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How to Think About SEO

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Don’t you hate how it takes forever to get results when it comes to SEO? SEO is a long-term strategy. Well first, let’s rewire your brain so you think about SEO in the correct way. SEO isn’t just content and links. But here is the thing: SEO isn’t what it used to be. That worked really well between 2010 and 2013.

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SEO History: How We Got Here

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In the last installment in our SEO blog series, we learned just how search engines work. For this piece, we’ll cover SEO history: the trends and innovations that have shaped the internet and search engines into what we know today. SEO History. The turn of the millennium marks a major turning point in SEO history.

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5 Surprising Things the Top Ranked Sites on Google Have in Common

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That’s a question every good SEO constantly asks themselves as they look to outrank sites that seem to dominate Google for every relevant keyword (like Wikipedia or WebMD). Let’s say you have a car blog. Doing so matters when it comes to SEO because high-quality content helps boost several ranking factors. Or it could go viral.

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The Role of WordPress Ecommerce in the Coming Content and Commerce Era

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Your SEO will need to be top notch. Then, they allowed people to login and create free blog accounts. WordPress.com is a site where you can go and sign up for a free, hosted blog, and optionally pay for some added features. Before 2010, ecommerce in WordPress wasn’t really viable. 2010: ACCT (After Custom Content Types).

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The Definitive Guide to Online Reputation Management

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They are tweeting about your latest product, leaving a comment on your blog, posting a Facebook update about their customer experience, and much more. We have plenty of outlets to do what we need… — Dark Horse Espresso (@darkhorsecafe) January 15, 2010. Many blogs reported the fact as a negative public relations case.

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15 Powerful SEO Chrome Extensions

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At the click of a mouse button, you can install an SEO plugin and open doors to higher productivity levels. I’ve organized the post into three sections – content organizing, on-page SEO metadata and usability analysis, and link building and outreach management. It’s handy for creating images for your blog posts.

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Is SEO Dead? (A Data-Driven Answer)

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SEO has been changing drastically over the years. In 2010, Google made 516 algorithm changes. So, is SEO dead? Is SEO dead? There are roughly a billion blogs on the web. There are so many blogs that you can find an excessive amount of content on most topics out there. So, does this mean SEO is dead?

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