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Nonprofit SEO Site Audit at the next DC Search Marketing Meetup

October 12, 2017 by Katherine Watier-Ong Leave a Comment

  Are you a nonprofit wondering if SEO is for you? Or wondering how and if you can increase the amount of free Google traffic your website is getting? Then you should come out to our next DC/MD/VA Search Marketing Meetup on October 19th. At that Meetup, I will focus on giving back to a local nonprofit, the Nuclear […]

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: learn SEO

Why you can’t use Google Keyword Planner for SEO

September 27, 2017 by Katherine Watier-Ong 1 Comment

Conducting keyword research for writing

I know. Everyone wants to use a keyword tool for free, but the Google Adwords Tool is SO unreliable you can’t use it for SEO anymore, and here’s why: It was never built for organic search, so it will limit the data you see. Some words/phrases will not show initially because the tool is for […]

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Come join me and learn SEO

September 14, 2017 by Katherine Watier-Ong Leave a Comment

Taking notes at a conference

12/11/2017: Quick update: It was great to see everyone at the Meetup! You can find my slides in my free member library: https://wostrategies.com/library/. If you enjoyed the presentation or are excited to tackle SEO as your New Years Resolution, you can join my SEO Bootcamp Course at any time! I also mentioned the following resources in […]

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Top 11 Ways to Learn SEO

July 19, 2017 by Katherine Watier-Ong 1 Comment

Laptop and notebook on a desk along with coffee - my set up for conducting SEO audits

Interested in learning SEO and want to know where to start online? Disclaimer: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, WO Strategies LLC will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. The online marketing industry writes copious posts about tactics, tools, and the […]

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: how to learn SEO, learn SEO

Searcher’s Intent Tutorial

July 3, 2017 by Katherine Watier-Ong Leave a Comment

Determining searcher's intent when developing SEO content.

Most of the content online related to searcher’s intent is catered to managers of e-commerce sites. But that’s not you. Maybe you’re a nonprofit, a government agency, an association or a news site. So, how do you structure your keyword research so that it’s keywords that make sense for you and your audience and keywords […]

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SEO Testing – The only tutorial you need to read

May 27, 2017 by Katherine Watier-Ong Leave a Comment

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Are you looking to get your feet wet with SEO testing? I’ve tried to pull together all of the resources that you’ll need to think through the benefits, risks, and challenges you need to think through as you set up and measure your first SEO test. Let’s start with: The benefits of testing for SEO […]

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: seo testing

Number of Google algorithm changes in 2016

May 15, 2017 by Katherine Watier-Ong Leave a Comment

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Curious as to how fast Google is now changing its algorithm per day? Most SEOs mention that it’s almost 2 times a day, but that’s from 2012 data. Recently, Google announced updated data related to how many changes they make to their algorithm as a part of their newly updated How Search Works website, which shows […]

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: google algorithm updates

12 Easy Ways to Build Links to Any Piece of Content

November 29, 2016 by Katherine Watier-Ong 1 Comment

Ideally, every piece of content you publish would launch with a mini link building plan, but sometimes the new content is not exciting enough to launch a full-blown link building plan. But the Internet is a vast place, and you don’t want your new piece of content to disappear in the massive waves of new […]

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Google’s Mobile First Index – Are you up to speed?

November 14, 2016 by Katherine Watier-Ong Leave a Comment

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Google announced last week that it’s testing out a mobile first index – using the elements from your mobile site to determine how your content should ranking for both mobile AND desktop queries. While the update will most likely not roll out for a few months, what do you need to do now to prepare? […]

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Do you have what it takes for a digital marketing career?

August 10, 2016 by Katherine Watier-Ong Leave a Comment

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Are you interested in pursuing a career in digital marketing? Perhaps you’re wondering where to start? I firmly believe that great marketers have the power to persuade others and distill complicated information into more simple, actionable copy. More importantly, digital marketers need to be able to “just figure it out” by themselves most of the […]

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: digital marketing career

Trashing your Google Analytics – UTM Campaign Tagging

July 6, 2016 by Katherine Watier-Ong Leave a Comment

I had to write a post about this issue as I’ve now seen it across quite a few clients’ Google Analytics accounts, and it’s a surefire way of trashing your Google Analytics data. It’s this: Using Google Analytic’s UTM campaign parameters on internal URLs Here’s an example:- www.domain.com/contact?utm_source=Email-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fall+newsletter%20appeal I’m a huge proponent of using UTM […]

Filed Under: Google Analytics Tagged With: campaign tagging

How to execute SEO for Saudi Arabian clients

June 3, 2016 by Katherine Watier-Ong 1 Comment

Saudi Arabian Flag

SEO for a Saudi Arabian client? If you had told me that after 10 years of doing enterprise SEO I would be writing a post about how to execute SEO in Saudi Arabia because that’s where one of my clients is based, I would have told you that you were crazy. But that’s the reality […]

Filed Under: International SEO, SEO

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