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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
Sign up for The Moz Top 10, a semimonthly mailer updating you on the top ten hottest pieces of SEO news, tips, and rad links uncovered by the Moz team. Think of it as your exclusive digest of stuff you don't have time to hunt down but want to read!
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Google Core Web Vitals: What Business Owner Should Know?
Through extensive studies and industry research shows that users prefer sites with a fantastic page experience. Google has added many different user experience before, like how fast pages load and mobile-friendliness, as factors for ranking results. Only a couple of days before, the Chrome team announced Core Internet Vitals, a set of metrics associated with speed, responsiveness, and visual stability, to help website owners quantify consumer experience on the net.
Google stated in their official blog post,"Optimizing for quality of user experience is key to the long-term achievement of any website on the internet. Whether you're a business owner, marketer, or programmer Web Vitals can allow you to quantify the experience of your website and identify opportunities to enhance".
In the statement itself, Google clearly expressed that the page encounter sign is a topmost ranking factor. Just like content relevancy, backlinks accounts as a crucial ranking factor; page encounter signal is what every marketer has to know about.
Google updates its algorithm virtually every day to give users the most important outcomes. One of the most frustrating and challenging part for being a webmaster is coping with quick algo update and striking with their new recommendations. Every webmaster in the moment be like:
That having been said, Google does not announce all the algorithm updates that occur throughout the year. Surprisinglythey declare major updates as and when they occur.
In short, Google Core web vitals are a set of metrics associated with speed, responsiveness, and visual equilibrium. A brand new page experience signal that combines Core Web Vitals with existing signals like Mobile-friendliness, Safe-browsing, HTTPS-security, Intrusive interstitial guidelines. To be clear, a webpage experience that provides a holistic picture of the quality of a user's expertise on a web page. So optimizing for Google Core Internet Vitals is significant and can be inserted as part of technical search engine optimization checklist.
Which are the significant elements of Google core web vitals?
3 google core vitals components
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
It measures the time that takes to load a specific page. To provide decent consumer experience, an perfect LCP should happen within 2.5 seconds or faster when the page first starts loading.
Initial Input Delay (FID)
It steps interactivity. A time frame required to become interactive. Even more, interactivity is the way users experience your webpage after fully loading. To offer decent user experience, pages should have an FID of less than 100 milliseconds.
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
It steps visual stability. The quantity of unexpected design shift of visual page content. To provide decent consumer experience, pages should maintain a CLS of less than 0.1.
Note: Be sure that you're hitting the suggested target for all the above metrics in the best way possible. Don't ever forget Google's core internet vitals is a ranking factor.
Measuring existing page experience signs
Here's how SEOs and site owners can quantify the other type of user experience signs:
Safe-browsing: Assess that the Security Issues report in Search Console for any issues with safe browsing.
HTTPS: When a page is served over a secure HTTPS connection, then it will display a lock icon in the browser address bar. Otherwise you should create your website as a certified SSL site as fast as possible.
Intrusive interstitial guidelines: Intrusive interstitials are mostly popup advertising. They tend to block or all of a page, leading to bad user experience for mobile and desktop users.
What will be the Tools to quantify and report Core Web Vitals?
Google core vitals programmer tools
Google considers a Core Web Vitals are critical to all internet experiences. As a result, it is committed to surfacing these metrics in all of its popular tools. The following sections detail that tools support the Core Web Vitals. The amount of manners website owners can measure Core Internet Vitals, now offering 6 ways in total.
Core Internet Vitals can now be measured using:
Hunt Console
PageSpeed Insights
Lighthouse
Chrome DevTools
Web Vitals Extension
Google Search Console
There's a new Core Web Vitals report in Hunt Console to help website owners to evaluate pages throughout an whole site. The report describes groups of webpages which need attention, based on real-time data in the Chrome UX report.
Measuring web vitals using google search console If a URL does not have a minimum amount of coverage information for these metrics, it is omitted from the accounts. Try out the brand new report to get a holistic view of functionality for your source.
Page Rate Insight
PageSpeed Insights (PSI) reports about the laboratory and field operation of a page on both desktop and mobile devices. The application provides an overview of how real world users experience the webpage (powered by the Chrome UX Report) plus also a set of technical recommendations on how a website owner can improve page experience (supplied by Lighthouse).
Measuring google core web vitals using PageSpeed Insights
Notice: Core Web Vitals are annotated with a blue ribbon as shown previously.
PageSpeed Insights along with the PageSpeed Insights API have also been upgraded to use Lighthouse 6.0 under the hood and now support measuring Core Web Vitals in both the laboratory and field sections of this report!
Lighthouse
Lighthouse is an automatic site auditing tool which helps developers diagnose issues and identify opportunities to enhance the consumer experience of their websites. It measures a number of measurements of consumer expertise quality in a laboratory environment, including performance and accessibility. The latest version of Lighthouse (6.0, published mid-May 2020) includes additional audits, new metrics, and a recently composed performance score.
These metrics are lab implementations of Core Internet Vitals and supply diagnostic information for optimizing user experience.
The third new metric -- Total Blocking Time (TBT) -- is supposed to correlate well with First Input Delay (FID), which is just another Core Internet Vitals metric. All of the products that Lighthouse powers are updated to reflect the latest version.
Chrome DevTools
Chrome DevTools was updated to assist site owners find and fix visual instability issues on a page that can contribute to Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS).
Select a Layout Shift to view its details in the Summary tab. To imagine where the shift itself occurred, hover across the Moved from and Moved into areas.
Chrome DevTools also measures Complete Blocking Time (TBT), which can be useful as it pertains to improving Initial Input Delay (FID).
TBT is now shown in the footer of the Chrome DevTools Performance panel when you quantify page performance.
Using chrome dev tools
Performance optimizations that improve TBT from the lab should also boost FID.
Chrome UX Report
Also known as CrUX, this report is a public dataset of actual user experience data on millions of sites.
Report reveal on crux dashboard
The Chrome UX report measures field versions of the Core Web Vitals, so it reports real-world information rather than lab data.
Google has just updated the report with a new Core Web Vitals landing page.
Internet Vitals Extension
The Web Vitals extension steps the three Core Web Vitals metrics in real-time for (desktop) Google Chrome. This is helpful for grabbing issues early on during your development workflow and as a diagnostic tool to assess the performance of Core Web Vitals as you browse the net.
Core net vitals chrome extension
The expansion is now readily available to install from the Chrome Web Store!
Closing Thought
User participation will improve as page encounter signs on the internet get better and that by implementing these new signs into each website, it'll make the web better for everyone. Every internet creator, developers, and companies should be more aware of enhancing and delivering more beautiful user encounters.
Google already stated that page speed is a ranking factor. Content relevance is still crucial when it comes to ranking, though a page features a bad rate. However, where multiple pages have similar content, page experience signals, AKA Core internet vitals will be more crucial while ranking pages in forthcoming days.
Do you understand? Almost half of web searchers won't even wait three seconds for a page to load before visiting another site. Is your website fast enough to maintain customers around? If not, page speed optimization support out of Orka Socials can erase your own burden. Contact us to talk to a specialist!
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How I Generate 18,800 Visitors from Google Without SEO or Ads
If you want to get traffic from Google, how would you go about it?
Chances are you are either going to leverage SEO or pay for some ads.
But what if there was another way to get traffic from Google? A way that didn’t take as long as SEO and didn’t cost money like paid ads. And no, I’m not talking about Google News… there is actually an easier way.
It’s so effective that it drove 18,800 visitors to my site in the last 3 months. Just look at the screenshot above.
So, what is it?
Google Discover
Similar to how you have feeds on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, did you know Google has a feed for you.
It’s called Google Discover.
If you mainly use Google on your laptop or desktop computer, chances are you haven’t seen it. But if you have the Google mobile app or the Chrome mobile app, you probably have already seen it.
Here’s what it looks like on an iPhone:
This is Google’s version of a social feed.
Here’s how it works… Google Discover results, which appear below the search box on the Google mobile app and Chrome mobile app, show a summary of web pages as cards. These cards are a scrollable list of topics, almost like a social feed, that you can browse on your mobile devices.
Tapping one of these cards from Google search home will send you directly to the page you just clicked on.
And if you are wondering why you are seeing certain stories that others may not be, it’s because the recommendations are based on search history, interactions with Google products, and who you choose to follow directly via Google Discover.
But here is where it’s getting interesting…
Google Discover is everywhere, you just don’t know it
Discover results for some topics also appear within the search engine results under the label “Interesting finds.”
If you click one of these stories, it’ll take you directly to that web page, or, if you click to see “more stories” at the bottom of the Interesting Finds card, it’ll bring you to a new Google Discover user interface where you can follow that topic, follow related topics, and explore related Discover listings.
Now if you have a Pixel phone, you’ve seen Discover a lot, but again you just haven’t realized it.
By simply swiping right on your Pixel phone home screen you get a customizable and personalized feed just like the image above.
Now, you may be wondering, how is this different than just using Google News? Because they have a top stories section which is kind of like a feed, right?
Unlike top stories, Discover doesn’t limit rankings to what’s published most recently.
If Google thinks a user would find earlier content interesting, then Discover might show it. Discover also features videos, sports scores, entertainment updates such a movie, stock prices, event info for things like a music festival, and much more.
Google is positioning Discover as a content hub for all of your interests just like Facebook is doing with their feed.
In other words, this is Google’s version of your Facebook feed.
Similar to following a hashtag on Instagram, you can follow a topic of interest on Discover. Also, similar to Instagram’s Explore Page, you don’t need to follow anything to get content you might like. Discover is aiming to show you content you’d be interested in before you even know you want it.
The key is “before you knew about it.” Just like how Facebook and Instagram do the same thing.
So, why should you care about Google Discover?
Because it can drive you a ton of traffic.
Just check out one of the clients of my ad agency, Neil Patel Digital. Look at their Discover traffic.
They generated 3.64 million impressions in the last 28 days and 79,000 clicks to their site.
That’s a ton of traffic. In addition, all of those impressions help with branding.
Now you may not care about branding but the larger your brand, the easier it is to rank on Google. Brand search volume is more correlated with rankings than links or domain authority.
And as Google’s ex-CEO stated:
Brands are the solution, not the problem. Brands are how you sort out the cesspool.
So, all of those impressions you can generate from Discover are great because they will help put your brand out there. It helps with the concept called the Rule of 7, in which when someone sees or interacts with your brand 7 times, they are much more likely to become a loyal customer.
This can also help with Google’s E-A-T algorithm updates. It is the best way if you want to build up your expertise and credibility as an author. Discover is a simple way to help you get there.
So, how can you get more traffic from Discover?
How to optimize for Google Discover
Luckily, it’s not as complicated as SEO and the results happen much faster. Still not instant, but over time you should see your Discover traffic continually rising.
Here are 3 simple tips that will help:
Be sure to use high-quality images. Images appear with every Discover result, so relevant and high-quality images that accompany your content is important. And just like with your headlines and titles, try to choose images that are more likely to entice clicks. Images that are shocking or evoke curiosity will do the trick.
Content is king, but if you don’t write about the right stuff then you won’t show up. Check which topics Google suggests following inside of Discover to see if those topics align with your website. If it does, consider using their suggested topics as a guide to what people are interested in and write similar content. Of course, you don’t want to copy others, you want to go above and beyond so you can one-up your competition. Use Brian Dean’s skyscraper technique to do this.
Hopefully, when you’re creating your website content, you’re already taking some time to think about maximizing your content. What do I mean by that? Maximizing your content means thinking about your website as an API for your content. So yes, your content lives on your site, but hopefully, you’re creating it keeping in mind how it can be posted or promoted in other areas so you can secure backlinks and attract social engagement across other relevant channels. To do this you need to focus on topics with shareability, topics that are trending, topics with growing interest, and also focus on leveraging clickbait and enticing titles and headlines. Remember that Google Discover is like a social feed. If you’re only trying to make your content work hard for you on your site, you’re not getting enough out of it.
Once you make a deliberate effort to go after Discover traffic, it’s time to measure how you are doing.
Analyzing your traffic
Chances are, you use Google Analytics. But to see how well you are doing on Discover, it’s easier if you use Google Search Console.
Head over to Search Console and log in.
Now, on the left side, you’ll see a navigation menu.
I want you to click on “Discover.”
You’ll now see a report that looks something like this.
Compared to the screenshot I showcased earlier, I barely get any Discover traffic.
Why you may ask?
Do you notice a trend with my chart? Well, I tend to publish content every Tuesday and that’s the day I get Discover traffic.
Similar to any other social network (and unlike traditional SEO), you mainly see traffic as you post new content. It’s not long-term traffic that is consistent, instead, you keep getting quick bursts of traffic.
I only blog once a week, but if I write multiple pieces of content a day, my Discover traffic would skyrocket.
Conclusion
Whether you are a fan of Discover or not, it doesn’t matter. As a marketer, you need to look at it as another channel.
Data has already shown that it is popular and as long as Google keeps pushing it, people will use it.
So why not leverage it to your advantage and harness it to drive traffic and sales for your site?
Plus, you should never rely on traffic from just one channel alone because the moment an algorithm change happens, it can crush your traffic. That’s why you need to take an omnichannel approach and leverage any relevant channel out there.
So, what do you think of Discover? Do you use it on your phone? Have you thought about leveraging it for traffic to your site?
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They're Simply the Best: The Top 25 Moz Blog Posts of 2020
Posted by morgan.mcmurray
Here we are again — that time of year filled with wrap-ups and lookbacks and “best of” compilations. 2020 was a year like no other, and that’s certainly reflected in the topics covered by the blogs in the list below.
We published 170 blog posts this year (including Whiteboard Friday episodes) — not too shabby for a year rife with personal and professional challenges! We’re looking forward to what 2021 has in store, but in case you missed anything, we’ve compiled the top 25 most-read pieces from the last 12 months*. You’ll find several Whiteboard Friday episodes (past and present), local SEO tips, and advice for empathetic marketing, along with the optimistic SEO predictions for 2020 and beyond — made in pre-COVID times.
So without further ado, here are the best Moz Blog posts of 2020. Enjoy!
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts listed below were published between January 1 - December 22, 2020, and are in order by unique pageviews generated during that timeframe.
1. What Readers Want During COVID-19: Content Ideas for Every Niche
Author: Amanda Milligan | Published: March 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 49,889
Amanda tested a variety of keywords to see which ones exhibited a trend during the initial COVID-19 outbreak, and might warrant some attention from content marketers. Here's what she found.
2. Pay Attention to These SEO Trends in 2020 and Beyond
Author: Suganthan Mohanadasan | Published: February 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 45,553
In the past several years, we've already seen a sea of change in how we think and execute on SEO, but the future holds even more change — and more opportunity. Explore a rundown of key SEO topics to keep an eye on in the future.
3. Are H1 Tags Necessary for Ranking? [SEO Experiment]
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 25, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 35,414
In earlier days of search marketing, SEOs often heard the same two best practices repeated so many times it became implanted in our brains: Wrap the title of your page in H1 tags and use only one H1 tag per page. Despite assertions from one of Google's most trusted authorities that sites "can do perfectly fine with no H1 tags or with five H1 tags", many SEOs didn't believe it. So of course, we decided to test it scientifically.
4. Google My Business: FAQ for Multiple Businesses at the Same Address
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: February 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,883
How should I get listed in Google My Business if I’ve got multiple businesses at the same address? How many listings am I eligible for if I’m running more than one business at my location? Get answers to your top questions in this comprehensive FAQ.
5. Google's January 2020 Core Update: Has the Dust Settled?
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: January 27, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 31,800
The January 2020 Core Update peaked from January 13-15. We dig into the numbers, including winners and losers.
6. Google's May 2020 Core Update: Winners, Winnerers, Winlosers, and Why It's All Probably Crap
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: May 14, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 24,159
The May 2020 Core Update was the second-hottest update since the August 2018 "Medic" Update. Dr. Pete takes a hard look at the numbers, including why measuring winners and losers has turned out to be a tricky business.
7. Core Web Vitals: The Next Official Google Ranking Factor
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: July 17, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 21,281
There's a new ranking factor in town: Core Web Vitals. Expected in 2021, this Google-announced algorithm change has a few details you should be aware of.
8. SEO for 2020
Author: Britney Muller | Published: January 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,783
SEO Scientist Britney Muller offers a seventeen-point checklist of things you ought to keep in mind for executing on modern, effective SEO. You'll encounter both old favorites (optimizing title tags, anyone?) and cutting-edge ideas to power your search strategy into the future.
9. 4 Google My Business Fields That Impact Ranking (and 3 That Don't)
Author: Joy Hawkins | Published: October 23, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 20,330
Joy and her team at Sterling Sky have come to the conclusion that there are only four things inside the Google My Business dashboard that a business owner or a marketing agency can edit that will have a direct influence on where they rank in the local results on Google.
10. Crawled — Currently Not Indexed: A Coverage Status Guide
Author: Christopher Long | Published: March 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 18,354
Within Google's Index Coverage report, there are many different statuses that provide webmasters with information about how Google is handling their site content. While many of the statuses provide some context around Google’s crawling and indexation decisions, one remains unclear: “Crawled — currently not indexed”. This post will help you identify some of the most common reasons this mysterious status might be affecting your website, and how to address them.
11. How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series]
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 26, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 15,523
A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.
12. Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
Author: Dr. Peter J. Meyers | Published: February 5, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 14,825
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
13. 2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: January 6, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,969
Feed Google the right information, fight spam, and flip it into an opportunity: these are the top three ways to chase local SEO success.
14. Which of My Competitor's Keywords Should (& Shouldn't) I Target?
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: February 21, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,638
Which of your competitor's keywords are worth targeting, and which can be ignored? Learn how to tell the difference in this fan favorite Whiteboard Friday.
15. 10 Basic SEO Tips to Index + Rank New Content Faster
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: October 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 13,381
When you publish new content, you want users to find it ranking in search results as fast as possible. Fortunately, there are a number of tips and tricks in the SEO toolbox to help you accomplish this goal.
16. 7 SEO Processes That Get Easier with Increased PageRank/Domain Authority
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: February 7, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,883
What factors are affected as you improve PageRank or Domain Authority, and how? Cyrus details seven SEO processes that are made easier by a strong investment in link building and growing your authority.
17. Marketing in Times of Uncertainty
Author: Rand Fishkin | Published: April 3, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,861
Our work as marketers has transformed drastically in 2020. Our good friend Rand talks about a topic that's been on the forefront of our minds lately: how to do our jobs empathetically and effectively through one of the most difficult trials in modern memory.
18. A Beginner’s Guide to Ranking in Google Maps
Author: Alex Ratynski | Published: March 16, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,836
The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?” The answer: through Google Maps marketing.
19. The Rules of Link Building
Author: Britney Muller | Published: February 28, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,532
Are you building links the right way? Or are you still subscribing to outdated practices? Britney Muller clarifies which link building tactics still matter and which are a waste of time (or downright harmful) in one of our very favorite classic episodes of Whiteboard Friday.
20. How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
Author: Kristin Tynski | Published: May 4, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,359
In rare cases, SEOs create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. Kristin walks through one such instance for her team's client, ADT.
21. Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent
Author: Britney Muller | Published: June 12, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 12,262
Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.
22. Title Tags SEO: When to Include Your Brand and/or Boilerplate
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: August 31, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,850
If your websites are like most, they include a fair amount of extra "stuff" in the title tags: things like your brand name or repeating boilerplate text that appears across multiple pages. But should you include these elements in your titles automatically?
23. How to Query the Google Search Console API
Author: Brian Gorman | Published: March 18, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 11,095
If you’ve been an SEO for even a short time, you’re likely familiar with Google Search Console (GSC). It’s a valuable tool for getting information about your website and its performance in organic search. That said, it does have its limitations. In this post, you’ll learn how to get better-connected data out of Google Search Console and increase the size of your exports by 400%.
24. How to Choose Google My Business Categories (With Cool Tools!)
Author: Miriam Ellis | Published: September 9, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,873
Your choice of your primary and secondary categories contributes a lot to Google’s understanding and handling of your business. With so much riding on proper categorization, let’s empower you to research your options like a pro today!
25. A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: May 8, 2020 | Unique Pageviews: 10,745
Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time.
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How I Generate 18,800 Visitors from Google Without SEO or Ads
If you want to get traffic from Google, how would you go about it?
Chances are you are either going to leverage SEO or pay for some ads.
But what if there was another way to get traffic from Google? A way that didn’t take as long as SEO and didn’t cost money like paid ads. And no, I’m not talking about Google News… there is actually an easier way.
It’s so effective that it drove 18,800 visitors to my site in the last 3 months. Just look at the screenshot above.
So, what is it?
Google Discover
Similar to how you have feeds on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, did you know Google has a feed for you.
It’s called Google Discover.
If you mainly use Google on your laptop or desktop computer, chances are you haven’t seen it. But if you have the Google mobile app or the Chrome mobile app, you probably have already seen it.
Here’s what it looks like on an iPhone:
This is Google’s version of a social feed.
Here’s how it works… Google Discover results, which appear below the search box on the Google mobile app and Chrome mobile app, show a summary of web pages as cards. These cards are a scrollable list of topics, almost like a social feed, that you can browse on your mobile devices.
Tapping one of these cards from Google search home will send you directly to the page you just clicked on.
And if you are wondering why you are seeing certain stories that others may not be, it’s because the recommendations are based on search history, interactions with Google products, and who you choose to follow directly via Google Discover.
But here is where it’s getting interesting…
Google Discover is everywhere, you just don’t know it
Discover results for some topics also appear within the search engine results under the label “Interesting finds.”
If you click one of these stories, it’ll take you directly to that web page, or, if you click to see “more stories” at the bottom of the Interesting Finds card, it’ll bring you to a new Google Discover user interface where you can follow that topic, follow related topics, and explore related Discover listings.
Now if you have a Pixel phone, you’ve seen Discover a lot, but again you just haven’t realized it.
By simply swiping right on your Pixel phone home screen you get a customizable and personalized feed just like the image above.
Now, you may be wondering, how is this different than just using Google News? Because they have a top stories section which is kind of like a feed, right?
Unlike top stories, Discover doesn’t limit rankings to what’s published most recently.
If Google thinks a user would find earlier content interesting, then Discover might show it. Discover also features videos, sports scores, entertainment updates such a movie, stock prices, event info for things like a music festival, and much more.
Google is positioning Discover as a content hub for all of your interests just like Facebook is doing with their feed.
In other words, this is Google’s version of your Facebook feed.
Similar to following a hashtag on Instagram, you can follow a topic of interest on Discover. Also, similar to Instagram’s Explore Page, you don’t need to follow anything to get content you might like. Discover is aiming to show you content you’d be interested in before you even know you want it.
The key is “before you knew about it.” Just like how Facebook and Instagram do the same thing.
So, why should you care about Google Discover?
Because it can drive you a ton of traffic.
Just check out one of the clients of my ad agency, Neil Patel Digital. Look at their Discover traffic.
They generated 3.64 million impressions in the last 28 days and 79,000 clicks to their site.
That’s a ton of traffic. In addition, all of those impressions help with branding.
Now you may not care about branding but the larger your brand, the easier it is to rank on Google. Brand search volume is more correlated with rankings than links or domain authority.
And as Google’s ex-CEO stated:
Brands are the solution, not the problem. Brands are how you sort out the cesspool.
So, all of those impressions you can generate from Discover are great because they will help put your brand out there. It helps with the concept called the Rule of 7, in which when someone sees or interacts with your brand 7 times, they are much more likely to become a loyal customer.
This can also help with Google’s E-A-T algorithm updates. It is the best way if you want to build up your expertise and credibility as an author. Discover is a simple way to help you get there.
So, how can you get more traffic from Discover?
How to optimize for Google Discover
Luckily, it’s not as complicated as SEO and the results happen much faster. Still not instant, but over time you should see your Discover traffic continually rising.
Here are 3 simple tips that will help:
Be sure to use high-quality images. Images appear with every Discover result, so relevant and high-quality images that accompany your content is important. And just like with your headlines and titles, try to choose images that are more likely to entice clicks. Images that are shocking or evoke curiosity will do the trick.
Content is king, but if you don’t write about the right stuff then you won’t show up. Check which topics Google suggests following inside of Discover to see if those topics align with your website. If it does, consider using their suggested topics as a guide to what people are interested in and write similar content. Of course, you don’t want to copy others, you want to go above and beyond so you can one-up your competition. Use Brian Dean’s skyscraper technique to do this.
Hopefully, when you’re creating your website content, you’re already taking some time to think about maximizing your content. What do I mean by that? Maximizing your content means thinking about your website as an API for your content. So yes, your content lives on your site, but hopefully, you’re creating it keeping in mind how it can be posted or promoted in other areas so you can secure backlinks and attract social engagement across other relevant channels. To do this you need to focus on topics with shareability, topics that are trending, topics with growing interest, and also focus on leveraging clickbait and enticing titles and headlines. Remember that Google Discover is like a social feed. If you’re only trying to make your content work hard for you on your site, you’re not getting enough out of it.
Once you make a deliberate effort to go after Discover traffic, it’s time to measure how you are doing.
Analyzing your traffic
Chances are, you use Google Analytics. But to see how well you are doing on Discover, it’s easier if you use Google Search Console.
Head over to Search Console and log in.
Now, on the left side, you’ll see a navigation menu.
I want you to click on “Discover.”
You’ll now see a report that looks something like this.
Compared to the screenshot I showcased earlier, I barely get any Discover traffic.
Why you may ask?
Do you notice a trend with my chart? Well, I tend to publish content every Tuesday and that’s the day I get Discover traffic.
Similar to any other social network (and unlike traditional SEO), you mainly see traffic as you post new content. It’s not long-term traffic that is consistent, instead, you keep getting quick bursts of traffic.
I only blog once a week, but if I write multiple pieces of content a day, my Discover traffic would skyrocket.
Conclusion
Whether you are a fan of Discover or not, it doesn’t matter. As a marketer, you need to look at it as another channel.
Data has already shown that it is popular and as long as Google keeps pushing it, people will use it.
So why not leverage it to your advantage and harness it to drive traffic and sales for your site?
Plus, you should never rely on traffic from just one channel alone because the moment an algorithm change happens, it can crush your traffic. That’s why you need to take an omnichannel approach and leverage any relevant channel out there.
So, what do you think of Discover? Do you use it on your phone? Have you thought about leveraging it for traffic to your site?
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