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Steven van Vessum
ContentKing Academy — In-depth SEO articles and actionable SEO Guides
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The ContentKing Academy is home to in-depth SEO and digital marketing guides, reference material and SEO best practices shared by leading digital marketing professionals.

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Martijn Oud

Bookmark worthy content; it's great to have an authoritative source for (technical) SEO items. Hopefully it will keep improving and growing!

Pros:

Well written, concise yet thorough explanations of SEO fundamentals.

Cons:

There's no way to see if information is up to date, some kind of "last modified" or "last verified" timestamp would be a nice addition.

Steven van Vessum
Thank you for your kind words, and feedback - you have a point with the last updated timestamp. I'll discuss that internally! And we will continue to improve, update and grow the Academy section for sure :)
Saijo George
Hi @stevenvvessum you guys are killing it, love the content. Will add it to my list of tools as well.
Kates Bush

Sure, I can find a lot of this information elsewhere, but it is really handy to have it in one place, in a clear and easy to understand format. Easy to understand!

Pros:

Well thought out content, easy to understand, nice design and helpful to have a lot of information in one place!

Cons:

None

Steven van Vessum
Thanks Kates, much appreciated! Let us know if there are any important topics missing, we're always looking to extend ContentKing Academy.
David Iwanow
This is grand incredible to see how quickly this resource is growing and evolving.
Steven van Vessum
@davidiwanow Thanks David, and we're only just getting started :)
David Iwanow
@stevenvvessum so what's next? mobile best practice? xml sitemaps? internal links?
Steven van Vessum
@davidiwanow Literally next on the list is the write-up of SEO fails from the BigSEO community :) XML sitemap we already have: https://www.contentkingapp.com/a.... For mobile we have some bits and pieces (https://www.contentkingapp.com/a... and https://www.contentkingapp.com/a...) but this needs to be expanded.
Nitin Bajaj
Looks promising. Will give it a try. Have few thoughts around its B2B marketing if you guys do it often:- - Track companies who are actively hiring for roles like "content writers" or "digital marketing" or "SEO" as they are the ones who are investing in this function and more likely to try out your product. You could couple this with other qualification factors like their industry, no of employees, SAAS or not, ecommerce or not. - You could potentially reach out to companies who have recently launched their apps, websites, online store as they will be more likely to grow it via content. Have few more thoughts around it but this is something on top of my mind. Happy to have a chat if you want to go deep dive further on this.
Gerry White
I've shared this with SO many people already, bookmarked as my go to guide for anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals!! Absolutely recommended
Steven van Vessum
@dergal Thanks great Gerry!
Jerome Collomb
As an avid user of ContentKing, I can say its a must have for any company doing content marketing through a blog. The real time monitoring is the killer feature IMO. I highly recommend it!
Steven van Vessum
@jayworld Thanks Jerome - great to hear!
Jacky Chou

Been using the product for a long time and have been advocating for this to show developers.

Pros:

Great UX and easy to follow

Cons:

None

Steven van Vessum
Thanks, that's great to hear. What article did you like most?
Ross Tavendale

The team behind it are relentless in getting things out the door. The dedication really shines through in both the content they produce and the products they build.

Pros:

I’m depth. Sourced from experts. Very up to date and delivered by experts.

Cons:

Some of it is not suited to beginners but to be honest that’s more of a pro nowadays

Steven van Vessum
Thank you Ross, much appreciated!
Peter Mead IT

A really great set of articles covering all the SEO topics needed, from SEO basics through to in depth guides.

The first set of articles is SEO Fundamentals, then Mobile SEO, eCommerce SEO, International SEO, then a number of comprehensive SEO guides.

A great set of resources for beginners and experienced to use as a reference.

Pros:

Very comprehensive and well written, with expert contributions

Cons:

Not available in video format, that I could see

Steven van Vessum
Thank you Peter for your review - glad you like the Academy! Video is indeed something we haven't really explorer yet, interesting to hear that's a format you'd like :) Thanks!
Igor Gorbenko

That's it :D

Pros:

Free education

Cons:

You have to study

Steven van Vessum
Thanks Igor, much appreciated!
Igor Gorbenko
How often do you plan to update the academy?
Steven van Vessum
@di_ry Hi Igor, thanks for your question! We're continuously updating the Academy, expect new articles and updates on a weekly basis. BTW, if you have any requests for article topics that we should write about do let me know :)
Thiago de Carvalho
@stevenvvessum Loving it! Congrats! Totally unrelated: How do you guys deal with the currency on the website? I'm trying to figure it out for us @ https://deerdesigner.com but couldn't think of the best way, choosing which currency will be the fixed one, etc. Are you using a plugin, jquery, what? Thanks so much!
Steven van Vessum
@thiagoafram Thanks Thiago, much appreciated! As for your other question: please email me at steven@contentkingapp.com :)
Steven van Vessum
Hi all, I'm Steven, CCO at ContentKing 👋 Over the past two years we’ve invested thousands of hours in the ContentKing Academy. Naturally, as an SEO tool provider we do a lot of research. We keep updated on how search engines work, so we can mimic their behaviour as close as possible while monitoring our customers’ websites for SEO issues and changes. While doing so, we document everything we come across and add our own findings, as well as the findings from industry-leading SEOs. The end result? Our academy articles. While I’ve had a hand in almost all of the articles, I catch myself going back to them often to find details on their inner workings because there’s only so much you can keep in your short term memory (I’m not afraid to admit it 😅). We’re always looking to improve as a company. That doesn’t just include our app, it also includes ContentKing Academy. We’re continuously improving and updating existing articles, and writing new ones - because if there’s one thing that we can be sure of it’s that the SEO field changes rapidly. Do you feel anything is missing or needs updating? Do let us know! Our gratitude and ❤️is eternal. And if you catch real gems you may even be rewarded with some swag ;) Cheers, Steven and the rest of the ContentKing team
Daniel v Kolfschoten
@stevenvvessum "While I’ve had a hand in almost all of the articles, I catch myself going back to them often to find details on their inner workings because there’s only so much you can keep in your short term memory (I’m not afraid to admit it 😅)." This part is so true. If I'm working on a certain area, I use the academy articles just to check if I did it the correct way. What is the next topic you are going to cover?
Steven van Vessum
@dvkolfschoten The next article that's up is one about SEO fails, which is basically the summer of the submissions from https://www.reddit.com/r/bigseo/... - it's gonna be good one :)
Rudy Lee
This looks nice! Especially the nice design and layout.
Steven van Vessum
@rlvl Thanks Rudy, glad you like it!
Liam Delahunty

Content King also have an excellent SEO blog and a great suit of tools.

Pros:

Clear information given by real experts. It is in depth but not overwhelming.g.

Cons:

None to my knowledge. I've always been delighted by them.

Steven van Vessum
Thanks Liam, much appreciated!
Axel Fredrik Hansson

It's growing for every week. It's going to be interesting seeing how large the academy gets in a couple of months.

Pros:

Great for learning up-to-date SEO for both beginners and advanced users

Cons:

Needs more material

Steven van Vessum
Thanks Axel! You're definitely right, there's so much more topics we'd like to cover in the Academy section. We started with the fundamentals, and are working hard to extend the it. If you have any requests for article topics, do let me know - in the end the only thing that matters is that we're creating content that people are interesting it, content that's useful for them.
Steve Mills

Really love this content. Highly actionable advice which works.

Would recommend reading this

Pros:

Awesome, well packaged SEO info

Cons:

Would like more content

Steven van Vessum
Thank you Steve, that's great to hear. Let me know if you come across any topics that you'd like us to write about!
Wouter Wiedemeijer

Easy SEO tool for all online marketeers. Issues are shown in an convenient overview. Also I really like the new platform function where you can see the robots.txt and sitemap details of your website.

The alerts holds me sharp to contact clients quicklier than ever before over problems with their website to solve it immediately!

Pros:

Saves you time with solving your SEO problems, because of the handy overview of all content and technical issues of your website.

Cons:

None

Daniel v Kolfschoten

The guys from contenking are doing a perfect job. They cover a lot of important subjects, and I hope they will continue to grow this source of knowledge.

A must for every person who is working in the SEO field!

Pros:

This SEO content is the best, most in-depth and most up to date at this moment.

Cons:

we need more

Steven van Vessum
Thank you for your kind words Daniel - much appreciated. I'll be sure to pass it on to the rest of the team, it'll put a smile on their face. If you have any requests for articles you'd like us to write about, do let us know!