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New Google My Business Guidelines State Virtual Offices Not Allowed for Service-Area Businesses

By Matt G. Southern

According to new Google My Business (GMB) guidelines, it is not acceptable for a service-area business to use a virtual location.

2 min read
1.8K Reads
Feb 23, 2017

New Google Cooking Cards Spotted in Google Now

By Matt G. Southern

New cards have been spotted in Google Now which display recipe suggestions based on search history and previously read articles.

2 min read
6.1K Reads
Feb 23, 2017

Google Upgrades Gboard for iPhone with Voice Typing, New Emoji, and More

By Matt G. Southern

Gboard, Google’s alternative mobile keyboard, has been updated on iPhone with support for voice typing, new emoji, and new languages.

1 min read
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Feb 23, 2017

Your Essential Guide to Internal Content Linking

By Julia McCoy

Know the rules on internal content linking and boost your site in SEO with relevant page-to-page link building, in this current guide by Julia McCoy.

12 min read
14K Reads
Feb 21, 2017

Mobile SEO

SEJ Live: Purna Virji on Voice Search

By Rina Caballar

We’ve got another SEJ Live session for you! This week, #SEJLive was joined by Purna Virji to talk about the past, present, and future of...

2 min read
414 Reads
Feb 17, 2017

7 SEO Trends That Will Make You Perform Better

By Chris Giarratana

Ready to bring your 2017 SEO strategy to the next level? These 7 SEO tips will get you ready for 2017 to drive more traffic...

12 min read
7.8K Reads
Feb 17, 2017

I, Search: How AI Will Transform the Landscape of SEO

By Jeremy Knauff

The most important thing to understand about AI is that it is not a static formula to solve. It’s a constantly evolving system designed to...

20 min read
12K Reads
Feb 16, 2017

OK Google, Give Me Some Fun Facts About Animals and Nature

By Matt G. Southern

Google introduced a new search feature designed to instantly deliver fun facts about plants, animals, fruits, and vegetables.

1 min read
1.2K Reads
Feb 15, 2017

75% of Multilingual Websites Have Hreflang Implementation Mistakes

By Anna Lebedeva

SEMrush recently analyzed 20,000 websites with multiple language versions and found that 75% of websites have at least one hreflang implementation mistake. The aim of...

6 min read
4.7K Reads
Feb 15, 2017

SEJ Live: Jenny Halasz on Mobile SEO and Analytics

By Rina Caballar

SEJ Live is back! Last week, #SEJLive was joined by Jenny Halasz to talk about everything mobile — from a mobile-friendly website to the mobile-first...

2 min read
336 Reads
Feb 15, 2017

How a Website Redesign Increased Organic Traffic by 99% in 8 Months [CASE STUDY]

By Michael Davis

I hope this case study helps you show how important of an investment a well thought out and developed website can be to a company....

6 min read
7.7K Reads
Feb 14, 2017

Google Maps Update: Create and Share Lists of Favorite Places

By Matt G. Southern

In an update to the Google Maps app for iOS and Android, you can now create lists of your favorite places and share them with...

2 min read
669 Reads
Feb 13, 2017

Link Building for “Boring” Industries [Webinar Recap]

By Rina Caballar

SEJ Founder Loren Baker joined SEJ ThinkTank on February 8th to share link building strategies for those less-than-exciting industries. Check out this post for a...

3 min read
2.1K Reads
Feb 13, 2017

What is Google’s Penguin Link Algorithm, Really? [RESEARCH]

By Roger Montti

What is Google’s penguin algorithm, exactly? Roger Montti investigates.

20 min read
11K Reads
Feb 13, 2017

Link Building

8 Old School Off-Page Optimization Techniques You Could be Penalized For

By Sergey Grybniak

Here are 8 off-page SEO methods, which, once widely popular, today will likely get you penalized by Google.

13 min read
8.9K Reads
Feb 13, 2017

3 Major SEO Steps for a Website Relaunch

By Corey Morris

Try a three-phased approach like this one to ensure the new site has a firm SEO foundation and promising future.

7 min read
9.3K Reads
Feb 12, 2017

Ask an SEO

#AskanSEO: Questions on What Affects SEO Visibility

By Jenny Halasz

Jenny Halasz answers questions on the mobile interstitials penalty and certain features that affect SEO visbility.

7 min read
1.7K Reads
Feb 8, 2017

Careers
SEO

2017’s SEO Job Trends: What Does it Mean for Your SEO Career? [DATA]

By Tylor Hermanson

What can data from LinkedIn and Indeed tell us about the state of the SEO career? Using nine months’ worth of data for the 75...

7 min read
6.1K Reads
Feb 8, 2017

51% Haven’t Felt the Effects of Google’s Mobile Interstitials Penalty [POLL]

By Rina Caballar

Has your site been affected since Google’s roll out of its mobile interstitials penalty? We’ve got insights in our latest #SEJSurveySays poll results.

3 min read
2.3K Reads
Feb 7, 2017

Why Your SEO Campaign is Failing

By Alexander Kesler

Are your SEO efforts hitting rock bottom? It may be time to revisit your strategies before it’s too late.

11 min read
5.4K Reads
Feb 7, 2017

40+ Questions to Ask When Vetting Link Building Agencies

By Jon Ball

Do you plan to hire an SEO agency in 2017? If so, this post will help you vet potential agencies and know the right questions...

13 min read
3.8K Reads
Feb 6, 2017

4 Most Important Ranking Factors, According to SEO Industry Studies

By Aleh Barysevich

It’s no secret that a top Google ranking is made up of 200+ components. But how can anyone keep up on those, ever? Four most...

8 min read
108K Reads
Feb 3, 2017

A Small Player is in the Big Leagues for Competitive Keywords… How?

By Ron Dod

Have you heard of Fashion Nova? They’re dominating Google rankings right now. Find out how this fashion company is outranking their competitors and learn a...

6 min read
6.1K Reads
Feb 2, 2017

Google to Improve AMP Ads Through Partnerships with Cloudflare and TripleLift

By Matt G. Southern

AdAge reports that Google has partnered with Cloudflare and TripleLift to deliver instant loading ads on Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMPs). Cloudflare has developed a tool...