We also talked about the new GoogleBot and some of the old days in the SEO industry. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed.

TikTok is taking the first steps toward paying users for content with the launch of a $200 million “creator fund.” The post TikTok Starts $200 Million Fund to Pay Users for Content via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Posted by amandamilligan One of the best ways (and in my opinion, the best way) to earn top-quality links is to create your own studies, surveys, reports, etc., and pitch them to online publishers. This is what we do at Fractl, because it’s a tried-and-true way to elevate organic growth: Over the years, we’ve received a lot of questions about what results to expect

Posted by amandamilligan One of the best ways (and in my opinion, the best way) to earn top-quality links is to create your own studies, surveys, reports, etc., and pitch them to online publishers. This is what we do at Fractl, because it’s a tried-and-true way to elevate organic growth: Over the years, we’ve received a lot of questions about what results to expect. Sure, everyone wants links now, but where does the real growth come in, and how long does it take?

YouTube is rolling out a new metric in the channel analytics section that shows creators how much revenue they’re earning relative to video views. The post New YouTube Metric Shows Creators How Much Money They’re Earning via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Your SEO audit must uncover any common technical SEO issues preventing your site from ranking.

Find out what role E-A-T plays (and does not play) in Google’s algorithms, plus tactics to promote trust in your website. The post How to Improve Your Website’s E-A-T via @brentcsutoras appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Here’s how to maintain a healthy link profile and ensure bad backlinks don’t get bad enough to bite you with periodic link profile audits. The post Link Profile Audit: 28 Things to Check via @BrianHarnish appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

People are downloading more apps, adopting new apps at a faster rate, and spending more time within apps according to data from a new report. The post Mobile App Usage Growing as Users Spend 3 Hours Per Day in Apps via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .