If you’ve ever been to a stunning, interactive website that makes you simultaneously want to throw confetti in the air and share it with your friends, there’s a good chance it was built with JavaScript. In fact, any site that uses Google Analytics (and other tracking tools) or features interactive elements or web applications also uses JavaScript, a nearly omnipresent coding language. The possibilities are limitless. The downside? If done wrong, it can tank your SEO. So, how can you use JavaScript SEO to your advantage and boost your search performance? Let’s dive in. What is JavaScript SEO? How to […]

One of the most important parts of having a website is making sure your audience can find your site (and find what they’re looking for). The good news is that Google Search Essentials, formerly called Google Webmaster Guidelines, simplifies the process of optimizing your site for search performance. After all, getting your target audience to your site and converting them is the whole point of having a website in the first place. In fact, big-picture marketing strategy is one of the most important conversations I have with clients when they come to me for messaging and website copy. Sure, I […]

It’s easy to be fooled into thinking SEO is just about link building or ranking first for specific keywords. While those are important factors, and staying up on best practices is essential, resolving duplicate content issues should be your top priority. Often, the hidden cause of lost rankings and decreasing traffic isn’t that someone else does better at link building or keyword optimization. On the contrary, the problem lies in finding and fixing issues on our sites that prevent searchers from finding us. And when it comes to duplicate content, the devil is in the details — finding it and […]