Assessing Your Competitor’s On-Site SEO
Now that you’ve successfully learned how to spy on your search competition, it’s time to analyze their on-page SEO. Basically, this means that it’s time to assess which on-page tactics they are using and analyzing how succesful those tactics have been for them.
This is …
So You Want to Be an SEO Pro?
Today I want to talk about becoming an SEO professional. People ask me all the time, “How did you become an SEO professional?” My answer is usually, “It’s complicated.”
With the way the economy is going, and the fact that there aren’t really any classes …
Spying on Your Site’s Search Competition
Now that you’ve identified your top search competitors, it’s time to go behind enemy lines to do some spying on your site’s search competition.
This sort of spying has become a part of the web’s culture and is quite common in SEO. Since the inception …
10 Plugins That Every WordPress Blog Should Utilize
WordPress is in my experience, the#1 blogging and free website platform out there. There are many others like WordPress, such as Blogger, SquareSpace, TypePad, Moveable Type, etc. However, the open-source capabilities and the vast community of users that WordPress offers far exceeds that of their …
Understanding Keyword Competition & Ranking Time
One of the biggest questions I get as an SEO pro is, “How long is it gonna take to rank?” This is generally the spot where much new SEO business is won or lost. This is where having an understanding of a keyword’s competitiveness can …
Google’s 10-Pack Update & It’s Impact on Local Search
Google is now showing the Local 10-pack listings for broader search terms with no geo-tag. This was first discovered by Florist SEO Watch on March 28. This shift will dramatically affect local data and its impact on search.
This new 10-pack appears to be instituted for some phrases, …
Identifying Your Search Competitors
I wanted a picture depicting researching search competition, but competing in an arm wrestling match just seems so much cooler…
In SEO, being able to identify your competitors is very important and should be a high priority. By identifying your competitors, you will be able …
Checking Your Site’s Current Optimization Level
In this article, I’d like to talk about the steps to check your website’s current optimization level. Our goal is to see if your website’s SEO is up to par or not? If you haven’t been following read about checking your site’s inbound links.
Knowing …
