For businesses operating mostly within the digital realm, the concept of a marketing funnel has been justifiably obsessed over for quite some time. The proper way to take the passive interest of an individual and amplify that over time through a series of actions, so that they inevitably become a paying customer has (understandably) consumed the minds…
10 Bootstrap Ways to Grab More of Your Service Area in Local Search
You’re probably frustrated by the puny patch of land in which you rank for anything. How can you grab at least a little more of your service area? It takes work, but you can rank in (and get more business from) places beyond the one city or few towns where you rank today. Those gains…
Page Authority 2.0: An Update on Testing and Timing
Posted by rjonesx. One of the most difficult decisions to make in any field is to consciously choose to miss a deadline. Over the last several months, a team of some of the brightest engineers, data scientists, project managers, editors, and marketers have worked towards a release date of the new Page Authority (PA) on…
10 Reasons Video Hosting Platforms Are Crucial for Driving Revenue
Video killed the radio star, and now it’s on to its newest target: traditional internet content. In fact, by the end of 2020, more than 80% of all consumer web traffic will be video. Fittingly, B2B companies have begun ramping up their video marketing initiatives: 71% of B2B marketers now produce videos as a part…
My 8 Best Local SEO Tips for the 2020 Holidays
Posted by MiriamEllis Image credit: DoSchu “No place like home for the holidays.” This will be the refrain for the majority of your customers as we reach 2020’s peak shopping season. I can’t think of another year in which it’s been more important for local businesses to plan and implement a seasonal marketing strategy…
How to Detect and Improve Underperforming Content: A Guide to Optimization
Posted by SamuelMangialavori Content, content, and more content! That’s what SEO is all about nowadays, right? Compared to when I started working in SEO (2014), today, content is consistently one of the most popular topics covered at digital marketing conferences, there are way more tools that focus on content analysis and optimization, and overall it…
Accessible Machine Learning for SEOs — Whiteboard Friday
Posted by BritneyMuller Machine learning — a branch of artificial intelligence that studies the automatic improvement of computer algorithms — might seem far outside the scope of your SEO work. MozCon speaker (and all-around SEO genius) Britney Muller is here with a special edition of Whiteboard Friday to tell you why that’s not true, and to go…
10 Essential Tips on Marketing During a Recession (+Why It’s Crucial)
Businesses are already feeling the effects of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, and when coupled with something as serious as a recession, it’s natural to get overwhelmed. In the face of a recession, businesses immediately look to cut costs. Image Source: GOBankingRates In particular, our first instinct is to start questioning the worth of our marketing budget. However,…