How Thomas Cook Found & Fixed Duplicate Content Cross Domains with AWR

At Thomas Cook Belgium, Floris Gouw and his dedicated team are in charge of the technical SEO aspects for two domains: thomascook.be and neckermann.be. “Rank tracking for us is an important metric for measuring the success of our (technical) SEO changes/implementations. With the day-by-day / week-by-week comparisons we can discover the impact of several changes … Continue reading "How Thomas Cook Found & Fixed Duplicate Content Cross Domains with AWR"

[AWR Update] SERP Features Visibility for New Click Opportunities

This week AWR has pushed another update that I think you’ll be quite excited to try. It concerns the SERP Features data already available in the app, with some extra metrics and ways to slice those numbers. Measuring SERP Features over time doesn’t only offer you an idea of their increasing importance and occurrence, but … Continue reading "[AWR Update] SERP Features Visibility for New Click Opportunities"

[AWR Update] New Metrics, Default Views & Safer Connections

Hi everyone, hope you’ve been well! It’s been about three months since the release of AWR, a new and improved concept of our long-standing rank tracking tool. Since then we have been diligently working on building consistent upgrades that give you new data and views to work with. The improvements are, as always, designed to … Continue reading "[AWR Update] New Metrics, Default Views & Safer Connections"

Voice Search: SEO in the Age of Conversational Interfaces

Twenty percent of searches in Google’s mobile apps and on Android are voice searches and many of us talk to smart speakers and similar devices every day. Seventy-one percent of smartphone users in the 18-29 age group use mobile personal assistants. In 2017, there were an estimated 33 million voice-first devices in use. Search engine … Continue reading "Voice Search: SEO in the Age of Conversational Interfaces"

Influencer Marketing Strategy: Its Benefits and Challenges

The influence of social media has changed brand marketing strategies and the focus has shifted towards influencer marketing. On Instagram alone, it has become a billion-dollar industry. Using influencer marketing is one of the best ways to organically target an engaged audience and promote brand awareness. A recent survey showed that over 40% of marketers … Continue reading "Influencer Marketing Strategy: Its Benefits and Challenges"

How to Develop a Systemic Plan for Scaling Your SEO Agency

They say that the first million is the hardest. This is especially true for SEO agencies. Starting out and landing a few early clients is (relatively) easy. The SEO market is immense and there are countless resources like this blog to help you out. But growing from a small team to a seven-figure business requires … Continue reading "How to Develop a Systemic Plan for Scaling Your SEO Agency"

12 Low-Budget Yet Solid Strategies to AMP Up Your Social Media Game in 2018

Social media is no more a nice-to-have strategy for businesses these days. It’s become a necessity. And why shouldn’t it be? Customer Engagement. Leads. Conversions. Google Rankings. There’s so much riding on social media’s shoulders these days. There’s so much at stake. Not surprisingly, both big and small businesses are punching above their weight to … Continue reading "12 Low-Budget Yet Solid Strategies to AMP Up Your Social Media Game in 2018"

3 Reasons Site Traffic Can go to Hell & What You Should do Instead

There is something seriously wrong with the way websites approach their SEO goals. This is true even for companies looking to create inbound leads for the first time. Let’s take the landing of the Neil Patel Blog. Neil Patel needs no introduction and he is arguably one of the best online marketers around. Why is … Continue reading "3 Reasons Site Traffic Can go to Hell & What You Should do Instead"

Key Takeaways from Google’s Latest Algorithm Update

On 1st August 2018, Google announced a broad search algorithm update, which lead to a frenzy of SEO communities and forums reporting of ranking and traffic fluctuations. Whilst Google updates its algorithm on pretty much a daily basis, this was considered a significant update and the third main update this year. In fact, some SEO … Continue reading "Key Takeaways from Google’s Latest Algorithm Update"