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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.
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The Top 5 SEO Mistakes Made by Marketing Agencies [STUDY]
A study of top marketing agencies reveals the most common mistakes made when it comes to SEO.
Google’s Diversity Update Gives Smaller Sites a Chance to Rank
A study on the effect of Google’s diversity update concludes smaller sites have a chance to rank for competitive keywords.
AMP HTML Now Supports Autocomplete for Faster Search Experiences
AMP pages can now more closely mirror the behavior of regular HTML pages with autocomplete for search and forms.
Google’s John Mueller on Retaining SEO After Migrating Web Platforms
Google’s John Mueller recently offered advice on migrating to a different web platform with minimal impact on SEO.
Everything You Need to Know About Internal Link Building
Here’s what you need to know when building internal links within your website.
How to Spy on Your Competitors to Capture Similar Links
Here’s how to figure out which of the links your competitors have earned are worth pursuing.
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.
Google No Longer Uses Social Profile Markup for Knowledge Panels
Google is deprecating social media profile markup, which was once necessary for social media links to display in knowledge panels.
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?
How to Use Video for Link Building
Learn the best practices when using videos for link building and get inspired by some real-world examples.
Google Won’t Display Multiple Featured Snippets For One Page
Google’s John Mueller says one set of structured data will be used in search results when pages contains multiple types.
Do These 5 Things & You Will Rank Higher Than Your Competitor
I’m going to tell you how to rank higher than your competitors in almost every case.
How Long Does It Take to Get First Page Rankings?
Learn how long it can take to start ranking on the first page of Google for your targeted keywords.
How You Can Find the Most Responsive Link Building Targets
Learn how to start building links ONLY with those who already have a positive attitude toward your brand.
WordPress Plugin SEO by RankMath Security Update
SEO by RankMath released security updates to patch two vulnerabilities and improve security.
7 SEO Insights You Can Learn by Mining Your Help Desk
Here are seven SEO insights you can mine from your ticket log and help desk analytics.
Google Responds to Claims That Maps Has Millions of Fake Business Listings
Google has responded to a Wall Street Journal investigation claiming Maps is home to millions of fake business listings.
Google: Disallowed URLs Do Not Affect Crawl Budget
Google’s Gary Illyes updated his original writeup on crawl budget with clarification about disallowed URLs.
Google My Business Listings Can Offer Discounts to New Followers
Google is rolling out new ways for businesses to market their GMB listings, including giving discounts to new followers.
Automated Intent Classification Using Deep Learning
Learn how to build a model to understand and predict user intent in ways that simply aren’t possible manually.
4 Reasons Why Your Videos Aren’t as Successful as Your Blog Posts
Here are four reasons why your videos might not be getting the search engine love they deserve.
Travel SEO: How to Compete with Big Brands on a Budget
In travel SEO, size isn’t everything. Here are seven ways to compete with big brands and come out on top.
SEO Basics for SaaS Companies
Learn the basic considerations that SaaS companies must address when executing an SEO strategy.
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.
Google’s John Mueller Explains How Sites Without Backlinks Are Discovered
Google’s John Mueller explains how Googlebot finds sites when there are no links pointing to them.
Google is Reportedly Adding Timestamps to YouTube Videos in Search Results
Google has been spotted testing the addition of timestamps for certain types of YouTube videos in search results.
How to Mine the SERPs for SEO, Content & Customer Insights
Here’s how to mine the SERPs to identify topical and linguistic trends and help you improve your SEO performance.