New to Siftr? Start here!

To help you sift through dozens of past newsletters, this getting-started guide pulls together Siftr’s most popular, most impactful, and most actionable issues — the ones readers consistently say are worth revisiting.

🔍 Keyword research:

• The "type" keyword research trick
• Exact match keyword use is dead
• A meh intro? That's a missed SEO opportunity
• Natural language processing (part 1)

🧠 Topical authority:

• Smart topic taxonomy for food blog SEO
• Topical drift (part 1)
• Topical drift (part 2)

🚨 Spam:

• SEO lessons from 2025's only spam update
• Can't grow? Is it link spam related
• Star power ⭐ (and recipe ratings manipulation)