SEO

Intent research vs. keyword research In 2020, Frédéric Dubut of Bing told us: “Keyword research are probably going to become slowly obsolete and you’ll need to switch to intent research as a practice.” Barry Schwartz asked Google’s John Mueller about Dubut’s statement. Here’s what Mueller said: “There’s probably always gonna be a little bit of

The Spam Clock in 2011, startup search engine Blekko launched a spam clock that estimated 155 million spam pages had been created since Jan. 1 of that year. Blekko said 1 million spam pages were being created every hour. How bad was Google’s spam problem then? Big. But as Danny Sullivan pointed out at the

We’ve all heard about search engine optimization (SEO), but what about search engine de-optimization? In one Search Off The Record episode, Martin Splitt, Gary Illyes, and Lizzi Sassman discussed de-optimization – the process of taking a page off SERPs. The goal of deoptimization is ranking the page that is most likely to attract qualified traffic

At SMX Next in November, I was honored to give a talk on making automation work for lead generation when it’s not designed for lead generation. A huge thank you to all who attended – the overtime Q&A was a lively session with many questions! Lead generation automation challenges Many of us are dealing with

As we ring in a new year, among your 2023 goals as an agency may be to level up your data game, deliver excellence to your current clients and stand out to prospects.  Using the following tips will help you start laying the groundwork to build a culture of data within your organization. 1. Hire

An About Us page is an integral piece of content to have on your website. Every single successful business has one, no matter their industry or what they sell. After all, every brand has a story – and your About Us page helps you tell yours. That’s important because, these days, story and connection matter

Google’s jaw-dropping sponsored post campaign for Chrome In 2012, Google – a search engine known for fighting against paid links and “thin” content – seemed to be behind a campaign that generated both on behalf of its Chrome browser. A search for [This post is sponsored by Google] returned more than 400 pages, written apparently as part

Happy New Year! Welcome to the first installment of what will be a daily, ongoing feature here on Search Engine Land in 2023 – This day in search marketing history. Search Engine Land has been the publication of record for all things search and search marketing since launching in 2006. And the founders of that

Since Search Engine Land launched, we have given SEO experts a platform to share their in-depth knowledge and timely insights – with the goal of helping you solve problems, manage challenges and understand the constantly shifting SEO landscape. That’s why one of my top priorities this year was to help relaunch the Search Engine Land

Since Search Engine Land launched, we have given PPC experts a platform to share their in-depth knowledge and timely insights – with the goal of helping you solve problems, manage challenges and understand the constantly shifting landscape of paid search, paid social and display. That’s why one of my top priorities this year was to

As 2022 proved once again, SEO is never boring.  Was 2022 the year of AI – or perhaps the official dawning of the age of AI? For the last month, it’s been hard not to read about or avoid the temptation to spend hours playing with ChatGPT.  We also had our usual share of algorithm

This year had different stresses accompanying the Google algorithm updates, fewer pandemic stresses, and more recession-related stress. We had ten confirmed Google algorithm updates this year, the same number of confirmed algorithm updates we had in 2021. This year, we had a brand new ranking system named the helpful content update, and we had two

2022 was a wild ride and we’re not just talking about NyQuil chicken or the slap heard ‘round the world at the Oscars. The digital marketing world was inundated with a new Chief twit, old platforms making comebacks (enter Microsoft), and more campaign automation features then we really care for. As the year comes to

GA4, everyone’s favorite new Google Google Analytics product, will now let you use the Migrator for Google Analytics Google Sheets add-on tool to recreate many of your Universal Analytics properties into a GA4 property. You can also personalize the content on your home page to make what’s shown more relevant. Let’s take a look. Why

Just in time for the holidays, Google has reported a Feeds issue in Merchant Center. The following is a screenshot from the status dashboard. Why we care. This issue could affect your product feed. Keep an eye on the dashboard for a resolution. Postscript: The issue was resolved at Dec 23, 2022 9:40 AM UTC. Add

When you go to the Google homepage, you’ll most likely know what you’re about to type into the search box – whether you’re checking in on the weather forecast, looking for a business or service, or want to find out where you recognize that actor from. (Unless you’re “feeling lucky,” that is.) You enter a word

On January 20, 2023, Google will update its Dangerous Products and Services and Healthcare and Medicines ads policies to allow for the promotion of FDA-approved pharmaceuticals containing cannabidiol (CBD) and topical, hemp-derived CBD products with THC content of 0.3% or less in California, Colorado, and Puerto Rico.  Why we care. If you’re a brand or advertiser for CBD

Microsoft’s Fabrice Canel has said that in early January 2023, the new BingBot will be responsible for 100% of Bing’s crawling activity. The new user agent is now responsible for about 50% of all crawls. Some history. In 2019, Microsoft Bing announced new Bingbot user-agent names that fit better with its evergreen Bingbot crawling and rendering service. Then in