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Sherlock SEO Agency - google tag manager
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How to link a data source to Google Tagmanager?

OK, you decided to get started with DataStudio. What you need to know now is how to link your data sources. By connecting data sources to DataStudio,... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - add user to google ads
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Tutorial: How to add a user or agency to Google Ads

Google Ads is the center of your online ad management through Google, and by sharing access to your Google Ads account, you can collaborate with other... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - SEO
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SEO best practices for new websites

Many new as well as existing websites face the same problems. Set up your website SEO optimally with the key SEO tips we often encounter during our... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - google ads
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What are Google Ads?

Google Ads is the collective name of Google’s advertising solutions. Google is the largest provider of online advertising space. Google Ads’... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - search console
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What is Google Search Console?

Google Search Console (or “GSC” for short) allows you to monitor and manage your website through an official Google portal that is full... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - api
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What is an API?

The term API is an acronym and stands for “Application Programming Interface.” Think of an API as a menu in a restaurant. The menu offers... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - onpage SEO
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What is on-page SEO?

Within SEO, we distinguish between on page SEO and off page SEO. But just what is the difference between these factors? You can actually tell from... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - linkbuilding
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What is link building?

Link building is the process of acquiring hyperlinks from other websites to one’s own site. A hyperlink (usually just called a link) is a way... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - google
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What is Google?

Google began in 1996 as a research project of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University . The students invented a system in... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - Noindex
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What is Noindex?

A noindex tag tells search engines not to index a page. This means they are not allowed to crawl and save a page. This can be ideal for pages you... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - redirect
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What is a redirect?

A redirect, temporary or permanent, sends users and search engines from the requested page to another location. This often happens when content is... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - word count
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What is word count?

The number of words on a web page matters. Too little content can reduce the credibility of the search, marking the content as low quality. Although... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - title tag
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What is a Title Tag?

Entering the title tag is probably the most important thing you can do for on-site SEO. It is the title that search engines use to display your website,... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - PPC
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What is PPC (pay-per-click)?

Pay-per-click or PPC ads are digital campaigns that allow users to highlight your website on Google’s results page. Google is one of the largest... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - headers
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What are headers?

Heading tags are perhaps the most important element you can use when it comes to search engine optimization. These SEO terms – H1 through H6... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - crawling
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What is crawling?

Crawling is what happens when a search engine robot “reads” your website. The information is kept in a huge index that websites such... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - breadcrumbs
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What are breadcrumbs?

Breadcrumbs or breadcrumbs are a navigation tool that shows users what path they have taken and where they are on a Web site. Although not common... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - alt text
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What is Alt text?

Alt text is optional text that you can add to an HTML element, making something without words “readable” by search engines. Search engines... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - copywriter
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What is a copywriter?

A copywriter is actually a text writer. Generally, however, the term refers to a specific kind of writer: someone who provides texts that are intended... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - keywords
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What is a keyword?

Keywords are keywords used by search engine visitors. When performing a search, the search engine displays Web pages to the user that match the search... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - website
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What is a website?

The literal meaning of website is “place on the Internet. A Web site is a collection of pages accessible via the Internet. A Web site can be... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - wordpress
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What is WordPress?

WordPress – the most widely used website platform in the world WordPress has grown from a blogging platform to it a super comprehensive and... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency - yoast
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What is Yoast SEO?

Yoast – the best-known SEO plugin for WordPress Yoast SEO is a WordPress plugin that helps you optimize your WordPress SEO. The free WordPress... 

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Sherlock SEO Agency blog - local seo
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What is local SEO?

Local SEO helps you get your brand noticed by customers who are in a physical location near you. (Think about how often you search “eat near... 

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