What could be the matter if your perfectly optimized post isn’t ranking? Is the problem that your site is not on Google, or is something else going wrong? What is keeping your content from reaching that coveted #1 position? In this post, we’ll discuss many possible reasons why your page is not ranking, even though…
SEO copywriting: the ultimate guide
SEO copywriting is a crucial component of any successful SEO strategy. Still, it can also present a significant challenge for anyone wanting to create high-quality content that ranks well in search engines. As search engines crawl web pages, the content of your website should be fine-tuned to the — ever-changing — algorithms of search engines….
Organic Keyword Research: How to Use N-grams to Find New Opportunities
There are lots of ways to perform key research to put together an SEO strategy. But, if you need to get a sense of your ranking opportunities quickly or are looking for new ways to refine your own research process and increase organic search traffic, this will be valuable for you. Our process involves using…
How To Do Quick & Free Keyword Research
There’s a ton of fancy and expensive keyword research tools on offer these days but the truth is you can do some basic research with just three free tools: Google Suggest, Google AdWords Keyword Planner, and Google Trends. Even if you have and use paid keyword research tools you can use these as a starting…
How to write naturally beyond exact keyword matching
Exact keyword matching used to be an important SEO tactic, but those days are long gone. Now search engines can understand when similar phrases and related terms mean the same thing. Adding too many exact match keywords might make Google think your post is just another piece of spam. We’ll explain how to write naturally…
How to use the Google snippet preview in Yoast SEO
You need to have nice-looking snippets to get more clicks. One way to ensure your site looks good when it appears in the search results is to use Yoast SEO’s Google snippet preview. It simulates what a search result for your page would look like and allows you to edit the tile, slug, and description!…
How to adapt your content SEO strategy
If you’re serious about your SEO, you’ve probably set (implicit) goals on what you want to achieve. Perhaps you want to rank in the top ten search results for a specific keyword. Maybe you want your organic traffic to rise with a certain number. But what do you do if you are unable to meet…
Keyword research for your Shopify or WooCommerce store
When you start an ecommerce site with WooCommerce or Shopify, having a keyword strategy might seem less important. You’re selling products, so the product names are your keywords. While that might be true in a few cases, in most cases, you need to focus on the keywords that describe the problem you or your products…