
Improving Your Map Pack Placement
This post comes directly from a comment on an earlier post. Faye asked how breadcrumbs benefit local search, especially for sites struggling with map rankings. As I mentioned in my comment, while …

Best “bang for your buck” SEO tweaks
There are times when you need to show value to a client fast. Perhaps at the beginning of an agreement or when things have headed south a bit, and you want to …

Think Your Agency’s WordPress Builds Are SEO-Ready? Don’t be too hasty…
Let me preface this week’s SEO Weekly by saying I see A LOT of websites that other agencies make. The purpose of this post isn’t to criticise ANYONE but to help deliver …

New SEO Client? The Counterintuitive Truth About Early Drops in Traffic Metrics
We’ve all been there. It’s the first retainer review meeting with a new client. You’ve been busting your gut for a month to show them you know what you’re doing. You open …

Close More SEO Sales by Saying Less (Here’s How)
Selling SEO doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does need to be strategic. I’ve been selling SEO retainers for agencies for over 10 years, and the key thing I’ve learnt is …

Unlock Hidden SEO Opportunities With This Blog Ideation Framework
It can be difficult to consistently generate fresh, engaging blog ideas that are both creative and tie in with an SEO strategy. Believe me, I get it. At SEOHive we have to …

Word Count Doesn’t Matter
It’s fairly widely known that word count is not part of Google’s algorithm – and that’s 100% fact. So no matter how many clients come to you and say, “I’ve heard that …

Does My Page Builder Affect SEO?
It’s VERY easy to get “shiny thing syndrome” when considering adding a page builder to your development stack – and I’ll be the first to admit that as someone coming from a development …

Do Breadcrumbs Boost SEO?
Breadcrumbs have been around forever, and if you don’t treat them with respect they can look unsightly and date a website in seconds… However, Google’s increasingly sophisticated understanding of site architecture keeps …

A 5-minute SEO Assessment for ANY Website
“How much do you charge for SEO?” We’ve all had that question, and let’s be honest – you can’t give away a whole SEO strategy just to write a quote, but you …

The Fastest Way to Demonstrate a Return To a New SEO Client
You’ve just landed a new SEO client. Instead of celebration, you’re feeling that familiar pressure: “Now I need to prove my worth – fast!” Let’s be honest – clients are often sceptical …