Search Engine Optimization commonly referred to as SEO is one of the driving forces of traffic on your website that, in turn, helps your website grow. However, just like everything else in life, there is a code of ethics to be followed. Deviating from them and resorting to unethical means can turn a potentially good thing bad and the same holds true with SEO. In this post, we will be covering what is unethical SEO,…
The two most frequently asked questions that business owners ask in the context of SEO when buying a domain name are: 1. Do domain names affect SEO? 2. How do new domains help with search rankings? In this post, we’ll solve the mystery sans the complicated jargon. A new website is like a blank slate in the eyes of Google and other search engines. This website is treated the same way as any other new…
Driving traffic to your website is crucial when it comes to optimizing your website for search engines. However, prior to your website ranking on search engines, it is important that the search engine is able to track the content on your website. One of the simplest ways to accomplish this is through internal linking. What is Internal Linking? As per Moz.com, “Internal links are links that go from one page on a domain to a…
The terms ‘blog’ and ‘website’ are sometimes used interchangeably on the internet today. Therefore, let’s take a look at what really distinguishes a ‘blog’. What makes a blog? Web pages with a series of posts in chronological order that allow comments from readers. In other words, content that will be regularly churned out takes centre-stage. Setting up a blog is not difficult. While there are several blogging platforms such as WordPress, Blogger, Medium, Wix, Weebly…
Anyone who engages in any work in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or is looking to learn more about it, knows or will find out that SEO is comprised of three different elements. On-page SEO, off-page SEO and technical SEO. While each element of SEO contains many different layers and strategies for optimizing, one of the most under-utilized aspects of on-page SEO is leveraging existing content on your website. This article will be looking at three…
It’s one thing to start your own digital marketing agency, but growing the business is an entirely different story. In my years of working with digital marketers, I’ve seen agencies reach their all-time high by following their own mantra for success. It’s an inspiring endeavour and one born from hard work and smart decision-making. This is what I’ll be discussing – how to grow your agency and increase your profit. Build Your Network If you…
Image optimization used to be a vital part of both content and on-site optimization efforts, allowing brands and marketers to use image search as a means of driving traffic to their websites. However, the successful practice of using image optimization for traffic generation was coming to an end. In 2013, Google updated its image search UI and added the now infamous “view image” button, a move that resulted in substantial declines in image search traffic…
We all know that more backlinks help us climb the ladder of search rankings, which is awesome. But what else can you get from links? As it turns out, quite a lot. Backlinks should form a key part of your SEO campaign, but just in case you were worried that rankings are the only thing they’re good for, we’re going to take a look at what else you can get from links. But first… What…
There was a time whenever I heard the word SEO, I was left with several questions and a cloud of confusion. However, I soon learnt the finer nuances of marketing, social media and website ranking. It was during this phase that I stumbled upon words like ranking and indexing and, how they help with website search. With the rise in the smartphone usage every individual we see today has a smartphone and is often browsing…
There was a time in the history of search marketing and SEO when everything was simple. Most of the time, you would magically appear in the top of search engine results page by simply stuffing a certain keyword on your page, but times have changed. As time progresses, a myriad of factors is being considered by Google and other search engines when choosing what pages appear on top. However, these search factors were not imposed…