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Many marketers wonder, “How does Google rank my website?” The journey to those coveted top spots in search results can feel like navigating a maze, especially with so much misinformation along the way. Keep reading to uncover the real factors that boost (or hurt) your visibility in search.

Google uses Business Profiles as part of its local ranking factors — and potential customers use them to get information about your business and assess your trustworthiness. If you don’t have a profile, or if it’s not optimized, you’re missing out on a great opportunity to build connections with more customers and boost your local rankings.

Concerned about how quickly your web pages are loading? Not sure how to best measure page speed? Read on to learn more about two important page speed tools: Google PageSpeed Insights and Google Lighthouse. I’ll share how they gather data, what you’ll learn from each, and which tool you should use to monitor your site’s page speed.

Toxic backlinks can impede your SEO progress and keep you from reaching your ranking and organic traffic goals. Keep an eye on your backlink profile and disavow toxic backlinks to protect your search visibility. Here’s how.

Your website is visible in search results and your marketing and advertising campaigns are in motion — but do you know how many visitors are coming to your site? Read on to learn how to measure website traffic, what insights you can gather from Google Analytics, and how measuring website traffic helps you track progress toward your SEO goals.

Not sure how to add business to Apple Maps? Boost your local visibility on Apple devices by claiming your business listing and Business Connect profile. Get on Apple Maps today!

The use of subdomains and how Google treats them remains a hot topic in the SEO world. If you’re debating whether to use subdomains but aren’t sure whether Google will index and rank the content you publish on them, read on.

Think that if you target the same keyword on multiple pages, you'll increase your chances of ranking? Have multiple pages targeting similar keywords with the same search intent? Learn how keyword cannibalization can make it harder to rank well and what you can do to fix it.

When you ask, “How much does SEO cost?” you usually get the answer, “it depends.” Sure, there are as many ways to pay for SEO as there are service providers. But I want to pull back the curtain and look at what you’re paying for and how your investment impacts results.

Make it easier for Google to find your pages — include an XML sitemap on your website to showcase how your pages relate to each other. Explore a sitemap example, learn how to create XML sitemap files, and discover sitemap best practices below!