As was recently reported in Search Engine Journal, Google has launched a beta version of a website grader tool - called Lighthouse, and it is currently available at web.dev. The tool is designed to provide insights into aspects of the site that are directly related to user experience: SEO, performance, accessibility and best practices. How [...]
Google Analytics is rolling out Cross Device capabilities to help companies better understand the customer journey. Prior to Cross Device reporting, if a user came to your site from a mobile device and then from desktop, it would show as two separate sessions and two unique users. With the new Cross Device feature, you’ll be [...]
Google is gradually rolling out a search queries report for local businesses as part Google My Business Insights. This was originally reported by Search Engine Land in early July, and we now see queries for nearly half of our local business clients. To see if the this change has been rolled out for your business, [...]
For local or regional businesses, hosting community-based events or activities can be beneficial for reaching new audiences. Additionally, the online promotion of these events can be a vehicle to raise awareness and increase site visits. As an added benefit, we’ve also seen the consistent promotion of hyper-local events contribute to increases in local rankings for [...]
Since launching AdWords nearly two decades ago with just 350 advertisers, a lot has changed. In 2000, online searches were conducted exclusively on desktop, and now those searches are more likely to occur on a mobile device. In addition, today’s online users are more agile - jumping effortlessly from watching videos to making online transactions, [...]
Last fall, Google began providing advertisers with the ability to point mobile search text ads to Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). Now, Google is testing a lightning bolt label next to the description of some ads. This was reported in Search Engine Land by Third Door Media’s Ginny Marvin, and she shared the below screenshot: The [...]
With the General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) in effect as of May 25, 2018 there’s been a fair amount of press around this new regulation. GDPR gives European residents more control over how their personal data is collected and used online. Any company that conducts business within the EU must understand and comply with this [...]
Recent data compiled by Databox of the most-tracked metrics of over 50,000 Google Analytics users revealed that Google Analytics is most often called upon to: Measure and track visitor growth and online conversions. Determine how long visitors are staying on the site. What visitors are viewing. This is critical information, but Google Analytics is capable [...]
Images are an important component of a webpage or blog post. They help illustrate the content, add color and interest to the page and also increase engagement. Studies have shown that Twitter posts with images receive 150% more retweets than those without, Facebook posts with images get 2.3 times the engagement of those without and [...]
Fresh, relevant content drives new visitors to your website and keeps prior visitors coming back. If your site is well-established, you’ve probably already built up a decent content library. Examining your most popular content can be a helpful start to any content brainstorming session. Another great place to look is at your content gaps. Compel [...]
