How to Use SEMRush to Monetize Click Through Traffic

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Let’s face it, there are only 2 kinds of rankings for SEO, (1) the ones you meant to do on purpose and (2) the rankings that appeared unintentionally that still drive traffic to your website. For the second type, you can use SEMRush to find and monetize your visitors. How to Use SEMRush to Increase Read More

CTR Stats to Change Due to Google Instant

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Though Google’s recent introduction of Google Instant has been largely well-received by users, it is already causing headaches and heartburn for SEOs who are trying to figure out the ways in which the new feature will change the playing field. The new feature, which works by showing the results of a search as the user Read More

5 SEO Tips to Keep Rankings On Track

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Here are 5 critical SEO tips to keep in mind if you are frustrated, considering giving up or abandoning a keyword or group of keywords while engaging the optimization process. 5 SEO Tips to Keep SEO Efforts On Track If you can see the moving parts (the process within the process) one can realize the Read More

Search Engine Strategies That Work

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Properly assessing the competitive landscape from competitive blind spots (prior to entering an online market) can save you months of frustration. You should select keywords within your reach and create accommodating search engine optimization strategies based on relevance, scalability, feedback and ultimately ROI. Moving on Multiple Fronts I have noticed an SEO trend since the Read More

How to Segment Traffic and Landing Pages

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Determining which page to use for converting online window shoppers and passerby hit-and-run traffic depends on which page they land on and how segmented that page is for that visitor. How to Segment Traffic and Landing Pages Additionally, beyond traffic segmentation, creating continuity through message matching “pairing their interests with the action item for the Read More

4 Essential Firefox Plugins to Help Your SEO

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One of the great things about Firefox is how extensible it is. Its enormous add-on library includes themes, persona’s, search packs and, most importantly, extensions that add features and tools to the browser. 4 Essential Firefox Addons for SEO If you do a great deal of work in SEO or are just starting out, this Read More

SEO Tips for Link Sculpting and Template Optimization

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Understanding context, prominence and proximity is important for SEO when optimizing for visual page segmentation algorithm and creating an optimized template. Tips for Optimal On Page SEO Search engines are programmed to assess content regions above the fold and place less emphasis on elements such as recurring or duplicate code (links such as navigation, server Read More

SEO: Getting to Page One

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Statistically 91% of all searches in search engines abort in the first page, meaning if your website is not listed in the top 10 results, then your chance of your pages being found from a prospect using a search engine decreases exponentially. SEO is All About Page 1 The top 10 results in search engines Read More

SEO Cost: Pricing, Rates and Fees for SEO

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The first question people ask after they find out what SEO is, is why does SEO cost so much? SEO Cost: The Value of Paying It Forward The answer, the cost of SEO often correlates to the degree of the logistics involved in execution and the scope of the barrier to entry on a keyword Read More

SEO, Rankings and The Way People Search The Web

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Where you rank in search engines matters equally as much as which keywords you rank for; however, you should not confuse rankings, relevance or search behavior when targeting keywords for a new or seasoned SEO campaign. Search Behavior and Keyword Selection With the multi-faceted metrics responsible for producing a top search engine ranking, the last Read More

SEO Tips for Link Flow Distribution

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What is link flow distribution in a website and why should you care? Link flow is a metric implemented in SEO which assesses the volume of link equity (accumulated PageRank, citation factor and nodes of relevance) a page has and how it passes along that equity via outbound links to other internal or external pages. Read More

Competitive Market Analysis to Reverse Engineer Competitors

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Market intelligence is the defining strategic advantage held by your competitors. Similarly, if you know where to look, what to look for and how to determine what causes proceed the effects responsible  for producing a top 10 position in search engines, then you can reverse-engineer those results or create an economy of scale to reproduce Read More