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A Gonzo Guide to Blackhat SEO

This spooky season, we thought it would be fun to have our blog dress up for Halloween, and share some expert SEO and Content Marketing advice while cosplaying as different characters – both fictional and real. And since we write so much content here at Socialed, it’s only natural that some of those characters would be some of our favourite writers....

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The Culinary Art of SEO: Top 5 Essential Ingredients

This spooky season, we thought it would be fun to have our blog dress up for Halloween, and share some expert SEO and Content Marketing advice while cosplaying as different characters – both fictional and real. And since we write so much content here at Socialed, it’s only natural that some of those characters would be some of our favourite writers....

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Using Structured Data to Hack Your Rankings

Maybe you’ve decided to invest in content and want to do everything you can to make sure it ranks. Maybe you’ve already invested in content and are now wondering why it’s not ranking as well as expected. Either way, you should know that there’s more to optimizing content than keyword research, relevance, and density. Structured data markups is a...

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Dominate search results by answering your audience’s FAQ

Search is the most targeted source of traffic online because it comprises users who are actively looking for what you’re trying to sell them. Channels such as email, social media, and retargeting lets you target users in the right place, but search allows you to target users also at the right time, when they’re actively making a purchasing decision....

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I’ll be Guest Lecturing (again) at McGill University

For the 3rd time, I've been invited to guest lecture at McGill University's School of Continuing Studies. I'll be guest lecturing to students enrolled in their Current Trends in Digital Communication course. Whereas past lectures covered Local SEO & Content Marketing Strategies and Using Social Media for SEO, this time I'll be focusing on an SEO Fundamentals...

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Guest Lecture @ McGill: Local Online Marketing Strategies

A little over a year ago, I was invited to guest lecture on Using Social Media for SEO at the McGill School of Continuing Studies. Well, I've recently started blogging about business for the Montreal Gazette, and have been invited back to lecture (next Tuesday, April 19th) on my inaugural post, Online Marketing: A roadmap for local businesses.

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5 SEO Rules for the Travel Industry

When it comes to SEO, there are best practices which are universal, immutable laws, and then there are a slew of strategies and tactics that you can/should employ depending on your industry, how competitive it is, and just exactly what it is that the competition is doing. While the travel industry is particularly competitive and widely varied, there...

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The New Content Narrative: Syncing Social with SEO

In this digital age, “Content is King” is a catch phrase that gets thrown around ad nauseum. After all, content is one of the most meaningful and effective ways to engage people through social media and get a brand in front of consumers. But while it’s great to produce content that people engage with and share and remember, what does that really...

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