Google Search Advocate John Mueller recently corrected a common misunderstanding about linking to popular sites like Wikipedia while conversing online with the SEO community. Mueller was participating in a discussion on the r/SEO subreddit, where SEO experts exchange ideas and insights about the latest developments in their industry. He clarified that linking to sites like … Read more
Many SEO professionals lean on “best practices” in their SEO efforts. But when optimizing JavaScript-based enterprise websites for site speed, you need more than “best practice.” Here’s why standard solutions don’t always apply to enterprise sites and what you can do instead. Improving site speed: Migrating to server-side rendering isn’t always the right answer Imagine … Read more
Google’s Search Relations team discussed the limited functionality of the “site:” operator on a recent podcast episode. The team engaged in an insightful discussion on the tool commonly employed by website owners and SEO professionals to check a site’s indexing status. However, the team emphasized that Google Search Console offers far more in-depth indexing data … Read more
I have seen some folks in the SEO industry suggest that there will be some sort of search ranking and SEO impact with the sale of Google Domains to Squarespace. I just wanted to clarify this sale should have zero impact on your Google Search rankings or SEO efforts. Some think that when Google sells … Read more
The digital marketing world just keeps on changing. Since the beginning of 2022, the landscape has been rocked by seismic shifts: The rise of AI, especially for content generation A continued surge in video, on social media and in search Increased personalization, leveraging AI and customer data to tailor digital experiences The importance of authenticity, … Read more
Google will look much different in 2033 – where conversation is the interface rather than the search box. That’s according to Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of DeepMind (which Google bought in 2014), in an interview on the No Priors Podcast. Why we care. ChatGPT, the new Bing and Google’s new Search Generative Experience are all huge signals … Read more
There was a bug with Google Jobs Search that wouldn’t show new or recent job listings from the past three days. The issue has been going on for the past several days and after four or so days of it being an issue, Google finally fixed it at around 2 pm ET yesterday. I wanted … Read more
Google Discover generally should not show content or images that Google’s SafeSearch filter would block. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, said this on Twitter a few weeks ago but this was implied by previous statements from other Googlers over the years. Danny Sullivan was asked by Lily Ray, “Is the below article on SafeSearch filtering … Read more
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that just because a site appears to be doing super well in terms of Google ranking and SEO today that it won’t one day degrade in value. John added, “just because something’s in Google News now doesn’t mean it’ll be there forever.” Sometimes sites just lose their luster, the … Read more
by Jim January 30, 2023 Welcome back Rankers! AI is still the topic of choice for most industries, so I’ll follow up last week’s video and tell you how we’re using it for both ourselves and for our clients. The fear is that AI will take people’s jobs, but I think it will shake up … Read more
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