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Social or Organic Traffic

SEO

3 min read

Is Social or Organic Traffic More Important?

OK, most website owners and marketing managers understand that it‘s not social media marketing versus SEO; the two really go hand-in-hand. The content you create not only fuels your social media activity (keeping you connected to your social audience), it also creates valuable landing pages in the SERPs. This helps your website earn better quality links, which in turn helps build your online brand presence.
Nick StamoulisFeb 27, 2014
Dominate the Search Engines

SEO

3 min read

How To Use Semrush To Dominate the Search Engines: Part One

For many, the task of dominating their online industry via search engine optimization without a SEO company remains mysterious. Can it still be done Post-Penguin? Post-Hummingbird? If so, how do the SEO experts accomplish it in this new day and age? Just like a handy man, you are only as good as the tools you use. An experienced SEO marketer has a handful of tools at his/her disposal depending on the mission.
Jason HawkinsJan 13, 2014
URL Shorteners

SEO

4 min read

URL Shorteners: How They Differ and Why They Matter

URL shorteners are easy to ignore. You might realize your link was automatically shortened when posting on a social networking site, but you go about your day because it looks good. What many don’t realize, however, is that there is quite a bit of information that goes into URL shorteners. You actually have a choice about which shortener to use and when (and this choice makes a difference).
Amanda DiSilvestroNov 13, 2013
Online Reputation Management

SEO

3 min read

SEOquake for Online Reputation Management

In today’s highly competitive online world, you’ll need the cutting edge to keep your brand on top. This holds especially true when it comes to helping your name or brand rank with the specific keywords you’d like to target. SEO is never an easy task thanks in part to its ever-changing requirements.
Krystal ShannonOct 01, 2013
Introduction to CTR

SEO

3 min read

Introduction to CTR (Click-Through Rate)

CTR stands for Click-Through-Rate. This is the percentage rate at which people click on a particular ad when online. Achieving a high page CTR is essential for achieving PPC success, because it directly affects both the quality score as well as how much a business pays every time someone clicks on their search advert.
SEMrush BlogMay 31, 2013
How To Check your Ads

SEO

3 min read

How To Check your Ads with Google Adwords Preview Tool

If you aren’t familiar with Google’s Adwords Preview tool, then slide over and check it out. AdWords is a really good advertising tool and one could say that it is an internet marketer’s dream since it helps you keep track of your search campaign in the SERP results. For obvious reasons, you would want to view the ads that are run for you on Google.
SEMrush BlogMay 31, 2013
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Digital Marketing Trends 2022

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Not Just Another Digital Marketing Trends 2022 Post

It’s the end of 2021, and yes, it’s that time of the year — when you prepare for the winter holidays, drown yourself on Amazon in search of the perfect gift, and expect a deluge of “Digital Marketing Trends for 2022” posts. Well, if you think you’re opening up another “voice search is the next search” write-up, you’re in the wrong.
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Content

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How an Agency Created an Effective Technical Content Brief for a Bakery Client

As a part of our SEO Reality Show series, we keep telling you our story of how one SEO agency is developing a blog for their bakery client from Florida. The agency has already chosen the list of impactful topics and a website content plan. Now it’s time to create content! In this blog post, we’ll show you the example of preparing a technical content brief for the article topic “How to make a Cuban sandwich.
Anna KocheguraOct 27, 2021