As a blogger, you want your website to reflect your unique voice and style. You also want visitors to have a positive experience navigating your site — that is, reading posts with ease, searching for topics of interest, and discovering other content that makes them excited to return. A WordPress blogging theme can help you…
Google Advanced Search Operators for Competitive Content Research
Without an organizing principle, a spreadsheet full of keywords is a bottomless to-do list. It’s not enough to know what your competitors are ranking for — you need to know what content is powering those rankings and how you’re currently competing with that content. Enter advanced search operators.
SEO Basics: What is keyword research?
If you have a business nowadays, your website might just have become your lifeline. There’s no time to waste: Let’s get started with SEO and improve your rankings in Google. Keyword research is an essential first step. Here, you’ll find out what it is and which factors you should take into account. What is keyword…
The Complete Guide to Lifecycle Marketing
Savvy marketers know it’s rare to reel in customers at the first encounter with a brand. Winning people over takes time, thoughtful touchpoints, and a whole lot of trust. Fortunately, there’s a strategy that includes all of these and more. It’s called lifecycle marketing, and it’s how companies attract and retain customers beyond that impulse…
Convince Your Boss to Send You to MozCon Virtual 2021 [Plus Bonus Letter Template!]
You’re already well acquainted with the benefits of MozCon. Maybe you’re a MozCon alumnus, or you may have lurked the hashtag once or twice for inside tips. You’ve likely followed the work of some of the speakers for a while. But how are you going to relay that to your boss in a way that…
How to Run a Breakeven Analysis for Paid Marketing
Starting a new paid marketing campaign is no easy feat. There are logistical considerations, financial considerations, audience considerations, duration considerations. Let’s imagine you’ve decided to start a new Google Ads campaign. You have a vague idea how much everything will cost, and you’re eager to get started. Before you hit the green light on your…
Enterprise Social Media Management: 10 Tools and Tips You Need to Know
The world now has 4.33 billion active social media users, an increase of 13.7% in the last year alone. And nearly three quarters of those users (73.5%) either follow brands’ social channels or research brands and products on social media. Social media has become a critical marketing and communication tool for companies of all sizes….
April 2021 Google SERP Features: Advertisers Pulling Back?
For all you Local Pack-o-Meter watchers, you may recall that last month we saw an increase in the presence of both Ads and Shopping Boxes and chalked that up to business optimism about the economy. I don’t want to say that April showers are raining on the parade, but we did see a slight pull-back…