It’s no secret that traditional link-building techniques involve lots of cold outreach to website owners, but just how effective are they? Here are a few eye-opening statistics on cold outreach emails: So if you’re still spending hours sending generic outreach emails you got from a template, you need to find a new way to build … Read more
Internal links in WordPress play a vital role in website management and search engine optimization because they can enhance user experience and improve your website’s ranking. Using internal links effectively can increase the user’s time on the site, help search engines discover more content, and establish the website’s authority. But what exactly are internal links? … Read more
A couple of weeks ago we reported that there was a bug with the Google Search Console link report. Google’s John Mueller eventually confirmed the issue and said a fix will come out soon. This morning (I checked several times per day since then) I am seeing a small increase in the number of links … Read more
This week we covered a possible Google algorithm updater yesterday and today. We also covered how the new Google Search Generative Experience now can show both links to sources and videos in the answer snapshots. Google SGE also has these new “from Google” cards in the answers. Google Search Generative Experience does not always show … Read more
It looks like all the negative feedback around the lack of links within the AI-generated answers that Google’s Search Generative Experience generates has made a difference. Google is testing links directly in those answers in the SGE results. We are seeing these links in the form of classic-looking citations, in the form of button overlays … Read more
Google seems to be testing bolding and underlining the title links in the search results snippets in the mobile search interface. Google is also testing a triangular format for the three dots icon used for the about this result feature. This was captured by Brodie Clark, who shared a screenshot on Twitter; he said, “Google … Read more
Google is testing showing links directly in the snapshot answers generated by Google’s new Search Generative Experience. The links appear within the text answer. Until now, Google has only been showing links in the cards at the top right section of the AI-generated answer. What it looks like. Here are two screenshots that you can … Read more
Have you ever wondered why your website isn’t ranking despite having quality content? Well, it could be because of the links you’ve been building. In the world of SEO, links are a crucial ranking factor. With that comes a temptation for many website owners and marketers to resort to manipulative tactics to acquire links, which … Read more
Twitter is reportedly blocking links to its new rival, Meta’s Threads. Reports started surfacing on Monday that Twitter was selectively blocking links to Mark Zuckerberg’s latest social networking app. Users noted that while some links worked, others noticeably did not. The move means it will be more difficult for people to track down conversations on … Read more
John Mueller, a Search Advocate at Google, was asked when you should use the link disavow too. He said on Twitter, “Essentially — if you weren’t buying links, don’t disavow.” So don’t disavow unless you were buying links in the history of your website. Here are those tweets: Essentially — if you weren’t buying links, … Read more
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