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Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, general SEO can help you improve your website’s ranking and reach. Discover the best practices, tools, and strategies from the leading SEO experts.

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General SEO8 min read

How to Protect Your Position When You Rank 1st in SEO

After running experiments over the past 6 months trying to protect high-traffic #1 positions for clients, I created a process that has kept me several steps ahead of my competitors. I am going to tell you the steps to follow to protect your rankings; I call it the Top-Spot Security Plan. Learn how to rank 1st in SEO by reading this guide.

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General SEO11 min read

What Is Black Hat SEO? 9 Risky Techniques To Avoid

In this guide, we’re going to dive deep into what black hat SEO tactics are, and take a look at a number of specific techniques (including link schemes, schema spam, clocking and more) that you should be avoiding if you don’t want to fall foul of the algorithm and Google‘s Webmaster Quality Guidelines.

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General SEO13 min read

How To Address Attention Spans with SEO in 2020

Is it getting harder to get a searcher’s attention with the ever-growing number of distractions on the SERPs? We recently investigated attention span — what it is from a scientific perspective, how technology both holds our attention and offers distractions, and how you can approach SEO with attention span in mind.

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General SEO5 min read

12 Reasons Why Infographics Still Matter in SEO

Over the last few years, Infographics have gained a lot of popularity on the Internet, especially on various social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Despite what some naysayers have stated about infographics, they continue to be a popular medium to spread awareness about your business and increase social shares. Due to their success in delivering information quickly and simply to the targeted audience, several companies and organizations are showing their interest in infographics. An interesting and effective infographic can truly generate a large number of unique traffic to a website. Are you curious about using infographics in your marketing efforts? Find out how infographics and SEO work together!