Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Digital SEO Marketing - The Battle to discover what Google is actually 'not providing' you


Digital SEO Marketing is a tough and complex area, and some of the ways that makes it even more difficult is the way that Google is making it harder to find information. I am not typically one to whine about the way that Google changes - usually they are moving to make the SEO 'game' a more genuine a worth driven sector, but some things are still aggravating. So what am I grumbling about here? Well allow me to make an effort and clarify it this way.

Despite how you plan to structure your keyword research, everything begins with a specific core concept, one that you should develop by checking out your metrics and Google Analytics.

The idea is that from this principal idea and keyword, you then develop a seed list of terms, expanding through related terms and synonyms of your core concept. The expansion of terms will then begin to be tailored towards SEO ideas, content marketing, internet marketing and other things to consider.

At one point, Google was content to make all of its searcher keyword data available for free to those wanting to conduct research. However, this has all changed with the modifications made to Google's policy and the role that '(Not Provided)' now performs.

Google has decided though that they are going to lower the access to the data produced by specific searchers. This features those who are logged into a Google account such as Gmail and Google+, along with anyone using recent updates of Mozilla Firefox. The secure searchers are indicated in the search result site's domain including 'https' rather than 'http'.

According to the Not Provided site, www.NotprovidedCount.com, this influences an ever increasing amount of data, being upwards of 80 %. This suggests that the days of simple and free access to marketing reports through Google Analytics accounts are at an end. Rather, you will have to invest in a Google AdWords advertising account so as to use Google's proprietary information.


There are a variety of good keyword research tools accessible in this day and age, however an SEO company is an invaluable resource. With the changing nature of keywords since Hummingbird, and the issues of 'Not Provided', it seems that an SEO company may be one of the simplest ways to learn the real metrics for many niche areas. The main worry that is brought up by this is how it impacts the small businesses in Perth that are trying to conduct some DIY SEO who don't always want to run a full SEO campaign or invest too much money in AdWords or AdSense. Where this goes next in 2016, only time will tell. But if you are looking out for more information on ways that you can try and get more accurate information and metrics that will actually help you, consider approaching an SEO Agency. Every agency is different, so do some analysis and find one that is best for you. For instance, you can contact my SEO firm, Internet Marketing Experts Perth on1300 595 013 or visit,internetmarketingexpertsPerth.com.au