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New Google Data on Shopping Keywords
Google shares three kinds of mobile shopping queries that have grown by up to 175% over the past two years.
Mobile-First Indexing & Advertising: Everything You Need to Know
Should PPC advertisers care about mobile-first indexing? Yes! Find out why here.
Google Publishes Image Search SEO Tips
Google’s updated Image Search Guidelines offer useful ranking tips. Here are the important takeaways.
Google Maps to Deliver More Personal Recommendations Based on Machine Learning
A update to Google Maps will allow the app to provide more personal recommendations for things to see and do.
Google: Site Changes Can Take Months to be Reflected in Search Results
Google’s John Mueller says it may take months for major site changes to be processed by search ranking algorithms.
5 Reasons Why Your Company Might Not Need SEO
Not all companies need a robust SEO program. Here are five reasons your company might not need (too much) SEO.
How Do I Name Folders & Product Files Effectively?
Find out what the correct file/folder naming strategy is for e-commerce websites.
Mobile First Index? Plan for Voice Search
How Google appears to be rapidly moving past mobile first toward a voice search. This will affect search marketing and SEO.
Google Publishes New Algorithm Research
Google published a research paper about a new machine learning algorithm. It proposes a new way to rank websites.
Google Assistant May Start Sending More Traffic to Recipe Sites
Google has alerted owners of recipe sites that they may begin to receive more traffic from a variety of sources.
Compressibility – How Search Engines Found Spam Content
Compressibility is the use of Compression to identify thin content. Whether search engines still use it is debatable but it’s still a useful tool.
Google: Expect “Extreme” Ranking Fluctuations When Publishing New Content
Google’s John Mueller stated this week that “extreme” ranking fluctuations may occur after publishing new content.
Traffic Dropped but Rankings Unchanged? How to Fix
How to diagnose and fix a traffic drop when rankings are unchanged.
Major Recipe Structured Data Update by Google
Google updated the Structured Data recommendations for Recipes. The change is to help sites rank better on Google Voice Assistant.
Google My Business Now Lets Agencies Register Accounts
For the first time, Google is letting agencies register accounts on Google My Business.
Google Starts Letting Anyone Register ‘.app’ Domains
Google is letting anyone register domains ending in .app, a top-level domain that has been exclusive to Google since 2015.
What Is GDPR & How Does It Affect Me?
Find out what GDPR really is, how it might affect your website, and what you need to do to comply.
Common International SEO Challenges & How to Prevent Them
Discover how you can prevent international SEO mistakes and avoid destroying your global opportunities and reputation.
5 Easy Wins for Structured Data in Google
Roger Montti shares five tips for how to understand and use Schema.org Structured Data.
Google’s New Rules for Publishing Job Postings
Google has updated its guidelines for publishing job openings that have been marked up with job posting structured data.
Google Begins Sending Mobile-First Indexing Notifications
Google has started sending emails to notify webmasters that their site has been migrated to mobile-first indexing.
3 Warning Signs You’re Optimizing for the Wrong Keywords
Here are three warning signs to help you determine if you are optimizing for the wrong keywords.
How to Create a Foundation of Enterprise SEO
Here are eight essential components that can help an organization get started building and scaling enterprise SEO efforts.
10 Best Ways to Optimize Mobile Landing Pages
From page speed to content layout, here are 10 best practices to create mobile landing pages that convert.
Google Wants to Make Audio Content Searchable
Google wants to change how people discover audio content in search results.
Critical Drupal Core Vulnerability – Upgrade Now
Drupal.org announced a critical core vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit multiple attack vectors on a site. Full details on what to do next.
How to Find the Date Google Associates to Any URL (and Why You Need to Know)
Here are three ways to discover what date Google associates to your URL and why you would want to know.
PageRank Patent Update – How it Impacts SEO
Bill Slawski noticed a change in Google’s PageRank algorithm patent. How this may affect link building and SEO.
Google to Remove More Types of Autocomplete Predictions
Google is expanding its policies on autocomplete predictions to prevent even more types of queries from showing up.
Google Search Console: Keyword Attribution Returns?
New Google Search Console implementations show that it is possible to attribute keywords to URLs again. Finally!