Ask the SMXpert: Keyword research and copywriting
Contributor and SMXpert Christine Churchill answers keyword research and copywriting technique questions from attendees who participated in the SMX West 2018 Keyword Bootcamp.
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Searcher intent: The secret ingredient behind successful content development
Contributor Dave Davies takes the guesswork out of determining what type of content will resonate with an audience by creating Excel formulas to help determine what a searcher may be looking for.
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The importance of targeting branded searches
Though many search marketers focus primarily on non-branded searches, columnist Thomas Stern believes it’s crucial to invest in a branded search strategy.
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How to steal the competition’s best keywords: A 3-step guide
Why invest so much into keyword research when your competitors have already done the work? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how to use competitive research to inform your paid search keyword strategy.
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The PPC challenge of selling manufacturing capability vs. stock products
Google AdWords is a powerful advertising platform, but it can be tricky for companies whose products and services aren’t so clearly defined. Columnist Dianna Huff shares how she overcame this problem and got results for a small manufacturing client.
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Keyword tiering: A systematic way to juggle your AdWords priorities
Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard explains how assigning paid search keywords into different tiers based on performance allows search marketers to quickly make adjustments that can have a huge impact on their business.
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Coaxing smarter paid search bidding decisions out of sparse conversion data
Columnist Mark Ballard explains how we can use statistics to supplement our conversion data and intuition when deciding on keyword-level bids in AdWords.
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The ins and outs of keyword research
When looking for opportunities to grow search traffic, keyword expansions can be valuable. Columnist Amy Bishop discusses when keyword expansions do and do not make sense, along with tips for identifying quality terms.
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Integrate lifetime value to benefit a customer-led SEO strategy
Columnist Chris Liversidge explains why fixing your analytics gaps and taking lifetime customer value into account can lead to better results in your organic search initiatives.
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How to get the old Google Keyword Planner volume data
Search volume estimates from the Google Keyword Planner have been off recently due to close variants. Columnist Patrick Stox shows how to get this data back.
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Machine learning for large-scale SEM accounts
Can machine learning be applied to your PPC accounts to make them more efficient? Columnist David Fothergill describes how he utilized machine learning to find new keywords for his campaigns.
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Broad match: What is it good for?
Columnist Brett Middleton describes how to use broad match in paid search campaigns as a keyword research tool.
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The essential metrics to analyze for keyword research success
When it comes time to choose your target keywords, what data should inform your decision? Columnist Paul Shapiro shares some helpful metrics to look at when evaluating which keywords to pursue.
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How To Grow Online Market Share Without Increasing Your PPC Budget
What’s the formula for PPC success? Columnist Jacob Baadsgaard has tips on how to significantly expand your market share without wasting your ad spend.
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Show Me The Money: Following The PPC Keywords That Make Dollars & Sense
Structuring campaigns based on personas is can effective, but what happens when keyword overlap dilutes your messaging? Columnist Pauline Jakober shares a case study showing how thoughtful reorganization based on money-making keywords can have a huge i…
Need To Grow Your PPC Account? Look To The Search Queries
Many paid search marketers use Search Query Reports to identify negative keywords, but columnist Matt Umbro shows that these reports have the potential to do so much more.
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Up Close @ SMX Advanced: Amazing Paid Search Tactics
Paid search continues to get exceedingly complicated, but the expert panel, the last session of this year’s SMX Advanced, blew the audience away with understandable and valuable tips. Amazing Paid Search Tactics & Tools featured four expert speakers, and it was the first time I’ve ever heard…
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Turn Domain Bias In Search Results To Your Advantage
There’s been valid debate over how influential keyword and exact match domains are in search engine optimization. Whether or not the latest Google or Bing algorithm takes the words in your domain name into consideration, the reality is that searchers — those consumers actually choosing…
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“100% Not Provided Is Not The End Of SEO” Insider Opinions On Google’s Move To Withhold Data
Earlier this week, Google revealed it would be encrypting all search data, rendering website owners unable to see search term information previously offered through the “referrer” system. While Google had encrypted the data two years ago for searches performed by users signed in to…
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Are Google’s Results Getting Too Ad Heavy?
Are Google’s search results getting too ad-heavy? A new blog post suggesting that Google’s non-paid listings make up only a tiny fraction of the entire page has sparked some discussion, though the exact percentage actually varies on how you count what’s on the page and from…
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