If you own a local business, it’s quickly becoming imperative to understand Google’s new Search Generative Experience (SGE) and how to adjust your local SEO strategies to maintain and even enhance your presence for optimal visibility, traffic, and revenue. The good news is if your business has been employing local SEO and content marketing best … Read more
Link-building is one of the most important aspects of SEO, especially for Google campaigns. In fact, it’s been discovered that the #1 ranked page on Google has an average of 3.8x more backlinks than the other results. The catch? Link-building strategies tend to be extremely challenging and time-consuming. It can take months of outreach to … Read more
Google has made an update to its Google-Extended section of the Google crawler (user agent) search documentation to change the references of “Bard” to “Gemini” because of the product name change. Google also clarified that Google Extended has no impact or effect on Google Search. Google added this new line that reads, “Google-Extended does not … Read more
URL slugs: such small, insignificant things, and yet such an important aspect of the SEO world. Every website has them, but not every site optimizes them. And no, we are not talking about those weird, slow creatures in your garden 🙂 In this article, we will explore: Let’s get into it. What is a URL … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the digital landscape – leaving no room for outdated SEO tactics. As search engines increasingly leverage AI to anticipate user intent, we must completely rethink our strategies and balance human creativity and AI efficiency to stay ahead. Let’s explore the innovations, opportunities and pitfalls to master as AI propels search … Read more
Bought a new domain and want to rank high fast? Some would say that’s hard to do, but Google’s John Mueller begs to differ. Someone on Twitter (now known as X) asked this now-deleted question: “Does the age of a domain name impact Google search rankings?” Mueller replied that the only people who would say such a … Read more
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Almost no one will ask you to show them more ads. We know ads are a powerful advertising medium and great for generating leads and sales. But your website users? A recent WARC report found that 53% of survey respondents felt that “too many ads” could actually damage a brand. There is a delicate interplay … Read more
What Are Orphan Pages? Orphan pages are webpages that don’t have links from anywhere else on your site. Think of them like little islands, separate from the mainland of your website. How Orphan Pages Affect SEO Orphan pages can have unintended consequences for your site. Three main issues can arise: 1. Page Does Not Get … Read more
Ever wondered why your website seems stuck on the later pages of Google’s search results, even though you’ve optimized every web page? Sometimes, slow website performance can be the culprit. If that rings a bell, then you may want to explore the wonders of a Content Delivery Network, or CDN. But before you get swamped … Read more
What Is Crawl Budget? Crawl budget is the amount of time and resources search engine bots allocate to crawling your website and indexing its pages. Think of it this way: you visit the Louvre, which has hundreds of exhibits across several floors. Without a map, you could miss out on the art you really wanted … Read more
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