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Instagram Insights now provides key demographic information about a business’s engaged including top cities, top countries, top age ranges, and more. The post Instagram Adds More Demographic Insights For Businesses…
Google added 5 revisions to its Search Quality Raters Guidelines changelog. See what’s new in YMYL content, ‘lowest page quality,’ and more. The post 5 New Google Quality Rater Guidelines…
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Apple’s Search Ads revenue and market share ballooned since IDFA died with the iOS14 rollout. Competitors and analysts have questions. The post Tracking Update Could Net Apple Billions In Search…
Learn how to scrape Google for a set of keywords and visualize competitor insights using Python and Data Studio. The post How To Spy On Competitors With Python & Data…
A digital marketer submits a website for evaluation by an SEO pro. See why it lost 90% of its Google traffic. The post I Lost 90% of My Organic Search…
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New Google tool called Bowling finds and removes ads that violate Ads Policy to help advertisers avoid account suspension from 3-strikes policy enforcement The post Google Bowling: Tool Saves Advertisers…
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Microsoft Clarity features are now available in Microsoft Advertising to pilot project participants and are coming for all users in November. The post Automatic Clarity Integration Coming to Microsoft Advertising…
IndexNow is an evolutionary indexing protocol that can radically change the way content is indexed by all search engines. The post IndexNow is Key to Instant Search Engine Indexing appeared…
If you want to speed up your webpages for better user experience and SEO, there’s no better tool than Google’s PageSpeed Insights. The post A Technical Guide to Google’s PageSpeed…
The cohesion among teams in Enterprise SEO and IT is essential to achieving SEO goals and business objectives. The post The Enterprise Architect & SEO: Why You Still Need Friends…
No other search engine offers a visual experience like Pinterest. This podcast episode explains how to grow your business with Pinterest. The post How to Make Pinterest Profitable for You[Podcast]…
Google updated the review structured data requirements. Failure to conform to new requirements could result in becoming ineligible for rich results The post Google Changes Review Structured Data Requirements appeared…
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Can click-through rate (CTR) impact your website’s performance as a direct ranking factor? Let’s see what the evidence says. The post Click-Through Rate (CTR): Is It a Google Ranking Factor?…
Does a larger word count help with achieving higher search rankings on Google? Find out if it is a ranking factor here. The post Content Length: Is It a Google…
Your most valuable pages can bring the greatest business impact. Find out what MVPs are and how to optimize them here. The post How to Find & Optimize Your MVPs…
Ads scripts cut down on the manual labor involved in repetitive PPC tasks like reporting. Read about 3 Google Ads scripts you can use here. The post 3 Scripts for…
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Google’s John Mueller describes Google’s internal process for dealing with a site domain migration The post How Google Responds to a Site Move appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Google’s John Mueller answers question about big sites and “authority” The post Big Sites and Website Authority appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s John Mueller says work on improving your website’s content, rather than implementing technical fixes, when recovering from a broad core algorithm update. The post Google Says Improve Content to…
Google explains what it means when it suggests separating content by user intent, such as one place for information-based content and another for transaction-based content. The post Google on Separating…
Google Search on mobile is getting updated with continuous scrolling, which will automatically populate more results when users scroll to the bottom of the page. The post Google Mobile Search…
We are looking at where budgets are being allocated in digital marketing and what tasks in SEO have the most time allocated to them. The post Where Do SEO Professionals…
Traditional SEO tactics don’t always work for enterprise sites. Here are 10 keyword research tips for your enterprise-level SEO strategy. The post 10 Uniquely Enterprise SEO Keyword Research Tips appeared…
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Language models have a lot of potential for marketing. See how GPT-3 can help with automated content generation for SEO. The post Automated Content Generation for SEO: GPT-3 Possibilities &…
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Google’s John Mueller discusses how to write headings for a product page The post Should the Product Name be in the Heading? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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FTC puts on notice top brands like Google and Yelp regarding misleading practices while also stating they are not being accused The post FTC Puts 700+ Brands on Notice About…
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Google’s John Mueller suggests the way small businesses do SEO is changing in a way that industry experts aren’t keeping up with. The post Google On Small Business SEO &…
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Video SEO is constantly evolving and staying current on optimization best practices is essential. Learn 10 steps for optimizing videos today. The post Video SEO: 10 Steps to Optimizing Videos…
Designing for inclusion and website accessibility isn’t just for compliance – it is a good business decision to make. Learn why here. The post Website Accessibility & the Law: Why…
Does the code to text ratio really matter to search engines like Google? Is it a ranking factor? Find out here. The post Code to Text Ratio: Is It a…
WordPress acknowledges losing ground to Wix, proposes a Performance Team. Says responsibility for speed belongs to WordPress not plugins The post WordPress Proposes Performance Team For Core Web Vitals appeared…
Google clarified the limits of the Index Coverage Report in order to explain why it seemingly showed indexing issues The post Google Explains Why Index Coverage Report is Slow appeared…
Google published updated best practices for writing page titles, which includes tips on how to prevent your titles from getting replaced in search results. The post Google’s New Best Practices…
Google is updating the AMP, Mobile Friendly, and Rich Results testing tools in Search Console with features from the URL Inspection tool. The post Google Updates AMP, Mobile Friendly, and…
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Google’s Martin Splitt explains rendering and how it impacts SEO The post Google Explains Rendering and Impact on SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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SEO crawlers are indispensable tools but they need an SEO pro’s insight and experience to determine which warnings to heed or ignore. The post 7 SEO Crawling Tool Warnings &…
Machine learning impacts almost all elements of paid search and understanding how to teach the algorithm is crucial to PPC success. The post How Does Machine Learning Work in Paid…
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Google’s John Mueller discusses product price as a ranking factor and explains whether it can impact the positions of ecommerce stores in search results. The post Google on Product Price…
Google is reportedly developing a new search feature called “Big Moments” to highlight important information about breaking news events in real-time. The post Google is Developing ‘Big Moments’ Feature For…
YouTube is rolling out a series of updates to make content more accessible, which includes bringing automatic live captions to all channels. The post YouTube Rolls Out Automatic Live Captions…
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E-A-T can be leveraged for link opportunities and guide you in creating content that will add value to the pages that link to your site. The post E-A-T & Link…
Use the online Google Ads UI and offline Editor together for maximum efficiency. Here’s everything you need to know about Google Ads Editor. The post A Complete Guide to Google…
John Mueller explains why there is a discrepancy between Google Analytics and Search Console reporting of Discover traffic The post Why Search Console and Analytics Differ in Discover Reporting appeared…
Google is adding more detail to Search Console reports in an effort to assist SEOs with resolving rich results errors. The post Google Search Console Adds More Detail to Error…
Google shares data about the top trending Halloween-related searches this year, such as most popular costumes, top haunted house locations in Maps, and more. The post Google Halloween Search Trends…
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New filters in Google Search can help users find the most eco-friendly options when it comes to planning travel and buying appliances. The post Google Rolls Out New Eco-Friendly Search…
YouTube is rolling out new features designed to reward channel members in a way that’s similar to how subscribers are rewarded on Twitch. The post YouTube Adopts More Features From…
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John Mueller points out the larger SEO problem inherent in using CSS to hide internal links The post Google on Using CSS to Hide Internal Links appeared first on Search…
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Facebook explains, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for, an outage that took services offline for six hours on Monday, October 4. The post Facebook Explains October 4 Outage appeared first…
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