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Writing High-Quality Website Content? Don’t Forget About SEO

You publish first-rate content that Google should love. But that may not be enough. Other SEO factors matter too. Let’s explore five scenarios to help you boost your search engine result page rankings.
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9 Little-Known Font How-Tos for Instagram Stories

Over 500 million Instagram users post Stories every single day. But how can brands stand out in the crowd? Here are nine design-focused, lesser-known font hacks to help.
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Why Google Shouldn't Drive Your SEO Strategy

Why should SEO-minded content marketers be like dogs begging for treats, waiting for Google to hand us the next update or direction for SEO? We shouldn’t. Here’s what to do instead.
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5 Ideas to Ponder from CMI’s Top Social Media Articles

Social media can do so much for brands – distribute original content, promote content, grow communities, provide referral traffic, etc. But you can’t do it all. Here are five tips from the five most popular CMI articles on the topic.
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Did You Hear? Your Brand Needs a Voice Strategy

Given 24% of Americans have smart speakers in their home and many more use voice on their smart phones, smart content marketers should understand that voice must be part of their strategies.
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How to Create an FAQ Page Optimized for Search

Google works hard to provide searchers with the questions and the answers. With a well-built, strategically optimized FAQ page, you can capture more of those organic opportunities. Here are five steps to make that happen.
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How to Use Google Search Console to Drive More Search Traffic

Learn what Google really thinks of your content. Discover the keywords you don't target but which still help your content show up in search results. Then learn how to maximize those untapped opportunities.
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How to Optimize Your How-to and List Posts

How can more people find your how-to and list content? Apply one or a combination of these four easy-to-implement SEO methods – with real-life examples – to your posts and increase your Google rankings and traffic.
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3 Keyword Research Trends to Get Your Content Seen

Keyword research is different from what it was even a couple of years ago. Search engines are becoming smarter and keyword research tools are getting more advanced. Here are three SEO trends reshaping the keyword research concept.
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3 Types of Backlinks You Want Your Content to Get (and How to Get Them)

Let’s forget about the SEO value of backlinks for now. Let’s focus on building links that really deliver traffic to your site. Here are three ways to do that.
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How to Transform Your LinkedIn Presence So It’s Not Just a Resume

Michaela Alexis shares how she built a mega personal brand on LinkedIn. It started a few years ago when her post, How I Landed My Dream Job in Two Weeks on LinkedIn, went viral. Now, she runs a LinkedIn consulting business.
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17+ Free Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Content

Maybe your content promotion budget’s been slashed. Maybe you never had one. Whatever the reason, these ideas will help your audience find your content and you only have to spend time to do them.