Chuck Swanson is a co-founder of Digital C4 and the SEO, AEO and Content lead for all client engagement. With over 20 years of experience in agency and marketing leadership, he’s helped startups and enterprise-level organizations navigate the search landscape.
These days it’s all about content, content, content. Companies everywhere are using content to improve their SEO, connect with customers, add value, and offer great information. But what does this really mean? What the heck is good content anyway? You’re not alone. This is the cry of many business owners as they realize they have […]
Establishing a successful blog is more than spinning up a WordPress site. Managing a blog is about well-written blog posts that engage your audience, offer relevant information, and promote your brand. If done right and sustained over time, it can also go a long way toward establishing thought-leadership, but there’s more to writing a great […]
There’s a lot of competition on the web for readership. If you have a blog or website, chances are you’re competing with many other sites for readers, and every day there are challenges in keeping your loyal readers around. Whether your articles have interesting subject matter or not, there are things you may be doing […]
Before diving in here I want to take a brief moment to define (in my mind) what dynamic content is. Websites are made up mostly of static content; static because it’s likely been there a while without change. Most websites are made up of mostly static content, which isn’t necessarily a good thing, but it […]
The words ‘site migration’ get tossed around a lot for a number of website upgrades. There’s the completely new site and there’s the refresh or site improvement, which might consist of a new look-and-feel, the addition (and subtraction) of some pages, and so on. Regardless of the site migration you are referring to it can […]
to take the ‘pulse’ of certain topics; what are people thinking or what’s the latest tip or technique getting attention? It’s where I went recently to see what the latest buzz in search engine optimization (SEO) was. Some of what I found was useful, interesting, as well as disappointing. SEO- Search Engine Optimization- Are Magic […]
So the death of SEO is certainly NOT here, but its evolution continues. Much like the ever changing face of rock and roll, the PC (or computing as we know it), mobile phones into something better so too is SEO morphing into something different and, yes… better. If you work in the digital marketing space, […]
In the words of the A-Team’s John “Hannibal” Smith: “I love it when a plan comes together!” In this case “the plan” was more of a general aggravation and fear that lingered over four months and ended with a simple answer for saving Content Marketing from itself before it’s too late. Does it need saving, […]
How many of you are worn out from chasing Google’s tail with SEO? No need for a show of hands. We live your pain every single day. Ask any SEO expert and they’ll tell you that while you still need to employ smart on-page best practices, the industry is moving more and more to one […]
SEO is certainly changing, evolving as an industry. Agencies that once relied on SEO as a service are now adapting and morphing into something that is more in tune with content marketing. And while content marketing can certainly be done poorly, it’s much more transparent than bad SEO. Bad content is just… well, bad! It’s […]