Why Dwell Time Matters for SEO (and How to Increase It) | Ep. #858

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In episode #858, we discuss why dwell time matters for SEO. Tune in to hear how you can increase your dwell time.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have committed to throwing a FREE Marketing School Live Event in Los Angeles, once Marketing School reaches 1M downloads in a 30 day period. Take action: Rate, review, subscribe, and SHARE. Check the progress</span> <a href= "http://marketingschool.io/stats/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></p> <p><strong>TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:27] Today’s Topic:</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why Dwell Time Matters for SEO (and How to Increase It)</span></em></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:36] Dwell time is how long people spend on your page.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:46] Google factors this in when ranking your site.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:05] The longer a visitor stays on your site, the more engaged they are.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:57] Look at your pages with the most search traffic and figure out the highest ranking keywords.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:30] If you make sure that your webpage answers the questions people are searching for, it will increase your dwell time.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:41] A friend of ours has an app called “</span><a href= "https://wordpress.org/plugins/subscribe-bar-youtube/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">YouTube Subscribe Bar</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">”.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:00] When you write a post, find a relevant video on YouTube, plug the embed code into the app, and it will not only embed the video, but allow you to post a link to subscribe to your channel instead of the video creator’s channel.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:50] If you’re not sure wh