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Content Gating: When, Whether, and How to Put Your Content Behind an Email/Form Capture
Have you ever considered gating your content to get leads? Whether you choose to have open-access content or gate it to gather information, there are benefits and drawbacks you should be aware of. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand weighs the pros and cons of each approach and shares some tips for improving your processes.
Earning the Link: How to Pitch and Partner with the 5 Publisher Personas
Strategic, informed pitching can be your best bet for earning followed links. Learn how to quickly identify the publisher's perspective, personify it, and communicate effectively to give you the best chance of attaining that well-earned attribution link.
All Content is Not Created Equal: Comparing Results Across 15 Verticals
Are you holding your content marketing to unrealistic standards? Success can mean wildly different things depending on your vertical. Let data be your guide: Fractl shares insights from an analysis of over 340 client campaigns.
Is Your Camera the New Search Box? How Visual Intelligence is Turning Search Keyword-less
A storm of visual-centric technologies are coming together to point to a future of search that makes the keyword less… key. Purna Virji explains.
How to Use Search Analytics in Google Sheets for Better SEO Insights
There’s no reason to go over what is or why you should use Google Search Console’s most powerful data-powered tool, Search Analytics. As an SEO, whether you’re working in-house or handling many clients in an agency, you’ve likely been using this tool for a bunch of reasons. Whether it's diagnosing traffic and position changes, or finding opportunities for optimiz...Level Up Your SEO Skills With Our Free Training
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How to Build a Facebook Funnel That Converts
Are you getting the most out of your Facebook ads? In this guest-hosted Whiteboard Friday, Ryan Stewart outlines his process for using remarketing and targeted content creation to boost conversions.
What a Decade of Working in Digital Marketing Has Taught Me
I'd like to share 10 lessons I wish someone had taught me when I started out in SEO and conversion rate optimization. I recently celebrated 10 years in digital marketing and this is my way of giving back to the community. Thanks also to my fellow marketing consultants who shared illustrative anecdotes for this article.10) The details and technology change, but the principles...
Why Didn't You Recover from Penguin?
The long Penguin 4.0 rollout is nearing completion. If you were unfortunate enough not to recover, here are five possible reasons why, from full-blown conspiracies to difficult truths.
3 New Upgrades Make the Web's Best Keyword Research Tool Even Better
"I'm still a little embarrassed to admit it, but admit it I must. KW Explorer is the best keyword research tool in the market, period*." 3 brand-new upgrades to Keyword Explorer will make your research easier and more accurate than ever.
We Fought the Comment Spam (and the Comment Spam Didn't Win)
When we noticed that comment quality was rapidly declining on the blog, we decided to do something about it. And that something didn't involve closing comments, but improving them.