The SEO Blog from cognitiveSEO

We have written and optimized - for our own blog or other pages - thousands of articles and SEO friendly blog posts in the last 10 years. What better way to learn from past successes and mistakes? We’d like to share them with you, not just as a holiday gift, but mostly because sharing our insights with others is what makes us and the people around us stronger and more resilient.   Google's rules and updates changed way too many times to be worth counting and the content writers on this [...]

You keep hearing around that the same way true fans like their Apples fresh (I'm talking about iPhones), Google likes its content fresh. Well, it's somewhat true, but not for the reasons you might think of!   Google doesn't necessarily favor "fresh" content. Some search queries definitely deserve freshness, while others not so much. However, fresh content can impact SEO through some indirect "freshness" factors.     What Does Fresh Content Even Mean? Freshness & [...]

So, you're wondering why SEO does not work for you and your website, right? Haven't you heard?! SEO is dead! Dead from all the bad jokes about it. Of course, SEO isn't actually dead, but there are a few reasons why SEO might not be working for you and your site.   We've gathered 14 top of mind reasons why your SEO might not be working for your website. Let's go through them and see if something rings a bell.   You don't stick to the basics You don't really understand wha [...]

Faster, easier, higher. That's what we're all up to when it comes to ranks and traffic, right? Well, easy wins with little effort are rare in SEO. There are most likely SEO myths that will wipe out your business instead of boosting it.   As we are often being asked about many misconceptions from the SEO world, we've decided to gather and share with you the most important SEO myths that tend to keep you from improving your ranks and traffic. And of course, clarify them once and for all. & [...]

Finding affordable SEO services for small businesses isn't an easy task for sure. With SEO being such a complex field, it's hard to know what services do you need or whether a company's gonna do a good job or not.   That's why it's important to have at least an idea of what SEO services are important, which practices are useful and which are harmful.     Many times, SEO companies offer their services in the form of a monthly SEO package. While it's easy for search engine ma [...]

There are many attributes that an SEO must have in order to be successful, but one of the most important ones is being willing to improve all the time. Improvement doesn't always come from making things right. In fact, the only way you'll really improve is by failing, over and over again.   However, when it comes to SEO, a mistake might pass by unnoticed. You might not have any idea that you're doing something wrong. Now, there are thousands of horrible mistakes that you could be making, [...]

Google is facing serious indexation issues these days, affecting countless businesses all over the world.  Despite the official announcements that the indexation issues have been fixed, the problems seem to persist.   With great power comes great responsibility. Therefore, we can only hope these issues will be solved as fast as possible for all webmasters and company owners that are already facing a difficult year for their businesses.      Google is undoubtedly one of th [...]

This is a TRUE SUCCESS story from Rafael Alencar, a Brazilian digital marketer and founder of Imigrar, written and documented by himself, at his initiative.    After using the Content Assistant Tool, in less than 48 hours my post went from 14-16 place in search results straight within the featured snippet.      Background I have good quality content on my site - Imigração para o Canadá e Quebec. For instance, my bounce rate so far this year is 3.30%. All 2019 my bou [...]

If you use SEO to promote your website, you most probably have heard of PBNs (Private Blog Networks). The concept isn't very difficult to understand (although it is difficult to execute), but with the overload of information out there, you might be conflicted.   Do PBNs still work in 2022? Are there any risks? Well, the short answers are yes and yes. So should you build one? That's up to you. However, this article has to purpose to help you make an educated decision. This won't be a guide [...]

The digital marketing industry is continuing to evolve, and you need to keep up with the content marketing trends that appear. SEO and content marketing should always be best friends, one should not live without the other.    That’s how we come to the idea of searching the trends in content marketing which influence SEO so you know what to expect and how to place yourself on the wave and not against it.   We've talked about the importance of content on our blog on multiple occ [...]