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Is Author Expertise Important To Google’s Algorithm?
Google’s John Mueller answers the question of whether author expertise is important to Google’s algorithm
WordPress Backup Plugin Vulnerability Impacted 3+ Million Installations
UpdraftPlus WordPress Plugin vulnerability potentially compromised over 3 million installations
Google On The SEO Value Of User Comments On Websites
Should you allow users to leave comments on your website? They could help with SEO, as long as you’re able to moderate them, Google says.
Physical Proximity To Searcher: Is It A Google Ranking Factor?
Is it true that the distance between the physical location of the business and the searcher is a ranking factor in local search?
Local SEO Deliverables: What To Expect Of Your Agency
What should you expect your local SEO agency to bring to the table? Use this guide to help ensure a successful relationship.
Google And The Right To Be Forgotten
Learn how the Right to be Forgotten works, which allows people to request URL delisting on Google, but only for certain countries.
Could 57% Of North American SMBs Still Lack An SEO Strategy?
A recent survey of 600 SMBs shows 57% do not have an SEO strategy – and 23% have no plans to create one this year.
How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 10-Point Checklist
Stay ahead of your local competition in the SERPs with this comprehensive local SEO audit that will help identify and prioritize top ranking opportunities.
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Semantic Keyword Clustering For 10,000+ Keywords [With Script]
Check out this free Python script to semantically cluster keywords in over one hundred languages using deep learning natural language processing (NLP).
Google Web Stories – The New AMP?
Google’s push for adoption of Web Stories is drawing comparisons to AMP, another lightweight web technology that received a similar push in its early years.
One Month With $3,000 In SEO Budget For A Local Business
SEO is a long-term investment and often marketers don’t have the luxury of a lot of time and money. Follow Core Morris’ one-month SEO-on-a-budget journey.
Google: No SEO Bonus For Keyword-Based Domains
John Mueller says keyword-based domains are limiting and provide no SEO bonus. He then offered ideas for the best domains
Google: Good Core Web Vitals Scores Won’t Improve Indexing
Having good Core Web Vitals scores won’t necessarily lead to improved indexing of your webpages in Google’s search results.
What’s The Best Way For SEO, Topic Experts & Writers To Work Together?
A reader asks, “How should my company structure our content writing process when we have an SEO person, an industry expert, and a content writer?
4 Important Business Benefits Of An International SEO Strategy
Help decision-makers in your organization understand these 4 benefits of an international SEO strategy for better alignment, buy-in, and business results.
4 Simple UX Practices Proven To Increase Conversions
You don’t have to spend millions to increase your conversion rates. Here are 4 simple optimizations that’ll improve both UX & CRO.
Critical Vulnerability Strikes Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce
Critical Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability rated 9.8 on a scale of 1 – 10 is actively being exploited by hackers
17 Free SEO Tools For Site Audits
Conducting an SEO site audit can be challenging. Here’s a list of free and useful SEO site audit tools that can help optimize your site.
4 SEO Challenges In 5 Minutes: Q&A With An SEO Platform CEO
In this series, we’re talking with SEO decision-makers about the industry trends, lesser-known opportunities, and emerging technologies you should have on your radar.
Do Small Sites Have A Chance Anymore?
John Mueller says if you’re a small company competing with large companies it’s always going to be hard
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Google Analytics: What’s A Good Bounce Rate In 2022? [Podcast]
Learn your actual best bounce rate, break out of the comparative mindset and truly improve your business’ growth.
Redirect Management: An SEO Beginner’s Guide
Don’t lose link equity or sabotage UX by redirecting users to the wrong place. Here’s how to clean up and future-proof all your redirects.
Does Content Marketing’s Love For AI Make Writers Obsolete?
Understandably, marketers are reluctant to let robotic heroes do their creative work. But is AI threatening an end to the craft of writing?
Google Cautions Businesses About Anti-Tech Legislation
Google is sending emails to businesses warning them of upcoming anti-tech legislation that could impact their businesses. Here’s what you need to know.
W3C Validator: What It Is & Why It Matters For SEO
Make sure your web page code validates across multiple devices and platforms. Here’s how to use the W3C Validator before you launch your site.
Small Business SEO Checklist: 11 Ways To Improve Rankings
Struggling to keep up in the SERPs? Use this small business SEO checklist to get a leg up on the competition.
Top 4 Link Building Mistakes To Avoid In 2022
Break the cycle of bad link building. Discover which mistakes you might be making and how to fix them.
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The 2022 Powerhouse: SEO + Influencer Marketing + Affiliate Marketing [Podcast]
Get insights on how to leverage influencer marketing’s merge with affiliate marketing to supercharge your SEO strategy.
Google On The SEO Impact Of Dates In Title Tags
Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller addresses whether including publishing dates in webpage title tags has any impact as far as SEO is concerned.
Build Your Own SEO AnswerBox With GPT-3 Codex & Streamlit
Imagine simply typing a question or phrase, and it creates the dashboard using your own SEO data. Here’s how to build your own SEO AnswerBox.