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10 Blogging Tactics That Increased One Business' Traffic by 300%

Hubspot

The company started blogging in 2008, and to date, it has 760 blog subscribers. 5) Optimized for long-tail keywords. River Pools knew it was best to target easier keywords when just getting started, and very specific words--or long-tail keywords--worked best. That way, non-blog website pages could rank well too.

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Best of 2008 - SEO Tools, Part 1

WebMarketCentral

Find these and more in this list of some of the best SEO tools and related reviews of 2008. Simply type in any URL and (optionally) a couple of competitors, and this tool provides a very useful and detailed report on the SEO quality of the site, including metadata, domain information, Google Pagerank, social bookmarks, and an overall score.

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8 Digital Marketing Tips for Financial Services

Conductor

Brian McDowell, Senior Director of Growth Marketing at Credit Karma, sees rank as going hand in hand with trust for his customers: “Ranking well is what will create trust and brand awareness… [T]his will also help improve organic traffic for your domain.”. Long-tail keywords are searches that tend to be three or more words in length.

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How to Control Page 1 of Google, Not Just Rank on Page 1

Single Grain

First, focus on long-tail keywords. Dive Deeper: Why You Should Use Long-Tail Keywords in Your SEO Campaign. For example, Neil Patel has content on his own site and also on QuickSprout , a company he founded in 2008. Make sure your title tags and headers (H1, H2, etc.) Consider Creating Multiple Sites.

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Head-to-Head SEO Tool Review: SEMRush vs. Moz

ClearVoice

Originally founded in 2008 as a basic keyword analysis tool, SEMRush has expanded into a full SEO tool with all the bells and whistles, but specializing in analysis of increasing online visibility and search engine rank optimization. Price: How much does the SEO tool cost? Is it a good value? Deep dive: What is SEMRush?

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7 Ways to Adjust Your SEO Strategy in Uncertain Times

Single Grain

Surrounding it are smaller pieces of content — typically optimized for related long-tail keywords — that link back to the central pillar to support it with link juice: To create a pillar cluster, take the following steps: Identify at least one high-priority keyword and 6-8 related long-tail keywords you’d like to rank for.

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The Easy Guide to Broken Link Building for SEO

Single Grain

Look under the “Referring domains” column on the right. If, for example, you run a dog training tips website, the phrases “pet training” or “dog training” could be useful to this process, while long-tail keywords like “dog training classes San Francisco” should be avoided. This is where the real gold is.