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Keysearch is a web-based keyword research tool that offers a wide range of features to help you find low competition keywords, spy on your competitors, track your SEO efforts, and more.
This Keysearch review takes you through the main modules and features of this affordable keyword research software tool to find out whether it is worth your investment.
Used by bloggers, digital marketers and agencies alike, Semrush is without a doubt one of the most popular SEO and marketing tools out there. But it is also one of the most expensive tools, offering a ton of features and insightful data.
The feedback I often hear from bloggers is that Semrush is overwhelming and complicated. And I agree, Semrush is definitely a tool that comes with a bit of a learning curve, especially when SEO is not your strongest point.
Perhaps one of the most neglected parts of WordPress blogs is the good old category page. Whenever you navigate to a category page within a blog or website, chances are it’s not much more than a list of the latest blog posts within that category.
And worse, often the title of that category page is something along the lines of “Category Name Archives”.
Tired of the page speed myth as much as I am?
So many bloggers out there are stressing out about it, thinking their traffic will come to a standstill if they don’t get those green lights in Google’s PageSpeed Insights tool.
Relax…
Yes, page speed is important, but there are so many other important things to worry about in the wonderful world of SEO and blogging.
That said, in this article I am going to show you how you can speed up your site in 5 minutes with lazy loading. Boom!
Read moreHow to Speed up Your WordPress Blog with a3 Lazy Load
Publishing quality content is a challenge. Getting that content to rank in Google is an even bigger challenge.
But things don’t stop there. Once your article ranks on page one, you need to make sure that as many people as possible click on your article.
The organic search CTR (click-through rate) is extremely important, because if nobody clicks on your link in the SERPs, you’re not going to get any organic traffic.
In this article I am going to give you 7 actionable tips to increase your search CTR.
Read more7 Actionable Tips to Improve Your Organic Search CTR
Blogging is difficult and time consuming, it really is.
Not only is there a lot of work involved in getting good quality content published on a regular basis, you also need to work hard to keep both your readers AND the search engines happy.
I’ve made my fair share of blogging mistakes over the years. But that’s okay, because making mistakes is the only way to learn and move forward.
Read more10 Blogging Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Organic Search Traffic
Serpstat is a web-based, all-in-one SEO platform that provides core features such as keyword research, backlink analysis, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, site audit, and more.
I’ve given Serpstat a good test run and in this comprehensive review I am sharing my thoughts on this tool, its main features and how it stacks up against its cheaper and more expensive competitors.
Lots of WordPress bloggers recently have been asking how to redirect their author archives link to their About page.
By default, a blog post author link will point to the author archives page, which doesn’t add much value to the reader when there’s only one author on the site.
There are several ways to have the author link redirect to the About page, but in this article I will be sharing the best, the cleanest and the most efficient way to implement this functional change.
Read moreHow to Redirect the Author Link to Your About Page (The Proper Way)
When you publish reviews of products on your website, it’s crucial to also include structured data markup along with the reviews.
Google will use that schema markup to reward you with the Review Snippet in the search results, which can greatly increase the CTR to your site.
You can either use a WordPress plugin to add that structured data to your content, or you can do it manually. This article explains the manual way, which is my preference.
Read moreHow to Manually Add Review Schema Markup to a Review Article
This week was special. My favorite website in my portfolio of web properties reached 3 million page views.
A great milestone that I only randomly noticed approaching by going through my Google Analytics on a rainy Wednesday afternoon.
What’s even better is that the site managed to achieve this in less than 4 years with only 110 blog posts published. This website is now generating a pleasant near-mid 4 figure income each month with minimal ongoing maintenance.
Read moreSEO Case Study: From 0 to 3 Million Page Views with Minimal Effort