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A week after releasing the troubled version 6.6, WordPress has released another version that fixes seven major issues including two that caused fatal errors (website crashes), another issue that caused…
In a new installment of its “SEO Made Easy” video series, Google provides three simple guidelines for utilizing internal linking to improve SEO. The video, presented by Google’s Martin Splitt,…
This extract is from SEO in the Gemini Era by Marie Haynes ©2024 and reproduced with permission from Marie Haynes Consulting Inc. There are changes on the horizon that all…
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about the impact of increasing a website’s size by ten times its original size. Mueller’s answer should give pause to anyone considering making their…
Google’s John Mueller was asked in an SEO Office Hours podcast if blocking the crawl of a webpage will have the effect of cancelling the “linking power” of either internal…
Google has announced it will no longer phase out third-party cookies in Chrome. Instead, it’s trying a new approach that emphasizes user choice and control over their web browsing privacy.…
Having trouble getting your website mentioned on big news sites to boost your search engine rankings? You’re not the only one. Many businesses find it hard to get these links.…
In its earlier days, Google relied heavily on plain text data and backlinks to establish rankings through periodic monthly refreshes (then known as the Google Dance). Since those days, Google…
“Should we use ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude to create trending content?” That’s a good question – and one that I’m frequently asked when teaching a live class about engaging audiences…
In an SEO Office Hours podcast, Google’s John Mueller answered the question of how to get more product rich results to show in the search results. John listed four things…
Are you certain that the content you’re publishing on your website is 100% original? Steering clear of plagiarism is a top priority for content creators, educators, businesses, and others in…
Google updated their documentation for the Google Labs Google Notes experiment to remind users that Notes will go away at the end of July 2024 and showed how to download…
OpenAI rolled out GPT-4o mini, a replacement for GPT 3.5 Turbo that is more powerful than other models in its class. Because it’s hyper efficient, GPT 4o mini will make…
But you’re probably here more for the new ideas. So new ideas that came from reading these docs, and these are hypotheses, these are ideas of things that we could…
SEO is a complex, vast, and sometimes mysterious practice. There are a lot of aspects to SEO that can lead to confusion. Not everyone will agree with what SEO entails…
Managed WordPress web host WP Engine announced that they are acquiring NitroPack, a leading SaaS website performance optimization solution. The acquisition of of NitroPack by WP Engine demonstrates their continued…
The SEO field has no shortage of acronyms. From SEO to FID to INP – these are some of the more common ones you will run into when it comes…
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about a ranking preference given to sites that use country level domain names and explained how that compares to non-country domain names. The question…
Choosing the right website builder may depend on your goals. They have a variety of features, and some platforms excel in areas that others don’t. Not all builders will fit…
The SEO field has no shortage of acronyms. From SEO to FID to INP – these are some of the more common ones you will run into when it comes…
In a recent session of Google’s SEO office-hours Q&A, the Search Relations team addressed a common concern among business owners: how to determine if an SEO agency is actively optimizing…
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question about the SEO value of hierarchically ordering heading elements (H1, H2, etc.). His answer offered an insight into the actual value of heading elements…
For the SEO industry, the Google documents leak offered an important view behind the scenes. Although the leak was not a blueprint of how the algorithm worked, there was considerable…
Organizations typically are a mixture of orientations that impact all aspects of the business from operations, finance, and marketing and sales functions. This also means it can influence the marketing…
If there’s one thing we SEO pros are good at, it’s making things complicated. That’s not necessarily a criticism. Search engine algorithms, website coding and navigation, choosing and evaluating KPIs,…
New research by enterprise search marketing company BrightEdge reveals dramatic changes to sites surfaced through Google’s AI Overviews search feature and though it maintains search market share, the data shows…
The competition for student enrollment has never been stronger. Many colleges struggle to stand out online and attract new students. Without a strong SEO strategy, your school remains hidden, and…
Google’s SearchLiaison responded to criticism over how they refer to website publishers with an answer that reflects not just changing times but also the practical reasons for doing so. The…
Anthropic announced the release of a new Claude Android app that uses their powerful Claude 3.5 Sonnet language model. The app is available free (with usage limits) and also with…
The June 2024 Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is out and it shows that websites in the real-world experienced an averaged across the board improvement in all Core Web Vitals…