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.
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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.
Shopify Outage Sunday June 2, 2019
Google Cloud outage may have caused Shopify shopping sites to go down.
Google Announces June 2019 Broad Core Algorithm Update
Google officially announced a broad core algorithm update for June 2019.
Google’s John Mueller on Social Bookmarking for Links
Google’s John Mueller answers if Social Bookmark pages have a ranking effect.
Google’s John Mueller Answers Question About Negative SEO Attack
A webmaster asked John Mueller if he should disavow negative links by a competitor or wait for a manual penalty.
Negative SEO and Lost Rankings? Read This
Under attack by Negative SEO and disavowing links hasn’t worked? This may help.
Major Update to Moz Local in June 2019
An exclusive interview with Moz Local details improvements that are coming in June 2019.
NEW: Chrome DevTools Can Override Geographic Location
Chrome DevTools can now override geolocation data in order to help developers test how a website responds in a different geographic area.
Google’s John Mueller is Asked About Top 3 SEO Factors
Google’s John Mueller answers question about top 3 SEO factors.
April 2019 Google Outages Due to Human Error
Two independent witnesses share what a Googler said were the real reasons for the April 2019 index outages.
Google Indexing Issue May 23 – 26, 2019 – RESOLVED
Google announced a new index outage. Remained unresolved as of Friday May 24, 2019. Rumors say that outages are due to human error.
What is the State of Links and Ranking in 2019?
The type of links that matter may have changed. Kicking up links in 2019.
Google Index Issues Resolved – What Happened?
Google announced that its indexing issues have been fixed. Is something going on at Google?
Site Can’t Rank on Google: Is It a Legacy Domain Penalty?
Google’s John Mueller answers a question about a site that can’t rank for its own brand and seems like a legacy domain penalty.
Link Distance Ranking Algorithms
Understanding link ranking algorithms may improve how you approach link building.
Link Related Search Engine Algorithms
Google’s link algorithms are always changing and being improved. Learn how links may be used today.
Why are Googlers So Confident About Link Spam?
Googlers are so confident in their ability to catch spam, that some consider the disavow tool unnecessary.
Google Shares Top 3 SEO Factors
Google’s Martin Splitt shared the top 3 SEO factors. Then he answered an unexpected question about Google.
Danny Sullivan Highlights 6 Huge Publisher Fears at Google Ranking Fair
Google’s Danny Sullivan shared some of the biggest concerns heard from publishers, including fear of organic SERPs disappearing.
Google Trips Could Disrupt Travel Business
Google rolled out the Trips travel planning service to the desktop and a tighter integration between Trips, Google Search, and Maps.
Google Infrastructure Update Right Now?
Recent events appear to indicate that Google is making a major infrastructure update.
Poll Reveals Negative Facebook Marketing Trend
4,800 Social Media Marketers indicate that Facebook marketing trends are taking an unprecedented downturn.
Google on Content Theft and Effect on Rankings
Google gives a definitive answer on content theft and how it impacts rankings.
Free Google Enterprise Anti-Scraper Beta
Google announced a free trial of Enterprise reCAPTCHA currently in Beta that blocks automated website attacks
Google on Effect of Low Quality Pages on Sitewide Rankings
Google’s surprising answer to whether shady pages can drag down an entire website’s rankings.