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SEO strategy: 3 steps to strategic SEO planning

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3-step strategic SEO process To develop an effective SEO strategy, we need three distinct steps: Step 1: SEO research – Keywords, competitors, currently ranking content. This is the first step to understanding your situation and the environment to inform your strategic choices. Price Be the cost leader. Step 1 is SEO research.

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How to build a strategic SEO process

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In this article, I’ll teach you exactly how to create a strategic SEO process that leads to results. The 4-step process of strategic SEO All good SEO stems from using a process. The price of SEO strategy I’ve charged $500 for strategy, and I’ve charged $10,000. There are three ways to price strategy. Let’s dive in.

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How Codecademy Saw 5X Growth with Strategic Testing

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From spaghetti testing to strategic testing . That’s what led us to strategic testing. So we settled on growth levers at the bottom of the funnel–experimenting with pricing, the checkout page, plan mix, and our trial model. The following are some of the strategic tests we ran at Codecademy.

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Beyond the False Bottom: How to Avoid This Costly UX Mistake

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UX mistakes often go undetected because they are quiet. No, UX mistakes are foundational. To visitors, UX mistakes are loud, whether they consciously detect them or not. They’re likely to immediately click “Pricing” or “Demo” or “Products” or enter their email without scrolling.

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How Do UX Professionals View Conversion Optimization?

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In regards to conversion optimization, we’re of the belief that UX is a big part of our process and that great UX leads to more conversions. But how do UX people view conversion optimization? What do they think it is, and how do they think it fits into the organizational context with UX? Others had similar definitions.

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Avoiding cookie-cutter SEO: 8 red flags to watch out for 

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Choosing an SEO resource or partner based on price or generalized factors alone is risky. I’m also quick to want to start getting my hands dirty and start auditing, workshopping, and strategizing about how to reach a client’s goals. Low price leader Pricing can be a touchy subject. However, not all SEO is created equal.

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How to incorporate macroeconomic signals into your SEO strategy

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On the way home, you stop to fill your gas tank and notice that the price per gallon is higher than the last time you filled it. Maybe SEO is not the first initiative anyone thinks of when strategizing how to incorporate macroeconomic angles inxto their marketing campaigns, but you’re missing the boat if you don’t.