Why Google Search Console (GSC) reports redirects as other categories in the coverage reporting like ‘blocked by robots.txt’, ‘404s’, ‘soft 404s’, ‘noindexed pages’, and more.

Why Google Search Console (GSC) reports redirects as other categories in the coverage reporting like ‘blocked by robots.txt’, ‘404s’, ‘soft 404s’, ‘noindexed pages’, and more.

If you are confused when Google reports redirects as other categories, like “blocked by robots.txt”, “soft 404s”, “noindexed”, “404s”, and others, it could be Google silently following the redirect and reporting the status of the true destination url instead. My post covers the situation in detail, and provides examples of this happening in the wild. … Read more

How to Improve Meta Descriptions | Improve My Search Ranking

How to Improve Meta Descriptions | Improve My Search Ranking

It’s not every day when Google shares exact examples of what it expects content creators to do. Google has added examples on how to improve meta descriptions to its updated help documentation. The search engine giant not only listed examples for what it considers “good meta descriptions” for you to follow, but it also shared … Read more

The State of Search Indexing in 2022: IndexNow, Overall Trends and Best Practices

The State of Search Indexing in 2022: IndexNow, Overall Trends and Best Practices

The way search engines index sites hasn’t changed substantially over the last three decades.  While it is important for web admins to consistently update their processes in line with best practices if they wish to maintain fast, comprehensive indexing, the underlying search engine technology has remained largely the same at a fundamental level.  But that … Read more

When You Get Top Search Engine Rankings, What’s Next? – Vizion Interactive

When You Get Top Search Engine Rankings, What’s Next? – Vizion Interactive

Reading Time: 7 minutes 9 ideas for what’s next, after achieving top search engine rankings. So, you’ve achieved SEO Zen. The website is ranking for all of the top keywords that you’ve been targeting. Perhaps it’s taken months or even years to get to this point. Sure, you may not be ranking #1 for every … Read more

9 Must-Read Ways to Improve Your Local Search Rankings

9 Must-Read Ways to Improve Your Local Search Rankings

Are you looking to rank your local business high in search engine results? Well, you’re in the right place, because today’s guide is all about local SEO. You’re about to learn everything about local search engine optimization, from what local SEO is (and how it differs from traditional SEO) to nine local search engine optimization … Read more

Google Search Updates: About This Author, Diverse Views, + More

Google Search Updates: About This Author, Diverse Views, + More

Google is improving how it helps searchers evaluate information and discover different viewpoints. Finding accurate and reliable information can be daunting as the internet grows and evolves. In response to this challenge, Google is taking the initiative to provide users with new tools. Google has announced the following updates are rolling out to search results: … Read more

Core Web Vitals report within Google Search Console updated

Core Web Vitals report within Google Search Console updated

More URLs are now being reported on in the updated Core Web Vitals report within Google Search Console. Google said “because more URLs are now being reported on due to a new origin group that contains data for URLs that previously fell below the data threshold.” What changed. Google is now reporting on more URLs … Read more

Google Search Console Breaks Out Merchant Listings and Product Snippets Reporting

Google Search Console Breaks Out Merchant Listings and Product Snippets Reporting

Google has updated some of the reporting within Google Search Console to break out the differences between Merchant listings and Product snippets. You can see the difference in performance between how your search results do between Merchant listings and Product snippets now in Search Console. This was updated from the original Merchant listing Search Console … Read more

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