Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a webinar discussing Reddit, its growth, and how it impacts search results. It’s been quite a while since I covered Reddit as a topic, but I could talk about it all day, and I think it has and is one of the most influential communities around today. If…
It’s been a year of considerable disruptions in digital marketing so far. Right now, the industry is dealing with the integration of generative AI and the impact this is going to have on user behaviour and how people search. Alongside the relentless updates that Google keeps throwing at us. SEO is changing and the industry…
SEO is a complex, vast, and sometimes mysterious practice. There are a lot of aspects to SEO that can lead to confusion. Not everyone will agree with what SEO entails – where technical SEO stops and development begins. What also doesn’t help is the vast amount of misinformation that goes around. There are a lot…
Boost your skills with Growth Memo’s weekly expert insights. Subscribe for free! Google’s launch and pullback of AI Overviews (AIOs) caught the most attention in the SEO scene over the last two months. However, a change with at least the same significance flew under the radar: Google’s transformation from search engine to marketplace for shopping queries.…
When working on sites with traffic, there is as much to lose as there is to gain from implementing SEO recommendations. The downside risk of an SEO implementation gone wrong can be mitigated using machine learning models to pre-test search engine rank factors. Pre-testing aside, split testing is the most reliable way to validate SEO…
SEO metrics such as rankings are great, but what matters most is SEO’s impact on business growth. This means you can only understand SEO’s value if you track the right metrics and how it can increase revenue. Your metrics should focus on: Audience quality: Are you attracting visitors who are likely to become customers? Engagement…
In a recent LinkedIn post, Gary Illyes, Analyst at Google, highlights lesser-known aspects of the robots.txt file as it marks its 30th year. The robots.txt file, a web crawling and indexing component, has been a mainstay of SEO practices since its inception. Here’s one of the reasons why it remains useful. Robust Error Handling Illyes…
Building a quality pipeline right now is a challenge, and Google isn’t making it any easier. Changes in how traffic and leads are coming to your site have probably shifted, yet lead generation is still a top priority. It’s critical to start by understanding that the customer journey has never been more important. Also, be…
It has become quiet around AI Overviews. One month after my initial traffic impact analysis, I updated my data for AIOs. The results are important for anyone who aims for organic traffic from Google as we’re seeing a shift in AIO structures. Shortly after Google just launched AI Overviews on May 14, I looked at 1,675…
Pages with high bounce rates can be frustrating– but bounce rate can be a useful tool. A high bounce rate in GA4 doesn’t always mean your website or pages perform poorly. GA4 needs to be configured properly to track bounce rate accurately. If you are just learning about bounce rate, I highly recommend reading this…