How Compression Can Be Used To Detect Low Quality Pages
The concept of Compressibility as a quality signal is not widely known, but SEOs should be aware of it. Search engines can use web page compressibility to identify duplicate pages,…
What Is Click-Through Rate & Why CTR Is Important
Search engines place a high premium on a good click-through rate (CTR). After all, in the pay-per-click model, the more someone clicks, the more money that search engine makes. But…
Elevating Your SEO Career and Team in the AI Era — Whiteboard Friday
Now, let’s move on to automating monotony. I think for most people, we think of automation as super technical or, you know, having AI kind of come in and do…
11 Tips For How To Find Great Writers
Great content is the backbone of any successful SEO strategy. Content provides information to users, facilitates ranking in the organic search results, and can be a significant driver in attracting…
All the best things about Ahrefs Evolve 2024
Hey all, I’m Rebekah and I am your Chosen One to “do a blog post for Ahrefs Evolve 2024”. What does that entail exactly? I don’t know. In fact, Sam…
New Google Trends SEO Documentation
Google Search Central published new documentation on Google Trends, explaining how to use it for search marketing. This guide serves as an easy to understand introduction for newcomers and a…
AI Overview Trends Holiday | BrightEdge
Recent trends in Google AI Overviews (AIOs) are giving us fascinating insights into what we might expect for Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year. Our BrightEdge Generative Parser™ has…
All the best things about Ahrefs Evolve 2024
Hey all, I’m Rebekah and I am your Chosen One to “do a blog post for Ahrefs Evolve 2024”. What does that entail exactly? I don’t know. In fact, Sam…
Google Now Recommends Higher Resolution Favicons
Google Search Central updated their favicon documentation to recommend higher-resolution images, exceeding the previous minimum standard. Be aware of the changes described below, as they may impact how your site…
Google Revises URL Parameter Best Practices
In a recent update to its Search Central documentation, Google has added specific guidelines for URL parameter formatting. The update brings parameter formatting recommendations from a faceted navigation blog post…
YouTube Analytics Adds Real-Time Format Filtering
YouTube upgrades Analytics with format-specific filtering, allowing creators to track real-time performance across longform, Shorts, and livestreams. YouTube now separates real-time views by Longform, Shorts, and Live content. Creators can…
Google On Diagnosing Multi-Domain Crawling Issues
Google’s Search Advocate, John Mueller, shared insights on diagnosing widespread crawling issues. This guidance was shared in response to a disruption reported by Adrian Schmidt on LinkedIn. Google’s crawler stopped…
Why Are My Pages Discovered But Not Indexed?
Today’s Ask An SEO question comes from Mandeep, who is having trouble with indexing on their site. Mandeep asks: “We have redesigned a website and we had added a few…
Google’s Mueller On How To Handle Legacy AMP Subdomains
Google’s John Mueller advises site owners on managing outdated AMP subdomains, suggesting redirects or complete DNS removal. Mueller recommends either keeping 301 redirects or removing the AMP subdomain entirely from…
Announcing MozBar V4 – A New Era for Moz’s SEO Browser Extension
This release is a landmark event because we migrated MozBar to V3 of the Moz API. As software developers & marketers, we wanted to show first-hand how bringing products to…
Google’s Mueller Dismisses Core Web Vitals Impact On Rankings
Google Search Advocate John Mueller has reaffirmed that Core Web Vitals are not major ranking factors, responding to data that suggested otherwise. His statements come amid growing industry discussion about…
Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Updates To Performance Max Campaigns
Google Ads is enhancing its Performance Max campaigns with new AI-driven features. These updates are focused on asset testing, video optimization, and campaign management. The features arrive as advertisers gear…
Mastering Multi-Site SEO Case Study
Multi-site SEO is a complex but essential strategy for businesses managing multiple domains or subdomains. It’s not just about optimizing each site in isolation – it’s about creating a unified…
A Guide To 301 Vs. 302 Redirects For SEO
When managing a website, choosing the right type of redirect is crucial for ensuring a smooth user experience and maintaining SEO performance. While there are multiple ways to redirect a…
Boosting Revenue with Google Ads for B2C: AI Strategies
This post was sponsored by Invoca. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. In today’s marketing world, AI is more than a buzzword — it’s a necessity.…
How Page Performance Hurts UX & How You Can Fix It
This post was sponsored by DebugBear. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. From a user’s perspective, a slow website can be incredibly frustrating, creating a poor…
Google’s Leadership Shakeup Long Time Coming
Google CEO Sundar Pichai finally took action and made significant leadership changes. Prabhakar Raghavan, who ran Google Search, Ads, Commerce, Geo, Assistant, and Payments, now reports to Pichai as Chief…
Why Search Data Is Powerful Market Intelligence Data
Marketers work with search data every day, but we’re greatly underutilizing its potential. Let me explain. Search data can tell us all kinds of things about markets, audiences, behavior, and…
100 Trending Products & Things To Sell: October 2024
Get the week’s best marketing content Here are the top 100 trending products right now, showing their growth in Google Search volume in the last three months, and their current…
Google’s Answer on Ideal Content Length for SEO
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on LinkedIn about the ideal content length for performing well on Google. Participants in the discussion pressed for specifics, raised concerns about being SERP-blocked…
Mullenweg Criticized for 1st Amendment Claims
Matt Mullenweg portrayed himself as a victim in his dispute with WP Engine, claiming in a tweet and blog post that they are ‘trying to curtail’ his free speech. Social…
12 Essential Steps In Building A Winning SEO Strategy
SEO is not just about optimizing for search engine rankings. It’s also about understanding your audience’s needs and providing solutions through your website or landing page. Google alone processes over…
Branded SEO: Mastering the Future of Search Rankings
If you’ve been paying attention to the chatter in the SEO space recently, you might have noticed that “brand marketing” has become cool again. Due to the Google “leaks,” many…
Google Expands Travel Feeds In Search Ads
Google has announced an expansion of its Travel Feeds feature for Search Ads. This update allows hotel advertisers to directly include more detailed information from their feeds in search results.…
Google To Retire Sitelinks Search Box In November
Google has announced the retirement of the sitelinks search box feature. This change, set to take effect on November 21, marks the end of a tool that has been part…