International SEO: Another reason to avoid AMPs
In my last post, I gave three reasons to avoid accelerated mobile mages (AMPs). Accelerated mobile pages are flat HTML web pages that follow Google‘s guidelines and are hosted by Google to boost page...
View ArticleWhat is a keyword ontology?
A keyword ontology is a knowledge graph describing relationships between the keywords your target audiences frequently use in search queries and the products and services you sell. It can include other...
View ArticleWhy are URLs so important?
I recently commented on a LinkedIn post about the power of LinkedIn as a content marketing platform. The gist of the post was that it is rapidly becoming the go-to platform for branded content...
View ArticleOn the limits of personalization
Before I start my post, I’d also like to invite you to the next Biznology webinar on May 1 where Mike Moran is going to interview me about keyword knowledge graphs. Editor’s note: This link has been...
View Article3 hacks of agile scrum for content design
I was gratified in a nostalgic way to read articles by my friends and former colleagues Sol Sender and Charles Chesnut, writing about the challenges of adopting agile. I was on the first scrum team...
View ArticleYou’re doing SEO wrong: it’s all about authority
Most people get the theory of SEO: You find the keywords and phrases that compose the search queries of your target audience, and you build content that answers the questions implicit in those queries....
View ArticleAttribution: The secret sauce of digital marketing
One thread that binds my career is top-of-funnel content. I’ve co-written two books on the importance of early-stage content and how to identify and capitalize on those opportunities. I’ve also had a...
View ArticleWhat is user intent?
I get this question a lot. Every time I answer it, I glean new insights about how to use it in content strategy. After answering it about a hundred times, I think it deserves a blog post all its own....
View ArticleOn the horrors of brandsplaining
It’s the time of year when my family decorates the house with a lot of orange and black. I’m just into it for the candy, myself, but I play along, in my own way. I read Poe. I watch a Hitchcock or two....
View Article3 reasons to avoid Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMPs)
I often get asked about IBM‘s position on Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMPs). AMPs are mobile-first web pages that you submit to Google, so that it caches them for quicker load times. Those who follow the...
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