Conversion rate optimization: hypothesise first, then test

19 June 2013 | 32 Comments | Thijs de Valk

Since I began working at Yoast, I’ve been busy with a lot of things, but my personal favorite definitely is this one: conversion. Maybe this is because of my background in behavioral science. Or maybe I just prefer bigger numbers to smaller ones. In any case, the fact remains: I’m hooked. Now, for the people …

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Conversion rate optimization: hypothesise first, then test




rel=”next” & rel=”prev” for paginated archives

15 September 2011 | Joost de Valk

Google is once again showing why standards compliant building might be very beneficial for SEO. They have started to use rel="next" and rel="prev", both part of HTML4 and HTML5, to recognize archives and paged articles. A few years back, I was having a discussion with Nathan Rice, one of the developers of Genesis over how one …

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