2021 was a big year for Moz: we joined the Ziff Davis family[1], held our second all-virtual MozCon[2], added a technical SEO certification[3] to Moz Academy, released new and improved guides for topics like local SEO[4], link building[5], and Google Analytics[6], and launched exciting betas for Moz Pro — Performance Metrics[7] and True Competitor[8].
We also published 186 posts on the Moz Blog this year, and as is tradition, it's time to look back at the most popular ones! You’ll find Whiteboard Friday episodes, technical SEO insights, search engine updates, and tips for analytics, among several other topics.
Enjoy this look-back, and have a safe and happy new year, Moz friends! See you in 2022.
*The top 25 Moz Blog posts published between January 1 - December 28, 2021, in order by pageviews generated during that timeframe.
Author: Cyrus Shepard | Published: January 8, 2021
Moz SEO expert Cyrus Shepard shares his top 21 tips for successful Google SEO, including what to prioritize and what to look out for in the year(s) ahead. He's also included a bunch of helpful resources for your reference in the transcription!
Author: Pierce Brelinsky | Published: February 9, 2021
The web is in a golden age of front-end development. JavaScript and technical search engine optimization are experiencing a renaissance. In this article, Pierce Brelinsky of Go Fish Digital shows you how to optimize your JS-powered website for search in 2021 and beyond.
Author: Tom Capper | Published: February 1, 2021
After the success of a 2015 article in which he shared a free forecasting tool, Tom has created a new, free spreadsheet template to forecast how your SEO efforts will affect your site traffic. In this post, he shows