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Google is increasingly relying on machine learning and artificial intelligence, making ranking factors harder to understand, less predictable, and less uniform across keywords. It's becoming such a complex system, that we often can't really know how a change will affect our own site until we roll it out. In this environment, we'll need to use split-testing more and more.


Google Keyword Planner has some pretty scary skeletons in its closet! Learn about all the dirty secrets that should make you think twice about relying on Google's volume estimates.


Last week, Google made the unprecedented move of releasing the entire Search Quality Rater’s Guidelines. Explore key insights from this 160-page document that details just what they're looking for in a webpage.


Content marketing isn't easy when it's done right, but when you have a solid process in place, you've got a much better chance of hitting a home run. Paddy Moogan takes us through his own 5-step process for making sure your content marketing campaign starts off right.


When it comes to the link building process, there’s a lot to keep track of — and that process today is pretty different from what it was a few short years ago. In this week's Whiteboard Friday, Rand scores 20 different attributes that can influence a link's value based on whether or not they still matter in 2015/2016.


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Will changing page title tags and other metadata have a negative impact on search ranking and visibility? Learn more in this Q&A post.


Ever wondered about the correlation between site traffic and engagement and Google rankings? How do user-based metrics influence rankings? Dive into the data with SimilarWeb's Roy Hinkis!


If you're targeting a certain keyword, knowing where and how often to use that keyword in the various elements of your page is essential. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand offers his recommendation.


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Is syndicated duplicate content (i.e., identical content that's been published across multiple distinct domains) considered fresh content on an individual domain? This Q&A post explores hypotheses and SEO implications.


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Why are keyword difficulty scores in Keyword Explorer different from those in Moz's old Keyword Difficulty tool? See what Rand and the community have to say in this Q&A post.