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Google My Business Profiles Will Display Product Catalogs on Desktop and Mobile
In an update to Google My Business profiles, product catalogs will now appear in desktop and mobile search results.
How to Automate the URL Inspection Tool with Python & JavaScript
Learn how to automate the URL Inspection Tool to check URLs in bulk and visualize any patterns affecting indexing.
Google: The Web is Faster Since Page Speed Became a Ranking Factor
Google says sites are faster and abandonment rates are down since making page speed a ranking factor last year.
Getting to Links: 5 Tips for Successful Email Outreach
Want to make your next email outreach pitch irresistible? These five strategies will help you get better link outreach results.
Google Rates the Mobile Usability of the Web’s Most Visited Sites
Google launched the new resource Masterful Mobile Web which assesses the mobile experiences of most visited sites on the web.
Google Assistant is Not Disclosing That Some Search Results are Ads
Google Assistant isn’t making users aware that some of its recommendations are being generated by local services ads.
Is SEO Really Complex or Are We Overcomplicating It?
SEO is becoming more complex. Or is it? Is SEO today really that convoluted? Could we just be overthinking it?
6 Effective Onboarding Tips for New SEO Customers
Here are six client onboarding tips that will improve your new business retention and customer lifetime values.
WP Google Maps Plugin Vulnerable to SQL Injection Exploit
WP Google Maps issued a security update to fix a potentially dangerous vulnerability.
Designing a New Website: Choosing the Best Tech for Your Dev
Learn the pros and cons of using a CMS vs. a website builder, as well as some SEO considerations when choosing a platform.
Content Strategy and the Google March 2019 Algorithm Update
MarketMuse shares surprising content strategy trends associated with the March 2019 Update
4 Reasons Why Website Migrations Fail & How to Overcome Them
Mistakes made during website migrations can be categorized into four themes. Learn how to avoid them here.
Google Expands Travel Searches to Include Vacation Rental Properties
Google is expanding hotel search results to include a greater number of vacation rental properties.
Don’t Invest in Content Unless You Can Be #1 – Here’s Why
Nowadays, it almost doesn’t make sense to invest in content marketing unless you can be the best. Here’s why.
4 Reasons Why We Need Voice Search Analytics Now
Having more concrete data around voice search is important, and it’s necessary now for many reasons.
Google Tests a New Look for Top Menu Bar
Google is testing out a new look for the top navigation bar in search results.
Google Can Index Blocked URLs Without Crawling
Google’s John Muller explained that Google can index blocked pages and why this happens.
How to Analyze the Cause of a Ranking Crash
Have you suffered a drop in website ranking and traffic? Here’s what you can do to analyze and diagnose it.
Google March 2019 Update Theories on How to Fix
Theories on what the Google March 2019 Update was and how to fix ranking drops.
Google Patent Update Suggests Change to Anchor Text Signal
A Google patent update suggests a way the anchor text signal may have changed.
How to Create Content for SEO
Are you creating valuable content? Follow these six steps to help your content rank higher on search engines.
Google Maps Rolls Out New Public Events Feature
Google Maps is letting users create public events associated with specific locations–a feature that could compete with Facebook events.
My Boss Got an Email Saying Our SEO Sucks
Stop trusting spammers who email you misleading SEO reports designed to scare you. Trust us, and in our results.
Why & How Bing Plans to Improve Its Crawler, Bingbot
Learn about the Bing team’s progress on their 18-month journey to improve their web crawler, Bingbot.
The Rise of On-Page SEO Tools: Pushing the Frontiers of SEO & Content
Learn how using on-page SEO tools can help you create data-driven content.
Google Forgets to Announce a Major Change – SEO Community Disappointed
Google announced a major change several years late. The SEO community reacts with disappointment.
Google Made More Linking Practices Less Effective at Manipulating Rankings
In Google’s newly released webspam report, the company reveals how it dealt with link spam in 2018.
Google Explains the Difference Between Neural Matching and RankBrain
Google addressed questions going around the SEO community as of late related to neural matching and its used in search.
Google Stopped Supporting Rel=prev/next in Search Indexing Years Ago
Google finally decided to tell the search community that rel=”next” and rel=”prev” haven’t been used in years.
Google’s Shift from Answers to Journeys: What Does It Mean for SEO?
Here’s what you need to know about Google’s Search Journeys and what it means for SEO.