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SEO – What’s new in 2022?

As with any other area of digital marketing, it’s important to keep up with developments in SEO. To stand still is to fall behind. So in this article we look at five key aspects of SEO that we think are the ones to watch in 2022.

Xcite Digital How to use Google Trends to improve SEO

The latest trends in Google Trends

Google Trends recently celebrated its 15 year anniversary. But did you know that as well as being a fun way to find out more about people’s interests across the globe, it can be used a very powerful SEO tool? In this article we explain more about Google Trends, and six ways to use Google Trends to improve your SEO.

How to improve page load speed

Google’s ideal page load time is 3 seconds. But many sites still take longer than this, particularly on mobile devices. A slow page load speed is offputting to users and will also reduce the number of pages that search engines are able to crawl, so could then impact on your indexation and search rankings. In this article we explain what you can do to test your page load speed and make improvements as needed?

Ten ways to boost site engagement

How do you know how well your website is doing? Whilst there are always slight fluctuations in engagement, when do you need to start worrying? In this article we look at ten ways to boost site engagement.

Top Tips for Successful Video Marketing

If you or your digital marketing agency is not already doing video marketing you can’t really escape any longer. In this article we present a balanced view of video marketing. We want to give you enough information to point you in the right direction, without losing you through boredom part way through

Do you Google My Business?

Are you using Google My Business?  If not, why not? Google My Business - GMB - is an easy way of enhancing your business’s public identity and presence on Google, including in local search results. If you do not have an active GMB listing, you risk losing out big time.

Is it really still worth creating content?

Now is a time of unprecedented world change. Nothing is exempt. The rules are being rewritten. We are all negotiating a new normal. So in this strange new landscape, is it really still worth creating content?

The best software for PPC

PPC - Pay Per Click - enables marketers to buy visits to their site, by paying a pre-bidded fee each time one of their ads is clicked. In this article we look at how to improve PPC performance by using PPC tools. We explore some of the key features that you should look for in PPC tools, and a few of the most popular PPC tools on the market.

The best software for SEO

As a marketer in an SEO agency, it can be difficult to keep on top of the latest developments in software. Developments that could help you to do your job even more effectively than you already do. In this article we explain why you should be using SEO tools, and take a quick look at some of the key features that you should be looking for in these tools. We also give an overview of some of the better known offerings available. This overview is by no means a comprehensive list, but should serve as a useful guide to point you in the right direction.