New Research: Keyword domains still work, despite what Google says
Keyword domain names were once thought of as a golden ticket to top rankings, but the general consensus in the SEO community seems to be that their power has diminished in the wake of Google's Exact...
View ArticleData-Driven SEO Part 1: Can You Trust Correlation Studies on Search Ranking...
Search ranking factor correlation studies are bullshit. In the past year, nearly every major SEO media outlet has published its own variation of a search ranking factor correlation study. They scrape...
View ArticleData-driven SEO Part 2: Does Long Content Really Rank Better?
Many SEOs have made the claim that long content ranks better, but... Is this yet another example of confusing correlation vs causation? Does longer content just earn more links? Do bigger, more...
View ArticleWhat is the Best Keyword Difficulty Tool?
Keyword research is arguably the most important step in the SEO process. It's the perfect antidote to Google's recent algorithm updates making it increasingly expensive, complicated, and risky to...
View ArticleThe 19 Most Valuable Tweets of All Time
"The Fake News Media hates when I use what has turned out to be my very powerful Social Media - over 100 million people! I can go around them” - President Trump We’re not here to speculate whether the...
View ArticleAn Analysis: Does Adding ‘Nofollow’ Links Benefit Contributor-Driven Content...
It’s no secret that lots of big, contributer-oriented sites have gone the “nofollow” link route in recent times. The question that remains is whether this is an effective strategy, and whether it...
View ArticleWhat is a “Broad, Core Algorithm Update”?
Note: This is an edited version of research we put together for CanIRank Full Service clients. This is part 1, What is a broad core algorithm update?, part 2 dives into data around What changed in in...
View Article[DATA] 100+ Sites Impacted By Google Medic Update Analyzed
Contrary to initial speculation, in the latest Google update, Google's Medic Update has ramifications that go way beyond the health industry and establishing author expertise. A year from now we may...
View ArticleHow to keep your remote work team connected
Before reading this article, take a look at your Instagram. Don’t worry, we’ll wait. Welcome back! Now, what did you see? Our personal Instagram profiles present us each as influencers - traveling to...
View ArticleHow to Identify a Content Gap with Keyword Research
Angie is in charge of developing new content for her employer. She’s new on the job and wants to come up with something unique; something timely that will set her work apart from the content that’s...
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