Content Optimization
May 11, 2026
• by Élise Dupont
I often tell clients that the goldmine they ignore most is sitting quietly on their own site: on-site search data. When visitors type queries into your site's search box, they’re telling you exactly what they want—and often with high commercial intent. Over the years at SEO Actu, I've turned on-site search logs into growth levers for product pages, service landing pages, and...
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