Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit that you won’t get your Google search rankings back by simply disavowing toxic links from a Semrush report. He wrote, “You’re not going to get your rankings back by following Semrush’s report or by disavowing those links.” This was in response to a question posted that read: So the … Read more
Blog / SEO Industry News / Cache Out: Google Retires Cache Links [And How to Check Archived Pages Now] Cache links have been part of Google’s search engine since its early days, and now they are officially gone. After clicking the three dots to access the ‘About this result’ panel, you’ll no longer see the … Read more
Google has officially retired the “cached” link feature that allowed users to access archived backups of websites. The cached links were a longtime staple of Google Search, functioning as a way to view unavailable or changed webpages. “It was meant for helping people access pages when way back, you often couldn’t depend on a page … Read more
Today, we’re talking about backlink audits: what they’re for and how to use them. We always talk about building links or what high-quality links are, but we don’t really talk about performing a backlink analysis. We’ll start by talking about the backlinks themselves. Let’s dig in! A backlink is a link pointing to your site. … Read more
Links have been an integral part of SEO since Google’s early days. However, recent comments from Google’s Gary Illyes have led some to believe that links are losing relevance. While links may not be the single most important ranking factor, they are far from dead and should still be part of a comprehensive SEO strategy. … Read more
Internal in-content linking practices have remained the same for the past twenty years, which is strange because Google has gone through dramatic changes within the last ten years and even more so in the past five. It may be time to consider freshening up internal linking strategies so that they more closely align with how … Read more
What Are Nofollow Links? Nofollow links are hyperlinks with the rel=”nofollow” attribute in their HTML code. The “nofollow” value tells Google not to crawl (scan to understand) the linked page to pass link equity (ranking strength) to it. A nofollow link might look like this in HTML code: <a href=”https://example.com/” rel=”nofollow”>Click here</a> The presence of the rel=”nofollow” attribute … Read more
The Google Search Console (GSC) “Links” report is a particularly useful part of GSC. We’ll explain how you can use it to understand your digital footprint and build more backlinks. What Is the Google Search Console Links Report? “Links” is a report within Google Search Console (GSC) that shows how other sites link to your … Read more
A site owner posted on Reddit his concerns after noticing “hundreds of thousands” of backlinks from “AI-generated blog posts” directed to his or her site. John Mueller from Google said those links can be ignored and the posts might not be AI-generated anyway, not that it matters. The concerned site owner wrote: Hi u/johnmu We … Read more
Knowing who links to your website is an essential step in building authority. Why? Because search engines like Google use backlinks, a link to your website from another, in their ranking algorithms. When high-quality sites link to yours, it signals that your site is also high-quality. The more quality backlinks you have, the more likely … Read more
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