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Understanding the Modern SERPs & Why There’s More to Ranking #1
Google’s SERPs, which can include several special content results blocks, make it hard to rank #1. Here’s where to focus.
How to Achieve an SEO-Friendly Website Rebrand
Avoid brand-related rankings and traffic loss during the crucial stages of website rebranding with these SEO best practices.
Google Advice: Duplicate Content on Product & Category Pages
Google’s John Mueller offers insights into how Google handles duplicate content on category and product pages.
Google Adds AMP Testing Tool to Search Results
Google has released its most significant update to the AMP testing tool since 2016.
Google Assistant Update: Set Your Preferred Method of Travel
Google Assistant has rolled out an update that allows users to set their preferred method of travel.
Voice & Conversational Search: Top Challenges & How to Overcome Them
Read this comprehensive overview of voice and comprehensive search here.
How to Build Quality Links – Not Quantity
Building quality links takes many hours of hard work. Here’s why and how you should build quality links.
Google My Business Now Lets Users Upload Videos
Google My Business is bringing videos to the dashboard, allowing businesses to upload videos, and view videos uploaded by customers.
Google Offers Image Search Indexing Tips
Google’s John Mueller offers clues on how Google indexes images for Google Image Search. How those images are coded can affect whether the images show...
5 Actionable Reports from the New Google Search Console
Here are five reports you can start looking at right away using the new Google Search Console.
The 5 Most Effective SEO Tactics Right Now
Want to up your SEO game? Use these five effective tactics to optimize your website and maximize your SEO gains.
How to Maximize SEO Impact Even with Limited Budget
Here’s how to maximize your limited SEO budget without having to make concessions that could jeopardize your SEO success.
AMP URLs Will Soon Show Full Publisher Addresses
AMP URLs will soon drop the ‘google.com/amp’ prefix and show the full address of the original publisher.
Google Voice Search Summary Algo
Google Assistant uses an algorithm to summarize web pages and speak the result. Would you like to know how Google does it? The research paper...
How to Optimize Content for Google Voice Search
In a Webmaster Hangout, Google’s John Mueller answers what steps publishers should take to optimize content for voice search and for Google Assistant. He also...
Google to Publishers: Optimize Your Content for Google Assistant
Google has been sending notices to publishers with directions for how to make their content more discoverable by Google Assistant.
Google Local Search: 5 Things You Need to Do to Rank Now
Here’s what you need to do in order to keep up with Google’s constantly changing local search algorithms.
Does Structured Data Markup Indirectly Help Rankings?
Google’s description of how it uses structured data has changed. Here’s how these changes may indirectly affect your rankings.
5 SEO Risks Worth Taking (Plus 3 You Must Avoid)
Discover five SEO tactics that are worth the risk and some you need to avoid at all costs.
How to Revamp Your Local SEO Strategy
Here are some of the ways that will help you to revamp your local SEO strategy for 2018.
Google Integrating Third Party Reviews in Local Search Results
Google has been spotted integrating reviews from third party sources in the Knowledge Graph cards for Google My Business listings.
Negative Google Reviews from Former Employees Are Now Against Guidelines
Google has updated its Google My Business review guidelines with more specific information about conflicts of interest.
#SEOWishlist2017: All I Want for Christmas Is…
We asked our Twitter community what’s on their SEO wish list. Here’s what they had to say.
Brute Force Password Hacks on the Rise
A subReddit hacking, 1.4 billion stolen passwords, and a WordPress attack are reminders that passwords matter, regardless of your CMS.
Google Featuring Longer Snippets: What to Do Now
Google now shows longer snippets in search results. Find out how this could impact your SEO strategy.
Google Brings Back Webmaster Help Videos
Google is bringing back webmaster help videos on YouTube in a new series called “SEO snippets.”
10 Content Types That Will Boost Your Traffic
Learn the 10 most effective content types that can help you boost your organic and social traffic.
Maccabees Update: Google Confirms New Core Algorithm Changes
Google confirms several improvements were made to its core algorithm. Find out what kinds of sites have been impacted.
Viewport Time: The Ultimate User Engagement Metric?
Viewport Time is a user engagement metric that can potentially revolutionize search marketing.
Smart Content & Smart SEO: Mastering Audiences & Architecture
Smart content creation plus smart SEO will produce a highly optimized website that will rank, convert, and delight your audiences.