Best Practices

SEO Fluff Garbage Content (and How to Avoid It)

Google ends Target CPA and Target ROAS bidding strategiesThere’s a marketing line I’m going to toss out there. It’s one that you’ve heard before, possibly – as the cliche goes – a “thousand times.” Before I just toss it out there, I think it’s important to understand that despite the fact that it feels overused, it doesn’t take away from the truth at its core.

Content is king.

Yep. There it is; I wrote it.

The problem is that small businesses are too often plagued by content that is poorly strategized, poorly structured, or poorly written. And I’m not referring to only landing pages and blog posts; I’m referring to even the smaller elements, like meta descriptions.

“Shop new Honda models or used vehicles at Saville Honda to find your next car, truck, or SUV, or schedule service with our experts. Contact us today in Pensacola!”

Oh, under 165 characters, baby! Nailed it!


Understanding the causes of data discrepancies in Google Analytics 4 (GA4): The impact of event setup variations

Data discrepancies in Google Analytics 4 (GA4)Understanding how events are set up in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) is crucial, as it directly impacts the accuracy and consistency of the data you collect. Different setups can lead to discrepancies in results, and here’s why:

1. Event Naming and Configuration:

Inconsistency in Naming: In GA4, the naming of events is flexible, allowing for customized names. If similar events are named differently across various sections of a website or in different campaigns (e.g., “purchase” vs. “buy_now”), it leads to fragmented data, making it difficult to analyze overall user behavior.

Event Parameters: Events in GA4 can carry additional information through parameters. If parameters are not consistently set up (e.g., some “purchase” events carry price information while others don’t), this can lead to incomplete data and discrepancies in reporting.


How to optimize your GBP landing page

In this week’s video, I explain how to optimize your Google Business Profile landing page – the page that your GBP website button points to on your website. For single-location businesses, that’s the home page of the site. For multi-location businesses, the landing page will be the individual location page for that specific location.


What we learned from auditing over 8,500 Google Business Profiles

In this week’s video, I share a recording of my entire presentation from the first US edition of Brighton SEO in San Diego a few weeks ago. We’re finishing a massive 2-year research project on Google Business Profiles, and I share some of the exciting results from the study, helping to shed light on which factors the top-ranking GBPs have across multiple verticals.


Greg’s Local SEO slides from the Agents of Change conference

In this week’s episode, Greg shares his entire presentation about Local SEO from the recent Agents of Change conference in Maine (which was an amazing conference, by the way). Learn about website content, optimizing for the local algorithm, local link building, reputation management, and Google Business Profile optimization.