Submitting your website to a search engine helps you get more traffic from search. It gets the search engine to crawl your pages and decide whether (and how) to index them. The best part? Submitting your site to search engines is free. You don’t need to use a paid service. This article will walk you…
What Is People Also Ask? People Also Ask (PAA) is a Google Search feature that shows questions related to the user’s initial search query. And often appears near the top of search engine results pages (SERPs). This feature helps users find more information about their topic without having to perform extra searches. Clicking a PAA…
What Is a Google Algorithm Update? A Google algorithm update is a change to Google’s search ranking systems. These updates are designed to improve the quality of search results for users. For example, an update might seek to promote sites with helpful content. Or penalize pages with slow load times. Google confirms the most important…
Keeping track of your keyword rankings in search engine results pages (SERPs) is easy when you’re only targeting a handful of keywords. But if your SEO strategy involves targeting hundreds of keywords, you’ll need a dedicated SERP monitoring tool. In this guide, we go over our top picks for SERP monitoring tools in 2024. SERP…
Need some help with your website’s organic traffic? Maybe you were hit by a Google update, maybe your competitors are just outperforming you. Either way–you need some help finding out what to do next. Studying the search engine results page (SERP) can tell you: How well your site is currently ranking (if it is at…
Here are 21 Google search tips that will help you: Search the web without typing a query Refine your searches to get the right answers faster Discover cool things you never knew Google could do At the end, we’ll also show you how you can get your site to appear on Google’s search results. (Spoiler…
If you have a website, keyword mapping should be a priority. Why? Because it can help you get more visitors, leads, and conversions. Noticeably more. At Backlinko, keyword mapping helps us reach 500k+ organic sessions every month. In this step-by-step guide, you’ll find everything you need to get started with keyword mapping. Plus, a free…
With dozens of SEO podcasts vying for your attention, choosing the right one(s) can be overwhelming. That’s why we’ve curated a list of the best SEO podcasts. To help you navigate the world of SEO and stay on top of the latest industry news. Our Head of SEO, Leigh McKenzie, also reached out to the…
Google’s AI Overviews are a search feature that uses generative AI to provide quick answers directly in search results. Here’s what it looks like: We’ve spent many hours studying AI Overviews since they were announced on May 14, 2024. And we’ve analyzed what their introduction means for the world of SEO. In this (evolving) article,…
Some of our top SEO tips include meeting search intent, improving site speed, and demonstrating E-E-A-T.