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How to Invest in SEO

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Testing out a new paid marketing channel is relatively easy. You can assign someone in-house, allocate some test budget, and pretty quickly quantify the return on your investment. Testing out SEO can be quite a bit trickier: Results often take time (more than six months) If results do materialize, they’re often hard to quantify or attribute to any one project It’s more than just a financial investment — you'll usually need product resources as well There are exceptions but most companies can’t say: "let's spend $10K on SEO over the next few months and see if there's potential there". You have to take a leap of faith, and weighing that leap of faith against very quantifiable, much more immediate projects isn't always easy. I've seen this issue firsthand, first as a consultant at Distilled, then working in-house on SEO at Etsy, SeatGeek, and now Course Hero. So, here's my attempt at a framework for investing in SEO: Should you invest in

How to Invest in SEO

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Testing out a new paid marketing channel is relatively easy. You can assign someone in-house, allocate some test budget, and pretty quickly quantify the return on your investment. Testing out SEO can be quite a bit trickier: Results often take time (more than six months) If results do materialize, they’re often hard to quantify or attribute to any one project It’s more than just a financial investment — you'll usually need product resources as well There are exceptions but most companies can’t say: "let's spend $10K on SEO over the next few months and see if there's potential there". You have to take a leap of faith, and weighing that leap of faith against very quantifiable, much more immediate projects isn't always easy. I've seen this issue firsthand, first as a consultant at Distilled, then working in-house on SEO at Etsy, SeatGeek, and now Course Hero. So, here's my attempt at a framework for investing in SEO: Should you invest in

Daily SEO Fix: SEO Reporting Basics

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A crucial aspect of improving your SEO performance is reporting. By reporting on what you’ve done, you can analyze the data you’ve collected, and learn from it.  In this Daily Fix series, we’ll show you how to create clear, insightful reports that you can easily share with relevant stakeholders. These reports cover all of the key elements of SEO, and can be customized to suit your needs.  If you’d like further assistance with creating custom reports, you can book a one-on-one walkthrough with a member of our Onboarding Team. We’ll guide you through how to create a personalized report that looks exactly like you want it to. Book a walkthrough How do I set up a custom report? Custom reports allow you to effectively communicate the SEO work you’ve been doing to clients, colleagues, or other stakeholders on a consistent basis. In this Daily Fix video, Kerry will show you how to set one up when tracking your site in Moz Pro. Reporting on rankings changes monthly Keeping tabs on

Daily SEO Fix: SEO Reporting Basics

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A crucial aspect of improving your SEO performance is reporting. By reporting on what you’ve done, you can analyze the data you’ve collected, and learn from it.  In this Daily Fix series, we’ll show you how to create clear, insightful reports that you can easily share with relevant stakeholders. These reports cover all of the key elements of SEO, and can be customized to suit your needs.  If you’d like further assistance with creating custom reports, you can book a one-on-one walkthrough with a member of our Onboarding Team. We’ll guide you through how to create a personalized report that looks exactly like you want it to. Book a walkthrough How do I set up a custom report? Custom reports allow you to effectively communicate the SEO work you’ve been doing to clients, colleagues, or other stakeholders on a consistent basis. In this Daily Fix video, Kerry will show you how to set one up when tracking your site in Moz Pro. Reporting on rankings changes monthly Keeping tabs on

Why Search Agencies Should Embrace the Adjacency of Email Marketing [Updated 2021]

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I originally made this case back in January 2018, and it’s hard to believe that’s almost four years ago now. So much has happened since: the evolution of website platforms like Squarespace, Shopify, and Square/Weebly into full-blown digital operations hubs, the start of serious antitrust proceedings against Google and Facebook, and of course, a global pandemic.  But if anything, the case for historically search-oriented agencies to add or expand their email marketing offerings has only strengthened. Email remains an under-appreciated and under-addressed channel among digital agencies of all stripes, even as “social media management” seems to have become an almost table-stakes-level offering. Some of that prioritization of social media is understandable — social remains very much in-demand among small businesses . And yet, visibility and engagement for organic social media remains flat on Facebook and Twitter, and has started to decline on Instagram. Meanwhile, email open and engage

Why Search Agencies Should Embrace the Adjacency of Email Marketing [Updated 2021]

Hình ảnh
I originally made this case back in January 2018, and it’s hard to believe that’s almost four years ago now. So much has happened since: the evolution of website platforms like Squarespace, Shopify, and Square/Weebly into full-blown digital operations hubs, the start of serious antitrust proceedings against Google and Facebook, and of course, a global pandemic.  But if anything, the case for historically search-oriented agencies to add or expand their email marketing offerings has only strengthened. Email remains an under-appreciated and under-addressed channel among digital agencies of all stripes, even as “social media management” seems to have become an almost table-stakes-level offering. Some of that prioritization of social media is understandable — social remains very much in-demand among small businesses . And yet, visibility and engagement for organic social media remains flat on Facebook and Twitter, and has started to decline on Instagram. Meanwhile, email open and engage