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WordPress Facebook Feed Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 200,000+ Websites
Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin vulnerability exposes over 200,000 websites to Stored XSS vulnerability
Do Google Lighthouse Scores Affect SEO?
Google Lighthouse is the top recommended tool for measuring Core Web Vitals and other performance metrics. So it must affect SEO, right? Wrong.
SEO Horror Stories That Will Scare The Hell Out Of You
Ghostly appearances in the SERPs, website necromancy, mysterious strategies no one can quite figure out…This year’s Halloween SEJ Special has it all.
Vulnerabilities Are Not an SEO Issue… Until You Get Hacked
Vulnerabilities are technically not SEO problems until the site is hacked and then it’s an SEO problem
Google Changes More Structured Data Requirements
Google updated the requirements for the HowTo, QAPage and SpecialAnnouncement structured data. The changes make the structured data simpler
SEO and Temporarily Out-of-Stock Product Pages
Google’s John Mueller shared four tips for dealing with pages for products that are temporarily out of stock
Does URL Length Affect SEO?
Does Google prefer shorter URLs over longer URLs? That’s an SEO myth that won’t go away. Here’s when URL length matters and when it doesn’t.
BigCommerce SEO Features & Tips for Ecommerce Success
The BigCommerce ecommerce platform comes with decent out-of-the-box SEO features. Here’s how to use them and what else you can do.
Google: Site Quality Can Cause Loss of Rich Results
Google’s John Mueller explains that site quality can affect whether or not Google shows rich results from a site
7 Best Alternatives To Yoast SEO WordPress Plugin
Need a better alternative to the Yoast SEO plugin for WordPress? We analyzed similar SEO plugins and found 7 great options.
Website Health Check: Top Technical SEO Tips & Tools
Get expert tips on how you can place your website at the top of the search engine rankings beyond the standard SEO tactics.
Core Web Vitals Winner: WordPress, Drupal, Duda or Wix?
The Core Web Vitals Technology Report shows which web publishing platform offers the best Core Web Vitals performance
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Google Ranking Factors: Fact vs. Fiction [Podcast]
Google ranking factors are a hot topic in the SEO industry. We’re talking about a few key ranking factors and what it means for you.
5 Holiday Internet Marketing Tactics to Start Right Now
Are you ready for the holidays? Get some final, last-minute SEO and SEM strategies in place to make the most of the 2021 holiday season.
10 News SEO Tips from The New York Times’ Christine Liang
Christine Liang from The New York Times shares the latest tips and strategies for optimizing news for search – from NESS 2021.
News SEO: Popular Topics, Hot Takes & Expert Tips
Top takeaways and expert tips from news SEO experts at The New York Times, USA TODAY, WSJ, Google and more – from NESS 2021.
How Can I Drive More Traffic To Targeted Landing Pages?
How can you drive more traffic to targeted landing pages when searchers are directed to informational pages? Learn more in this Ask an SEO.
Google Search Console Impressions Report and Continuous Scroll SERPs
Google’s John Mueller assessed how Search Console Impressions Reports may change because of the new Infinite Scroll Search Results
The Link Building Tactic You’re Not Using: Shallow Links
Your inbound link counts look good on that SEO tool, but all those links aren’t worth squat if they’re not pointing to the right pages.
Google’s Priority Hints Improves CWV
Experimental Chrome HTML attribute can speed up Core Web Vitals scores
Google Doesn’t Care What’s In An Image
Google’s web search algorithm doesn’t care what’s in an image. All that matters is it’s marked up with the correct structured data.
8 Ways To Drive Local Business In Competitive Markets With Search
Optimized GMB listings and location pages are essential. Learn top tactics and strategies to drive local business in competitive markets.
Does Content or Links Improve Trust with Google?
Google’s John Mueller pops the bubble on the idea that trust factors or trust metrics are used by Google
Google Offers a Definition of Quality Content
Google’s John Mueller offered a definition of what quality content means that is surprisingly different than what is commonly understood
Is Co-Citation A Google Ranking Factor?
Is co-citation actually used by Google as a factor in its search ranking algorithm? Let’s have a look at why some believe it is.
Keyword Segmentation: Find Which Product Categories Rank Best
Using keyword segmentation to see pages may rank well gives insight that can guide you in where to invest your SEO and content resources.
Free AI Content Optimization Tool by MarketMuse
Free version of MarketMuse content optimization tool brings AI and Machine Learning technology to small publishers
5 Essential Content Considerations For Holiday Shopping SEO Success
A robust online presence in search is essential for sales success this holiday season. Learn 5 key content considerations that can help.
Google’s E-A-T: Busting 10 of the Biggest Misconceptions
There is a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about how E-A-T works and how Google uses it. Read about 10 of them here.
3 Key Types of Link Building Metrics & How To Use Them Successfully
Link building metrics can help in many ways but can also work against you if you’re not careful. Here’s what you need to know.