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7 White Hat SEO Techniques to Double Traffic

25K READS Google's 9 Major Ranking FactorsAccording to multiple studies, only 9 signals (not 200) impact rankings the most today. Jump to this ultimate SEO cheat sheet - a step-by-step, straightforward recipe to top Google rankings.  The Google algorithm incorporates hundreds, if not thousands, of signals when determining where pages rank for a search. Knowing which factors carry the most weight and optimizing accordingly can be the difference between success and failure. This post will concentrate on areas that, in my experience, deliver positive results and a big return on investment. Mobile First I first started promoting a “mobile first” approach to SEO back in March of 2015, when I dubbed Google’s pending mobile update “Mobilegeddon”. The name caught on, but the April 21, 2015, update didn’t create as big an upheaval as expected. It did, however, put everyone on notice, that mobile was here and no longer “the future”. Those who did not heed the warning to go mobil...

How to Rank Higher on Google Maps

To get the full benefits of Google Maps, it’s not just about how to get your business on Google Maps, but how to get it ranking higher on Google Maps. “Ranking” refers to how high your business appears in the list of search results when someone makes a search using Google Maps. The first page of a Google Maps listing is a very coveted place to be, as users are unlikely to search farther than the first page of search results. Here are 7 tips to get your business ranking higher in Google Maps. Google Maps Ranking Factors While Google Maps ranking used to be based on such things as proximity and industry categories, Google is now including other factors into its calculation of rankings. This is good news for small and medium sized businesses whose listings may otherwise be overshadowed by large corporations and chain companies. There are several things you can to increase your ranking and market your business on Google Maps. 1. Verify your Google My Business Information Th...

5 SEO Fundamentals That Never Change With Algorithm Updates

How often do you hear search optimizers talk about how often Google updates its algorithm? How many articles have you read that freak out about the latest changes made by Google, and how you have to change your strategy if you want to survive? I frequently make claims that Google and the SEO world as a whole are changing, and for the most part, that’s true. Google’s major algorithm update history is ripe with new updates, usually rolling in several times a year. Sometimes, they introduce brand-new ranking factors, even though there are already hundreds . Sometimes, they simply change the aesthetics of the search results pages. Other times, they’re barely noticeable, responsible for a fraction of a percent of sites moving up or down in the rankings. It’s good to pay attention to these updates, as they often represent new ranking opportunities, or introduce new criteria for webmasters that you should probably comply with. But in the SEO community, they’re also often overblown; rather t...

Latest Google SEO Updates and Algorithm 2017

Hey, all you SEOers! It’s that time of the year again when we need to look at the latest Google SEO updates once again. Yes, people, Google has a new update ready for us again – in 2017. Some experts have been contemplating that the company has made up gradations in Google Penguin algorithm probably in February this year. Yes! It is speculated and conjectured because Google is not someone who would let the cat out of the bag so easily – they are excellent secret keepers and are not going to reveal their strategies to us. It seems just like yesterday when we were making our bets on what was awaiting SEO in 2016. Then boom, and it’s already 2017 — the time for planning, costing, and strategizing for your SEO success in 2017 is now if you’ve not done it yet. By keeping a close watch on the changes in the SERP’s with respect to your own rankings as well as feedback from the SEO community and Google itself can more often than not deduce what is required to be done to your website to increa...

Causes of broken links, and how to fix them

1. URL misspelling The human factor is the most common cause of broken internal links on any site. An incorrect URL in the menu, a missed letter or character, or incorrect spelling will all generate a 404 error. Site visitors cannot find the needed information by following this link, and the search engine is constantly redirected to the broken link since it refers to your own website. A perfect and easiest solution is to correct the mistake with a proper link amendment. 2. Change of the site structure Any global changes in the site structure (when you cannot keep the old structure or implement the recommendations for correct redirect installation), a website redesign, moving to another CMS, etc. can produce many pages with 404 errors. For example, all references previously appeared as www.mydomain.com/abc.htm After the changes, they will appear as www.mydomain.com/products/abc The perfect solution that helps to avoid errors is a permanent set-up of a 301 (p...

Why You Should Comment on Other Blogs?

As a blogger we have got lot of things to do (posting, research, social media, videos, link building, etc…) and we don`t find time to check our own blog comments. Then, why to comment on other blogs? Commenting on other blogs, benefit you with lot of things! Here I have listed few reasons Why You Should Comment on Other Blogs? Making Your Presence in Blogosphere To attract customers or investors to your business you need to make your presence in the market, and this rule sticks to every business. In blogging world it is done by commenting on other blogs. Well, you all knew this does`t mean just adding few sentence but some worthy comment to attract readers to your blog. Selecting your niche blogs is very important. Unfortunately few blogs say that niche is not important just getting link is important. I must say that for them, user is not important only robots are important! Lets say that you have a blog on environment and you are commenting on SEO niche blogs. Yes, you will get a ...

Best 15 Killer Tips To Increase Your Page Rank!

Page Rank is a link analysis algorithm which is used by search engines to determine the relative importance of your link within their database. Here I’ll tell you how to increase page rank How is Page Rank Calculated? Page Rank is calculated by various algorithms made by search engines, in simple words, Page Rank is calculated upon the number of links on your site; these links Include: Backlinks. Inbound links. Internal links. External links. No-Follow links. Do-Follow links. Google and other Page Ranking sites analyze these links and assign a numerical page rank from 1 to 10 to your website. Below we will discuss Top 15 Killer Tips To Increase Page Rank How To Increase Page Rank? 1. High-Quality Content: In order to increase Page Rank, you must have unique quality content which your readers want to share with their friends. You can read Tips For Writing Engaging Content. 2. Site Submitting: To boost Page Rank you must have high-quality Backlinks an...