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The importance of accurate keyword difficulty scores

ClickZ

30-second summary: Keyword difficulty (KD) scores help digital marketers understand potential search engine performance. KD scores are useful in building SEO strategies, filtering out ineffective keywords. Low competition keywords give an advantage in attracting traffic. How Semrush’s Keyword Difficulty platform works.

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Conductor New Feature Roundup: New SEO Features To Help You Climb Higher in SERP

Conductor

But there is another way to outrank your competition: taking advantage of rich snippet features within SERP. For those who aren’t familiar with Conductor’s best-in-class feature Content Guidance, welcome to the future of your SEO workflow. Better page performance measurement through contextual keyword data.

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SERP Rankings Are More Important Now For The Buyer's Journey

Brightedge

The layout of the search engine results page (SERP) is also up for grabs. There are now 50 different SERP elements and an infinite number of combinations where Google is understanding the intent of each search to present the most relevant and helpful information during the buyer’s journey. Know the queries users are searching for.

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How to Craft an Effective Local SEO Content Strategy

Contently

As a frequent traveler, I type in Google searches like this all the time, whether I’m looking for a satisfying slice or a sweaty HIIT class (I’ve got two speeds) — and this is precisely why local SEO content strategy is so critical for businesses. Businesses seeking to maximize visibility should aim to appear in both.

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SEO Content Strategy: From Basic to Advanced

Top Rank Marketing

Just about everyone knows what SEO is these days, and nearly every professional brand has at least a basic content strategy in place to rank for relevant keywords and attract organic attention. Gone are the days when keyword stuffing and writing consistent blogs once a week were enough to get your website noticed.

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The Plain-English Guide to Negative Keywords

Hubspot

Negative keywords. Also known as a negative match, negative keywords make sure that certain words or phrases don't trigger an ad being shown on a SERP or website. This improves targeting: When you prevent keywords from being associated with an ad, you can be more certain that it will be shown to the right audiences.

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Why Natural Language Processing (NLP) Matters for Your SEO Content Strategy

Contently

Natural Language Processing: The Basics NLP is the class of artificial intelligence that converts written and spoken words (which, in data, analysts view as “unstructured data”) into structured data a machine can interpret. Focus on search intent, not just keywords. Consider these seven techniques: 1.