If you want top search rankings, Google has to trust your website. How do you build that trust? By generating backlinks (links on other sites pointing to yours) from high-quality websites in your industry. For example, here’s one of our backlinks on Semrush, a major site in our industry: The rule of thumb with backlinks … Continued

Today, we’re going to explore the relationship between online reviews and SEO (search engine optimization).  First, let’s put SEO on Google into perspective.  Imagine if you earned $1 each time someone searched for something on Google.  If this were real, you’d be a multi-millionaire in less than a minute.  There are 5.9 million searches conducted … Continued

Generative AI (GAI) tools have bombarded the content marketing and SEO space since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022.  Look left, and you’ll see Google’s AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Claude.  Look right, and you’ll see Semrush’s Copilot, ChatGPT, and a whole host of AI-powered writing, editing, and proofreading tools.  While these tools have their … Continued

SEO provides the best value out of all digital marketing channels.  To learn why, let’s play a game.  If you were a hotel owner, would you rather have: A. A luxurious property that’s costly to obtain but pays for itself within a year (and continues to generate tons of revenue)? OR  B. A run-down motel … Continued

In traditional SEO, ‘real estate’ refers to the layout of a search engine results page. Results that appear near the top of the page are considered prime real estate since they’re what users will see first.  The further you move down the page, the less favorable the real estate becomes.  As an example, Google’s AI … Continued