SEO

Search Engine Journal (www.searchenginejournal.com)

Combining industry news, tips, tricks, Search Engine Journal should be one of your first stops for the latest.

• 12 Completely Outdated SEO Practices You Should Avoid by @searchmastergen
• Majority of Publishers See Much Lower Facebook Traffic Now vs. Last Year [POLL] by @A_Ninofranco
• 7 Reasons Why Accessibility is Good for SEO and Sales by @martinibuster
• Reddit Now Gets 1.4 Billion Native Video Views Per Month by @MattGSouthern
• Twitter’s Title Replaced in Google Search Results by @martinibuster
• Google is Adding Personalized Audio News Feeds to Assistant by @MattGSouthern
• 85% of Consumers Think Local Reviews Older Than 3 Months Aren’t Relevant by @MattGSouthern
• You Need This 2019 Marketing Calendar & Free Templates! by @annaleacrowe

Ahrefs Blog (ahrefs.com)

Ahrefs are famous for their SEO tools, but their blog shouldn't be overlooked. They offer more than news and reviews: they offer insightful case studies and industry developments.

• Top Searches on Amazon (as of 2018)
• A Simple (But Effective) 31-Point SEO Checklist for 2018
• Top YouTube Searches (as of 2018)
• 21 Best Online Marketing Tools (That We Use At Ahrefs)
• Top Bing Searches (as of November 2018)
• Podcast Advertising: $51,975 Spent. Here’s What We Learned
• On‐Page SEO: An Actionable Guide for 2018
• WordPress SEO: A Practical (and EASY) Guide

Backlinko (backlinko.com)

Brian Dean's backlinko helps users learn advanced SEO.

• Link Building Strategies: The Complete List
• 17 Ways to Get More YouTube Subscribers (2018)
• SEO Case Study: How I Increased My Organic Traffic 652% in 7 Days
• SEO in 2019: The Definitive Guide
• How to Rank #1 in Google (New Step-by-Step Case Study)
• 9 SEO Hacks No One Talks About
• How to Build Backlinks: The Definitive Guide [2018 Update]
• The Ultimate SEO Audit [Works GREAT in 2018]

Online Metrics (online-metrics.com)

Helps teach marketers advanced digital analytics strategies

• Ultimate Collection of Powerful Google Analytics Segments (100+ Examples)
• Step-by-Step Guide on the Default Channel Grouping Dimension
• Pro Guide to the Shopping Behavior Analysis Report in Google Analytics
• Top 16 Google Tag Manager Extensions Worth Trying Out
• Ultimate Guide to Using a Google Analytics Test View
• Best Strategies for Dealing with Bot Traffic in Google Analytics
• The Complete Guide to Leverage Custom Metrics in Google Analytics
• 20 Segmentation Strategies to Improve Your Google Analytics Insights and ROI

Moz (moz.com)

With loads of advice and tips, and even how-to guides, Moz is an excellent (and oft-updated) source.

• Content Comprehensiveness - Whiteboard Friday
• The Guide to Building Linked Unstructured Citations for Local SEO
• 7 Search Ranking Factors Analyzed: A Follow-Up Study
• Local Search Ranking Factors 2018: Local Today, Key Takeaways, and the Future
• The State of Local SEO: Industry Insights for a Successful 2019
• Using a New Correlation Model to Predict Future Rankings with Page Authority
• What to Do with Your Old Blog Posts
• What SEOs Can Learn from AdWords - Whiteboard Friday

SEO by the Sea (www.seobythesea.com)

Looks at some of the more technical aspects of SEO and SEO news.

• How Google’s Knowledge Graph Updates Itself by Answering Questions
• How Google might Identify Primary Versions of Duplicate Pages
• Quality Scores for Queries: Structured Data, Synthetic Queries and Augmentation Queries
• Learning to Rank
• Five Years of Google Ranking Signals
• Google Patent on Structured Data Focuses upon JSON-LD
• Schema, Structured Data, and Scattered Databases such as the World Wide Web
• Google to Offer Combined Content (Paid and Organic) Search Results

Search Engine Watch (searchenginewatch.com)

Brings together news about all things search and social media marketing related.

• How to increase page speed to improve SEO results
• What people search for: Tools for trends
• Things that hurt your SEO rankings and how to fix them, part 2
• TechSEO Boost: Machine Learning for SEOs
• How to move from keyword research to intent research
• Dragonfly: 500+ staff sign open letter for Google to drop new Chinese search engine
• Decoding SEO for business leaders: 5 tips to get stakeholders on board
• Effective Amazon SEO: What to know when shifting ad budgets to Amazon

Reddit SEO (www.reddit.com)

A perfect place to discuss SEO questions and concerns.

• Question about YouTube SEO
• Questions About Image SEO
• Why my Sites image do not index in search console?
• How do I scale a site who crawls a single product price for many stores?
• Looking for a good Self hosted Email Marketing Software
• Failed rankings after upload a disavow file
• Google flags my pages as duplicate content. How can I resolve this?
• Google isn't ranking any new articles

Searchmetrics Blog (blog.searchmetrics.com)

Authors discuss the latest news in the SEO industry.

• Google Shopping 2018: Does more Competition mean fair Competition?
• SEO & Content in 2019 and beyond – The Online Marketer’s Wishlist
• Digital Transformation: 7 Mistakes you Might be Making
• Ranking Factors for Retailers: Getting your Shop to the Top
• From Speed Update to Lighthouse Insights: Expert Voices on Google Page Speed Optimization
• SEO Holiday Triage – Getting your Wishlist sorted early
• SEO Factor Linguistics: A Scientific Approach to Creating High-Performing Content
• Click or Treat: 3+2 Content Strategies Guaranteed to Scare Users Away

Local SEO guide (www.localseoguide.com)

Focuses its news and tips on local SEO and small-businesses.

• It’s Not Too Late To Localize Your Black Friday SEO Strategy
• Apple Maps May Not Be As Far Behind Google Maps As You Think…
• SEO Smoke Tests for Dynamic Rendering
• Structured Data Can = MehSEO
• How Long Does It Take SEO Traffic To Recover From Blocking Googlebot?

ClickZ (www.clickz.com)

Offers insights and resources related to SEO and digital marketing.

• Using “emotions” in your social media strategy: Best practices
• Survey: “Best in class” marketing jargon “disrupts” real message
• Deep learning for online retailers: 5 practical applications
• The impact of increased Amazon presence in digital advertising
• How Best Buy, Nordstrom and Nike bring personalization to physical stores
• 7 holiday marketing mistakes to avoid in 2018
• How to improve your social strategy using neuroscience
• Buying signals at live events help get the whole story

Search Engine Land (searchengineland.com)

Offers loads of information about all the search engines, and of course loads of info on SEO, including guides.

• SearchCap: Google Analytics with Search Console bug & old Search Console reports
• Google to redirect old Search Console reports to new ones Dec. 13
• Google Analytics admin emails sent to Search Console users in latest bug
• SearchCap: Google hack removal, Allo goes goodbye & responsive search ads
• Google rolling out more features for responsive search ads, adding 10 languages
• Missed opportunities: Here’s a checklist to stay on track
• Google shutting down Allo, where Google Assistant made its debut
• What we learned when Google deindexed our site for a day

Yoast (yoast.com)

A top-source in SEO and digital marketing, offering both industry news and some basic guides.

• Ask Yoast: Content on product category pages
• How to test WordPress 5.0 — and every other new release
• Yoast SEO in WordPress 5.0: a visual guide
• Pressing questions about Gutenberg: the new editor in WordPress 5.0
• Which pages should I noindex or nofollow?
• Should you update to WordPress 5.0?
• WordPress 5.0: What is Gutenberg?
• Reaching higher together: how we all benefit from open source

Search Engine Roundtable (www.seroundtable.com)

If updates on all the search engines aren't enough, then the daily roundups of search forums should bring you to this blog.

• Daily Search Forum Recap: December 7, 2018
• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Changes, Sticky Search Bar, Filter Bubbles, Livestreams & Holidays
• Google Assistant Testing Audio News
• Google Again: Do Not Worry About Words Or Keywords In URLs
• Join Google's John Mueller In Zurich For A Webmaster Hangout
• Google To Shut Down Many Old Search Console Reports December 13th
• Hauling Google Bikes
• Daily Search Forum Recap: December 6, 2018

SEO Book Blog (www.seobook.com)

One of the leading SEO websites, offering news and analysis.

• Left is Right & Up is Down
• Grist for the Machine
• Virtual Real Estate
• Rank Checker Update
• DMOZ Shut Down
• New gTLDs are Like Used Cars
• Disappearing Clicks
• Google & Facebook Squeezing Out Partners