Copywriting can be an under-appreciated success factor in SEO. The content you write must not only target the keywords and topics your audience is searching for, but it must also satisfy their intent better than other pages, as well as being formatted and friendly to search engines.
SEO copywriting is a mix of keyword research, on-page SEO, formatting, and creativity. We've listed some of our favorite resources here, and below find the latest, most relevant posts.
Keyword Research: The Beginner's Guide to SEO : Copywriting starts with research. Understanding what your users are searching for is the key to success.
How to Write an SEO-Focused Content Brief Your Writers Will Love : A step-by-step on how to write an SEO-focused content brief that will help your content rank
SEO Content Has a Packaging Problem — Whiteboard Friday : Is your content strategy impacted by AI Overviews? Bernard Huang explains why SEO content has a packaging problem and how to course correct for 2025 and beyond
Data and insights can be incredibly valuable, but should never be treated as gospel, and the only logic worse than "because that's how we've always done it" might just be "because everyone else is doing it." Content is no exception. When was the last time you broke a few rules?
Building out a content strategy fit for your audience is a difficult process. Content flow is the metric you've been waiting for to make that much easier.
Experts agree: you blogging is the answer to winning content marketing. But is it really right for you? Learn about a few times blogging isn't necessary and what you're missing out on if you don't have a blog.
Outsourcing your company's web copywriting can be a painful endeavor, especially when you're working with an agency that may not be aware of the processes and personalities at your business. At the end of the day, however, everyone wants the same thing: a quality product.
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Creating a content strategy can be a complex process, especially when you throw multi-device consumption into the mix. Here we look at how you can create the perfect process for getting it right every time.
Are you Getting Things Done? Supporting the E-Mail Charter? Prioritizing correctly? If you answered yes, then congratulations, you are effective with your working time. But what about your team? Are you as effective in managing your team?
Here's another post that drifts away from the usual SEOmoz blog posts, and instead offers a rich perspective into our culture and management. Read on to find out how Kate Matsudaira effectively and regularly conducts one-on-one's, and how her approach to these team meetings can improve attitude and productivity at work, all-the-while maintaining positive work relationships between manager and employee.
I hope you all don't mind me straying from the usual a bit here today. Instead of a specifically SEO-related post, I instead want to tackle a related science, the art of "acquiring" and what that means in marketing.
And now for a little departure from your regularly scheduled SEO posts - for a foray into hiring and recruiting. We have been doing a lot of hiring recently at SEOmoz and lots of people have inquired what we look for in candidates. The truth is, we really try to give everyone a chance, but this blog covers some of the tips and tricks we use to make the process as efficient as possible. If you are hiring, this blog will give you some ideas to add to your screening process, and if you are looking for a job, then you will also find some dos and don'ts to help you secure you next big opportunity. To infinity and beyond!
I caught a post this week from Peter Shankman entitled "I Will Never Hire a Social Media Expert and Neither Should You." It's not the first of its kind, nor was it the best argued, but it struck a nerve and has made a number of waves around the web. Needless to say, as someone who employs...
Want to know the secrets of SEO copywriting? Compare the two posts below, both written by the exact same SEO expert and each containing around the same number of words. Without knowing the subject, can you guess which post earned more links?