Ask an SEO
Ask an SEO is a weekly column where we answer your top questions about search engine optimization. Have a question about SEO? Simply fill out our form and you might get your answer in our next edition of Ask an SEO!
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Which Is Better for Product Page SEO: Single Page vs. Multi-Page Design?
Choosing your website’s product page URL structure? These are the key things you need to consider for the best ecommerce SEO results.
When Should I Use a Canonical vs. a 301 Redirect?
Not sure when to use a 301 redirect vs. a canonical tag? Discover how to best use each method when managing duplicate content.
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What to Do When Your SEO Competitors Are Up to No Good
Watching your competitors more closely than you watch your own SEO results is a big mistake. Here’s what to focus on instead.
How Can I Feature a Temporary Promotion Without Losing My Primary Keyword?
Is it possible to change the featured offer on a page without losing the ranking for a prized keyword? Yes (probably). Learn more here.
How to Work with an ‘SEO Guru’ Who Isn’t a Team Player
Are you a manager working with an “SEO guru” who doesn’t get along with others? Here are some tips to help you take control.
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Which Is Better for Your Website: Backlinks or Content?
Wondering whether you should focus on building content or backlinks? In this Ask an SEO article, you’ll discover which one is more important.
Should You Buy & Redirect Expired Domains?
Redirecting expired domains was a tried-and-true tactic in the old days SEO. But here’s why you shouldn’t count on it as an SEO tactic nowadays.
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How Can I Set Up an SEO Agency?
Want to start an SEO agency? You need to look beyond your SEO skills. Find out what it takes to become an SEO agency owner.
Do Links to Noindex Pages Help SEO?
Learn four possible scenarios involving robots and noindex directives and how exactly they can impact your website’s SEO.
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Can an Automatic Reload Script Hurt SEO?
While reloading a script automatically doesn’t affect SEO, it’s still a bad idea overall. Here’s why it’s not worth the short-term revenue gains.
Will Repeatedly Searching & Clicking My Site Increase Rankings?
Rarely in SEO do we have absolute answers, except this one. Without a doubt, clicks alone are not a ranking factor. Learn more here.
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After Doing On-Page SEO – What’s Next?
On-page optimization is just the beginning. Find out what’s next after you’ve optimized all your on-page elements and reached a plateau.
What Is Better for Product Pages & SEO: Content or Backlinks?
Ever heard of the phrase “content is king”? In this column, someone wants to know which is more important: backlinks or quality content? Easy answer!
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How to Deal with Paginated Pages
The web can be full of bad information about how to deal with pagination for SEO. This post attempts to clear some of that up.
How Can I Recover My Lost SEO Keywords & Organic Traffic?
If your rankings dropped, or you cannot find the keywords driving traffic to your pages in Google Analytics, this post walks you through fixing both.
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How to Handle Low Inventory Pages on Ecommerce Sites
Should you noindex product pages with low inventory? If you noindex category pages, does that include the subcategories? Find out the answers here.
How to Build Links to Pages Where Links Are Hard to Build
Get creative, and don’t be everyone else, and you can build links to any page with a little (or a lot) of extra effort.
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How to Find Freelance Technical SEO Experts
Here are a few options to help overcome technical SEO issues when you can’t solve the problem on your own.
Why Is a Site with Ugly URLs Ranking Above Mine?
Here’s why a website with ugly URLs can rank higher in the SERPs and some URL structure best practices.
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Does Host Location Matter for Google & SEO?
Your host’s location might affect your site speed. But does it mean anything for your SEO rankings? Find out here.
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