Even in 2019, backlinks still firmly remain one of the most powerful ranking factors. And just like quality links can get you to the desired Google's top, bad links can cause you helluva lot of troubles. Therefore, a backlink audit firmly stays one of the most important SEO activities of all times.

So without further ado, let me guide you through these simple steps to make your backlinks sound as a bell. Let's do this!

I hope "start doing SEO" is on the list of your New Year resolutions because these 3 mythical letters have stopped being a buzzword years ago. Let's face the fact — in 2019, SEO is not a nice addition to your business, it's a must. However, there are many website and business owners who still haven't implemented SEO in their marketing strategies or simply lack SEO knowledge.

I agree, SEO is not a bed of roses, but here're 5 powerful arguments that will definitely inspire you to start doing SEO the second you finish reading this article!

If I was to give the one and only advice to all the website owners out there, I would say that all it takes to start a profitable website is to surround yourself with the RIGHT tools. So, in order to alleviate your sufferings and save your time and nerves, here's a pack of best breed tools for you to be armed to teeth.

Happy holidays from SEO PowerSuite! See what we've managed to achieve in 2018, discover our plans for the next year, and get your Christmas greeting from the team!

It has been almost a decade now since Google set a course towards improving the quality of search. It keeps tweaking and refining its algorithm 500-600 times a year to supply its users with the most relevant and quality search results possible.

And while the majority of these updates are just chicken feed, some are real game-changers. So in this article I'm going to walk you through the history of the most earth-shattering Google algorithm updates as well as provide you with comprehensive what-to-do instructions on how to get prepared for all of them.

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Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular ways to monetize your website. It lets you both focus on the niche you're most passionate about and, unlike hanging some random AdSense banners around your site, promote the products you truly believe in.

And since affiliate marketing success depends hugely on SEO, today we'll look into how to blend your SEO and affiliate marketing strategies in the most efficient way, both when you:

— Plan to build an affiliate website from scratch;
— Or when you're looking for extra ways to monetize an existing site.

There is no such thing as pure black and white. However, when it comes to link building, you have to choose sides: white- or black-hat link building. And here comes the danger — too much contradicting information out there. You can easily think that you’re on the white side using this or that technique — and kaboom! you're struck by Google penalty.

To avoid that, let's debunk the most dangerous link building myths together.

SEO PowerSuite's team have visited SMX East conference and brought valuable insights as well as latest tendencies in SEO industry. Learn what's hot today and how to prepare for it.

Mobile Page Speed update inspired the experiment that showed: now it's Optimization score that matters for rankings. Get to know the experiment results and grab a 9-step checklist to improving Optimization score.

Automate your hreflang generation&audit with the new advanced feature in WebSite Auditor.

The SEO PowerSuite team has recently been to BrightonSEO, a huge search marketing event in the UK, and we're back with lots of SEO takeaways from the event's top-notch speakers. We've carefully documented the 9 latest SEO trends the speakers shared – view the list to make sure you're not missing out on the most effective hacks

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Duplicate content is a big topic in the SEO space. When we hear about it, it's mostly in the context of Google penalties; but this potential side effect of content duplication is not only blown up in importance, but also hardly the gravest consequence of the issue.

All of dangerous scenarios are preventable if you know where duplicate content may hide, how to detect it, and how to deal with it. In this article, I'm going to outline the 7 types of content duplication — and how to tackle each.

SEO, as any area of our life, is swarming with myths and misconceptions. They are usually born out of ignorance, fear, and hunt for quick results. I made a compilation of the most popular myths (that made up a nice number of 13) and tried to debunk them once and forever (or at least for some time). Let's see whether we are on the same side, and if not, let's check whether I can change your mind.

If your site's internal linking structure resembles a lump of tangled wires, and it takes you 10 clicks to navigate to a blog post that you published just a week ago — you are doing it wrong. Poor internal linking doesn't just have a negative impact on user experience; it hinders ranking growth. Luckily, internal linking is one of the SEO factors that are 100% under your control.

Follow along with this practical guide, find out more about internal linking best practices, and learn how to implement 6 proven internal linking strategies.

Surprisingly enough, many marketers out there don't realize that user-generated content can immensely boost SEO. Find out our 7 hacks that can help you leverage this opportunity created by your own users.

There's one thing we tend to forget about. SEO isn't either off- or on-page. The technical part of the process is just as important; in fact, if you don't get the technical foundation right, your other SEO efforts might bring no results at all. In this article, I'll focus on the main aspects of technical SEO that will help you maximize usability, search engine crawling, indexing, and ultimately rankings. Let's roll!

Starting a blog is easy, even writing your first post is simple and fun. But what does it take to become a successful blogger? And if you're already getting traffic, how to keep it growing and safeguard your site from penalties, sudden ranking drops, negative SEO, etc.?

In today's post, I want to focus on the fundamentals of SEO and online marketing for bloggers. I want to show how you can build the strong foundation for your blog, make it optimized for users and search engines, and protect it from penalties.

At the end of this post, you'll find your starter PDF checklist, so you'll have something to work on right after you finish the read!

A searcher's first experience with your brand happens on Google's SERPs — not your website. This is why today we're talking about reputation management SEO, or owning your branded keywords in Google.

So, after reading this post, you'll learn how to:

1. Maintain control over the ranking pages and their order
2. Make the most of Google SERP features
3. Influence the content of the ranking pages
4. Get your branded keywords on Google SERPs