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Digital Marketing Update – March 2018

We feel the luck of the Irish is on our side this month, how about you? In this month’s digital update, we look at Search Engine Traffic, Site Structure, Timeless Marketing Strategies, and more. Let’s find the end of the rainbow!

Digital Marketing Update – February 2018

Love us or hate us, it’s February, the month of love, and we just want to say we love all of you who read our newsletter and trust us with your business! In this month’s digital update, we look at the new Search Console, the Future of Link Building, PPC Managment, and more. Read on, […]

Google Analytics Event Tracking: All Calls, Emails, and PDFs

*December 2017 Update for gtag.js Event tracking is important on a website. It’s the only way to track user engagement. There are certain links that don’t naturally trigger any kind of tracking via Google Analytics, whether you’re using async (ga.js) or universal analytics. The most common are: PDF Downloads – <a href="someurl.pdf">Download my PDF</a> Mailto […]

Does Google Index My Keyword Placed in XYZ Location?

We all know by now that it’s important to put your keywords in as many places as you can, within reason, to get the most SEO value out of them. But are there any places that work, that shouldn’t? I decided to find out. I placed a made up word in various parts of the […]

WebRanking’s 5th Annual Holiday Toy Drive

The WebRanking crew plays Santa!

How PageSpeed is Affected by Certain Scripts

Run the PageSpeed Insight Tool on a page on your website, and you’ll see how well your page scores. But what you won’t see is how certain things really affect your site…like by how much they’re truly affecting the score. We’re going to take a look at how different scripts affect it. Let’s see!

48+ Takeaways from HeroConf Philadelphia 2016

No MozCon for me this year, but I did make it to Philadelphia for my first HeroConf. The conference was amazing and so was the SWAG. Let’s not waste any time, let’s dig right in and review the 48+ items from HeroConf. (48 plus because I didn’t count things in the first aid kit as […]

2015 Holiday Toy Drive

In December 2015 the WebRanking crew set out once again in what is now a full on tradition. We went toy shopping!

How-To Fix a WordPress Site That Has Been Hacked and Leaving Spam Pages

We have seen several WordPress sites that have been hacked recently, and it’s been ugly for SEO. One particular client with a WordPress installation had 80 pages inserted into their site, and the worst part is we didn’t know because we couldn’t see the pages in the admin! Now, I don’t know how in the […]

38+ Takeaways from MozCon 2015

Time for the 2nd annual “Takeaways from MozCon” SWAG edition. This year the competition for the best / most unique SWAG was fierce. We made it through to the last day with everything they could throw at us. Let’s not waste any time, let’s dig right in and review the 38+ items from MozCon (38 […]