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Google on How it Handles Sites With Too Many Ads
Google’s John Mueller weighs in on how sites with lots of ads are handled when it comes to ranking in search results.
4 Common In-House SEO Challenges & How to Overcome Them
Many of the biggest difficulties faced by in-house SEO teams are universal. Here are four of the biggest challenges, along with tried-and-tested solutions.
Google: Sometimes Copied Content is More Relevant
Google’s John Mueller discusses the challenges of copied content and why being the original source doesn’t mean it’s more relevant
Automated Title Tag Optimization Using Deep Learning
Manually optimizing all your title tags can be time-consuming and expensive. Find out how to use Deep Learning to do this task easily.
Google on Penalizing Misinformation
Should Google penalize misinformation the same way it punishes spam? Google’s Danny Sullivan responds.
Ecommerce & Mcommerce Trends & Tips for Holiday Marketing
Are you getting your ecommerce and mcommerce programs ready for the holidays? Read about what to do to take advantage of their full potential here.
Google’s John Mueller: No Black Hat SEO on Adult Websites
Google’s John Mueller suggests not using black hat techniques, even on websites with 18+ content. This debunks any idea that adult content gets a pass.
Google Reveals Top Searches of 2020
Google’s annual list of top trending search terms shows what the world turned to Google for during one of the most historic years on record.
Top 20 Most Popular SEO Experts: A Social Listening Analysis
The SEO community is full of experts and pros. Find out who the most talked about pros are, the conversations about them, and more.
Facebook Identifies 2021 Topics and Trends
Facebook published a 40 page report that forecasts important consumer topics and trends for 2021
Google: Noindexed Pages Can Impact Core Web Vitals
Google affirms that noindexed pages can still be used to evaluate a site’s Core Web Vitals, which will soon become search ranking factors.
How Misspelled Keywords Affect SEO
Algorithms are constantly getting updated to give searchers the best user experience. Is using misspelled keywords still a valid strategy for SEO? Find out here.
Link Building: How to Understand Your Niche With These 10 Questions
A better understanding of who you want to market to will make link building more effective. Asking these 10 questions can help you determine that.
WordPress Easy WP SMTP Plugin Vulnerability
Popular WordPress plugin with over 500,000 active installations was recently patched to fix an exploit that grants hackers complete control.
Bloggers Are Worth More Than Their Links
Still thinking of websites and blogs as simply places to acquire links? Stop now! Here’s how the ideal influencer campaign for SEO should look like.
Google Ads Unveils Enhancements to Lead Form Extensions
Automation and efficiency for advertisers are welcome updates to the Lead Form Extension feature for Google Ads.
Google: Structured Data is an Extremely Light Signal
Google’s John Mueller clarifies multiple points about how Google uses structured data
10 Ways Website Structure Can Affect SEO
The way a site and its pages are organized can impact SEO visibility more than you realize. Learn how to address common site structure issues.
SEO Benefits of New Top Level Domains (nTLDs)?
Google’s John Mueller answers if there is an SEO benefit from keyword-based New Top Level Domains (nTLDs)
Google Doesn’t Read Unsupported Structured Data
Google gets all the information it needs about a page from the page itself, and rarely learns anything unique from structured data, says John Mueller
4 Key Takeaways from International SEO Conference Optimization
International SEO pros offer their unique take on optimizing for Google and Yandex. Here are some optimization insights for global websites.
Google Explains How it Organizes Information in Search
Google goes over how its search index is organized, and how it makes SERPs useful, in a new explainer published to the company’s blog.
Google Confirms Rollout of Core Algorithm Update
Google confirms a core algorithm update, the December 2020 Core Update, is rolling out today.
7 Example Projects to Get Started With Python for SEO
Interested in learning Python? Here are some beginner-friendly ways to use it for automating technical SEO and data analysis work.
How Social Networks Drive Billions of Search Visits with SEO
There is a lot to learn from observing how social networks excel at SEO. Discover organic growth strategies you can apply on your own sites.
How to Attribute Your Company’s Revenue Growth to Your SEO Efforts
Measuring the ROI of SEO can pave the way for unlocking budgets. Prove the value of your organic search campaigns using some of these methods.
How Search Queries Trigger Structured Information Cards (Knowledge Panels)
A recently granted patent describes how Google may use queries to trigger structured information cards and how those queries can evolve over time.
Could You Offer People a Reward or Discounts to Gain Backlinks?
While exchanging money or goods for links may be appropriate in some cases, there are potential risks you need to know about. Learn more here.
Search Visibility Then & Now: What’s the Reliable Way to Measure Your SEO Efforts?
With search visibility, agencies can connect their actions with their clients’ business results. Learn how it can be a reliable performance metric for SEO campaigns.
Google Combines Hreflang Signals from HTML & Sitemaps
Google’s John Mueller discusses how hreflang signals are handled when directives appear in a sitemap as well as on-page HTML.