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When you think about the creative side of digital marketing, SEO probably isn’t the first thing that comes to your mind. Many web developers and designers would go even further, claiming that SEO kills creativity. I get requests all the time for a push-button solution to SEO. What I tell

How To Check Google Local Search Rankings Does your business target multiple locations? Would you like to monitor and compare your Google search results from multiple places? If you are doing Local SEO, it is critical to have the ability to see Google search results from specific locations. This information

Updated: 4/27/2020 Search interest patterns are valuable insights into how users are searching for products, often revealing interest before those products and industries actually begin to grow. By closely monitoring trends around different search patterns, we will be able to predict which industries are emerging as legitimate business opportunities in

In an effort to remove low quality content from search results, Google created a set of requirements for estimating the trustworthiness of content. These requirements are known as E-A-T (Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness) and Google first mentioned them in the 2014 publication: Search Quality Guidelines. E.A.T requirements are applied to

Many of our clients worked with another SEO agency before they worked with us. And typically, when we ask them about their previous experience, we don’t hear many positive tales. This isn’t surprising (why else would they leave, right?) but it can be instructive. Here’s what we hear most often:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease that quickly spread around the world in early 2020 until it became a global pandemic. COVID-19 has greatly affected the global economy, shutting many businesses down and forcing others to completely adjust how they conduct business. Here at Fourfront, we wanted to use

Position #1 on Google isn’t what it used to be. How people engage with the search engine has evolved drastically over the past 4 years. For many reasons Google continuously tests changes to their results pages to see what yields the visitor behavior they are looking for. The effects these

Updated: Aug 27, 2019 On August 1, 2018, Google introduced the “Medic” Update to their algorithm, hoping to ensure the safety of consumers by preventing fraudulent and low-reputation websites that offer high-repercussion services from getting search engine visibility. Google determined the value and relevance of web pages by using E.A.T.

Note: Originally published in 2017, this post has been updated regularly with additional information, most recently in September 2020. Showcasing great 5-star ratings and reviews in your website’s search results is a great way to stand out in organic search. This can be quickly achieved by installing Schema markup code

Updated: Apr 30, 2019 You can spend all day answering this question, but estimating keyword volume is the best way to start. Do you ever wonder how many people would find your website if you ranked for a keyword? Or, how much traffic your competitors get by ranking above you

Updated: Mar 08, 2019 Why is Page Speed Important for SEO? You don’t like to wait and neither does your online audience. That’s why page speed is one of Google’s most important ranking factors. For starters, a slow-loading landing page results in poor user experience. If it’s slow enough, users will

Updated: Apr 26, 2019 What is an External Link? An external link is a hyperlink in the text of your page that directs users away from your site. When other sites link externally to your site, then your page has received value. In the original days of Google, there was