Link building is a complicated art form with many different tactics and approaches. Despite being one of the most ****** processes in SEO, there’s still much disagreement about what makes a “bad” or “good” link building strategy, including effectiveness vs. risk, and what tactics Google can detect or punish a website for. This post will … Read more
A negative SEO question came up in the last Google SEO office hours on the topic of sending “bad actor” fake traffic to a site, to make the destination site look more questionable in Google’s eyes. Martin Splitt from Google said that sending such traffic to a site would not negatively impact the destination site. … Read more
Bad (or toxic) backlinks are links from external websites that can harm your site’s ranking and online reputation. Search engines like Google see bad backlinks as a red flag, associating your site with low-quality or spammy content. This can lead to a drop in your rankings, making it harder for potential customers to find you. … Read more
Accurate customer data is a marketer’s goldmine. It unlocks personalized experiences, fuels growth, and maximizes ROI. But the reality is, bad data is the norm. Outdated, inconsistent, or inaccurate information is sabotaging marketing efforts everywhere. Fortunately, there’s a solution. Join this MarTech webinar, Why Data Standards Are the Key to Your Data Success, where industry experts will … Read more
Imagine you were entrusted with ensuring a planeload of people lands smoothly and safely. Then on top of that, imagine you are also responsible for their comfort and responding to their every need to make their journey fantastic. As a marketer, you are. Today, you can microsegment based on customer preferences. Essentially, all those “like-minded … Read more
Gary Illyes from Google explained two reasons why soft 404 errors are bad. Soft 404s are when a page returns a 200 status okay, but Google thinks that page should return a 404 page not found error. According to Gary, soft 404s are bad because they (1) limit crawl budget and (2) the pages won’t … Read more
According to a recent LinkedIn post by Gary Illyes, Analyst at Google, you should be cautious if Google starts aggressively crawling your website. While an uptick in crawling can be a good sign, Illyes says it may indicate underlying issues. Illyes cautions: “Don’t get happy prematurely when search engines unexpectedly start to crawl like crazy … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes posted on LinkedIn with two common examples of when a spike in Googlebot activity, crawling, is a bad thing. The short answer is when Googlebot gets to crawling an infinite section of your site (like calendar pages that goes on forever) and when your site is hacked with a ton of new … Read more
SEO job listings have declined by 37% year-on-year, with mid-level roles being most impacted, according to a new analysis. Also, there was a “resurgence” in remote SEO roles during Q1. But only 18% of SEO job listings provided a salary (or salary range), according to the SEOJobs.com report. Why we care. Just two years ago, we were … Read more
It’s like death and taxes: inevitable. The bigger a company gets, the worse its content marketing becomes. HubSpot teaching you how to type the shrug emoji or buy bitcoin stock. Salesforce sharing inspiring business quotes. GoDaddy helping you use Bing AI, or Zendesk sharing catchy sales slogans. Judged by content marketing best practice, these articles … Read more
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