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Google Chrome Now Supports Dark Mode Preference
Google Chrome announced support for a CSS media query that allows your site to switch to Dark Mode if that’s a user’s default preference.
11 Ways to Improve a Suggest a Link Campaign
11 Tips that can super charge a suggest a link campaign for building links.
Link Building 101: Suggest a Link Method
Suggest a Link is a basic but powerful way to build links if done correctly.
Google Answers: Safe to Redirect Affiliate Links?
Google’s John Mueller discusses the safety of redirecting affiliate links.
Google’s John Mueller Answers if Linking Out Good for SEO
Google’s John Mueller answers if Outbound Links Help or Hurt SEO.
This 1 Link Building Tip Will Increase Success Rate
Kick up your success rate with this link building tip.
Content Analysis and Better Ranking
Content analysis software can provide helpful information to spot problems and write better for users. But will you rank better in Google?
Google Chrome Closes Privacy Loophole – Blow to News Publisher Revenues
Google Chrome announced they will close a privacy loophole by the end of July 2019. News publishers may suffer subscription revenue losses.
5 Non-Spammy Link Building Tips that Work
Five ways to build links that will make you feel good about yourself.
Ex-Googler Says PageRank Replaced in 2006
An ex-Googler revealed that Google stopped using the original PageRank algorithm in 2006.
Best Home Page to Deep Link Ratio for Link Building
How important is it to link to deep pages as opposed to the home page?
Critical Vulnerability Strikes WordPress Ad Inserter
Ad Inserter WordPress plugin was discovered to have a critical vulnerability. Ad Inserter immediately fixed the issue. Users are recommended to update their plugin.
Google Broad Core Updates And Why Some Health Sites Affected
Why health sites seem to be sensitive to Google broad core updates and why this matters to all websites that lost traffic in Google updates.
Google Cancels Support for Robots.txt Noindex
Google announced they will no longer support robots.txt noindex directive
Google’s John Mueller on Good Links and How to Get Them
John Mueller was asked what a good link is and how to get them without being spammy.
How to Super Power Your Link Building
Link building has two factors holding it back. This is how to power up your link building.
Quality Raters Guidelines and Google Ranking Signals
The downside of using the Quality Raters Guidelines to guess what ranking signals Google uses.
Google Hangouts on Air With YouTube Live Discontinued
Google’s support page for Hangouts On Air was updated to note it’s being discontinued. No formal announcement yet.
Is Google June Update Using Wikipedia to Judge Sites?
Mercola claims Google June Broad Core Update uses Wikipedia to judge and rank websites. Is there proof?
WordPress Plugin SEO by RankMath Security Update
SEO by RankMath released security updates to patch two vulnerabilities and improve security.
New Chrome Security Extension Flags Small Sites as Suspicious
Official Chrome security extension is biased against small websites. Flags sites if they’re not a big brand.
Facebook Changes Reach of Comments in News Feed
Facebook updated its algorithm to limit which kinds of comments reached the most people and reward others with these quality signals.
Google’s John Mueller Discusses June 2019 Update Recovery
Google’s John Mueller answered the question of what can be done when broad core algorithm update affects traffic.
Google’s John Mueller Answers Whether Author Bio is Necessary
Google’s John Mueller offered an insightful answer as to whether the author biography page is necessary.
Google Announces Free Webmaster Conferences
Google announced a series of free webmaster conferences to be held at different locations around the world.
June 2019 Broad Core Algo Update: It’s More than E-A-T
Two high authority sites fall to Google’s June Core Algorithm Update. Offers clues to update related ranking losses.
Google Announces Site Diversity Change to Search Results
Google announced a change to how Google shows websites in the search results. It’s not a change to how Google ranks websites.
Firefox Confronts Chrome and Facebook with Enhanced Privacy
Firefox announced enhanced privacy settings by default, lobs criticism at Chrome and Facebook.
Web Host Vulnerability Discovered at iPage, FatCow, PowWeb, and NetFirm
A vulnerability was discovered and patched at four popular web hosts. Customers are urged to scan for malware.