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While most professionals strive to write the highest quality content possible, spelling and grammatical mistakes happen. But what happens when you publish those mistakes? Will search engines be less likely…
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While most professionals strive to write the highest quality content possible, spelling and grammatical mistakes happen. But what happens when you publish those mistakes? Will search engines be less likely…
Today’s Ask An SEO question comes from Abdul from Nairobi, who asks: “I’m a junior in-house SEO for a company that resells items both in a traditional store and online.…
In further moves towards transparency to advertisers, Google quietly updated its “Unavailable Video” policy in Google Ads this week. The update gives advertisers a clearer understanding of the disapproval reason…
Google confirms an algorithm update targeted at fighting spam is rolling out to search results worldwide and in all languages. Google estimates the October 2022 spam update will take several…
When it comes to marketing yourself in the digital space, business owners always seem to have something new to figure out – whether that’s a Google core update or a…
WordPress released a security update to fix sixteen vulnerabilities, recommending that sites be updated immediately. The security notice did not offer a description of the severity of the vulnerabilities however…
This post was sponsored by Bright Data. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. You know the story, every SEO professional is learning and using the same…
Are you planning to launch a new website? If so, your first step to acquiring traffic will be to get your website indexed on search engines like Google. This will…
Google is making audio ads available to all advertisers, giving businesses more ways to reach music and podcast listeners on YouTube. Previously, specific product categories were ineligible to run audio…
Google reveals the latest data on top Halloween costume searches in the US in an update to the Halloween Frightgeist website. Halloween Frightgeist is a website powered by Google Trends…
Google Ads is rolling out three new columns to reports that make it easier to understand how conversions impact campaign performance. The three new columns include the following: Results Results…
Google’s Search Advocate, John Mueller, explains the main thing you should know about the complex topic of implementing geo IP redirects. This topic is addressed in the latest installment of…
There are two ways to approach the issue of optimizing TikTok Ads. First, you could try to optimize these ads before the campaign rolls out. That’s a good strategy. Any…
Google is rolling out updates to search ads that include the removal of the “ad” label and adding business names and logos. These changes help to make Google Search ads…
Google’s John Mueller and Lizzi Sassman discuss creating image alt text that’s good for those using screen readers, briefly touching on what to do about decorative images and how it’s…
In a move intended to improve safety for underaged users, TikTok is updating its livestreaming functionality to restrict hosting to users aged 18 or over, according to a release on…
Amazon Prime Day opened doors to endless marketing boosts for the second time this year. Refersion’s Raj Nijjer joins me on the SEJShow to discuss marketing opportunities for Amazon Prime…
Website redirects tell browsers and search engines information about a URL and where to find the webpage. It’s essential to use redirects correctly because they impact how websites are crawled…
When we talk about information retrieval, as SEO pros, we tend to focus heavily on the information collection stage – the crawling. During this phase, a search engine would discover…
Recurring events and seasonal stores can provide fantastic opportunities to boost commercial performance and create meaningful engagement with a wider repeat audience. From smaller localized exhibitions and pop-up stores to…
There isn’t a standard way to learn search engine optimization (SEO). Ask anyone working here at SEJ how they started in SEO, and you’ll get lots of different stories. It…
Google appears to have stopped showing title tags for mobile search results for the entire website such as in searches for the name of a website which generally show the…
Are you forward-thinking in your approach to search marketing? When was the last time you updated your content strategy? With Google’s ever-changing algorithm, your SEO tactics must continue to evolve.…
WordPress 6.1, arriving November 2022, is jam-packed with performance improvements, signaling that this may be the update that many have been waiting for. WordPress performance scores from the beginning of…
In a Google Search Off the Record podcast, Google’s Lizzi Sassman and John Mueller discussed writing alt text and share the thought process behind exceptional alt text. The subsequent conversation…
Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) pages (or informational hubs) enable your business to respond, react, and anticipate the needs of your audience more quickly and appropriately than other types of destination…
Are customers finding relevant, informative content when they search for your business or visit your website? How do you create a more seamless experience devoid of friction from the start…
AMP is an HTML framework that helps desktop-optimized sites deliver ultra-fast mobile versions of webpages. AMP is a creation of Google, which has led to claims it gives pages a…
Google has added three new structured data properties to be used with the ImageObject type in order to add support for credit, copyright and image creator information via structured data.…
As the founder and lead Content Strategist at my own content company and an Associate Director of SEO at a global agency, my day is filled with content marketing activities.…