SEO Ranking Factors 2015

Searchmetrics SEO-Ranking-Faktoren google.de 2015

Searchmetrics recently released its study of SEO ranking factors 2015 for google.de. Searchmetrics analyzed the top 30 search results for 10,000 keywords to find the correlations between ranking factors and the ranking position of the resulting pages. What distinguishes the top-ranked webpages in google.de in 2015? The study reveals some …

Search Engine Optimization for Yandex

Suchmaschinenmarketing mit Yandex

If Russia is your target market, you need to get found on Yandex. Yandex is the most popular Russian Internet property, covering 85.6% of Russia’s Internet audience. Google’s audience coverage in Russia is 71% (as of March 2015). In these countries Yandex is also very popular and thus an important …

How to Use Google Trends for SEO

SEO blog post

The free Google Trends tool is a very useful and often underrated instrument for search engine optimization. In this article we will show how you can use Google Trends. 1. Keyword Research When starting with search engine optimization, you should first of all do a thorough keyword analysis. The Google …

How to Use the New .swiss Domain

Switzerland flag, symbolic for the new .swiss Top Level-Domain

A new generic top level-domain (gTLD) will be launched in the fall of 2015: .swiss. The Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) will administer this TLD that can be bought from organizations in Switzerland. Why is there a new TLD .swiss? In 2012, the ICANN created new gTLDs. The Swiss Confederation requested …

SEO Tutorial: Bing Webmaster Tools

Tools, symbolic for Bing Webmaster Tools

Bing Webmaster Tools offers several useful reports and features to analyze and optimize the visibility of your website in Bing – analogous to the Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) in Google. We will show you how to set up Bing Webmaster Tools for your website and provide an …

SEO Tutorial: Optimal URL Structure for SEO

http://www - URL Structure for SEO

We will show you the elements of a URL and provide recommendations for an optimal URL structure. The URL structure of a website is an important part of an SEO strategy. Readable and well-structured URLs have a positive impact on click-trough-rates and encourage people to share links on other websites …

Search Engine Optimization for Bing

SEO Scrabble

When it comes to search engine optimization, most people automatically think about Google. But how do you do SEO for the Yahoo! Bing Network? We will outline the relevance of Yahoo! and Bing and provide an overview of the tools and SEO factors for these search engines. Relevance of Bing …

Bing to Launch Mobile-Friendly Algorithm

Search for "mobile seo" in Bing

Following Google’s lead, Bing announced the launch of a mobile-friendly algorithm. The Google mobile algorithm started rolling out on April 21st 2015. Bing did not communicate a date for their algorithm update yet, but said that it will be introduced in the upcoming months. Bing points out that the relevance of a …

New SEO Report in Google Webmaster Tools: Search Analytics

Tools - Google Webmaster

Last week, Google launched a new Google Webmaster Tools report: Search Analytics, which replaces the former Search Queries report. The data in the new report is more accurate and allows a better analysis of your data due to filter options. The Search Analytics Report To look at the new report, …

SEO Tutorial: How to Create a Google My Business Account

Google Map

For every company with a physical office it is advisable to have a Google My Business account. With Google My Business you manage your presence in Google+, in Google Maps and in Google Search. In this step-by-step tutorial we will show you how to get started with Google My Business. Manage …

Mobilegeddon: The Impacts of the Google Mobile Update

Flash: The impacts of Mobilegeddon

Exactly a week ago, Google started rolling out the mobile-friendly algorithm. After one week we can already see some impacts of Mobilegeddon. Winners and Losers Even though the algorithm update is not fully rolled out yet, Searchmetrics published a first evaluation of the winners and losers on Friday. This data is …