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Keyword Research with Google Only: No Other Tools Needed | Searc. Google has lots of useful tools to offer to the marketer – most of them are free and awesome – the two words you not so often find go in combination. This post looks at various ways to do keyword research with free Google tools – more often than not you won't need any other tools at all. 1. Just Use Google Search Google Search has answers to all questions (I mean it). You can both research your keywords and find valuable content ideas by just searching Google. The only trick is to learn how to use it correctly. Here are a few tips for you to research your keywords using Google: Use wildcard operator. Use synonym search: ~ operator will include some related terms in search results. Use (ALL)INTITLE: (ALL)INANCHOR: operators for competitor research. 2.

Most of us are aware of Google's public keyword research tools but not many know these tips: Select the “Show/hide columns” drop down list, and choose “Show all”. Google Insights tool is a must for checking trends. 4. 5. Local Search Ranking Factors | Google & Yahoo Local SEO Best Pra. Local Pack/Finder Ranking Factors Google My Business Signals (Proximity, categories, keyword in business title, etc.) 25.12%Link Signals (Inbound anchor text, linking domain authority, linking domain quantity, etc.) 16.53%Review Signals (Review quantity, review velocity, review diversity, etc.) 15.44%On-Page Signals (Presence of NAP, keywords in titles, domain authority, etc.) 13.82%Citation Signals (IYP/aggregator NAP consistency, citation volume, etc.) 10.82%Behavioral Signals (Click-through rate, mobile clicks to call, check-ins, etc.) 9.56%Personalization 5.88%Social Signals (Google engagement, Facebook engagement, Twitter engagement, etc.) 2.82% Localized Organic Ranking Factors Introduction Another year, and another Local Search Ranking Factors survey is here.

My apologies for being late with it again. I developed our own survey tool and, as with any software project, it always takes longer than you expect. Definitions GMB Listing Google My Business Listing. GMB Landing Page Local Pack. Link Value Factors | Wiep. Link Value Factors Explained In the style of SEOmoz' Search Engine Ranking Factors, this page includes the opinions of 17 well respected, international SEO and Link Building professionals on nearly 40 factors that possibly influence the value of a link. My opinion about each factor has been included into every score as well. Although not every possible influencing factor, nor every possible opinion has been included, this page covers the majority of the factors and is pretty accurate.

At least, in my opinion. The idea behind this research was to determine which factors professionals from the field of SEO consider to be of influence on the value of a link and/ or on the potential amount of link juice that a link can pass. Because most of us understand the value of links in terms of traffic, this research mainly focuses on the value that search engines may allocate to a link.

Every factor has been rated on a scale from 1 to 5 by the participants: Search Engine Ranking Factors. Web Marketing and Web Analytics Articles.