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How You Should or Shouldn’t Use Synonyms for SEO
Read on to understand when and when not to use synonyms for SEO.
Google Answers How Manual Reviews are Handled
Google’s John Mueller answered questions about how Google’s Manual Review team does it’s job.
Google is Asked About Advance Warning of Penalties
Google’s John Mueller is asked if Google will give advanced warnings of link penalties?
Google Launches COVID-19 Info Site & New Search Experience for Coronavirus Queries
Google has launched its anticipated COVID-19 information website as well as a new search experience for coronavirus queries.
Google My Business Temporarily Removes Features Due to COVID-19
Google is temporarily removing some features from Google My Business as a result of limitations caused by the COVID-19 situation.
Bing URL Indexing API – Users Claim Instant Ranking in 10 Minutes
Bing announced a URL Submission API for submitting URLs for instant indexing. One beta tester claims he ranked content in 10 minutes.
7 Ways COVID-19 Is Affecting Search Traffic & How SEOs Can Respond
Here are seven ways COVID-19 seems to be affecting SEO metrics and how we should consider responding.
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Google Discover: An Image Could Be Worth 1,000 Clicks [Case Study]
Here’s how online publishers – especially those that leverage imagery – can get considerable traffic from Google Discover.
Google’s Mueller Discusses Site Demotions
Google’s John Mueller discusses site demotions and what doesn’t cause them.
Google Offers Reasons for Significant SERP Changes
Google’s John Mueller offers several reasons for significant changes in the search results.
Google Rolls Out New Types of Event Schema as COVID-19 Causes More Cancellations
As events go virtual, get postponed, or altogether cancelled due to coronavirus – Google is supporting new types of event schema.
7 Ways SEO & PPC Can Help Each Other
Save resources and make smarter decisions with your campaigns when you leverage SEO and PPC insights for mutual benefit.
Search Audiences & User Intent: SEO’s Secret Weapon
Here’s how analyzing search queries, intent, and on-site behavior can help you better connect with your target audiences.
13 Ways Businesses Can Use SEO & Marketing to Combat Coronavirus Impact
This is the time to tackle all those potentially impactful SEO and marketing tasks you’ve had on your back burner.
5 Completely Sane Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Stop SEO Efforts During COVID-19
Here are five reasons why you should absolutely continue search engine marketing efforts during these trying times.
How Can I Get My Website Traffic to Convert?
Looking for ways to help your website traffic to convert better? This post walks you through actionable strategies.
Google Search Experiencing Glitches
Google experiencing glitches that results in odd search results.
20 Ways Your SEO Agency Can Generate Leads Every Day
Here are 20 ideas SEO-related businesses can do to get more leads on a daily basis.
Google’s John Mueller & Martin Splitt Answer JavaScript SEO Questions
Google’s John Mueller and Martin Splitt teamed up for an ‘Ask Google Webmasters’ video to answer questions about JavaScript SEO.
1 in 3 Business Owners Don’t Understand How Google Search Rankings Work
A new study shows a significant knowledge gap when it comes to understanding SEO basics.
What Is a Competition Analysis?
Learn the elements of a successful competition analysis, and how to use it to assess any website in any industry.
The 5 Don’ts of Link Outreach
Are you sabotaging your link building efforts with bad outreach? Stop! Here are five major don’ts of link outreach.
Why Website Builders Can Be Terrible for Your SEO
Are you serious about your SEO and your business? Then you should avoid website builders. Here’s why.
Google Warns About Assumptions Based on Site: Search
Google’s John Mueller warns about making assumptions from site: search.
Google’s Mueller Clarifies Page Layout Algorithm
Google’s John Mueller clarifies a point about Google’s Page Layout Algorithm
Google My Business Optimization Considered the Most Valuable Local Marketing Service
Google My Business optimization, not website optimization, is considered the most valuable local marketing service in 2020.
Why News SEO Is Crucial to Publishers Covering the Coronavirus Pandemic
Here’s how publishers can discover the latest news trends, optimize their news stories, and track keyword rankings in real-time.
Google’s John Mueller: We Do Not Use W3C Validation in Search Results
Google’s John Mueller recently stated in a webmaster hangout that W3C validation has no impact on search results.
Google SEO 101: Here’s How to Update Your Search Results Snippets
Google‘s latest ‘Search for Beginners’ video is a crash course on how to create effective snippets for search results.
What We Do in the Shadow DOM
Working on a site that uses Web Components or JavaScript frameworks? Then this guide to Shadow DOM is for you.