Why Performance Max for lead generation often fails and how to make it work
Many ecommerce advertisers are starting to better understand how to set up and optimize Performance Max, but it’s still a very difficult campaign type for lead gen accounts. The funnel-driven nature of leads and the variance in quality are two of the biggest impediments. Unlike ecommerce where a purchase signifies the “end” of the transaction, […]
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) may gain more weight in overall Google Core Web Vitals or maybe not…
Google is updating its Lighthouse 10 tool to remove one of the overall Core Web Vitals metrics, Time To Interactive (TTI). Google will be assigning the TTI weight to Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), which will give CLS a total of 25% of the overall performance score. TTI is not a Core Web Vitals metric used […]
Advanced image SEO: A secret manual
Image SEO is an intriguing niche because of the immediate impression images make when viewed. Read on and I will share a comprehensive overview of my image SEO “secret manual.” In this article: The impact of images. Images in search: How they are processed and analyzed. Image SEO: Ranking factors and influential elements. Optimizing the […]
Why SEO should be a product
I’ll just come right out and say it… SEO should be a product because it is an acquisition channel for organic traffic and revenue. SEO as a product largely means the business: Understands it operates in a digital-first world. Makes an effort for its digital properties (website, app, etc.) to be SEO-friendly. This way, when […]
This day in search marketing history: January 29
Google penalizes French link network In 2014, Google’s Matt Cutts tweeted, “Today we’re taking action on a French link network that violates our quality guidelines (Buzzea).” Buzzea was less than thrilled about being called a link network, saying they “oppose this assertion since we never stopped wanting to keep the ethical side of sponsored articles […]
In-game ads: why brands should be excited
In 2022, it was estimated that 227 million people in the US played video games and 46% of those were women. With game revenues projected to reach $285 billion by 2027, it’s no surprise that this is a huge opportunity for advertisers. In-game advertising offers businesses the opportunity to reach out to a very wide […]
Technical SEO report reveals what matters in 2023
The State of Technical SEO Report 2023 is out from digital marketing agency Aira and the Women in Tech SEO community. So what matters in 2023? Here’s a quick summary of some of the more interesting results. Resources matter. The biggest risk the report highlighted was an organizational lack of resources. A lack of resources means […]
How to build a ‘helpful’ content strategy for 2023
Between the roll-out of the helpful content update and the emphasis of E-E-A-T on every query and search result, Google is clear about the significance SEOs should place on good, valuable content in 2023. Given that, I’d like to break down the approach, process, and resources my team uses to tackle content this year. I’m […]