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I have 25 years hands-on experience in SEO, evolving along with the search engines by keeping up with the latest research, patents and what’s happening in the search results.
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I recently presented at Pubcon Vegas in October and March 2024, and over the past 20 years have presented at search conferences across the United States: Pubcon, SMX, Affiliate Summit & SES (Search Engine Strategies) and have served as a Head Judge at the U.S. Search Awards .
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What Semantic HTML Is And Why It’s Good For SEO
Semantic HTML can be useful for telling search engines where your content is and also where it’s not
Better Search Replace WordPress Vulnerability Affects Up To +1 Million Sites
Critical vulnerability in Better Search Replace WordPress plugin could lead to sensitive data leaks, arbitrary file deletions and code execution
Google Answers How To Trigger A Complete Re-Indexing
Google’s John Mueller answers a question about triggering a complete website re-index
WordPress Releases Two Plugins For Speeding Up Webpages
Two plugins developed by WordPress leverage cutting edge HTML specs and technologies to speed up webpages
WordPress File Manager Plugin Vulnerability Affects +1 Million Websites
High severity vulnerability in File Manager Plugin for WordPress makes it possible for attackers to access sensitive information
How To Read Google Patents In 5 Easy Steps
Learn how to read and understand Google patents with these five easy to learn steps
Google Ranking Bug De-Ranks Sites On Weekends
Many reports about a Google Weekend Ranking Bug that wipes out rankings only on the weekends then back to normal on Monday
ACF WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 2+ Million Sites
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) WordPress plugin vulnerability patch released but it also has a potential for breaking changes
SEO And The Taxonomy Of Topics
Creating content is easier and more precise when applying the concept of a taxonomy of topics to create authoritative content
Google Explains The Index, Follow Meta Tag
Google’s John Mueller explains how Google treats a meta robots tag that contains the index, follow directive
OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Team For The Workplace
ChatGPT Team is the future of AI integration into the workspace as a tool for increasing employee productivity
Google Alters Purpose Of SpecialAnnouncement Structured Data
Google’s revision of the SpecialAnnouncement structured data quietly changes what it was originally intended for
Google Clarifies Job Posting Structured Data Guidance
The JobPosting structured data guidance section on how to notify Google of changes to job webpages was updated
OpenAI: New York Times Lawsuit Based On Misuse Of ChatGPT
OpenAI claims The New York Times lawsuit is based on disallowed adversarial prompting attacks
Google Clarifies How Algorithm Chooses Search Snippets
Google clarified the search snippets guidance to show what the algorithm uses for the search results
AI Content Detection: Bard Vs ChatGPT Vs Claude
Research on AI self-detection abilities of Bard, ChatGPT and Claude reveals diverse performance scores and possible new ways to detect AI content
Complianz WordPress GDPR Compliance Plugin Vulnerability
XSS vulnerability in Complianz WordPress GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent plugin installed in 800,000+ websites
Google: It’s Easy To Mess Up A Site Revamp
Google’s John Mueller answers question about SEO impact of UI & UX changes to a website
WordPress Google Fonts Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To +300,000 Sites
WordPress Google Fonts Plugin vulnerability allows attackers to delete directories and inject XSS payloads
Are Homepages The Most Important To Google?
Do multiple statements by Googlers indicate that the homepage is the most important part of a website?
Tree Of Thoughts Prompting For Better Generative AI Results
Google DeepMind researchers published research on a prompting strategy called Tree of Thoughts that unlocks better results over other prompting methods
Google On Knowing If Best SEO Was Applied
Google’s John Mueller answers question about how one knows they did their best effort for SEO
Google Answers How It Handles A Specific Non-Standard Meta Tag
Google’s Martin Splitt answers how Googlebot handles the Prerender-Status-Code meta tag
Google On How Subdomain Caused Perception Of Indexing Issue
Google’s John Mueller showed how a subdomain caused a site to appear to have a problem getting indexed
WordPress Migration Guides Undermines Divi & Elementor?
WordPress developing guides to migrate away from Divi, Elementor
Why Google Recommends Hierarchical Site Structure For SEO
Google’s Gary Illyes explains the benefit of a hierarchical site structure for SEO
Google Search Overwhelmed By Massive Spam Attack
Google is hit by a spam attack that’s continued unabated for days, creating the perception that Google is helpless to stop it
Google Responds To Accusations Of “Stealing” Publisher’s Content
Google offered a surprising response to accusations of “stealing” content for rich results including for branded searches
Google Tag Manager Contains Hidden Data Leaks & Vulnerabilities
Researchers uncover data leaks, data collection consent enabled by default and security vulnerabilities in Google Tag Manager