SEO

One of the age-old debates in SEO is whether or not it matters how much content you publish or how frequently. In this episode of the award-winning Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Eric Enge shows evidence that having more content can be an advantage, but you must never sacrifice quality to get there.  Don’t miss a single episode […]

This version of our study demonstrates the growth of the mobile web versus the desktop in 2018. The stats in this and our prior studies were pulled from SimilarWeb and reflect U.S. traffic across the web. For the most recent data, see our newest study, Mobile vs Desktop Usage in 2020. In 2018, 58% of […]

When Google celebrated its 20th birthday in 2018, the tech giant took the opportunity to introduce several important updates and transitions to how it performs its most essential functions. The company announced that users could expect a fundamental shift “from text to a more visual way of finding information.” If you’ve been keeping tabs on […]

In 2018 Google seemed to be rewarding sites with depth and breadth of content more than ever. Does your site measure up? In this episode of the award-winning Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Eric Enge explains why a user needs analysis can reveal content gaps that are hurting your SEO and show you how […]

In its 20 years as a company, Google has revolutionized the way we find information. The search engine giant is in the midst of rolling out even more changes – it’s moving from answers to journeys, shifting away from queries, and, now, the shift to visual searching. Strings to Things to Concepts One easy way […]

Which keywords should get first priority in your SEO campaigns? Which will bring the quickest wins (and which will be the biggest challenges)? In this episode of the award-winning Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Eric Enge explains how a Ranking Content Quality Analysis can help you answer those questions and shows you how to […]

Can the way people talk about your brand online actually affects the things Google will rank you for? In this episode of the award-winning Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Mark Traphagen explains how Google might use mentions of your brand in social media to discover more of what your brand is about.  Don’t […]

Unfortunately, search engines don’t put much weight on social media as a provider of reliable ranking signals. But that doesn’t mean social media isn’t important to your SEO strategy. In this episode of the popular Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Mark Traphagen explains how to use social media to increase your chances of earning […]

Google publishes regular updates to its Search Quality Raters Guidelines. What should content marketers take from them? In this episode of the popular Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Mark Traphagen explains what the guidelines are and how their recommendations can help you do better content marketing.  Don’t miss a single episode of Here’s […]

“I feel the need — the need for speed!” Lieutenant Peter “Maverick” Mitchell U.S. Naval Aviator We’ve already shared why we think 2019 is going to be the year of page speed. Google’s been signaling its goal of faster web experiences for years, but in 2019, measuring and improving your site’s speed will become increasingly […]

Google is no longer just a search engine; it’s a discovery engine as well. The question for brands and sites today is: are you worth discovering? In this episode of the popular Here’s Why digital marketing video series, Eric Enge explains what a discovery engine is and why SEOs should be optimizing not just for […]

Google featured snippets boost your page above all the search results for a query, and they can drive significant traffic to your site. The good news: there are concrete steps you can take to make your content more likely to earn a featured snippet. In this episode of our popular Here’s Why digital marketing video […]