News & Tips about SEO

Are links and link building no longer the cool kids in the SEO club?

Well, Google dropped a bombshell at the recent SEO shindig called PupCon. They said links are about as important as your collection of vintage rubber duckies. Gary Illyes from Google even left links out of his top 3 crucial factors! So, does this mean that links are now as relevant as last year's fashion trends for SEO? Can we toss out our link-building strategies like outdated memes? Or is there another twist to this eyebrow-raising headline? Let's get a magnifying glass and take a closer look, shall we?

How and Why to Implement Hreflang-data on Multilingual or Multi-regional websites

Do you have versions of your site targeted different languages or regions? If you do you should pay attention to this post. It will help you gain much more search visibility and secure that the search users end up on the right version of your website. See great video below ...

Website Speed Fixed – Lost 20% in Organic (SEO) Traffic for Unbranded Searches!

I think most of us can agree that website speed is important - not the least the way Google measure it and report it to us as "Core Web Vitals". But then, how can a site that fixed it's speed issue drop 20% in search traffic as a direct consequence? I will show you ...

From SEO to LLO

When I don’t perceive my website as slow, is it really a problem?

I often encounter website owners who fail to grasp the issue when I point out that their site is somewhat (or very) sluggish. They often argue that they themselves perceive it as fine and fast enough. But is that really good enough? The short answer is: No, not necessarily. In this article, let's delve deeper into why it's insufficient for you to solely rely on your own perception of your site's speed. We'll explore how to measure speed more objectively and why it's crucial for optimization.

Pagebuilders suck! – they are really bad for SEO!

There are many different PageBuilder programs available, such as Elementor and Divi for WordPress, or Shogun and PageFly for Shopify. However, the common denominator among all of them is that they are downright awful!

Yes, I really hate PageBuilders! It's like going shopping at a discount store and expecting to build your own house without any construction experience. Sure, you might be able to do it, but it will definitely turn out to be a mess.

The art of robbing a bank – and how it relates to Black Hat SEO

Illegal activities require extreme caution; otherwise, you'll get caught. And that can have more or less serious consequences. This applies to both bank robbery and SEO.

The main difference is that most people can easily figure out what not to do when robbing a bank, whereas far too many still dive into their SEO efforts without the slightest sense of such "details."

5 Reasons SEO is important for much for than just search visibility

The question may seem a bit silly because the purpose of SEO is simply to become more visible in search engines, attract more relevant visitors, and sell more! And yes, that's absolutely correct. That's the primary purpose of SEO. But I would argue that even if search engines didn't exist, most of what we do with SEO would still make sense to optimize.

There are only a few exceptions - things that we probably wouldn't bother with if search engines didn't exist.

In this article, I will take a closer look at some of the many things we do - things that benefit your website and online business in more ways than just SEO.