SEO Questions, Answered

Plain answers to what site owners ask about links, scores, audits and the mistakes that hold pages back.

  • What Is a Referring Domain? A Plain Answer

    A referring domain is a website that links to yours. Why the count of linking sites matters more than total backlinks, and how to check and grow yours.

  • How Much Does an SEO Audit Cost?

    What drives the price of an SEO audit, from free automated reports to paid plans and hired experts, and what to ask before you pay anyone for one.

  • How Many Backlinks Do I Need to Rank?

    There is no magic backlink number. How to work out what your site needs by comparing referring domains with the pages already ranking for your search.

  • What Is a Good SEO Score? Is 75 Good?

    SEO scores mean different things in different reports. How to read a page score, a speed score and an authority score, and whether 75 counts as good.

  • Common SEO Mistakes and How to Spot Them

    The SEO mistakes that show up again and again in site audits, from missing titles and slow phones to broken pages and junk links, and how to find each one.

  • How to Get Leads for Free Without Paying

    Free leads for a local business come from people already searching. How to set up your Google profile, reviews, website and map listings so they call you.