As marketers rush to use ChatGPT to create content faster, we want to ask whether this is the best approach for SEO, and how Google may detect AI content, and re-visit how Google might grade content in a general sense.
Is AI Content Viable for Competitive SEO?
Should You Delete Old Content to Improve SEO?
Many SEO consultants say deleting old content can improve rankings. That can be true, but be careful to only delete content that is no longer useful or relevant. Prioritizing quality over quantity is one approach. We think it’s wise to be careful about pruning content, and having a plan for redirecting URLs to preserve links […]
Google Announces Helpful Content Update
On August 18th, 2022, Google announced their Helpful Content Update on the Google Search Central Blog. This update will be rolling out over the next two weeks, and it appears to target low-quality content for possible demotion. Google’s announcement says they want to “better reward content where visitors feel they’ve had a satisfying experience, while […]
29 Things About Running A Website I Wish I Knew Beforehand
No one said running a website was easy. In fact, running a website successfully may be one of the hardest things you ever do. Depending on what statistics you go by, between 175 and 380 new websites are created every minute. That’s a lot of competition. Even if you go back more than a decade, […]
How to Use H1, H2, H3 Heading Tags for SEO and UX
Semantic HTML is the basis of a well structured website. With the proliferation of visual web page building tools, it can be easy to use headings for presentation insured of structure. There are pragmatic reasons to focus on creating websites and web pages that are both semantic and HTML valid according standards of the World […]
Outbound Links and SEO: Does Linking Out Affect SEO?
You may have heard outbound links can weaken your SEO, but linking to authoritative pages can be a positive SEO signal. It’s important to understand that the topics of outbound links in SEO seems to generate some division of opinion. Some people discourage linking to other websites because it may take users away from your […]
Difference Between Long Tail and Short Tail Keywords
Keywords are the building blocks and lifeblood of website content and search engines. Targeting the most appropriate keywords serves two key roles; content marketing and SEO (Search Engine Optimization). Short tail keywords are much more general search queries, usually of one or two words. Long tail keywords are more search specific queries, and tend use […]
5 Ways Manufacturing Companies Can Improve Their SEO
Have you ever seen a manufacturing company that says they have too much business? The truth is, manufacturing companies that don’t rank on the Search Engine Page Results (SERPs), miss out on potential business leads. Many manufacturing websites look old and neglected, aren’t user friendly, or make it difficult for potential clients to find information. […]
Low Volume Keywords Are Worth the Effort
While writing this post, I recall working with clients actively targeting content for keywords that had 0–10 search volume. On the surface, that’s massively low search volume. But surprisingly, by the time we had developed the content, one of the clients got as much 800 views a month for the “low volume keyword” content! That […]
How to Trigger Featured Snippets in Google
Featured Snippets are highlighted text, video, or text and image content at the top of the page in selected search results. Some digital marketers also refer to the Featured Snippet as “Position Zero” because it sits at the top of the organic search results. Snippets that are informational text are displayed with slightly larger text […]