Watch a pre-recorded version of Sam's 2023 Brighton San Diego talk, for anyone that wasn't able to attend live.
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We’re joined by our friends Sarah and Tazmin from the SEO Mindset, as we chat all about adapting to change in the SEO industry and beyond!
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Struggling to get SEO or marketing asks on the engineering roadmap? We’ll break down how a product management business case can help, walk through how to create one, and send you off with a free template!
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UGC is so much bigger than its social-media stereotype—and a whole lot of it can have a positive impact on a site’s SEO. Let's explore some of those examples.
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Get ready for entertaining insights with guest Daniel K. Cheung, an SEO educator & advisor known for his ability to make structured data seem simple.
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In this article, we’ll break down what a measurement plan is, the considerations for mapping key inputs, and how to use it to refine and implement accurate, aligned reporting. We even included a template!
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New episode, new opinions! Join us as we host international SEO leader Montserrat Cano for a convo full of technical SEO insights & proven approaches.
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We’re back for another episode of hot SEO takes! This week, we’re chatting all about technical SEO audits with two fantastic guests: Patrick Hathaway, Director at Sitebulb, and Areej AbuAli, founder of Crawlina and the Women in Tech SEO community.
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Is UGC your ticket to scalable SEO growth? Learn how user-generated content can create an automated pipeline that grows organic traffic and builds links — all while minimizing manual lift.
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Join the Gray Dot team alongside Toshi Jones (Cathedral Agency) and Ben Dankiw (Nav43) as we talk about paid promotion tactics & wins for sharing strategic content. We'll cover the platforms that are working today, and the when/where/what of what's worth taking time and budget to promote.
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Content pruning can take existing URLs to new levels of organic performance by addressing cannibalization. We’ll break down when cannibalization is actually detrimental (hint: it depends!) and how to resolve it through SEO pruning best practices.
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This episode of Opinionated SEO Opinions focuses on people management within SEO and its challenges with 2 brilliant guests, Glenn McMurry, Director of Organic Acquisition at Bumble, and Areej AbuAli, Founder of Crawlina and Women in Tech SEO.
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Learn more from an Opinionated Developer – co-founder and board member Colin Gray takes a deep dive into important software engineering topics of interest. In this post, Colin shares his wisdom on the guaranteed only best way to do form validation (in his opinion, of course.)
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Take your keyword mapping, content planning, and optimization documents to another level. Broadly described as a "spreadsheet-database hybrid," Airtable can advance your content production flow while helping you maintain a dynamic keyword matrix to keep your SEO strategy organized. Let's explore the capabilities of Airtable in greater detail and show you how you can elevate and consolidate your conventional SEO templates.
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Scaling SEO is a central challenge for growing brands and organizations. It's about identifying patterns in your research (or further, what we call "digital consumer intelligence," or DCI) to make data-informed and pragmatic decisions for scalability. More so, SEO at scale also involves having a firm understanding of your site's technical requirements as well as having a clear vision of the SEO goals you wish to achieve.
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Maximize the return on your video SEO strategy with Technical SEO Tips from NP Digital's Brenda Malone. From selecting a video platform, to site performance and schema, Brenda has answers to all your pressing questions.
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Despite an overwhelming nod in agreement that "Yes. Schema is important. You should be using schema," it's still a topic that's hazed with mysticism. A lot of SEOs know that structured data is significant, but only some have the tools and skills to leverage it correctly. In this post, we share wisdom on how we go about planning and implementing schema, all while avoiding common mistakes.
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Renee Girard, Head of SEO at Crate & Barrel and CB2 Brands joins us to discuss growing and changing eCommerce SEO requirements, how close contact with the product team can be leveraged, and the SEO process to get ready for the Black Friday campaigns.
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The mechanisms of SEO provide consumer intelligence that can aid in brand positioning, including product road mapping, content strategy, and media planning. Likewise, a brand's search presence provides influential real estate in forming connections and first impressions. Explore various resources and thought exercises to help create harmony between SEO and brand.
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Explore SEO-specific KPIs across the Awareness, Interest, Consideration, Purchase, Loyalty, and Advocacy stages. These metrics are useful in monitoring SEO health and building relevant reporting dashboards, as well as knowing which strategies to employ for each stage.
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Opinionated SEO Opinions™ is back with the newest cool: how to do SEO for good while making an impact. We are joined by Jamar Ramos.
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Experienced marketers will agree that crafting an engaging analytics dashboard with compelling data visualizations is just as much an art as it is a science. Use these data visualization examples to help tell your story!
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In this month's episode of O/SEO/O™ we'll discuss all things In-house Enterprise SEO and achieving success with Netflix's Head of SEO Strategy, Paige Ford.
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By leveraging historical queries and expressed interest data from platforms like Google, YouTube, Amazon, Pinterest, and Reddit, among others, we can uncover new and evolving trends, gauge dips and spikes in the market, and give your organization a leading edge.
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Get into the "right PPC audit headspace" with this workflow methodology as guided by our lead PPC consultant. Auditing tips and real-world examples included.
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In this month's episode of O/SEO/O™ we'll discuss all things Machine Learning and SEO: How is ML different from AI? And how can you use it for common SEO applications like redirect mapping, schema type identification, and FAQ generation?
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The fact is, for some industries (like SaaS) and countless B2B companies (especially when SaaS and B2B meet), 3rd party keyword tools simply do not provide measurable data about their core keywords. What should you do? Enter Zero-Volume Keywords...
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Learn more about how we're fighting for reproductive rights.
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In this month's episode of O/SEO/O™ we'll discuss all things International SEO: How to do international keyword research, how to successfully EXIT an international market, and more. Tune in today!
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Once you've determined that SEO efforts make sense for your brand, let's talk about: what types of SEO to leverage, plus when/how frequently to use them. Let's get the SEO ball rolling!
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The conversation around SEO for startups tends toward one extreme or the other; while some preach SEO as absolutely essential for early-stage startups, others dismiss it as a waste of time. The truth is, SEO is neither an obvious yay nor nay decision. It… depends. But what does it depend *on*? Let's explore!
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Here's an in-depth Q&A of the most commonly asked questions we get from clients about 404 Pages, things that commonly go wrong, and advice for how to set up & monitor 404 errors properly.
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Learn more about "Search Market Data", and how your brand can use it to make better business decisions in this latest episode of Opinionated SEO Opinions™.
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Fundamental to SEO, information architecture influences many different practices, including UX, UI, and IxD (Interaction Design). Learn more about how we approach IA decisions to maximize SEO and the user experience.
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In this month's episode of O/SEO/O™ we'll cover 3 questions about SMB SEO: For the eComm world, how do small brands compete against giant retailers? Just how important are XML sitemaps? And finally, how should we be using headers for SEO?
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Getting cross-domain tracking *right* is a common pain point. Here's our guide to setting up cross-domain tracking with GA4, Google Tag Manager, and Google Analytics (Universal), so you can start accurately measuring user activity across multiple domains.
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It’s easy to over-escalate eCommerce SEO as this complex labyrinth - but don’t get too overwhelmed by these challenges just yet. Here's our framework for the 5 (yes, only 5!) truly unique eComm SEO challenges, plus those issues you'll see more commonly.
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Learn more about Roxana Stingu (Head of SEO @ Alamy)'s Opinionated take (and ours!) on hiring SEO talent, plus get advice about learning resources for growing SEO talent - for resources at junior, intermediate and senior levels.
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Learn more about our initiative to support better pay and benefits for part-time employees (PTEs) and freelancers in the SEO & tech industry.
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Let's observe the limitless benefits that a sound SEO strategy can bring. We'll also outline several creative and out-of-the-box tips to help recalibrate the way you think about SEO for eCommerce.
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In our fourth episode of Opinionated SEO Opinions™, we dig into Rand Fishkin & SparkToro's blog about content publishing incentives, and the Future of Content Marketing.
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From toolkit creation and how-to’s to link placement and anchor text, here we discuss many tools of the trade to effectively level up your internal linking game for stronger SEO, enhanced usability, and more conversions.
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Episode 3: Opinionated SEO Opinions™ (O/SEO/O) is a new Q&A series by The Gray Dot Company. O/SEO/O Ep. 3 covers common "SEO Content" questions from keyword formatting to content length. Bonus: More about pricing & its impact on SEO rankings.
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Whether you're an SEO product manager or an SEO technical lead, chances are you need to audit your website(s) for JavaScript issues. Here's our ultimate guide to doing just that - from the terminology & tools you'll need to a step-by-step guide through the analysis process to SEO ticket completion.
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Search engine personalizes results based on where you are, what you like, and who you’re connected to. Are you doing everything you can to leverage personalization for better SEO results and increased traffic?
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In this session we discuss: 1. Why UX and SEO should be collaborative (and how to pitch that to your teams/clients) 2. Easy principles to follow to improve your SEO program (no design skills or writing user stories needed!)
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Here are the most frequently occurring JavaScript issues we see as SEOs, insights as to why they occur, and solutions for how to resolve them.
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Episode 2: Opinionated SEO Opinions™ (O/SEO/O) is a new Q&A series by The Gray Dot Company. O/SEO/O Ep. 2 covers the subdomain debate - for several different use cases - and B2B SaaS growth strategies.
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As a business leader in an agile organization, how should you approach SEO in order to make it a continuous improvement machine? Here's our guide on doing just that!
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Episode 1: Opinionated SEO Opinions™ (O/SEO/O) is a new Q&A series by The Gray Dot Company. O/SEO/O is a web series geared towards the discussion and demystification of all things SEO and digital marketing. We'll answer SEO questions with nitty-gritty details and high-level insights, and weigh in on very Opinionated SEO matters.
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Finding the right SEO professional is daunting. Here we'll explore the traits of each, why that might work for you (or not!), and what to consider when hiring SEO consultants, agencies, and in-house SEOs.
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In the vast spectrum of SEO, templates are especially useful in guiding processes that can oftentimes be very detail-oriented and multifaceted, such as reporting, auditing, planning, and maintenance. Here's our list of favorite templates for you to download today!
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While Out-of-Stock items, or inventory stockouts, are a common conundrum for all eCommerce websites, it’s how they’re addressed that makes all the difference, particularly in maintaining a site’s SEO health and overall usability. Here's how to do it - the right way.
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What is website accessibility, and why is it important? Is it legally required? Here are some answers and recommendations for making your site ADA compliant.
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One very common issue—or concern—for International SEO is duplicate content. Does it happen? (Yes!) How do you fix it? Learn more here.
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Too often, SEOs ignore what Google has determined to be equally essential to your page experience: user experience web design (UX). Let’s take a look at how SEO and UX design can work together.
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Learn all about eCommerce facets and filters and their impact on eComm SEO.
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Have you noticed traffic loss after a recent website migration? You’re not alone. Regardless of the type of migration you performed, a few key factors could be contributing to the drop.
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We’re going to explore what a multiple domain SEO strategy is, when and why you should consider a multiple domain strategy, and when it is a big no-no-no for search engine algorithms.
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High-quality technical documentation is critical to ensuring solid web software.
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Removing content from Google can be a tricky process. There are important questions to be answered, different use cases, and a variety of methods to resolve the issue (which vary by content type, scale, speed requirements, etc.
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We’ve compiled this definitive list of SEO resources, tools, and skills along with our own expert and highly actionable tips you can use to DIY your SEO strategy.
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How exactly do you use the Google Search Console (GSC), and the error reports you might see coming into your inbox after you set it up? Here’s our guide to just that.
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Your data investigation process should be thoughtful, methodical, and consider all of the many critical data points, in order to best help you craft a successful recovery plan.
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If you’re ready to pave the way towards higher search engine rankings and improved SEO ROI, then follow these impactful steps to create an SEO roadmap that drives results.
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Out of the box, 404 error pages in SPAs don’t work properly, creating problems for SEO. Here we’ll review the pros and cons of the various workarounds, including the ones we recommend.
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One of the most frequent technical SEO issues we get from clients goes something like this: “Google is indexing pages I blocked in my Robots.txt file! What the heck?!”
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We’ll explain what key terms like content optimization really mean. This way, you'll maximize the return on your existing content strategy.
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This SEO content guide for beginners outlines the steps you need to take to optimize your strategy and set yourself up for long-term success.
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Only 64% of marketers actively invest in SEO despite the fact that it is one of the largest contributing factors for visibility, search engine rankings, web traffic, domain authority, and sales growth.
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Once you know exactly what that is and nail down the basics, it’s time to get into the nitty-gritty of your unique content creation plan.
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When adding different languages and targeting different countries on your website, it's critical to keep in mind that not only are you addressing international markets and audiences in a language that likely isn’t your own.
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Today we’re going to focus specifically on a few of the most common language and personality gaps that have plagued marketing teams and software developers at technology companies for years, and how best to bridge them.
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"Move fast and break things" does, in fact, mean broken software.
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Whether we're talking about Digital Marketing Strategy or SEO Strategy, here's some insight into how we approach these strategic planning projects.
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Digital marketers tend to throw a lot of acronyms around, and sometimes we forget that everyone else doesn't necessarily know (or care!) what they mean.
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Here’s a step by step guide for how to effectively research, select, and implement SEO keywords that will actually help grow your business.
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It’s far too easy to make positive changes that improve some marketing goals, while accidentally decreasing SEO/organic traffic.
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The way that a search engines robot or crawler reads your URL can be different than how a human reads it.
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