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Content Marketing
Content forms the foundation of SEO. If you want to rank, you first need content. If you want to rank well in a competitive environment, you likely need an exceptional content strategy. Content can take many forms: blog posts, product pages, pdfs, videos, forums, and more. Almost anything you put on your website for your audience counts as "content."
Content Marketing is the practice of creating and marketing content for the purpose of driving traffic, increasing awareness, and/or supporting a brand.
In SEO, good content can also drive links to your website, which in turn helps to increase your search traffic from Google.
The Beginner's Guide to Content Marketing : If you’re brand new to content marketing, start here. We’ll explain the basics from A-Z.
Content Marketing Learning Center : Our free content marketing learning hub. Here, we’ve gathered our top resources in one place.
Thought Leadership : Chima Mmeje shows you how to craft a thought leadership strategy that complements your content marketing efforts and positions your brand as the source of truth.
How to Create 10x Content : Wondering just how to go about creating that ten-times-better content? We have a Whiteboard Friday for that.
How to Do a Content Audit : A thorough content audit can reveal your site's opportunities and pitfalls while providing actionable ideas for improvement. This comprehensive guide shows you how.
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Are you ready to create emails that get replies? It's time to step away from the clickbait-y subject lines hawking insincere or insignificant promises, and instead deliver messages worthy of earning a response.
How Content Can Succeed By Making Enemies
Making enemies with your content can actually have a lot of benefits, not the least of which are new allies gained and the links and shares that follow. Rand shares what to do (and what not to do) when it comes to chasing success with controversial content.
Paint by Numbers: Using Data to Produce Great Content
It happens to the best of us. Sometimes it is hard to find that inspiration for writing even though we feel a drive to produce more and better content to push marketing numbers. Sometimes we should stand back and let the numbers do the writing for us.
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Creating Influencer-Targeted Content to Earn Links + Coverage
Most SEO campaigns need three kinds of links to be successful; targeting your content to influencers can get you 2/3 of the way there. In this Whiteboard Friday, Rand covers the tactics that will help your content get seen and shared by those with a wide and relevant audience.
How Small Digital Publishers Can Grow Their Network and Save Time
Being a small publishing company is hard; most are understaffed and overworked, always playing catch-up with the big players. To compete, you must keep your focus honed, use external apps for the heavy lifting, and consider outside publishing platforms.
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[Case Study] How We Ranked #1 for a High-Volume Keyword in Under 3 Months
If you've been struggling to take the number-one spot in the SERPs for a competitive keyword, take a cue from this case study. Dmitry Dragilev shares his team's 8-step methodology for ranking first in a popular niche.
The Best Types of Content for Local Businesses: Building Geo-Topical Authority
What's the best way to show local searchers that you're an authority in your niche? You guessed it — through your content. But that can be a pretty vague and overwhelming term; what are some actual ways to make a difference, conversions-wise? Miriam Ellis explains.
Constant Content: The Silver Bullet for Failing Content Marketing Strategy
The State of Content Marketing Survey told us that 92% of marketers don't have a clear plan for content marketing. The only answer: the constant content approach.
How to Do a Content Audit
Learn how to do content audits for SEO in this Moz guide by Everett Sizemore, including tips for crawling large websites, rendering JavaScript content, and auditing dynamic mobile content.
Better Alternatives to "Expert Roundup"-Style Content
Thinking of publishing an expert roundup? Don't—there's a better way. In this Whiteboard Friday, Rand explains why expert roundups aren't the best use of your time and effort, and how to pivot your strategy to create similar content that'll make the juice worth the squeeze.
How to Create Content That Keeps Earning Links (Even After You Stop Promoting It)
Link building is hard. What if your content could do the bulk of the work for you? Kerry Jones shares how well-researched, authoritative content can ensure you earn quality links long after you've stopped actively promoting it.
How to Create Authentic Hyperlocal Content At Scale
Creating local content is hard enough, but when you're a nationally based business, it seems impossible. The key? Discovering and utilizing local content creators.
MozBar Revived! How We Rebuilt MozBar to be More Robust Than Ever—Plus a Brand-New Feature
MozBar has been completely rebuilt for speed and reliability — plus the addition of On-Page Content Suggestions! Check out what's changed (and watch us react to the tweets you've sent us).