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Peek Inside Our Monthly Issues

Sep '20 Featured Articles

  • Webmaster's Guide to Advanced Image SEO
  • What we discuss in this article falls into the more advanced side and is completely based on our own experiments and observations and not something Google told us about. So, to be clear - these ideas are not guaranteed to have an impact like those discussed in our beginner's image optimization article. However, if you're looking to go beyond the basics to really understand image optimization then you've come to right place (and you're in good company).
  • The Busy Local Citation Builder's Checklist
  • Citations have drastically changed over the last few years. They're still important but the days of chasing down every wrong address variation are GONE! Today you need to focus on the major platforms your customers are using as well as some of the bigger data providers. Then your focus needs to be healthy local link building. Use this checklist to efficiently get the citations and listings that are important and skip the others.

SE Bytes: Member Q&A

  • Your September 2020 Search Engine Bytes Digest
  • Read on as our FastAnswer Experts support members with clear-cut advice on leveraging /Product markup for your services, troubleshooting a missing Google My Business verification card, knowing when AMP is worth the trouble and when it's a complete waste of time plus some tips on understanding how some pages stick in the top of results for years regardless of the competition.

Search & Social Media Updates Digest

Aug '20 Featured Articles

SE Bytes: Member Q&A

  • Your August 2020 Search Engine Bytes Digest
  • Read on as our FastAnswer Experts support members with clear-cut advice on how to handle an F on your 'security score' on webpagetest.org, how to get a business' social media accounts in your Google My Business listing and Knowledge Panel, what's the fastest way to get a URL out of Google and how to copy a website's content for a redesign when the old webmaster is holding it hostage!

Search & Social Media Updates Digest

Jul '20 Featured Articles

  • 13 SEO Features of High Ranking Product Pages
  • Virtually all high ranking and great converting product pages share specific things in common, which of these features is your site lacking?
  • Video: THE Essential 'Starter Guide' to Structured Data Markup
  • This professional training video takes the mystery out of how to get those eye catching Rich Results on Google for your pages. See the best approach to getting review stars, prices, product details, FAQ markup to land in the Featured Snippets and more. Learn which common mistakes to avoid at all costs, the best way to add code to your site whether by hand or with a plug-in and how the Pros test & troubleshoot schema markup.

SE Bytes: Member Q&A

  • Your July 2020 Search Engine Bytes Digest
  • Read on as our FastAnswer Experts support members with clear-cut advice on when it's best to use subdirectories vs. subdomains, how to handle a rogue and outdated GMB location, what to do if you've moved your site to a new domain and the old domain is still being indexed with Google and a quick refresher on meta description best practices.

Search & Social Media Updates Digest

Jun '20 Featured Articles

  • 2020 WordPress Template Shootout: 10 Fast Loading Templates
  • In this Shootout we compare the Top 10 Fastest WordPress Business Themes that we could find and tested their load times against one another. If you're looking for a fast loading theme, check out these lightning fast loading speed demons!
  • A Beginner's Guide to Pinterest Ads
  • Tap into Pinterest's growing audience by testing out their advertising options with this simple to follow guide. Pinterest ads are simple to set up, easy to manage and powerful. According to Pinterest, 63% of users have made a purchase after viewing a promoted pin. Those are stats worth tapping into.

SE Bytes: Member Q&A

  • Your June 2020 Search Engine Bytes Digest
  • Read on as our FastAnswer Experts support members with clear-cut advice on the best Shopify SEO apps, how to identify and then stop third party apps from overriding your GMB info, why it's smart to keep your local phone numbers for service area GMB listings and a clever way a shopping mall uses their GMB product feature to showcase individual stores.

Search & Social Media Updates Digest