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Implementing Semantic Markup with Google Tag Manager

November 30, 2017 by Mike Arnesen 5 Comments

Why Semantic Markup & Structured Data?

It’s almost 2018. Do we still need to have this conversation? Structured data is no longer a “nice to have”; it’s as good as a requirement at this point. I’d go so far as to say that having some basic organization and maybe breadcrumb markup on your website is little more than table stakes — having it doesn’t really give you much of an advantage but not having it means you’re not really taking the (SEO) game seriously.

Making sure your website has descriptive yet concise title tags is SEO 101. No one would argue otherwise. I’d love to see basic semantically-organized, structured data get added to that checklist. It’s that foundational and essential.

Why?

SEO is in large part about minimizing ambiguity. It’s about getting specific. Specificity beats generality every time. SEO is about making sure nothing gets lost in translation between the web experiences we create and the programmatic applications that are built to digest and index them. [Read more…] about Implementing Semantic Markup with Google Tag Manager

Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: google tag manager, json-ld, semantic seo, structured data

5-Minute Itemref Semantic Markup Tutorial

October 20, 2015 by Mike Arnesen 1 Comment

Have you heard of Itemref? If you’re into semantic markup and you haven’t, you really need to become familiar with this – it’s a game changer.

I really struggled with grasping how itemref works when I first started messing around with it, so this is my attempt to create a concise tutorial for your “everyday SEO” who might need to use it.

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Filed Under: SEO Tagged With: semantic seo

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