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.

• Google is Letting All Online Retailers Upload Product Data to Search Results by @MattGSouthern
• Google Advises Against Using Tag Manager to Implement Structured Data by @MattGSouthern
• Google Introduces 3 New Features for Responsive Display Ads by @MattGSouthern
• 17 Tips & Tricks to Improve Your Content by @kristaneher
• How to Optimize Shopping Actions with Google Express by @ebkendo
• Be the Positivity You Wish to See in the World
• What Is Dwell Time & Why It Matters for SEO by @DuaneForrester
• 20 Essential Skills for Digital Marketers by @JulieJoyce

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.

• A Simple 7-Step SEO Tutorial for Beginners
• Do Links From Pages With Traffic Help You Rank Higher? [Ahrefs Study]
• How to Outsource Your Content to Freelance Writers (4 Steps)
• How to Do a Basic Website Audit to Improve SEO and UX (in 9 Steps)
• SEO Basics: A Noob-Friendly 5-Step Guide to SEO Success
• DIY SEO: A Basic 5-Step Guide That Anyone Can Follow
• Internal Links for SEO: An Actionable Guide
• Reciprocal Links: Will They Hurt Your SEO in 2019? (A Study by Ahrefs)

Backlinko (backlinko.com)

Brian Dean's backlinko helps users learn advanced SEO.

• We Analyzed 912 Million Blog Posts. Here’s What We Learned About Content Marketing
• How to Build AWESOME Backlinks in 2019 (9 Proven Strategies)
• Introducing: The SEO Marketing Hub, A Free Library of SEO Resources
• The 9-Step SEO Strategy for 2019 [NEW]
• 7 Advanced Content Promotion Strategies for 2019
• Link Building Strategies: The Complete List
• 17 Ways to Get More YouTube Subscribers (2019)
• SEO Case Study: How I Increased My Organic Traffic 652% in 7 Days

Online Metrics (online-metrics.com)

Helps teach marketers advanced digital analytics strategies

• How Google Analytics Channels Can Make or Break Your Data Analysis
• 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

Moz (moz.com)

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

• What a Two-Tiered SERP Means for Content Strategy - Whiteboard Friday
• The Influence of Voice Search on Featured Snippets
• SEO Channel Context: An Analysis of Growth Opportunities
• Make Sense of Your Data with These Essential Keyword Segments
• Build a Search Intent Dashboard to Unlock Better Opportunities
• Detecting Link Manipulation and Spam with Domain Authority
• 4 Ways to Improve Your Data Hygiene - Whiteboard Friday
• A Guide to Setting Up Your Very Own Search Intent Projects

SEO by the Sea (www.seobythesea.com)

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

• Context Clusters in Search Query Suggestions
• Universal Search Updated at Google
• How Google’s Knowledge Graph Updates Itself by Answering Questions
• How Google Identifies 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

Search Engine Watch (searchenginewatch.com)

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

• Google / YouTube and brand safety: What’s next?
• Lessons learned from launching 100+ content-led link building campaigns
• Amazon Advertising + Prime Pantry: What’s the deal for paid search?  
• Four tools to better structure your article for SEO and usability
• Link reclamation: A practical guide for turning unlinked brand mentions into links
• Google Ads 2019: What to look out for
• Q&A with SEMrush CEO / Cofounder, Oleg Shchegolev
• How Google Ads is fighting click fraud

Reddit SEO (www.reddit.com)

A perfect place to discuss SEO questions and concerns.

• How To Get My New Website To Overtake My Old One (Which Is Deleted)
• Local SEO for a new location in another city?
• How many seo clients do actively manage a month? With how many employees?
• Get High Quality Guest Post Links
• Link indexing: how to boost?
• Anyone else get shaken down for guest posting fees?
• Web Positioning or Adwords SEO vs SEM
• Exact Match Domain VS Branded Domain

Searchmetrics Blog (blog.searchmetrics.com)

Authors discuss the latest news in the SEO industry.

• Voices of Search Podcast: SEO tips for relationship building with your content teams
• Voices of Search Podcast: Using Data to Optimize Content for Each Stage of the Funnel
• How Google, Visual Search & Smart Speakers are Changing the Travel Industry
• Voices of Search Podcast: Using content to retain post-purchase customers
• Voices of Search Podcast: Driving Conversions with Bottom of Funnel Content
• Voices of Search Podcast: Educating your audience through mid-funnel content
• Voices of Search Podcast: Optimizing top of funnel & awareness content
• Voices of Search Episode 37: Understanding the Content Creation Process

Local SEO guide (www.localseoguide.com)

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

• 10 Local SEO Predictions for 2019: Job Security For Local SEOs
• 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

ClickZ (www.clickz.com)

Offers insights and resources related to SEO and digital marketing.

• Augmented analytics: What you need to know for 2019
• Facebook marketing: What’s working in 2019?
• From AI to personalization: Here are 2019’s biggest search trends
• How clean CRM data makes or breaks customer experiences
• Why marketing should begin with objectives, not tactics
• Keeping content evergreen: The importance of self-reference and timeless topics
• Martech news roundup: Apple moves toward smart homes, LinkedIn Live, Affinity funding
• Relevance is the goal: Q+A with Dollar Shave Club VP of Customer Strategy Gloria Synn

Search Engine Land (searchengineland.com)

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

• Not just for auto anymore: Google tests giant image search ads in new verticals.
• Google Q&A: More than 90 percent of questions unanswered by business owners
• Google Search Console adds Products to enhancements reporting section
• Service workers and SEO: What developers should know
• Video comes to Google responsive display ads
• 5 practical data blending examples for smarter SEO insights
• Building a competitor analysis is a process, not a single event
• SEO survival in 2019: Words of wisdom from Moz’s Dr. Pete Meyers

Yoast (yoast.com)

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

• Redirecting your site to non-www and HTTPS
• What is storytelling and why should you use it?
• Blog SEO: add and maintain categories on your blog!
• Missed YoastCon 2019? Learn from our takeaways!
• WordPress 5.1 is incoming, Gutenberg Phase 2 updates, and bonus links!
• How to get sitelinks
• Visual search: The future is now
• New WordPress tools, plugins & presentations to learn from

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: February 22, 2019
• Search Buzz Video Recap: Google & Bing Search Ranking Changes, Query Dependent Rankings, CTR & More
• Bing: Only Few People At Bing Understand How Core Ranking Works
• Nope. Google Does Not Use CTR For Core Search Rankings
• Study: Google Featured Snippets Are More Consistent Than I Thought
• Google Adjusts Algorithms For Categories Of Queries But Not For Industries
• Google Updates Hotel Reviews Experience
• Google Face Painting

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