Hubspot

APRIL 6, 2018

In simplified terms, a SERP (which stands for Search Engine Results Page) contains two types of content: organic and paid results. Although on-page SERP features are optimal for the user, they can make it harder for marketers to get noticed in organic search results, even when they're ranking #1. What Does SERP Stand For?

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

If your SEO (search engine optimization) and PPC (pay per click) teams exist in complete silos, it's time to change that. Commonly held opposing viewpoints are: PPC is too complex, and SEO is too slow. PPC is one of SEO's most powerful tools — and vice versa. Here are seven ways to thrive in both SEO and PPC.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

This post is a part of Made @ HubSpot, an internal thought leadership series through which we extract lessons from experiments conducted by our very own HubSpotters. The goal is for potential users to see HubSpot mentioned in all or most of the pages that rank in Google top results for those keywords. Surround Sound vs. SEO.

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SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

What Is SEO Share of Voice? SEO share of voice is analysis that shows which websites rank most frequently for a given set of keywords or topics in organic search. How You Calculate SEO Share of Voice. It may be a futile effort trying to outrank competitively-positioned review sites for certain topics on Google.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Fact: HubSpot's pictures are worth 120 thousand clicks. Last year, my colleague Karla Cook gave our readers a 3,000-word peek behind the curtain into a new SEO strategy we implemented at the beginning of 2018. As I said, our new SEO strategy launched our organic blog traffic to heights it had never been to before.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

The HubSpot Marketing Blog has been around since 2006. The Marketing Blog has been a key part of HubSpot’s inbound business. As it turns out, Google is likely eating your blog traffic -- specifically, its featured snippets. What Is Google's Featured Snippet? Think about that for a moment. Sound familiar?

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SmartBug Media

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Today, SEO is as much an art as it is a science. It requires content writers and digital marketers (now one and the same) to understand search engine ranking factors, prioritize searcher intent, and publish valuable, high-quality content that appeals users and Google’s algorithms. Optimize Content to Obtain Google Featured Snippets.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Just like in any industry or practice, there are a lot of terms and acronyms associated with SEO—and if you’re new to SEO, it can seem overwhelming. There are three things you should walk away with from this piece of content: A basic understanding of common terms and acronyms used in SEO. Never fear. You’re in the right place.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 13, 2020

This post is a part of Made @ HubSpot, an internal thought leadership series through which we extract lessons from experiments conducted by our very own HubSpotters. They can compare features and prices, read recent reviews, or even get suggestions from influencers and magazines. The way people shop has radically changed.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

This post is a part of Made @ HubSpot, an internal thought leadership series through which we extract lessons from experiments conducted by our very own HubSpotters. If you’re like me, you do it every time you’re looking to buy or try something new: You turn to your friends (and in many cases, Google) and ask, “What are the best X products?”.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

While click-through rate (CTR) has everything to do with searcher behavior, there are things you can do to improve your clickability on the SERPs. The more your result stands out on the SERP, the more likely you’ll get the click. Win SERP features. Optimize for Featured Snippets. Consider Google Discover.

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SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Structured data can define everything from videos to local SEO , and it can help you appear on the search engine results page (SERP). More specifically, a FAQ schema helps visitors quickly find answers to their questions, and therefore these schemas have become an integral part of Google search results.

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SmartBug Media

APRIL 21, 2022

When launching your very first paid search campaign using Google Ads, getting your text ads to stand out can seem like a daunting task. In the deep ocean that is Google’s search engine results page (SERP), you have only a split second to grab someone’s attention with an eye-catching headline or enticing call to action (CTA).

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nDash

MAY 10, 2021

Since 2008, Google searchers have had access to the search engine’s Google Suggest feature. You and your team have probably tested keyword research tools and conducted link and SERP analysis. Instead of leaning on several different tools, consider leveraging Google Suggest as a content generation tool.

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accelerate agency

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Google crawls hundreds of billions of pages to get to those it considers most useful to searchers. And while they haven’t ever said so publicly, it’s believed Google uses around 200 signals when they’re assigning ranks. Provide Google with content that’s valuable and unique and it will reward you with higher rankings.

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Method and Metric

JANUARY 3, 2020

When we look back on how search engine optimization has evolved in the last 10 years, the shape of SEO today—while still retaining some constants—is noticeably different. For the SEOs who have been in the game for a while though, we already know this. For the SEOs who have been in the game for a while though, we already know this.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 28, 2023

The latest Suggestions by AI Assist features helps you create high-quality captions in seconds, enabling you to break through writer’s block, inspire new ideas and enhance your post copy. What’s best—this feature is available on all Sprout Social plans. Optimizing marketing workflows.

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Hubspot

JULY 25, 2019

In the early days of the web, design and SEO weren't really friends -- websites with good SEO often had a weak design, while websites with impressive design often weren't great for SEO. When I joined HubSpot, I partnered with our SEO team to design online experiences that could grow organic traffic to our website at scale.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 4, 2021

Google, for instance, updated its algorithm 3,234 times in 2018 to meet user needs (emphasizing the "optimization" part of SEO). You might remember when Google's featured snippet addition disrupted the numbered ranking system of search pages. This may seem like a cheap tactic to hoard traffic, but it's not.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The era of the high Google click-through rate is nearing its end and the age of the low-click landscape is dawning. While Google is still the number one traffic source for most sites on the web, over half of all searches these days result in no click at all. How to Optimize for Higher On-SERP Conversions.

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Moz

MAY 10, 2020

Posted by Caroline-Forsey When I first joined HubSpot's blogging team in January 2018, I loved our writing process. Once a month, we all met in a conference room with a list of ideas on Google Docs which were pitched one-by-one (intricate, I know). To start, the blogging team partnered with the SEO team.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

If someone were to search “gluten-free cafe near [insert a neighborhood in Boston]” on Google, it’s safe to assume you’d want your WordPress website to come up at the top of the search results, right? What is SEO? Your content is more likely to appear near the top of the SERP for specific inquiries you’ve optimized.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 9, 2020

And while you might think these spikes are just due to the growing pool of mobile internet users, SEO and content strategists have identified an additional culprit: Google Discover. These updates impacted Search, the Google app, and its recommendation feed.

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 27, 2020

SERP Position Zero. As of this writing, inbound marketing champion Hubspot tracks total monthly volume traffic as having increased more than 30% compared to pre-COVID benchmarks. On-SERP SEO is still very important. " Maintain any efforts to secure SERP Position Zero for terms important to your brand. 87% of U.S.

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The Lead Agency

JUNE 23, 2019

There are over 65,000 searches conducted on Google every second. Considering nearly 80% of users ignore paid ads in search results , ranking in the top positions of the search engine results pages (SERPs) is the ideal way to boost traffic to your B2B site. In order to do this, you need a killer B2B SEO strategy in place.

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Navigate the Channel

JUNE 19, 2023

You Don’t Embrace SEO If you want to get people looking at your content on Google or any other search engine, SEO must be a priority. If your content is not in the first few search engine results pages (SERPs) people will go to other sources for the same or similar information. Why should I embrace SEO for my content?

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Hubspot

MARCH 26, 2020

Your company isn't some multinational balloon animal conglomerate — it's just a collective that features three of the top ten most celebrated balloon animal artists in the greater Omaha area. SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is essentially the process of expanding a company’s visibility in the organic search results on engines like Google.

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Moz

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

That’s what SEO is all about nowadays, right? Compared to when I started working in SEO (2014), today, content is consistently one of the most popular topics covered at digital marketing conferences, there are way more tools that focus on content analysis and optimization, and overall it seems to dominate most of SEO news.

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Outbrain

JUNE 18, 2018

Google is forever optimizing its search algorithm. To help users find the right results in just a few seconds, Google is now placing a heavier emphasis on featured snippets, which are the new hottest piece of digital real estate—and you need to know how to get your brand to appear in them. What Is a Featured Snippet?

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Before I began writing at HubSpot, I worked at two small businesses. Honestly, any time "SEO" was mentioned the whole team got anxiety. There was no SEO expert — or even an employee who had vast experience in it. For example, an old client wanted their business to show up in Google's knowledge panel. Really small.

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Hubspot

APRIL 10, 2019

No, you hop on Google and let it conduct the search for you. You plug these criteria into Google, and you’ve got three viable options at your fingertips — in a handy map format to boot. Have you ever wondered how Google can whip up such accurate, precise answers in so little time … and present them in such an easy-to-read way?

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Before we dive into this topic, it’s important to note the difference between SEO accessibility and web accessibility. Many elements of online accessibility overlap with SEO best practices. Google also has a host of resources to help you understand how search bots access JS on your site and how to improve search-related issues.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

In the past few years Google have been refining the way that it displays results to users. In particular, Google has been increasing the number of Featured Snippets that it displays for queries. What's a Featured Snippet? What is a Featured Snippet? Why Should You Care About Featured Snippets?

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Hubspot

APRIL 25, 2019

These practices also support Amazon SEO — which we’ll get into later.). Amazon is a remarkable platform because, unlike Google and other search engines, people who visit Amazon are already in a “shopping” mindset. Specific features (such as size, color, material, quantity, etc.). Product Key Features (Bullet Points).

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 2, 2018

What is Google Search Console? GSC (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) is a free platform for anyone with a website to monitor how Google views their site and optimize its organic presence. I’m a content strategist on HubSpot’s SEO team, which means GSC is particularly useful to me. Sign into your Google account.

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Hubspot

JUNE 16, 2020

Optimizing your blog for SEO shouldn't be the extent of how you're using SEO for your blog. SEO can help inform better business decisions, including better blog topic development. Keyword research is an SEO tactic that identifies possible words and phrases on the minds of your target audience. Conduct keyword research.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2021

As early pioneers of the inbound marketing movement, it should come as no surprise that the HubSpot blog is one of the most comprehensive resources for inbound marketers out there. In addition to blog articles and content, HubSpot also offers an amazing inbound marketing training curriculum —and it’s free! Google Ads.

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