Google Trends is a free and often underestimated tool for search engine optimization. It offers a variety of useful possibilities for SEO measures as well as for content marketing. Read how Google Trends works and what you should certainly use it for. Understand the Data First of all: Google Trends …
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Google My Business Tutorial: 5 Tips for Improving Your Google My Business Profile
The presence of your company on Google My Business is one of the most important ranking factors for local search engine optimization (SEO). With Google My Business you define your appearance in Google Search and on Google Maps. Additionally, you need Google My Business if you want to use location …
Google My Business Tutorial: How to Manage Multiple Location Groups
For companies with a physical office or store it is a must to be present on Google My Business. We already explained how to create a Google My Business account. If your business has ten or more locations, you should create a Location Group (previously known as business accounts) which provides …
SEO Tutorial: Geo Targeting with Hreflang Tag 2019
International websites often have similar content for different language groups and countries. The hreflang tag is an HTML tag communicating the language targeting of single pages to Google. This does not only ensure correct indexing but also avoids problems with issues are caused for example if the same content is …
Google Image Search
According to empirical surveys, there are increasing signs that Google is giving image search more weight. The Image Search Box now appears in about one third of all search queries. The numbers are based on the analyses of various tool providers, who regularly examine Google search results. The Image …
Does Duplicate Content Still Play a Role?
Our customers know what to look for when it comes to search engine optimization. Of course, they also know the problems that arise when their websites contain pages with largely identical content. We often get the question if there is a risk of duplicate content when distributing content (typically blog …
These Are the SEO Trends for 2019
We are only one month into the new year and there is already a lot of speculation in the SEO industry about which SEO trends are awaiting webmasters and website operators in 2019. Search engine optimization is a constantly changing process, which is why we strive to keep you up …
Ranking-Factors 2018
Searchmetrics has recently published a study on the most important ranking factors for 2018. Searchmetrics has adopted a new approach this year and is no longer focusing on general statements but is analyzing specific industries and market segments to better understand which criteria influence Google rankings. According to Searchmetrics, market …
The New Google Search Console
The new Google Search Console, which has been in the beta phase since the beginning of the year, was finally rolled out in September this year. The Google Search Console (former Webmaster Tools) now offers not only a new design, but also new features. Since the Google Search Console is …
How User Intent Impacts Your SEO
When strategizing your Content Marketing, you will probably start researching trends and you will follow this up with an extensive Keyword Research. That is great, but did you think about User Intent? It is the categorization of what users search online when they type their search term into a search …
6 Trends that Skyrocket Your SEO in 2018
We have landed in the year 2018. This is the year in which 2040 is closer than 1995. Let that sink in. This is also the year in which Elon Musk already sent his old car to Mars. At this very moment in orbit, there is a mannequin named Starman …
6 SEO and SEA Quick Wins for the Holiday Season
As consumers are being flooded with Christmas specials in brick and mortar stores, some online vendors have not even started bothering about the festive season yet. As the below Google Trends screenshot shows, the search volume for “Christmas present” already starts increasing as early as the end of August. If …