This article was originally published at Startup Cafe Digital’s blog on June 5, 2017. Investing in an SEO tool is a crucial step for an early-stage startup if you’d like your business to feature prominently in search engine result pages (SERPs). This is because of 2 main reasons: Limited budget to invest in PPC ads: Most startups operate on a shoestring budget. As such, they can’t really afford to invest in PPC ads, especially if they are in a competitive niche....

Done? What did you find? Chances are you found listicles that featured one or all of these tools on page 1 of Google SERPs — Semrush, Ahrefs, Moz Pro, and SpyFu. Chances are you found Semrush, Ahrefs, Moz, and SpyFu featured in almost all the articles. You may have also seen mentions of SE Ranking SEO Software on some of these posts. Another tool that you may have found is GrowthBar — an SEO tool launched in 2020 that everyone in the SEO world is raving about....

If you’re an SEO professional, a blogger, or an entrepreneur who’s looking for efficient and quick ways to improve your site’s SEO right in your web browser, then we have good news for you. There are several Firefox add-ons and extensions you can install on your browser to turn it into an SEO powerhouse. In this article, we’ll reveal 10 of the best Firefox SEO extensions you can install right away to improve your search rankings and boost your traffic....

Cryptocurrency and blockchain may have gone mainstream in recent years, but there’s still a lot to unpack and learn about this emerging technology. Crypto YouTube channels are the best places to learn about cryptocurrency basics, fundamentals, and advanced crypto trading techniques. But there’s a caveat! Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant once said, “Bitcoin is a tool for freeing humanity from oligarchs and tyrants, dressed up as a get-rich-quick scheme....

Instead of Googling to find answers, individuals are now more inclined to read a short blog post about their chosen topic. Whether this is an article detailing the “top 10” or “the ultimate guide,” it’s hard to ignore the positive influence of content. It also presents a problem for content and blog writers when brainstorming creative, helpful content that will stand out among the rest. Have no fear, and rest easy tonight; this article helps solve all those problems by detailing the best content generator tools available....

This trend will most definitely continue as mobile web browsing continues to steadily overtake desktop’s share of web traffic. Therefore, if you want to make your website stand out from the crowd and beat competition, you must optimize your mobile design for SEO. To that end, here are five tips to ensure your website’s mobile design is SEO-friendly. 5 Tips to Ensure Your Site’s Design is Mobile-Friendly 1. Eliminate Intrusive Pop-ups Think of the times you’ve stumbled upon interesting content on the web, only to leave because of those annoying pop-ups which completely cover the contents of the web page....

For email marketing to work, you need to have a robust email list. And one of the smartest ways to grow your email list is to create a quality offer (ebook, checklist, etc.) and strategically place email capture forms on your site, promoting that offer. Some of the best brands use this tactic in the most effective fashion. Often, when you’re browsing the web, you may come across a stunning subscription form that boasts of an offer (you can’t refuse)....

The first time I stumbled upon SendFox was via AppSumo when they launched a lifetime access deal on SendFox. As of May 2021, you can still grab a SendFox subscription at AppSumo and get lifetime access to the tool for $49. Since this is AppSumo’s very own email marketing tool, you can expect this deal to be live for a longer duration than some of the other deals on AppSumo....

While all the books I read during this time were immensely insightful, nothing triggered that eureka moment in me where I said: “Yes, this is exactly what I was looking for!” A business book that served as an impetus for doing what I was about to do. That was until I grabbed a copy of Rework. I first heard of Rework from a talk given by Rameet Chawla, co-founder of Fueled Collective, an app design agency....

This makes January my best month yet, both in terms of side income earnings and net profit. As always, before I reveal my full income report and net profit breakdown for the month, here are a few important highlights from January. (To learn more about why I started maintaining monthly income reports, visit this page) Winning Silver Prize at the SEMrush Content Challenge 2018 In December 2018, SEMrush announced their special Content Challenge event....

That’s because by publishing blog posts frequently, you’re not just increasing visitors to your website and leads for your business, but you’re also creating an opportunity to increase your visibility in search engines, increase social shares, and earn more authoritative backlinks. There’s sufficient data to back up this claim. Check out this HubSpot chart below which shows the impact that the number of published blog posts per month has on website traffic:...

It includes evaluating several aspects of SEO, including technical SEO issues, on-page SEO optimization, content optimization, link-related issues, in order to provide insights and recommendations for improvement. As you can imagine, SEO audit is typically a time-consuming process. But with a full-service marketing platform like Semrush, you can crush all your SEO goals and save time and energy for your side projects and other areas of your life that matter most to you....

The Traffic Analytics tool is a part of the exceptional Semrush suite of SEO and PPC tools. If you’ve never heard of Traffic Analytics before, here’s what you need know: Traffic Analytics is a market intelligence and competitive research tool that provides estimations of any website’s desktop and mobile traffic. Put differently, the Traffic Analytics tool gives you full access to data on your competitors’ domain traffic. With Traffic Analytics, you can identify your competitors’ strengths and weaknesses, evaluate a new market or niche, and even build an effective media buying strategy....

With so many plugins to choose from, selecting the right plugins for your site can be an overwhelming task. Download Now: The Ultimate Blogging Toolkit – 75+ Tools to Grow Your Blog [Free eBook] In this article, we will show you 7 essential WordPress plugins that will help you generate more traffic instantly. 7 Must-Have WordPress Plugins That Will Get You Instant Traffic 1) Click To Tweet Want to generate an insane level of traffic to your blog from Twitter?...

The most popular photo sharing app in the world now has more than 500 million active monthly users and it’s not showing any signs of slowing down. So it comes as no surprise that for many businesses, increasing their follower count on Instagram is a top priority. If you’re still skeptical about investing your time on Instagram, here are 3 solid research-backed reasons that’ll finally get you on board:...

Why do some products capture public’s imagination while others fizzle out of public consciousness? How do some products and services become a part of our daily routines? Is there an underlying process that companies follow to create successful habit-forming products like Instagram, Candy Crush, and Netflix? Nir Eyal has the answers to all these questions and more in his groundbreaking book Hooked. Originally published in 2013, Hooked is arguably one of the best marketing books ever written....

Here’s the truth: You can learn a lot from your competition. Especially if you’re a marketer. Competitor analysis can help you get insights into strategies that are working for your competition, so you can adopt them and improve upon them to gain an edge. The first step in competitor analysis is to identify your current and potential online competitors. It’s important to understand that the online competition landscape is completely different from the regular brick-and-mortar concept of competition....

By optimizing your website for Local SEO, you can help your business stand out in search engine result pages (SERPs) and help attract new customers to your business. But what is local SEO? And what differentiates local SEO from traditional SEO? Moz defines local SEO as follows: “Local SEO is specialized online marketing that increases visibility for businesses interested in ranking for geographically related keywords. A large component of local SEO is ranking well in the local algorithms....

While Semrush has been in the SEO game for over a decade, Neil Patel’s Ubersuggest is a relatively new tool that’s quickly gaining mainstream appeal amongst bloggers, online marketers, and entrepreneurs. So which SEO tool is better? Which tool provides a better bang for the buck? That’s what we are here to decide. By the end of this post, you’ll be able to make an informed decision about the SEO tool you should invest in....

In this SEO #Throwback edition, we’ll explore the launch of Google Panda algorithm, its far-reaching implications on SEO and content creation, and also answer some of the most frequently asked questions about the Panda algorithm update. What is Google Panda? Google Panda is a search results ranking algorithm update which was first introduced by Google in February 2011. The main agenda behind launching this algorithm update was to lower the rankings of ‘low-quality sites’ in search engine result pages (SERPs) and enable higher-quality sites to improve their search rankings....