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The 80 Most Common Ecommerce Website Mistakes

We have analyzed 1300 online shops with over 5 million pages in total to find out what technical and SEO mistakes are the most common. SEO experts from all around the world shared their expertise and commented on the study.

Elena TerentevaDec 10, 2018

General SEO

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Advanced SEO for Food Bloggers: An Interview with Casey Markee

When it comes to competitive niches in SEO, food blogging is often at the top. With so many similar recipes, guides and tutorial videos, the competition is fierce. If you are hoping to rank well in the food blogger industry, there is one go-to-expert you have to talk to, Casey Markee.

Melissa FachNov 19, 2018

Ecommerce

4 min read

Ecommerce SEO: an Interview With Arsen Rabinovich

Ecommerce SEO can be a massive challenge for retailers and webmasters. There is a lot of advice out there, but too often the recommendations don‘t come from those that live in the trenches day in and day out. So, I reached out to Arsen Rabinovich, Founder of the TopHatRank marketing agency, to get some insights on Ecommerce SEO, strategies, platforms, and audits.

Melissa FachNov 09, 2018

How To Do PPC If You Run a Small Business

Paid Advertising

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How To Do PPC If You Run a Small Business: Semrush Solutions

SEO takes time, so, for immediate traffic, most turn to PPC. Let’s discover some tricks that will help your small business plan a smart and well-thought-out PPC campaign. Learn how to save money and find the right keywords.

Julia OlennikovaNov 06, 2018

General SEO

9 min read

A Crash Course in Chinese SEO: Exit Google, Enter Baidu...

Breaking into China’s vast online consumer market, secured behind the Great Firewall of China, may seem like an impossible undertaking. While it is challenging, this guide to establishing a web presence in the country, including best practices for SEO for its dominant search engine, Baidu, will help you in getting your digital marketing campaign underway to tap into this large and growing market.

Gary StevensOct 24, 2018

Local SEO

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Local SEO Strategy for Multiple Locations: Everything You Need To Know

Local SEO has become a powerful tool for businesses to target potential customers who are ready to buy. Optimizing a single-location business for local search is easy, but if you run a chain, increasing the visibility of each location can be a challenge.

Aaron AgiusOct 24, 2018

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