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‘SEO Is Not a Unicorn’: Crucial SEO Tips for Content Marketers

Contently

The Importance of Long Tail Keywords As you create your keyword strategy, keep long tail keywords in mind — which are typically more specific, more targeted, and longer than other keywords. Used cars” is a short-tail keyword people might use if they are looking for trending data.

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9 SEO-Friendly Content Writing Tips to Outrank Your Competition

SmartBug Media

Search engine optimization has come a long way over the past 25 years. Long gone are the days of publishing high volumes of low-quality, wafer-thin content and expecting your search engine rankings to increase. The four most important ranking factors are content, links, site structure, and HTML tags. Update Old Content.

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Everything You Need to Know to Dominate Local Search

Hubspot

From on-page optimization to inbound link building to social media involvement, here is the ultimate guide for how to optimize your website for local search so you can dominate the search engine results pages (SERPs). Target long-tail keyword variations. What is local search marketing?

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7 Sure-Fire Signs Your SEO Sucks

Hubspot

However, if you see a bigger slip, like position 3 to position 8 or page 1 to page 2, it's a sign that your SEO strategist isn't thinking long term. There are lots of things from the 90s that are still quite magical in 2011: alternative music, Fresh Prince of Bel Air , boy band choreography. 90s SEO is not on that list.

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The Best Way to Track Your Keyword Rankings in 2020

Single Grain

Long-tail keyword searches have a click-through rate 3-5% higher than generic searches. But arguably the most impactful update, from a content perspective, was 2011’s Panda update, which aimed to crack down on sites packed with low-quality or thin content. Why You Should Use Long-Tail Keywords in Your SEO Campaign.

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Best Web Presence Optimization Guides and Tips of 2011

Webbiquity

If published, they’re potentially valuable for long-tail (low volume, highly qualified) search traffic. ” Online Sentiment and Link Building by Search Engine Journal. What is the best parka for sub-zero temperatures? That sounds like a Google search to me.” SEO, Social Media and WPO.

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Best Social Media and Digital Marketing Research and Statistics of 2011, Part 2

Webbiquity

You just shared a link. How long will people pay attention? Hilary Mason reports on research showing the “half-life” of a link on various social networks (the time in which half of all clicks the link will ever get occur). by bitly blog. ** 5 STARS. Types of Valuable Marketing Content by The Daily Numbers.