You’re beginning the journey of creating a brand-new website. You have big dreams for it, including ranking high in Google search results. But here’s the thing: achieving that top spot on the first page of Google doesn’t happen by chance. It requires strategic planning and careful execution of SEO techniques right from the get-go. In … Read more
Google’s John Mueller answered whether having two sites could negatively affect search rankings. His answer is surprisingly applicable to different ways of interpreting the question. Can Having Two Sites Affect Rankings? A person submitted a question to Google where they wanted to know if having two sites could negatively affect their rankings. The question as … Read more
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google is testing more ad formats for its search ads. BingBot is testing new compression methods. Google said it is unlikely your rankings would drop just because … Read more
Discover how a well-structured team can overcome and outperform unpredictable algorithm updates. Edna Chavira on April 19, 2024 at 9:56 am | Reading time: 1 minute SearchBot is thinking … Ever wondered how to structure an SEO team for unparalleled success? Join us on Tuesday, April 23rd for this webinar where our panel will guide you … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes answered if switching web hosting platforms could result in a negative outcome for rankings and SEO. It’s a reasonable question because migrating a site to a new web host involves multiple technical factors that can go wrong and have an immediately negative effect. What Does Changing A Website Host Entail? Changing web … Read more
I’ve been having a lot of convos at Seer over the past year that all start with the same question: Why isn’t Google winning at AI? They have the data, the money, the talent, AND they invented many of the critical breakthroughs that got us where we are today. Yet, they aren’t winning in AI. Why?
Google has been on the warpath against spammy content since releasing its most recent Core Update in March 2024 (which also contained updates to its spam policies). The company declared it would wipe out 40% of the spam currently in its index, which reinforces Google’s confidence in its spam-fighting systems. Among the new policies was … Read more
Page load speed, among other Core Web Vitals, is a known Google organic ranking factor. While we have the PageSpeed Insights tool, it unfortunately only works on one page at a time. The Page Timings report in Universal Analytics surfaced specific pages on your site that were slowest, allowing you to prioritize which pages to … Read more
Gary Illyes from Google said in the recent Google SEO office hours the Google Indexing API may work for unsupported content formats, but that you shouldn’t be “surprised if suddenly it stopped working for unsupported verticals overnight.” He said this at the 10:15 mark into the video: Question: I would like to know if I … Read more
Google was asked if having two websites and Google finding out about them would cause the websites to drop in rankings. John Mueller from Google said that is “not likely,” adding that many people have several websites and that is fine. This question came up in the April Google SEO office hours at the 32 … Read more
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