SEO articles we 💚 this August

The ContentKing Monthly covers this month's SEO top News, Articles & Insights

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View this email in your browser The ContentKing Monthly August 2022 G'day ! Hope you all have had a fantastic summer so far! August is typically a slower month for many, a time when people go on summer holiday and take some downtime (ahem, Google). But don't worry, we're here to keep you in the loop with the latest SEO news, articles and announcements. Here's our top picks for this month, enjoy! Best, Steven, Jessica and Veronica TECH What You Need To Know In SEO: News & Updates Google's latest quality improvements to featured snippets Google experiences rare, widespread outage Updated issue categorization in Search Console CONTENT Article Spotlight: Debbie Chew How to Create a Research Report That Attracts Backlinks There's plenty that has been said and written about backlinks, some good and some questionable. In this article, Debbie Chew writes about how to use research reports as a way to combine quality content (that audiences actually want to read) with link building efforts. From the author: "When people think of getting backlinks, guest posting and other tactics often come to mind, so I wanted to shed light on a tactic has worked well for me but isn’t talked about very often. I wanted to provide an easy framework for creating research reports without making it too complicated." » Read the article CONTENT August's Top Articles, Insights & Hot Takes SEO Project Management: A Guide To Organizational Nirvana E-Commerce 404 Pages: How To Make Them Smarter In SEO Yes, Proximity Is A Local SEO Ranking Factor: How to Do a Proximity Audit It's been a while We've added tons of valuable features. To be honest, all that's missing is... YOU! 😀 — Let's fix that! Try ContentKing again (FREE) EVENTS Clearscope Webinar: Avoid These SEO Disasters Join guest speaker Steven van Vessum on Thursday, August 18  ContentKing co-founder Steven van Vessum will share examples of SEO disasters and the problems that led to them. There are many moving parts in SEO, and Steven will walk through the biggest mistakes.He’ll also cover where SEO tooling falls short before answering your questions live.  » RSVP for free CONTENTKING Steve Says: Tips from ContentKing's SEO Expert The difference between Google Analytics and Log File Analysis Google Analytics provides insights on how users visit your site, while log files show how crawlers visit your site. Because of this, I look at crawler and user behavior separately. When it comes to log files, I want to really zoom in on how Google in particular crawls my site and look at the time it takes to crawl, index and rank new content.  Listen to more about log files for SEO on the Knowledge Panel show. » Listen here CONTENTKING New: Log File Analysis available for Fastly sites Analyze your Log Files in real time with ContentKing We’ve extended our Log File Analysis feature to now support websites on Fastly! Understand how search engines crawl your site in real time. See when a search engine visits and how often directly in ContentKing. » Read more For us the real improvement is the traffic that was NOT lost due to ContentKing, easily worth $1M. Krinal Mehta, Senior SEO Manager, FreshBooks Read Case Study CONTENT Tweet of the Month See a Tweet you think deserves the crown? Mention it to us here on Twitter! EVENTS Replay LondonSEO Meetup XL talks for free! Earlier this year Blue Array hosted London's largest SEO conference, LondonSEO Meetup XL. If you couldn't attend the event, fear not — Blue Array have released the full replay videos completely free, for everyone. Check out the talks from the world's leading SEO speakers now!  » Access LondonSEO Meetup XL Replay Holy SERPS! You made it all the way down! The average email gets less than 5 seconds of attention. But you're here, so maaaaybe we're doing something right? If so, let's keep that fire burning! 🔥 Forward to a friend Actually got this email from a friend? » Subscribe yourself Got a tip for us? Did you come across an insightful article, some interesting research or a must-listen podcast? Let us know! We love to hear from you what we should include, so don't hesitate: hit reply and tell us. Missed an issue? No sweat! Just check out our archive, containing every newsletter we ever sent. ContentKing • Made with ❤ in Amsterdam and Brno You are receiving this email because you're using ContentKing. Don't want to stay up to date on SEO and digital marketing? Opt out here.