What if there was a free on-page SEO tool that's easy to use and scalable that could help you rank your pages higher in Google search results within hours... Well, there is. Check out my full walkthrough of this free SEO tool and live case study below: Case Study Results As of this writing, it's […]
It's no secret that Google uses user behavior data as part of its search ranking algorithm. I've positively tested Chrome traffic as a ranking factor back in 2020. Public CrUX datasets include bucketed origin popularity since 2021. The Helpful Content Updates (HCUs) are largely based on click, user, and search behavior to determine document and […]
Reddit is an amazing resource for finding trending topics in any niche that people are talking about. Learn how to scrape data from subreddits and extract topics to use in your SEO content strategy. Why Use Reddit for Niche Topic Research? By using Reddit for topic research, you can quickly identify trending topics in any […]
Spoiler: Cora is both an Excel nightmare and probably the best on-page SEO software on the market. I don't want this review to be another boring and generic list of Cora's features without any real value. What I'm going to do instead is use Cora to rank this page for "Cora SEO review". I'll document […]
I've extensively tested most of the siloing methods you can imagine. From Bruce Clay's silos to hub pages that link all pages within a content cluster to whatever I made up or read somewhere. None of them produced the results I was hoping for. About a year ago, I came up with a siloing technique […]
Structured data provides search engines with additional context about your website and content. Yet, I don't see many SEOs even remotely use schema markup to its full potential. There's so much more to it than basic FAQ and Review schema. In fact, more than any guide could cover. This is why I'll focus on how […]
Properly tracking and attributing your affiliate sales ain't easy, especially if you work with many smaller networks or go direct (which you should!). If you run A/B tests with Google Optimize (again, which you should!), you'll want to look at the actual conversions and transactions as well and not just affiliate link clicks. The solution […]
If you want to increase the conversion rate of your affiliate sites, there's a simple hack that many affiliates miss out on. While it's common practice to add comparison tables at the top of "best" round-ups, I don't see above-the-fold CTAs being used for single product reviews often. But, guess what? Above-the-fold CTAs work well […]
Everyone knows that internal links are important for many reasons. They improve crawlability, pass link equity, relevance, and so on. When you build out a content cluster around a specific topic, you'll make sure the articles contain contextual links to your pillar pages you want to rank the most within that cluster. Suppose you want […]
Learn how to audit your backlink profile and find potentially toxic and low-quality sites linking to yours. This is a quick demo of a basic backlink audit to quickly spot links that could hurt your rankings. This doesn't replace manual investigation and assessment, but gives you a good starting point without having to pay for […]
Watch me audit an Amazon affiliate survival niche site for technical and on-page errors. Fixing these usually gets you results FAST! I also touch basic conversion rate optimization (CRO) of Amazon affiliate sites. Here's the video:
Is traffic a ranking factor and if so, what’s its weight? That’s a question that Google answers with “No”. Hi Suhas! No, traffic to a website isn't a ranking factor. If you're starting to get relevant traffic & users love your site, that's a good start though! — Google Webmasters (@googlewmc) August 26, 2019 Of […]
I know, I know… Who needs another link building guide? It's like every SEO on the planet blogs about how to build links. But only a few if any focus on the most important factors that make a link building campaign actually drive results. In this article, I’m going to dive into only the core factors […]
