24 July, 2018 by Mark Porter
66 Sources of Content Inspiration, Straight from the Experts
A few months ago I posted an article that outlined some of the tools & techniques we use at Screaming Frog for coming up with content ideas. Within that post I touched upon several websites that are worth visiting when...
14 May, 2018 by Mark Porter
Interactive Content Launch Checklist - 12 Things to Do Before You Send It to the Client
The time has finally come. You’ve poured your blood, sweat, and tears into your most recent content piece, and it’s ready to be packaged up and sent to the client to be pushed live. After a few final checks and...
20 March, 2018 by Mark Porter
Content Ideation: Tools & Techniques
Creating content these days is tough. Historically, when us content marketers find something that works well we tend to pursue them relentlessly, to the point of reaching diminishing returns (infographics are a case in point).
23 May, 2016 by Mark Porter
Super Quick Content Gap Analysis
We haven’t been using Sistrix for all that long at Screaming Frog, though we’re fast becoming one of their biggest fans. We usually approach ‘all in one tools’ with an air of scepticism, as while they may cover all of...
21 September, 2015 by Mark Porter
The Books of BrightonSEO
Those of you who have attended an industry conference before will know that books regularly make an appearance within speakers’ slides and talks. While we’re often bombarded with online articles, ebooks and whitepapers in this day and age, books are...
29 September, 2014 by Mark Porter
Panda 4.1 – the Return of the Design Sites?
On Friday Google announced that they slowly started rolling out the latest Panda update, dubbed 4.1 by Search Engine Land, earlier in the week. This latest ‘improved’ iteration of the Panda algorithm has affected around 3-5% of search queries, and...
17 April, 2014 by Mark Porter
Using Reddit to Build an Army of Niche Writers
Everybody wants ground breaking content these days, whether it’s for your own site or for posting elsewhere (yes, dirty guest posting), but few are willing to put their money where their mouth is. No, I’m not talking about choosing ‘5...
13 August, 2012 by Mark Porter
Unicorn Meat And Monster Feet. 9 Exceptional Examples Of Linkbait Products
When I entered the world of SEO a mere 6 months ago with little prior knowledge of the industry, I found it overwhelming to say the least. I spent my evenings after work voraciously reading my way through SEO related...
17 April, 2012 by Mark Porter
15 Top Quotes and Takeaways from Brighton SEO
Real life Angry Birds, aggressive moths, a Street Fighter face off and of course some top notch talks and discussions. The Screaming Frogs were there to witness it all, and we’ve done the hard bit of picking out the best...