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2018 Awards Envelope Reveals "And the winner is..."
SEMbyotic’s 2018 Summed Up, Oscar-Style
SEMbyotic’s 2018 Summed Up, Oscar-Style 1024 593 Carla Fisher

Unless you’re a film buff, you might not be aware that it’s awards season. Or maybe you are, but in the midst of the holiday hoopla, you never got to look that far ahead. That’s OK, because ’tis the season to look back, and at SEMbyotic, we enjoy contemplating the best performances of 2018. In fact,…

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Spot visual trends using Google Analytics.
How To Visually Spot Website Trends Using Google Analytics
How To Visually Spot Website Trends Using Google Analytics 1024 593 Adam Koontz

Google Analytics is a great tool to determine how traffic is doing on your website. The various charts and graphs can give you a good idea of how traffic on your site is performing and where it’s coming from. But sometimes it can be tricky to spot specific sources of traffic spikes or issues. For…

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SEO-friendly PDFs
How To Create SEO-friendly PDFs
How To Create SEO-friendly PDFs 1024 593 Adam Koontz

PDF files are one of the most overlooked content types when it comes to SEO and one of the easiest to make SEO-friendly. These types of files are often created and published outside of the influence of the person in charge of SEO. Yet failing to optimize these files could be costing you opportunities for…

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avoid poor file naming conventions with these helpful best practices
File Naming Conventions – Best Practices for Web & SEO
File Naming Conventions – Best Practices for Web & SEO 1024 593 Adam Koontz

We often run into problems our customers are having on their websites that could be prevented by some simple file naming conventions and best practices. With the growing popularity of content management tools such as WordPress, it’s easy for anyone to publish files and images to a website. However, there are still some things you…

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SEO skills
4 Skills You Won’t Learn From Your Content Management System
4 Skills You Won’t Learn From Your Content Management System 490 296 Adam Koontz

TL;DR Don’t change your URLs without properly redirecting the old ones. Be sure to adopt proper file naming conventions so that your links won’t break. Size your images properly to prevent slow page load times and improper image rendering. Add your title tags and descriptions for optimal display on search engines.

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