Whiteboard Friday

Page Speed Optimization: Metrics, Tools, and How to Improve — Best of Whiteboard Friday

Page speed has always been a crucial part of SEO work, and as more companies make the shift to online operations, optimization becomes more important than ever. However, it's a complex subject that tends to be very technical. What are the most crucial things to understand about your site's page speed, and how can you begin to improve? To help you answer these questions, we're sharing this popular episode of Whiteboard Friday where Britney Muller goes over what you need to know to get started.

How to Get Backlinks in 2020 [Series] - Whiteboard Friday

A little creativity and smart tactics can uncover high-quality link building opportunities. This week, Britney Muller kicks off a new Whiteboard Friday series on modern link building.

Is Google E-A-T Actually a Ranking Factor? - Whiteboard Friday

Showing expertise, authority, and trustworthiness in your site content is important to ranking well. But why is that, exactly? Cyrus Shepard explores whether E-A-T is a true ranking factor, making your E-A-T goals SMART, and how to communicate it all to curious stakeholders.

Understanding & Fulfilling Search Intent

Understanding what your target audience is searching and why is more important than ever. Britney Muller shares everything you need to begin understanding and fulfilling search intent, plus a free Google Sheets checklist download to help you analyze the SERPs you care about most.

Crisis Adaptation

Businesses all over the globe are struggling with new challenges as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Britney Muller outlines a checklist that businesses can use to meet the changing needs of consumers and improve visibility for local searches.

5 Common Objections to SEO (& How to Respond) - Best of Whiteboard Friday

With marketing budgets taking a hit under the economic strain of COVID-19, advocating for the value SEO can bring to a struggling business is a new take on an old battle. This popular Whiteboard Friday episode by Kameron Jenkins covers five common objections you'll hear to SEO and how to counter them with smart, researched, fact-based responses — an important skill to brush up on now more than ever.

Risk-Averse Link Building - Best of Whiteboard Friday

Agencies and consultants who are asked to build links for their clients need to have a sense for what works and what's risky. In this classic episode of Whiteboard Friday, Russ Jones charts a path forward.

A Must-Have Keyword Research Process for Winning SEO

Smart keyword research forms the basis of all successful SEO. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Cyrus Shepard shares the basics of a winning keyword research process that you can learn and master in a short amount of time. Plus, sign up for his free webinar on May 21, 'Build a Winning Keyword Strategy: Start-to-Finish'!

Building Better Customer Experiences - Best of Whiteboard Friday

Your customer's experience after becoming a lead is important for their loyalty and retention. In this classic Whiteboard Friday, Dana DiTomaso shares 3 big things you can start doing today that will immensely improve your customer experience.

Content Authority: Potential Measures of Authoritative Content

If Google were to use a measure of content authority, what might go into it? In this episode of Whiteboard Friday, Russ Jones walks us through what exactly might constitute a "content authority" score and how SEOs can measure their efforts.

Matter. How SEOs Can Help... Now

As SEOs, we can influence over how the world gets its information. In times like these, when businesses of all stripes are facing uncertainty and we may be looking for ways to help, SEO can be your superpower. Russ Jones outlines five ways SEOs can make a difference amid the chaos of COVID-19 — simply by doing your job and doing it well.

The SEO Elevator Pitch - Best of Whiteboard Friday

How to show your value to potential clients or stakeholders is an essential skill right now. In this favorite episode of Whiteboard Friday, Kameron Jenkins shares how to effectively and succinctly build an SEO elevator pitch that highlights the value you bring to a business (and 3 warnings on what not to do.)