Knowing how to analyze your SEO competition is an important step in determining your overall keyword and SEO strategy. There are many factors involved in the process, and without the correct framework, it can get complicated. This SEO Competitor Analysis Template will guide you through the exact steps you need to take in order to deploy a comprehensive analysis. Below the infographic, you can find a detailed explanation of each step. We’ve tried to make the steps as [...]
The Internet and the Search Engines have changed the way we search for information, do research, entertain, shop and connect with other people. Below you can find the visual history of "Search" and "Search engines" that we created. Hopefully it's a "simple to digest" & useful resource for anyone looking to learn more about the history of "Search". We present to you cognitiveSEO's "The History of Search" [1990-2014] Infographic. If you like the infographic or find it useful, you're we [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words! In order to best outline how search engines changed the way we manage our businesses and conduct our online strategies we created the Google Equilibrium Illustration. We are in the year 2014 and the search landscape has dramatically changed compared to what it was in the '90s. Year after year, things seem to get more and more complex and we involuntary wonder how will the world of search, and therefore the online businesses, will look like in the near [...]
This Friday we have a new cartoon about the Natural/Unnatural Link Building Process. How fast does it take to rank your newly created site in the top results of Google for the normal webmaster ? Hopefully this comic will give you some insight. Enjoy! <div style="width:604px;"><div><a target="_blank" href="https://cognitiveseo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/unnatural_link_building.jpg" ><img width="100%" alt="Un[Natural] Link Bu [...]
Starting this Friday, every Friday (almost :) ) we want to give you all , my zealous digital marketers, something cool to enjoy and share with your friends. This Friday's "cool stuff" is a cartoon comic about Webspam, Google Penalties, Matt Cutts and Recoveries :). Enough talk. Here is the cartoon. Meet Anakin Spamwalker! (for all you Star Wars Fans :)) Hope you liked it!If you did you could even embed this SEO Comic in your site by using the code below. <div style="width:604p [...]
This is our third infographic from our "cognitiveSEO Infographic Series". If you are doing SEO, you clearly know the following concepts : Black Hat SEOGrey Hat SEOWhite Hat SEO The infographic below will give you a short overview on each of the concepts above. It will answer the questions below and more: What Hat do I Really Wear ? What Hat should I Wear ? What Risks am I exposed to using Black Hat / Grey Hat or White Hat SEO techniques?What tactics are involved in Black Hat / Gre [...]
This is our second infographic from our "cognitiveSEO Infographic Series". We will tell you the long story short about Blekko, one of the new comers in the Super-Competitive Search Engine space. If you already know Blekko then the infographic will give you a clearer overview about it & clarify most of your doubts. If you don't know Blekko, then surely this graphic will give you the best possible insight about the new search engine. Subscribe to our blog or follow us on twitter, [...]
Infographics are one of the easiest ways of digesting complex data and concepts. Below, is the first infographic of our "cognitiveSEO Infographic Series". We hope the infographic below will help you better understand the Google "Panda" Effect that happened earlier this year. Share this infographic by embedding it on your site <div style="width:604px;"><div><a target="_blank" href="http://cognitiveseo.com/infographics/google-panda-update.jpg" [...]