I Analyzed 52 SEO Specialist Job Listings. Here’s What They Do and How You Can Become One
To find out, I looked through 52 SEO specialist job listings on Indeed and SEOJobs. The most common responsibilities I found are: It seems like SEO specialists are expected to do everything. Some listings even expect SEOs to run conversion… Read more ›
How Do You Explain the Value of SEO? I Asked 100 Experts
SEO is a well-known and widely used marketing tactic, but convincing your boss—or a room full of skeptics—can be tough. So, to make this easier for you, I reached out to over 100 SEO pros and asked what arguments they… Read more ›
Quick SEO: 8 Ways to Accelerate SEO Results From Months to Days
In this article, I’ll explain the framework and tools I’d use to approach quick SEO and the 8 methods I’d focus on first to get results quicker. To accelerate SEO results, we need to be strategic. This starts by understanding… Read more ›
Results-Driven SEO Project Management: From Chaos to Cash
Below, I’ll walk you through a 7-step process to do exactly that. Having clear goals keeps your team unified toward a specific direction. For example, if your boss allocates $5,000/month for the SEO project, you need to translate this into… Read more ›
The 6 Biggest SEO Challenges You’ll Face in 2024
Between navigating Google’s never-ending algorithm updates, fighting off competitors, and getting buy-in for projects, there are many significant SEO challenges to consider. So, which ones should you focus on? Here are the six biggest ones I think you should pay… Read more ›
How to Persuade Your Boss to Send You to Ahrefs Evolve
But don’t worry—we’ve got your back. Here are 5 arguments (and an example message) you can use to persuade your boss to send you to Ahrefs Evolve. SEO is changing at a breakneck pace. Between AI Overviews, Google’s rolling update… Read more ›
12 Field-Tested Content Marketing Tactics
Generally speaking, low-competition keywords are search terms where you likely don’t need many backlinks to rank on the first page of Google (backlinks are one of the most important ranking factors). By focusing on these less competitive terms, you can… Read more ›
Guaranteed SEO Services: Here’s the Only SEO Guarantee That’s Not a Scam
For instance, here’s a popular SEO guarantee: And another possibly too-good-to-be-true guarantee: Not to mention this oh-so-safe and completely risk-free guarantee offering a “huge amount” of “naturel” backlinks 🙄 Sarcasm aside, I get it. As a business owner, guarantees like… Read more ›
Parasite SEO Explained (It’s Not Always Evil!)
But do these benefits come at the risk of a Google penalty? It depends… Parasite SEO is where you leverage the authority of an established website to rank for competitive keywords. You do this by publishing content on the high-authority… Read more ›
Google Documents Leaked & SEOs Are Making Some Wild Assumptions
SEOs shouldn’t assume these are ranking factors or that they’re even used in rankings. Read more ›