Digital Marketing Ideas & SEO Trends

How Google’s BERT Works In SEO

Every few years, Google announces a significant update to its organic search system. From the inclusion of semantic search in Hummingbird to the announcement of machine-learning (RankBrain). Google is trying to get better at two things: understanding the intent behind…
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SEO Reporting: How to Build Meaningful Analytics Reports

The SEO report. It's a calling card for some agencies. These reports can be ornate or no-frills (everyone has their own style). Smart companies use APIs to compile reports without spending manual hours. Some rely on automatic SEO reporting tools. For other companies, it's a time-intensive and considerably low-value exercise.

Case Studies

Revenue Growth YOY Improved via Local SEO Strategy

A localized florist based in southern Australia wanted to substantially increase sales from organic traffic in order to become less reliant on pay-per-click (PPC), while building its brand and establishing itself as an authority in their local market.

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Improve SEO by Auditing and Fixing Canonical Tags (and How to Do It)

The reason Google doesn't accept the canonical tag as a directive is probably because they know many webmasters will screw it up. If you have a massive database-driven eCommerce site, and you've tried to get a developer team to implement, you've seen how it can ultimately launch with a ton …

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Google For Jobs: The Optimization Guide

What is Google For Jobs? Google for Jobs is a job search feature powered by Google that was launched in June 2017. For job applicants, it is a one-stop shop in a native user interface. It helps applicants save time…
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The Truth About Multiple H1 Tags and SEO

The "official rollout" of HTML 5 in October 2014 ignited renewed interests in an old SEO debate: whether or not using multiple H1 tags on a single page is bad for SEO. Depending on the school of thought, some designers debated the true use case. Likewise, some SEOs had a …

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Voice Search Optimization: The SEO’s Journey (So Far)

As long as I’ve been doing SEO and digital marketing, I’ve pushed for the early adoption of new products, platforms, and technology. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing (not an Amazon affiliate link, I swear!) has been a book I’ve…
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Case Studies

Regained Position 1 for Branded Search

A high-profile homepage mysteriously went from position 1 to rendering as a video thumbnail in organic listings. We helped discover why, and fixed the rankings.

Analytics Digital Marketing PPC

Are You Checking “User Location” Reports in Google Ads?

Google Ads location targeting allows advertisers to choose who can see their ads and prevent them from showing in areas they cannot serve. Google uses a variety of signals such as user settings, device, and search activity to determine where…
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Rise of the Machines: How Google AdWords Got Smarter

Update: On 7-25-2018, Google changed the name of its ad platform from AdWords to Google Ads. We are leaving this article as it was originally written with AdWords as the platform’s name. What is machine learning? Machine learning is an…
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Why Amazon Alexa Skills Are Important For Your Brand

We’ve had a new voice in the Greenlane office recently. It’s been great getting to know her better, and we think you should know her, too. Meet: Amazon Alexa Yes, the same Alexa who plays your Spotify playlists and…
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Technical

Don’t Make These Ridiculously Simple Mobile SEO Mistakes

Unless you’ve been dialing up to the internet on a 56K modem attached to your Tangerine iBook G3, chances are you’ve heard that mobile internet usage has surpassed desktop usage for over a year now. Mobile SEO and the mobile…
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