Core Web Vitals measure page experience signals to ensure an engaging user experience for search users. But can Core Web Vitals affect your organic search rankings? Read on to learn whether there is any connection between Core Web Vitals and improved Google rankings. The Claim: Core Web Vitals Are A Ranking Factor What are Core … Read more
This week in search, Google finished rolling out the September 2023 helpful content update, which seemed to target SEO-first, search engine-first content in a big way. Google won’t be rolling back that update, if you were wondering. Google SGE got an update, too, with new, improved responses, safer responses, and also the “about this result” … Read more
Google has confirmed its algorithms contain signals that align toward ranking websites that express qualities represented by E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness). This article is focused on the topic of E-E-A-T in the context of ranking factors. For a deeper dive on E-E-A-T context, please read: What is Google E-E-A-T? How To Demonstrate First-Hand … Read more
Alt text is used to help computers read images. But can alt tags affect your organic search rankings? Read on to learn whether there is any connection between alt text and improved rankings in Google Image Search results. The Claim: Alt Text Is A Ranking Factor What is alt text? Alt text is an HTML … Read more
Google’s algorithms rely on a multitude of signals and systems for ranking, but is your Better Business Bureau (BBB) rating one of them? Google has denied it on at least three separate occasions. In the past, Google mentioned the Better Business Bureau in the search quality rater’s guidelines, leading people to believe that BBB ratings … Read more
In 2016, Andrey Lipattsev, a Google search quality senior strategist, said links pointing at your site were one of the top three Google Search ranking factors (along with content and RankBrain). In 2023, that is no longer the case, according to Gary Illyes, an analyst on the Google Search team, speaking at Pubcon Pro in … Read more
Quality is a critical factor influencing nearly every aspect of search, according to a recent discussion between John Mueller and Gary Illyes of Google’s Search Relations team. During the recent “Search Off the Record” podcast, the two delved into quality’s role in everything from crawling and indexing to ranking. While quality content doesn’t guarantee high … Read more
I spotted Google’s John Mueller laughing at a LinkedIn post that is telling SEOs to slow down webpage load time so that people spend more time on your page. The advice says that Google uses time on website as a ranking factor, which Google had denied countless times, and says to improve time on website, … Read more
Google’s John Mueller has another good one-liner about SEO and Google ranking. He said on Mastodon, “No ranking factor compensates missing relevance, or missing user interest.” He explained, “it’s easy to forget that a site doesn’t just ‘rank’ on its own, it ranks for what it’s relevant for.” The context around these comments is from … Read more
In a recent video, Google’s John Mueller answered a question about how semantic HTML helps search engines understand website content. Mueller discussed how semantic HTML affects a site’s SEO, accessibility, and search rankings. But first, let’s define semantic HTML and how it works. Semantic HTML 101 Semantic HTML elements provide meaning and structure to web … Read more
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