shifting ad budgets to Amazon

Sources from the ad industry have shone a light on how fast Amazon ad budgets are growing. Reports from various media agencies show that brands have been moving up to 50 percent of their previous Google search spend to Amazon ads. With shifting budget comes the need for more...
Posted On 04 Mar 2019
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Cybersecurity in SEO: How website security affects SEO performance

Website security — or lack thereof — can directly impact your SEO performance. Search specialists can grow complacent. Marketers often get locked into a perception of what SEO is and begin to overlook what SEO should be. The industry has long questioned the permanent impact a...
Posted On 19 Feb 2019
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How to choose a location data provider

More than 20 questions to ask location-intelligence companies. This is the first installment of my new Search Engine Land column, “On Location.” It will focus on local SEO, location-based marketing, location intelligence, relevant consumer behavior trends and online-to-offline...
Posted On 11 Feb 2019
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Survey: Local SEO an ‘artisanal’ discipline dominated by small agencies

A new survey from BrightLocal offers a window into the state of agencies doing local SEO. The survey polled roughly 650 digital agencies, SEO freelancers and in-house marketers from small businesses and enterprises. The results overall describe a market segment that faces...
Posted On 05 Feb 2019
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Targeted SEO: Here’s how to grow a page from 200 visits per month to 30,000

Pages need to be optimized, linkable and have search opportunity to grow. Andrew Dennis on January 30, 2019 at 10:04 am MORE Spoiler alert: SEO works. Strategic, targeted SEO can drive huge results for the right pages. Of course, the catch here is that you need the “right” pages...
Posted On 05 Feb 2019
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American Airlines taps Apple Music for in-flight entertainment

American Airlines and Apple Music have closed a dealthat would give passengers access to the full library of Apple Music songs on AA flights. Apple Music’s more than 50 million songs will be available on any domestic American Airlines flight equipped with Viasat satellite wifi at...
Posted On 30 Jan 2019
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