Jane Friedman

MARCH 18, 2025

I was active enough at the time that I could enjoy my online obscurity. I felt like a cool after-hours club or that super memorable gallery caf you stumbled into and dont want to tell too many people about or else it will be ruined. Not a recipe for online success, but that kind of success wasnt currency until the 2010s. Flash forward to 2024.

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Backlinko

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Next, it ranks for 528 keywords with local packs, according to Semrushs Organic Research tool. And it attracts nearly 33K organic traffic solely by ranking for keywords with local packs in search results. They rank for 43 paid keywords, spending around $6.9K What Is Local Search Marketing? But how did it get there?

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Ahrefs

APRIL 23, 2024

Knowing your competitors’ keywords is the easiest form of keyword research. If your competitors rank for or target particular keywords, it might be worth it for you to target them, too. There is no way to see your competitors’ keywords … Read more ›

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Buffer

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Keyword research with Ahrefs Every great blog post starts with a great idea – and then follows that up with thorough keyword research.    A lot of my articles begin with a dive into Ahrefs, a powerful SEO tool we use on the Buffer team to identify primary and secondary keywords to target.

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Agency Content Writer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Do you need keyword-specific SEO content? Industries and positions include writing assistant for a nonprofit leader, content writer for a nonprofit website, and article writer for estate planning attorneys. Each client is unique in their voice, brand, and messaging, making it essential to connect with them in meaningful ways.

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Ahrefs

MARCH 21, 2024

Unfortunately, most keyword clustering tools aren’t exactly quick… For example, I asked a popular keyword clustering tool to group 4,703 keywords. Luckily, you can cluster keywords much quicker in Keywords … Read more › It took 51 minutes! That’s a long time to wait!

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BKA Content

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Is Google Punishing Keyword SEO Blogs? Youve invested countless hours researching the perfect keywords and crafting blog posts, yet the results are lackluster. With Googles algorithm evolving rapidly, is it possible that your keyword-focused SEO blogs are being punished rather than rewarded?

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BKA Content

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Regularly check traffic acquisition on GA4 along with other key SEO metrics, such as user engagement and keyword rankings. What Is Unassigned Traffic in Google Analytics, and What Should You Do About It? When Google Analytics tags large portions of your web traffic as “unassigned,” you miss out on vital data about your audience.

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Grammarly

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

In the high-stakes IT world, effective communication is critical. Explaining a complex network reconfiguration to executives or creating a clear troubleshooting guide for diverse support teams is like translating a complicated coding algorithm into plain Englishchallenging. However, tools like Grammarly’s AI can assist.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 1, 2023

Every content strategy recipe needs its secret sauce: keywords. Keywords go with everything. But your recipe falls apart if you don’t align the right keywords with the right content. No matter what other methods you use to drive traffic to your site, you want to use SEO keyword mapping. What Is Keyword Mapping?

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Backlinko

JULY 22, 2024

Backlinko started as a simple personal blog in 2012, publishing one or two posts per month. In the first two years, our traffic grew from a few hundred monthly visitors to several thousand. Now it generates over 680K monthly sessions, with 74% coming from organic searches. Choose one that matches your technical skill level and business needs.

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Ahrefs

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Now, classic SEO theory says that if you rank with more than one page for a keyword, it’s a cannibalization issue, and you should fix it. But when I spent a day carefully reviewing a sample of 80 keywords with … Read more ›

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Agency Content Writer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

They enhance visibility on search engines by using highly searched keywords, metadata, and internal links. Editing and Proofreading Beyond creating content, editing, and proofreading ensure the material is polished and error-free. Attention to grammar, style, and coherence is essential.

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Backlinko

JULY 19, 2024

By tracking which keywords you’re ranking for, where you’re gaining, and where you’re losing. Backlinko.com ranks for more than 114K keywords in the US. Keeping track of the keywords we know drive the most value helps us ensure we have visibility for key terms in volatile search results. Pay close attention to update frequency.

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Backlinko

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Detailed tells you everything you need to know to outrank your competitors—including the keywords they used, article length, metadata, and more. We ranked each extension by its standout features and included detailed pros and cons to help you make an informed decision. Let’s get started! What’s the Best Chrome Extension for SEO?

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ContentWriters

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Responding to users’ long, specific queries instead of fragmented keywords, ensuring your content answers their questions directly and comprehensively. Keyword-focused : Targets the correct terms for better visibility. Keyword-targeted : Optimized for specific keywords that complement your pillar content.

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BKA Content

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

If your business relies on local customers, learning how to rank for “near me” keywords can significantly boost your visibility. Understanding the basics of how near me searches work and how to choose the right keywords can give you the tools to better optimize your website and rank higher in local search results.

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iWriter

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Understanding the nuances of bottom vs. top-of-the-funnel keywords could be the game-changer you’ve been searching for! In the vast world of digital marketing, not all keywords are created equal—each serves a unique purpose in guiding potential customers through their journey.

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The Hoth

JANUARY 7, 2025

Digital PR Focused on generating organic traffic, achieving higher keyword rankings, and securing backlinks, quotes, and brand mentions on relevant websites. Prior to the internet, traditional PR involved reaching out to the press via print media like magazines and newspapers. What is Digital PR?

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Backlinko

APRIL 12, 2024

Local keyword research is the process of finding the keywords people use when they’re searching for locations, products, or services in their area. Like this: Why are local keywords useful to know? Keywords are a fundamental element of search engine optimization (SEO). Do it right, and your business becomes more visible.

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Backlinko

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For example, you might launch a new blog series targeting long-tail keywords to achieve your organic traffic goal. Performing this task is easy with Semrush’s Keyword Gap Tool. View the reports to see how your site’s keywords perform against your competitors. Further reading: Keyword Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide 4.

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BKA Content

AUGUST 29, 2024

How To Find Low-Competition Keywords for SEO Even though Google users search billions of times every day, an astounding 15% of queries are keyword phrases the search engine hasn’t seen before. Instead of fighting tooth and nail to rank in the top spots for a well-known keyword, why not skip the line by discovering new keywords instead?

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Express Writers

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Keyword placement for SEO in content requires a similar careful balance between too many, too few, or not being placed carefully enough to show a connection to a topic. You want to be obvious enough with your keyword placement to improve your Google indexing but not too eager for Google to assume you are spam. Here was the issue.

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Backlinko

MARCH 25, 2025

This included: Search volume data Keyword difficulty scores Average cost per click (CPC) Search intent Short- and long-term growth trends For each winning niche, we created a detailed scorecard that ranks its performance across three critical dimensions: Growth, monetization, and ranking potential. The most successful blogs hit this trifecta.

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Buffer

JULY 31, 2024

Relying on content curation tools alone also makes you more of a content aggregator than a content curator: The former just collects pieces of relevant information and presents them as is, while the latter adds their own inputs and insights into the mix of existing information. It’s the difference between a retweet and a quote tweet.

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Backlinko

DECEMBER 29, 2024

They appear in Googles 3-Pack when prospective customers in their area search for “plumbing company and other related keywords. Their site also ranks for 3K keywords. Keyword Research The first step of any plumber SEO campaign is keyword research. And conducting research into your competitors keyword strategies.

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Express Writers

JANUARY 28, 2025

Blogging is only half the battle. Promoting it is the other half. While blog posts are valuable for nurturing existing customers and reaching new ones to bring in more traffic, effective promotion is necessary for content to be noticed. Personalizing the email by including warm greetings and the subscribers name.

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Contently

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Second, unlike many tools that provide data based on proprietary algorithms that estimate keyword traffic, Google Analytics gives you hard data on actual visitors hitting your website. Google Keyword Planner Google Keyword Planner is another must-have SEO tool, and it’s also free. The first step is to enter a keyword.

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Backlinko

AUGUST 19, 2024

A keyword might trigger an AI Overview one day, but not the next. 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. Results can fluctuate between searches.

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Backlinko

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

You can use a tool like Semrush’s Keyword Magic Tool to discover what people are actively searching for. Open the tool, type your seed keyword, and hit “ Search.” Select keywords that will help your website rank in search engines. If you aim to educate your readers, choose keywords with “Informational” intent.

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Backlinko

JULY 12, 2024

You can also click “ Add to your search ” to add more keywords along with the image and find more relevant results. It gives you the option to add more keywords to your image search and visit any of the result pages. Click “ Add to your search ” on an iPhone to find more results by adding more keywords.

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Backlinko

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Here’s what team collaboration looks like at Backlinko: What to Include in a Content Brief Outside of keywords, it’s debatable what you should include in your brief. But after publishing hundreds of articles, we’ve found these elements work best: Primary keyword: The main term or phrase your content must focus on.

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Backlinko

JANUARY 6, 2025

Here are some examples: BrandAnnual Revenue *All figures in USD Hush Blankets $48M Product Validation Mid Day Squares $20M Content Marketing TBH Skincare $6.5M Content Marketing MX Store $65M Search Marketing Who Is Elijah $13M Operational Efficiency Whether your goal is to do $1M or $100M, it comes from executing the fundamentals. Stories stick.

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BKA Content

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Local SEO for small businesses focuses on creating content with subjects and keywords that are relevant to the local market and attract that clientele. Local SEO for small businesses focuses on creating content with subjects and keywords that are relevant to the local market and attract that clientele. Your reviews are also important.

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

SEO and keyword analysis We knew we weren’t ranking as high as we wanted to for our main areas of expertise and that we needed to retool our SEO approach. So, we started out by conducting a comprehensive keyword and competitor analysis. As I put it to my team, we were trying to catch a fish with a hole in our net.

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Ahrefs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

But when there’s a major change in search intent for a keyword, the top websites can lose rankings through no fault of their own if they don’t match the new dominant search intent. I call this phenomenon search intent shift. … Read more ›

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Grammarly

APRIL 10, 2024

GPT-4 is a versatile generative AI system that can both interpret and produce a wide range of content. Learn what it is, how it works, and how you can use it to create content, analyze data, and much more. Table of contents What is GPT-4? Who created GPT-4? How GPT-4 works Is GPT-4 free? OpenAI released GPT-4 on March 14, 2023. How does GPT-4 work?

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