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# GeoRanker Intelligence Library

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- [Where we’re taking GeoRanker: SEO tools, data APIs, and MCP integrations for AI](https://georanker.com/ai/seo-tools-data-apis-mcp.md): 2026-09-30. Explore GeoRanker SEO tools, data APIs, web scraping, and MCP Beta integrations for search research, market intelligence, and AI workflows.
- [Find the perfect name for your SEO business](https://georanker.com/ai/find-the-perfect-name-for-your-seo-business.md): 2022-10-05. When starting a new business, one of the tasks to pay particular attention to is choosing the right name for your business. When starting an SEO business, it’s important to consider that the name is catchy, recognizable – and digital friendly. Get some tips on how to find the finding name here. Choosing a name […]
- [Who needs ADS? – The role of paid advertising in SEM](https://georanker.com/ai/who-needs-ads-the-role-of-paid-advertising-in-sem.md): 2021-07-29. When we talk about marketing and digital marketing, we know that this domain has changed dramatically in recent years. Actually, this domain is changing continuously: today it can be one way and tomorrow another. Google Ads it’s an important part of digital marketing, indeed, it’s the platform that drives that whole transformation of this […]
- [Google Trends Tools – How to make the most of it](https://georanker.com/ai/google-trends-tools-how-to-make-the-most-of-it.md): 2021-07-14. In this article, we are gonna talk about Google Trends and its utility for you and your digital marketing issues. So, in the last few years, the content from the online environment is more appreciated and practiced, the online space being the most important source of information for people. So, knowing what to include and […]
- [Merchant API: How To Get Data From Amazon And Yelp?](https://georanker.com/ai/merchant-api-how-to-get-data-from-amazon-and-yelp.md): 2021-07-05. The online market is the best place for people who don’t have access to different products that are not available in local stores. Online stores also provide a lot of comfort for people in selecting the product from various available options like brands, quality, color, and many more. Therefore, the number of online stores is […]
- [How to keep page rankings after a website design?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-keep-page-rankings-after-a-website-design.md): 2021-03-08. Page ranking is an important factor to be seen on the search engine listings by Google. It is a type of trademark that is given by Google. You should always place importance on maintaining the page rankings along with the domain authority after designing the website. Once you’ve created a website, you should not only […]
- [Video SEO: How to optimize your videos for search](https://georanker.com/ai/video-seo-how-to-optimize-your-videos-for-search.md): 2020-12-14. Like every puzzle, SEO has so many different pieces in its composition. Video SEO is one of those. But you probably ask yourself, what means Video SEO and for what is important? Let me clarify this. Video SEO is helping you to optimize your video to be indexed and rank on the search engine results […]
- [Amazon SEO and Rankings – How to get ahead in 2020](https://georanker.com/ai/amazon-seo-and-rankings-how-to-get-ahead-in-2020.md): 2020-12-08. First things first. Amazon is a search engine and I think you need to know what Amazon SEO is. Mostly, people associate SEO with Google and only Google. Let me tell you something. The moments when Amazon SEO was completely ignored, people put everything on Amazon and waited for salaries to start running, its history. In […]
- [Search Engines around the world](https://georanker.com/ai/search-engines-around-the-world.md): 2020-12-04. Search Engines are now a part of our daily lives even if some of us don’t want to admit this. From looking after a gift for our significant other to finding out where you can get a good bagel in a city you’re transiting through, we rely on a quick search to fulfill our daily […]
- [Google Images – Importance of SEO for Images](https://georanker.com/ai/google-images-importance-of-seo-for-images.md): 2020-11-23. Nowadays, online content represents a balance between image and text, and the visual part is gaining more and more importance. People want to see the story through images, rather than sit and read long and boring text. Therefore, it is important to focus on adding the right images to your site, and do SEO for […]
- [Youtube Rankings And Rank Tracking](https://georanker.com/ai/youtube-rankings-and-rank-tracking.md): 2020-03-04. YouTube is one of the most popular social media platforms and 2nd most visited website on the internet. Usually, people visit this website to watch different videos for entertainment, learning purposes and many more. However, Youtube is not simply a social media platform or a website: Youtube is a search engine. The second-largest after Google, […]
- [Voice search : All you need to know](https://georanker.com/ai/voice-search-seo.md): 2020-01-30. Voice search era. How does this sound to you? We are in 2020 already and the stats are clear: 20% of the queries made on Google are voice searches, 31% of the smartphone users do at least 1 voice search per week and 71% of people would rather use their voice assistant to search for […]
- [Google Ads: How Performant Is Your Campaign?](https://georanker.com/ai/google-ads-how-performant-is-your-campaign.md): 2020-01-21. To put it simply, Google Ads is one of the most used ways to do paid advertising. Nowadays, setting up an online business is not enough. To be successful you’ll most likely have to go with paid advertising campaigns in order to boost your visibility. Through the Google Adwords platform, you get to target customers […]
- [Baidu SERPs – A guide to features, keywords and rank tracking on Baidu](https://georanker.com/ai/baidu-serps-and-seo.md): 2020-01-16. What is Baidu? Did you ever imagine that there might be more Baidu SERPs displayed daily even in comparison to Google? This is because Chinese people do not use Google. For people of China, Baidu is the leader when it comes to search engines. Baidu was established by Eric Xu and Robin Li in 2000. […]
- [SEO – A brief introduction](https://georanker.com/ai/seo-a-brief-introduction.md): 2019-09-25. SEO – what does it mean? SEO is an acronym that stands for Search Engine Optimization. SEO represents a set of actions taken on a website / blog in order to favorably handle the ranking of keywords relevant to your site in the search engines. The purpose of SEO is to bring relevant traffic to […]
- [Search Engine Results Page (SERP) – Features](https://georanker.com/ai/search-engine-results-page-serp-features.md): 2019-06-05. Search Engine Results Page (SERP) is a web page that a search engine generates automatically based on keywords entered by a user, and which consists of a set of links pointing to the considered resources, among all those it indexes, as relevant for this query regarding its intrinsic classification system. When you input a Keyword […]
- [Use Data Extraction to Boost Your Online Business](https://georanker.com/ai/data-extraction.md): 2017-10-30. Data extraction or data scraping has become one of the most popular online services in 2017. It is a process where you extract data (commonly with software) from various internet resources. Originally, it was used as a reference to data retrieval from measuring or recording devices to a personal computer. As the technology progressed, it […]
- [Scrapinghub Review – Web Data Extraction Service](https://georanker.com/ai/scrapinghub.md): 2017-10-26. Data scraping has become one of the most popular web services in 2017. With web scraping tools you are able to quickly extract and check online content which allows you to run projects more efficiently. As something that can work well for any company, this service will provide data that helps your team learn more […]
- [Data Mining Outsourcing: How Can Your Business Benefit From It?](https://georanker.com/ai/data-mining-outsourcing.md): 2017-10-23. Outsourcing is one of the best ways to run a company in 2017. Given that you can find almost any product or service through your web browser, there is no need to do things in-house. Furthermore, the quality of services like data mining is usually high. Even though outsourcing companies usually work online avoiding strict […]
- [Data Mining Services That Can Improve Your Business](https://georanker.com/ai/data-mining-services.md): 2017-10-17. Company development through data analysis has become a new management model. Due to a large amount of data on the web, companies are able to find optimal ways of satisfying customer needs. And not only that; data mining can help you develop a new product or service, maximize your resources, discover industry trends, etc. All […]
- [13 of the Best Data Mining Tools in 2017](https://georanker.com/ai/data-mining-tools.md): 2017-10-17. Nowadays, data mining is a process that is crucial for business management. It allows you to find patterns within large datasets. Based on this analysis you are able to acquire some advanced customer intelligence. Data can be used for development of products and services, improvement of site content as well as some other marketing […]
- [Best Data Mining Applications in 2017](https://georanker.com/ai/data-mining-applications.md): 2017-10-17. No matter what kind of a business you’re running, you need to perform a thorough marketing analysis. This process will help you find an ideal customer, learn more about competition, products and services that are available on the market and so on. Implementing a new and effective technology into your management systems has become imperative […]
- [Data Mining Techniques To Use in 2017](https://georanker.com/ai/data-mining-techniques.md): 2017-10-10. Data mining is a process based on discovering patterns. This is why you need to create individual tasks that will help you search through data and perform proper classification and data normalization. These data mining techniques or methods help you bring some order to web data as you try to find patterns You can find […]
- [Data mining – Definition and Best Business Applications](https://georanker.com/ai/data-mining.md): 2017-10-09. Data mining (DM) is a process that helps us find patterns within large sets of data with the help of specific software. Companies use this process in order to optimize their business strategies and increaser their profit margin. Although it can be done manually, a company will use software to analyze databases and extract needed […]
- [ParseHub – Data Scraping Tool for Your Website](https://georanker.com/ai/parsehub.md): 2017-10-05. There are a lot of websites where you can download data mining and web scraping tools. Although their basic service is usually the same (software that helps you with data extraction) they vary in terms of product quality, key features and pricing. Based on that, it is really hard to select a tool that will […]
- [Local Businesses websites: 53 Must-Have features](https://georanker.com/ai/local-businesses-websites-53-must-have-features.md): 2017-03-14. Every small local business has a website these days, even if that website means only some simple pages built with a basic site builder. Any small business must be present online as it’s well known that searches with local intent are leading to calls, store visits and sales in a very short period of time. […]
- [How to do On-Page SEO like a PRO](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-do-on-page-seo-like-a-pro.md): 2017-02-13. On-Page SEO Trying to fly without building the airplane it’s impossible, and, even if you have the body of the airplane, you need to adjust the wings, mount the engines and so on. Same things apply when we talk about SEO. If you have a website, you need to take care of on-page SEO before […]
- [Google Images Rank Tracker](https://georanker.com/ai/google-images-rank-tracking.md): 2017-02-09. Getting Traffic from Google image search GeoRanker team is proud to announce Google Images rank tracking. Have you ever taught about bringing quality traffic to your website via Google Image Search? Did you know you can do this by optimizing your images? There are billions of searches done every day on Google Images. Of course, […]
- [How To Build Local SEO Citations as a Pro](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-build-local-seo-citations-as-a-pro.md): 2017-01-18. Have you managed to reach the top SERP positions? Is your organic search traffic off the chart? Are you confident potential customers will find you on Google – and not your competitor? But if you are having trouble achieving these goals and want to know how to build local SEO citations to boost your SEO efforts, then this […]
- [Implementing Local SEO Factors like a PRO](https://georanker.com/ai/implementing-local-seo-factors-like-a-pro.md): 2016-12-23. In this article, you will learn how to implement local SEO factors like a PRO. Therefore, you need to know that the rules of the game are always changing and those who know how to bend them gain the most. Of course, we’re talking about the Google algorithm changes. There is no such thing as […]
- [Keyword research: How to do it like a PRO](https://georanker.com/ai/keyword-research-like-a-pro.md): 2016-12-08. This article helps understanding better how to do a keyword research like a pro.If you’re still wondering what you should do to increase your website traffic, or your online business sales, we suggest you to start fructifying the rule number one of SEO: Using the best keywords that help your website content or your business. […]
- [How to do SEO like a PRO in 2017?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-georanker-can-help-keep-an-eye-on-your-local-rankings.md): 2016-11-09. There are different opinions about how Google algorithms work and which is the best methodology to place a website on Google’s TOP Rankings. I am Sergiu Draganus, the CEO of GeoRanker and I will help you to have a clear understanding of which are the main pylons of building a powerful Search Engine Optimization (SEO) […]
- [Check Search Results From Any Location – Here’s How](https://georanker.com/ai/check-search-results-from-any-location-heres-how.md): 2016-05-31. Whether you are an SEO specialist, a blogger or an affiliate marketer, keeping a sharp eye on the SERPs is part of your daily work routine. Keywords and relevant content are the backbone of your website optimization, and if you can master them, search engines will reward you with user visibility and plenty of traffic […]
- [How Custom Crawling and Data Mining Can Help You Grow Your Business](https://georanker.com/ai/how-custom-crawling-and-data-mining-can-help-you-grow-your-business.md): 2016-05-09. 1. What are custom crawling and data mining? Web Crawling Crawling generally refers to the process of analyzing large amounts of data with the help of different computer programs usually called web crawlers or spiders. When it comes to search engines, crawling means looking at web pages, their content, keywords and links, and returning that […]
- [5 Validated Ways To Get Healthy, Valuable Backlinks In 2016](https://georanker.com/ai/5-validated-ways-to-get-healthy-valuable-backlinks-in-2016.md): 2016-02-09. Last year, there’s been a lot of talk about how to generate valuable backlinks and when Google’s webmaster trends analyst, John Mueller, suggested to avoid link building as an optimization strategy, it stirred a mix of reactions within the SEO community with many pertinent questions being raised: has link building stopped being a core marketing […]
- [How to Track The New Maps Pack in Google Results](https://georanker.com/ai/track-new-maps-pack-results-on-google.md): 2015-08-04. In the last few weeks, Google has been frequently making changes to its Google Maps and Google Maps pack layout. At the beginning of July, Google disabled the HTML version of Google Maps and now users and SERP crawlers can only use the full javascript and lite mode versions of Google Maps. Both need javascript […]
- [TeCOMM E-Commerce Event](https://georanker.com/ai/tecomm.md): 2015-04-20. GeoRanker will be on 7th and 8th May at TeCOMM, one of the biggest e-commerce events in Romania. E-commerce will be analyzed from all angles in the two days of the conference and online trade specialists will come up with practical solutions and innovative ideas for online businesses. The conference aims to spread information […]
- [SEO 101: Local vs. Generic Approach: Which is Better For Your Business?](https://georanker.com/ai/seo-101-local-vs-generic-approach-which-is-better-for-your-business.md): 2014-12-17. Why SEO? Smart business owners understand the importance of search engine optimization to build awareness of their brands, products, and services and drive traffic to their websites. As Google continues to evolve, business owners and marketers alike need to understand the huge difference between local SEO and generic SEO. SEO is one of the most […]
- [5 Principles to Optimize Multiple Location Local SEO Campaigns](https://georanker.com/ai/5-principles-to-optimize-multiple-location-local-seo-campaigns.md): 2014-11-14. Working on Local SEO campaigns for clients with multiple branches/locations can be a daunting and challenging task if you are not using the proper on and off page techniques. Here are five principles that will help your client or your own business dominate your competitors: build out location pages, use microformatting, keyword themed content pages, citation […]
- [Why is Cookies Size Important?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-reduce-cookies-size-and-why-is-important.md): 2014-09-10. Even if you’re new to web, you’ve probably heard of cookies. No, I am not referring to food recipe or something made from chocolate. It am referring to a particular type of file. A lot of websites send a request to you when browsing their site. The message will appear in your browser saying that […]
- [How to Optimize Your Local SEO Campaign without Using PO Boxes and Virtual Offices](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-optimize-your-local-seo-campaign-without-using-po-boxes-and-virtual-offices.md): 2014-09-03. For years Internet marketers and SEO’s have been experiencing great local search results using post office boxes and virtual offices to help businesses such as contractors and other businesses establish a presence in cities where they do not have a brick and mortar location. Although this type of practice violates Google’s Guidelines, they are getting […]
- [SEM DAYS – Bucharest Event](https://georanker.com/ai/sem-days-bucharest-event.md): 2014-09-01. Only 22 days left until one of the most important SEO conferences in the South-East region of Europe. SEM DAYS will take place at the most modern conference center in Bucharest, Willbrooke Platinum Business & Convention Center, situated in the North side – 15 minutes away from the city center and 5 minutes away from […]
- [HTTPS as a ranking signal](https://georanker.com/ai/https-as-a-ranking-signal.md): 2014-08-15. Google has announced a couple a day ago that they are considering the HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) as a ranking signal, as they state that security is a top priority. What is HTTPS? HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is a communication protocol over the computer network. Basically, HTTPS is the result of the Hypertext […]
- [SEMDAYS – The Search Engine Marketing Event from September 24th – 25th 2014](https://georanker.com/ai/search-engine-marketing-event.md): 2014-08-04. SEMDays is one of the most important SEO & PPC event in South-East Europe region, dedicated to marketing and brand managers, online marketing managers, business professionals and online entrepreneurs. The event offers conferences and workshops with the latest news, tools, tips and trends that can help improve online sales, with content focused on “how to”, […]
- [Track Rankings with Local IP addresses – SEO benefits](https://georanker.com/ai/track-rankings-with-local-ip-addresses-seo-benefits.md): 2014-08-04. For many types of businesses the website acts as a portfolio or a business card, and if that website does not rank well in the search engines, you may lose valuable clients. There are definitely many important metrics to be analyzed and reported on, like conversions, sales, calls and clicks, number of visits, but identifying […]
- [Pigeon – New Local Algorithm Update from Google](https://georanker.com/ai/pigeon-new-local-algorithm-update-from-google.md): 2014-07-26. It is nick-named the Pigeon Update! Google released a new algorithm update that tries to provide more relevant and accurate local search results, closely tied up to the traditional web search rankings, containing, besides the hundreds of ranking signals they use in the web search, features such as Knowledge Graph, spelling corrections, synonyms, relevancy improvements […]
- [What is GeoRanker and how can your Business benefit from it?](https://georanker.com/ai/what-is-georanker-and-how-can-your-business-benefit-from-it.md): 2014-07-15. GeoRanker is a Local SEO Platform which connects to servers from over 50.000 different locations around the world and retrieves ranking data from different search engines including Google, Yahoo, Bing, Yandex, YouTube in real-time. The platform’s main features are: – Local Rank Tracker – check how your website ranks as a local user. It is the Swiss […]
- [How and Why to List a Phone Number on Your Site ?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-and-why-to-list-a-phone-number-on-your-site.md): 2014-07-08. All our articles so far talked about the importance of building and setting up the proper details of your website in order to have a great online presence. Remember that your website is a digital business card for every visitor. And every business card should have contact details so people can reach out to anytime. […]
- [What Is Rel=Canonical and How to Implement It ?](https://georanker.com/ai/what-is-relcanonical-and-how-to-implement-it.md): 2014-07-03. There are certain aspects you must consider for your website in order to make it fully functional and ready to thrive in the SERPs (search engine results pages). And the rel=canonical function is among the features that you must enable and implement on your web page(s). What Is Rel=Canonical? Basically, rel=canonical is a function that […]
- [What Is Google Page Rank and How to Improve It ?](https://georanker.com/ai/what-is-google-page-rank-and-how-to-improve-it.md): 2014-07-02. Google Page Rank, also known as Google PR was one of the most popular ranking tools used by Internet marketers and bloggers worldwide. But its popularity significantly decreased in the past few years after Google itself determined the tool to not reflect reality anymore. Many spammy websites had high PR, and so Page Rank was […]
- [What is Alexa rank? Alexa Traffic Explained](https://georanker.com/ai/what-is-alexa-traffic-ranking.md): 2014-06-30. If you had a web business for some time, you’ve probably heard of Alexa rank. It is one of the most popular (but definitely not the best) internet marketing tools. With Alexa.com you can check popularity of a site. As such, it is a good way to measure successfulness of search engine optimization. How does […]
- [What is Text to HTML Ratio? Does it Affect Your Content?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-determine-texthtml-ratio-for-your-website.md): 2014-06-27. Text to html ratio is something that search engine experts rarely mention. Let’s start by saying it’s not a ranking factor While it doesn’t pose a great threat in terms of SEO, it can affect user experience. Let’s check why this text ratio is important and the best way to utilize it for your website. […]
- [How to Submit Your Website URL to Google?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-submit-your-website-to-google.md): 2014-06-26. As simple as it may seem, there are many site owners out there who do not know how to submit their website: some forget, while others do not know how to make the URL along with content available to the public eye. OR in this case, available on Google. It’s All about Visibility The number […]
- [How to run a backlink building campaign?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-run-a-backlink-building-campaign.md): 2014-06-24. Backlinks are a great way to build authority and increase your impact on the web. If the quality of the backlink is high, it can even help you rank higher in the SERPs (search engine results pages). But don’t overdo it: it’s all about quality versus quantity. Backlinking should never be your only strategy to […]
- [How to Add Business to Google Maps in 5 Easy Steps](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-register-your-website-with-google-maps-and-google-places.md): 2014-06-19. When you start a new business, Google Search engine has very limited info to being with. Among other it has trouble establishing whether your website or company even exists. This is why verification is an important part of online marketing allowing you to create web presence. If you wish to verify a business, best place […]
- [How to register my website to Yahoo! Directory ?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-register-my-website-to-yahoo-directory.md): 2014-06-18. Registering My Website in the Yahoo! Directory The Yahoo! Directory is a great place to feature your business. You can choose between 15 directory categories, including: Arts & Humanities, News & Media, Business & Economy, Recreation & Sports, Computer & Internet, References, Education, Regional, Entertainment, Science, Government, Social Science, Health, Society & Culture and New […]
- [How to register your website to DMOZ ?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-register-your-website-to-dmoz.md): 2014-06-16. The DMoz directory, also known as the Open Directory was very popular a couple of years ago and even up until recently. However, its popularity has decreased due to many reasons, mostly because having your business registered in DMoz isn’t that important now, in 2014. However, if you would still like to have your website […]
- [How to Register a Business Page on Facebook?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-register-a-business-page-on-facebook.md): 2014-06-13. If you want to approach your target audience on Facebook, then you need to set up a Facebook Page and build authority by engaging with your fans. A Facebook page will allow you to create and share content – organic and paid – to reach your fans’ News Feed and their friends’ News Feed (in […]
- [How To Increase the Web Page Speed?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-increase-the-web-page-speed.md): 2014-06-11. It isn’t just good copy and visuals that make new visitors remain on your page. It is also good web page speed. Speed contributes to a better web experience and in some cases can even improve bounce rate on your page. Is Web Speed Important for Local SEO? Without any doubt! Not so long ago, […]
- [How to Implement Rel=Author and Rel=Publisher on Your Site](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-implement-relauthor-and-relpublisher-on-your-website.md): 2014-06-06. In order to be recognized by Google and other Search engines as an authority on your site, you have to implement the authorship relationship or the publisher relationship. Authorship is generally used on blogs and personal websites, whereas publisher relationship is more appropriate for a business website. You can for example be an author […]
- [How to Fix the Broken Links on Your Website?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-fix-the-broken-links-on-your-website.md): 2014-06-05. Nobody likes broken links: not visitors, not webmaster and most definitely, not search engines. So it is important to understand why you should investigate and fix the broken links on your website or blog. Here are a couple of reasons: Reduce bounce rate by not encouraging visitors to leave your page Make visitors happy by […]
- [How to Do a WWW Redirect for Your Website?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-do-a-www-redirect-for-your-website.md): 2014-06-03. The web is a dynamic environment in which pages constantly flow and change. At some point, you might wish to change or move to a new web address, rebrand your business or extend it. This is where redirects come in: redirects enable you to make the best out of your web history. Why You Should […]
- [Declare HTML Language Attribute – How Does it Work?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-declare-encoding-for-your-website-via-html.md): 2014-06-02. Declaration of languages is very important for your content but is also good for Google Search engine. When you create a new domain this helps search engines detect language of your website which is important for your specific region. For general search, English will work the best. On the other hand, when trying to rank […]
- [How to Declare the Language of Your Website via HTML?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-declare-the-language-of-your-website-via-html.md): 2014-05-30. Aside other options and internal codes, you should also switch your focus on Language. Curious why it should be among your website settings priorities and how to declare your language? Let’s start with the basics. Why You Should Declare the Language of Your Website First off, assuming you have already bought a domain and a […]
- [How To Declare Doctype via HTML for Your Website?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-declare-doctype-via-html-for-your-website.md): 2014-05-29. Your website is like an online business card: the way it is organized on the outside, as well as on in the inside says a lot about you and your personal or corporate brand. And in order to make your website fully functional, you have to work on in from the inside out. We’ve discussed […]
- [How to create Sitemap XML and how to register it to Google Webmaster Tools?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-create-sitemap-xml-and-how-to-register-it-to-google-webmaster-tools.md): 2014-05-28. Sitemaps are an important asset to your website, be it a blog or business website. While having a sitemap for users is important in guiding them to pages, contact, blog urls and social media profiles or Google places, an XML sitemap is important in guiding search engines. What Is an XML Sitemap? An xml […]
- [How to configure a 404 page?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-configure-a-404-page.md): 2014-05-27. A 404 is the web code for “Page not found error” or “Clueless”. Even though the main aim is not to have 404 pages on your website, sometimes old information can break or disappear; a redirect can fail or expire. It is important to respect our visitors and the content on our website and that […]
- [How To Connect and Implement Google Analytics on Your Website?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-connect-and-implement-google-analytics-on-your-website.md): 2014-05-23. Having Google Analytics and any type of analytics on your website is extremely important. You would want to at least measure the traffic, the keywords people search for and land on your page, where are most visits from and so on. In order to connect your website with Google Analytics you have to follow a […]
- [Building a Robots.txt File and Implementing It Correctly](https://georanker.com/ai/robots-txt-how-to.md): 2014-05-19. Search engines use Web Spiders and bots to reach your website and extract data. The extracted data then goes through a series of transformations before your Website is actually displayed in the SERP (search engine results page). Robots.txt file will tell a search engine when to index or not index a page. What Happens when […]
- [How to Submit your Site to Google?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-can-i-get-my-website-to-be-indexed-by-google.md): 2014-05-15. It is highly important to prepare your website for a Google indexation in order to facilitate the process in which a user performs a (query) search, finds your website URL and clicks on it. If you want your website to be indexed by Google you need to follow some basic steps such as attracting Google […]
- [Multi Position Rank Tracking Tool](https://georanker.com/ai/multi-position-rank-tracking-tool.md): 2014-04-09. In case your website is ranking for the same keyword and in the same location with more than 1 URL here is a quick fix you can apply in order to boost your rankings. Example: keyword: car rentals domain: dollar [dot] com Local SERP Audit Mouse over on the cells with an asterisk sign in order […]
- [Multi-Location SERP Audit – Made Easy](https://georanker.com/ai/multi-location-serp-audit-made-easy.md): 2014-02-24. Run a multi-location rank-tracking report with dynamic search-query variables and analyze explicit local keywords in one report.
- [YouTube, Yandex, Bing, Naver, Yahoo and Google Rank Tracker](https://georanker.com/ai/youtube-yandex-bing-naver-yahoo-and-google-rank-tracker.md): 2014-01-27. We have just launched a new update on GeoRanker which allows users to run Local SEO analyses including Rank Tracking reports on the new search engines: Bing Google Google+ Local Naver Naver Local Yandex Yahoo YouTube All you have to do is to visit the following URL: /ranktracker/new/local Select the search engine you want to run the […]
- [Citation Building: How to Build Citations like a PRO?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-build-high-quality-citations.md): 2013-11-14. What is a Citation? A citation is the mention of your Business Name, Address and Phone Number. It is one of the most important factors used by Google algorithm to understand the level of Local SEO Authority for a certain URL. After running an analysis on a high number of websites ranking on top Gooogle […]
- [Keyword vs Keyword+Location – What to choose?](https://georanker.com/ai/keyword-vs-keywordlocation-what-to-chose.md): 2013-11-13. One of the first things you do when you decide on creating a website for your business, is to find the right keywords. You have to prospect the market, to see what your competitors are doing and what are the most important keywords researched by users. Still, even with this luggage of knowledge, there is […]
- [How is the Hummingbird Update empowering Local SEO?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-is-the-hummingbird-update-empowering-local-seo.md): 2013-11-12. Google has one main goal: to offer better and faster results for your search. This is the reason why the company makes regular algorithm updates like the Venice update launched in February 2012. It has a positive impact on short-tail keyword search results with a medium a high Local SEO competition level. Because for the […]
- [TOP 7 Industries Local SEO Agencies shall target](https://georanker.com/ai/top-7-industries-local-seo-agencies-shall-target.md): 2013-11-11. Because of its high visibility Google Local Carousel is the place where all Local Business websites need to be listed. Google Local Carousel displays the best local results for your search query. Based in how close the searcher is to your business, reviews, photo quality and local citation, Google will determine what are the best […]
- [How Local SEO is influencing Google SERPs?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-local-seo-is-influencing-google-serps.md): 2013-11-08. What types of results are influenced by a Local SEO approach? Here is an example for a single generic keyword, which triggered 3 different types of Google results, depending on the Local SEO competition level in the location of the user running the search query keyword: “golf courses” Low Local SEO competition level: -Google Results […]
- [Why is Structured Data so Important?](https://georanker.com/ai/why-is-structured-data-so-important.md): 2013-11-07. When you create a web page, search engines find it hard to understand specific elements. This is why SEO and structured data go hand in hand. Structured Data helps search engines better understand what the content is specifically about. Moreover, structured data will allow users to see the value of a website before they visit, via […]
- [Correlation vs Causality – Differences and Examples](https://georanker.com/ai/correlation-vs-causality-differences-and-examples.md): 2013-11-05. What is the difference between correlation and causality? What does science say? Let’s dive right in and describe the main differences between these two common terms. Correlation Reports: The Solution for Large SEO Analysis When running an SEO analysis for a high number of factors, the best approach to identify correlations between different factors is to […]
- [Google Authorship and Publishership. What you need to know ?](https://georanker.com/ai/google-authorship-and-publishership-what-you-need-to-know.md): 2013-11-04. In order to reward good and trustworthy content, Google has developed Google Authorship and Publishership, great concepts, developed to improve search quality .Those new concepts works by linking the content you publish on a specific domain to your Google+ profile . If Google Authorship works by linking the content you publish to your Google+ personal […]
- [World Premiere: Google Carousel Ranking & Competition Analysis Tool](https://georanker.com/ai/world-premiere-google-carousel-ranking-competition-analysis-tool.md): 2013-09-30. GeoRanker launches a new feature to optimize ranking on the Google “Local Carousel” September 30th, 2013 – GeoRanker is proud to announce the launch of a new feature enabling companies to understand, compare, analyze and reach an optimized local brand ranking within the “Local Carousel”, which Google has currently only released in the USA. GeoRanker, […]
- [Google Mobile Rank Checker by GeoRanker](https://georanker.com/ai/mobile-rank-checker-2.md): 2013-09-17. Hurray! We have just launched a HOT new feature which allows you to check Google Rankings as searching on mobile device from other locations. In the last few years mobile devices have completely toppled desktop computers in terms of web traffic. For the first time ever, users are more likely to access SERP through their […]
- [July 26 – New Features and Updates List](https://georanker.com/ai/july-26-new-features-and-updates-list.md): 2013-07-26. New Feature – Alerts on significant changes for the Rank Tracking Chart Update – Merge email notifications on Alerts Update – Manage notification emails on alerts Update – Research Tools Buttons were added on the Dashboard Update – Alerts Widget on Dashboard Update – Alert user on account downgrade New Feature – New API functions […]
- [Alerts On Significant Changes In Local Rankings](https://georanker.com/ai/alerts-on-significant-changes-in-local-rankings.md): 2013-07-24. The new alerts feature make it easier for you to track the significant changes in local rankings. Major ranking increment will be highlighted with green while ranking decrement will be highlighted with red. In order to receive these alerts you have to follow two easy steps: 1) Create a Rank Tracking Report 2) Activate a […]
- [GeoRanker launches new Beta Portal](https://georanker.com/ai/georanker-launches-new-beta-portal.md): 2013-04-23. As you may have already read on our social shares on Google+ and Twitter, February and March have been two very interesting and challenging months for our team. We’ve worked intensively on a new version for GeoRanker, a version accompanied by an entirely different design, loaded with features that have been on our to-do-list for a long time. The […]
- [It’s time to upgrade your GeoRanker Reports to Monitors](https://georanker.com/ai/its-time-to-upgrade-your-georanker-reports-to-monitors.md): 2013-02-06. Why you should upgrade to Monitors? 1. Ranking History and Alerts on Rank changes features will be soon added to our local SERP analysis tool. Starting with this new release, GeoRanker has started to store all of your past and future reports. In March all this data will become available in your account. 2. Time Saving – […]
- [Best Back-linking Strategies for a Post Penguin World](https://georanker.com/ai/best-back-linking-strategies-for-a-post-penguin-world.md): 2012-12-27. Many of us are aware with Google’s latest updates. It’s ever changing algorithm in the guise of “Penguin” and “Panda” has rocked the SEO platform. This has made it essential for webmasters to ponder their back-linking strategies. “Panda” shook the landscape on April 2012 and shortly after “Penguin” was introduced, just like a one-two punch.
- [2012 KeySR Year In Review: Accomplishments & Resolutions](https://georanker.com/ai/2012-keysr-year-in-review-accomplishments-resolutions.md): 2012-12-23. As we are approaching the end of the year and the Christmas holidays, there’s still so much going on in our offices. 2012 has been an important year for the Local SEO industry and it has also been a crucial year for our team. Below I will try to summarize what’s been going on in […]
- [Content Marketing for Local Search Optimization Campaigns in 2013](https://georanker.com/ai/content-marketing-for-local-search-optimization-campaigns-in-2013.md): 2012-12-10. It’s no secret that local search changed dramatically over the last 10 months, and as 2012 comes to a close, it’s important for local businesses and search engine optimization firms to continue to adjust their strategies to ensure success in 2013 – especially when it comes to content. To get the most out of your […]
- [How To Find High ROI Blog Post Ideas Through Keyword Research](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-find-high-roi-blog-post-ideas-through-keyword-research.md): 2012-12-09. While you should be using tools like Twitter and Google Alerts to keep your pulse on the latest trends in your industry and creating up-to-date content around these trends, there’s also something to be said for creating “evergreen” content that people will always need. What’s the best way to generate blog content that will stand […]
- [Join the Local SEO Community on Google+](https://georanker.com/ai/local-seo-community-on-google.md): 2012-12-07. Yesterday Google announced the addition of the Communities feature within Google which enables anyone to create or join groups devoted to certain topics or areas of interest. Gundotra, Google’s senior VP of engineering gave the following statement: “We started Google in the first place to make online sharing as meaningful as the real thing. Too […]
- [32 Sites Hit by Penguin Analysis](https://georanker.com/ai/32-sites-hit-penguin-analysis.md): 2012-12-05. I thought it would be interesting to analyze 32 sites that were penalized by the Penguin Algorithm. I also thought about looking over some sites in order to discover the reasons for which they were penalized by this new algorithm. Thanks to colleagues from SEOpedia I managed to collect 32 sites. Before starting the analysis […]
- [How to Run Local SEO Like a Pro (+4 Free Local SEO Tools)](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-run-local-seo-as-a-pro.md): 2012-11-27. Have you ever asked yourselves how SEO professionals and agencies run their Local SEO campaigns? Do you think they are doing some kind of magic for reaching Top Positions in Google and Bing? Here is the list with the most important steps that will guide you through optimization process:
- [How to check your position on Google from different custom Locations?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-check-your-position-on-google-from-different-custom-locations.md): 2012-11-27. If you need to check or compare your site position on Google from different custom locations in the same country, best chose is to generate a GeoRankings Report – by using the new Custom Location Feature from KeySR. Just follow the next steps: 1) visit www.KeySR.com 2) enter keywords 3) enter website URL ( optional […]
- [What are the EMDs and how we can use them to get high quality organic traffic?](https://georanker.com/ai/what-are-the-emds-and-how-we-can-use-them-to-get-high-quality-organic-traffic.md): 2012-11-20. If you’ve done any amount of reading on the topic of SEO, you will undoubtedly have come across the topic of exact match domain names – an exact match domain name is one that includes a precise keyword within the domain. For example, if you are trying to target the term “SEO training” in search, […]
- [How to do Competitive Analysis?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-do-competitive-analysis.md): 2012-11-15. A very important part of an SEO consultant’s work is to analyze the competition, both offpage and onpage. The analysis below is only for offpage. The process is not complicated, you just need to extract some data, and after that, to analyze and interpret them. For this analysis I used OpenSiteExplorer (OSE version free account) […]
- [( Solved ) Google New Layout – Search Location Setting – Issue](https://georanker.com/ai/google-new-layout-search-location-setting-issue-solution.md): 2012-11-06. In the last few days many Internet users from United States have reported having issues with the new Google Layout when trying to change the Search Location. As you can see in the image above for some users the location setting is not available anymore. Same users reported that when changing the browser or only […]
- [Local Mobile Rank Checker – How To?](https://georanker.com/ai/local-mobile-ranking-checker-how-to.md): 2012-10-31. Need to check Google Mobile Rankings from another location ? Now is easier than ever before by following the next steps: 1) Go To www.georanker.com/localrankchecker 2) Enter Keywords 3) Enter your URL ( optional ) 4) Select one country for running National Wide Mobile Ranking Reports ( on different cities ) or more countries for running Global Mobile Ranking Reports […]
- [How to do Advanced Local SEO Links/Reviews Prospecting?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-do-advanced-local-seo-linksreviews-prospecting.md): 2012-10-30. The Local SEO process implies receiving reviews, citations and backlinks from different sources on your targeted keywords. Most of the How To’s available on the internet define the Prospecting process as running customized Google queries by using some filtering attributes in order to find reviewers or websites in a certain area as David Mihm recommends at the SEOLove conference […]
- [Is Local SEO a solution for ranking on High CPC Keywords?](https://georanker.com/ai/is-local-seo-a-solution-for-ranking-on-high-cpc-keywords.md): 2012-10-27. For understanding the HeatMap Reports just check my previous article. High CPC Keywords and Local Rankings According to Google “Mesothelioma Lawyer” Keyword CPC has reached 149.16 USD becoming one of the highest CPC keywords on the Internet. It is generating lot of interest and many webmasters are struggling to get their websites rank higher in […]
- [How to analyze Local SEO and PPC competition level?](https://georanker.com/ai/how-to-analyze-local-seo-and-ppc-competition-level-2.md): 2012-10-26. Which are the goals of generating Local Ranking Reports reports? Here is a short list with some of the most important reasons for which users are generating Local Reports: – verifying how your site ranks – identifying Organic Results Competitors – analyzing the PPC Strategy of your Competitors by analyzing targeted cities and countries of […]
- [Social Media as a Ranking Factor](https://georanker.com/ai/social-media-as-a-ranking-factor.md): 2012-09-25. For understanding How to use Social Media as a Local Ranking Factor, fist you must understand: What are the Local Rankings Local Keywords Types Local Competition Level Local SEO Factors In the next presentation you will see an interesting example of how a website from Australia, is ranking on google.co.uk – location Liverpool on the […]
- [Why is Local SEO so important?](https://georanker.com/ai/why-is-local-seo-important.md): 2012-07-26. Having in mind the high number of small/medium businesses and the fact that more than half of the consumers are using the internet to find information on local companies, without a doubt, the need of local SEO is high. First of all, when did Internet professionals started using local SEO? One thing is certain; local […]
- [What is the user-side SEO and How to take advantage of it?](https://georanker.com/ai/what-is-user-side-seo-and-how-to-take-advantage-of-it.md): 2012-05-03. According to Matt Cutts – the head of Google’s Webspam team – Google use more than 200 variables for the ranking score algorithm. After analyzing a large amount of websites and ranking reports we established that there are 3 main categories of variables:
- [Understanding SERP Reports](https://georanker.com/ai/understanding-serp-reports.md): 2012-04-27. Do you think you’ve seen it all regarding SERP Reports already ? Not really true. You don’t understand why the SERP are so different from one platform to another even if they all claim to be able to build 100% accurate SERP Reports, for any URL/Keyword/GeoLocation? I will explain you in this article why none of […]