In January the Content Marketing Association laid out 10 trends they predicted would be big this year. Diversification of content channels Brands become content companies Diversification and expansion of content teams Content producers develop closer relationships with e-commerce Social issues play a larger role in content A changing relationship with … [Read more...]
Why Quality Content is the Foundation of SEO
It always surprises me that a company will happily pay for design and programming, but not for content. Take a look at the ads for writers and content creators. On average, the pay scale is dismal compared with design and programming. Don't get me wrong, you definitely need good design and programming. Without that you don't have a site or a blog. But you also … [Read more...]
Google Confirms Quality Update
Google has acknowledged and confirmed that the "Phantom Update" many publishers suspected had occurred in May is real. The update is about how Google assesses content quality and there were changes to its core ranking algorithm in terms of how it processes quality signals. So alhtough it is not strictly a Panda update - it is related to quality of content. Quality Content … [Read more...]
