Google's December 2020 Core Update: By the Numbers
On December 3rd, Google announced that they were rolling out the latest Core Update. Seven days out, here are the trends we've seen.
SEO Reporting
If you do SEO consulting or work in-house, you're likely familiar with SEO reporting. Delivering clear and effective SEO reports is essential to explaining results, showing value, and exploring opportunities and recommendations.
The ability to produce SEO reports that drive engagement, action, and retention is a type of superpower. SEOs who possess this skill are often much more effective than SEOs that don't.
Here, we've gathered our top resources on creating effective and engaging SEO reports. Below, you'll find our most recent blog posts on SEO reporting.
Tracking SEO Performance : Good reporting begins with correct measurement. Learn the basics in our free beginner's guide.
High-Impact SEO Reporting for Agencies : In this free white paper, explore how agencies can leverage reporting to gain more business and client confidence.
SEO Analytics and Reporting : Here, we've gathered all top analytics and SEO reporting resources into our free learning center.
How to Create Relevant and Engaging SEO Reports : The right SEO report can make all the difference to your boss or client. Maximize your potential by creating reports that actually engage.
7 Proven SEO Reporting Best Practices That Boost Client Retention : Our expert Kameron Jenkins shows you actionable techniques to keep your SEO clients longer with good reporting techniques.
Most Recent Articles on SEO Reporting
Maximize Return During Tough Times Through Testing
Knowing for sure what is going to work for your business, in your space, and at this particular time is a tough task. The only way to find out for sure and stay on top of the changing trends is through testing.
Page Authority 2.0: An Update on Testing and Timing
We’ve made the tough decision to delay the launch of Page Authority 2.0. In this post, we'll take you through how we got here, where that leaves us, and how we intend to proceed.
Identifying Advanced GSC Search Performance Patterns (and What to Do About Them)
However you use GSC search performance data, you can turn it into a masterpiece that ensures you get the most out of your search performance metrics! To help you get started, Izzi Smith demonstrates some advanced and, frankly, exciting patterns that she's come across often while analyzing search performance data.
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Page Authority 2.0 Is Coming This Month: What’s Changing and Why
Long gone are the days of just counting backlinks a couple of ways and hoping they correlate well with SERPs. As Moz tends to do, we’re pioneering a new manner of calculating Page Authority to produce superior results. Here are some of the ways we’re changing things up.
Reporting on Ranking Changes with STAT’s Google Data Studio Connectors
In this post, Ian gives you step-by-step guidance on how to report on rank change — as well as a couple other filtering and reporting tips — while using the new STAT connectors within Google Data Studio.
The State of Local SEO Industry Report 2020, Announced
Moz’s very warmest thanks to the 1,453 respondents who volunteered time to contribute to this second installation of our industry survey. It’s rewarding to have such a large survey group; as this report details in high relief, the work of marketing a single business location can pass through a dozen hands.
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.
Take the COVID-19 Local Search Marketing Business Impact Survey
If you market local businesses in any capacity, whether in-house or for an agency, please take our quick, supplementary six-question survey. Your answers will help everyone gauge the impacts of the past few weeks on our industry, and hopefully shed some light on planning for the future.
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How We Ranked a Single Page for 2.6K Keywords Driving 30K Monthly Searches [Case Study]
By leveraging data-centered campaigns, paired with personalized outreach to top publishers, we regularly garner earned media placements for our clients. In rare cases, we create content that generates results so far beyond what was anticipated that a single project can greatly move the needle. I’m going to walk through one such instance to reveal how it all works together, what can be learned from this experience, and the type of result it can achieve.
Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero
On January 22, 2020, Google started removing Featured Snippet URLs from organic listings. We take a deep dive into the before and after of this change, including its implications for rank-tracking.
How to Create 10x SEO Reports
New year, new you — when it comes to SEO reporting, at least! We're kicking off 2020 with a comprehensive yet gloriously simple recipe from Cyrus Shepard for creating truly effective SEO reports. From tying KPIs to business metrics to delivering bad news effectively, your reports have never looked so good.
Spectator to Partner: Turn Your Clients into SEO Allies - Best of Whiteboard Friday
Turning your clients into SEO allies is key for effective reporting and retention. But how do you do it? To complement our just-released Mini Guide to SEO Reporting, we're bringing back a fan favorite Whiteboard Friday!
‘Tis the Season for Reporting (And a New Mini Guide)
How is it already reporting season again? Don't dread your year-end metrics — read our brand-new not-so-mini mini guide on SEO reporting and wow your clients with clean, clear, efficient reports.