I am seeing an unusual number of complaints around the reported 404 errors within Google Search Console reporting. This is specific to your URLs having /1000 appended to the end of the URL. Google is aware of the issue and is telling us to ignore them since the links go to 404 pages. I was … Read more
Have you ever wondered how websites make themselves more findable and accessible? That’s because they’re SEO-friendly. SEO-Friendly URLs make web addresses easy to read and understand, not just for us but also for search engines. Creating SEO-friendly URLs isn’t just about technical finesse; it’s about enhancing user experience, streamlining navigation, and communicating with search engines … Read more
Gary Illyes said some search engines can be confused by seeing double slashes in a URL. Previously, Google suggested not to use double slashes in your URLs but here Gary is saying that technically pages load with double slashes but with some search engines may have issues crawling URLs with double slashes. Gary explained this … Read more
Established two years ago with the primary objective of streamlining how websites signal their content changes to search engines, IndexNow has been on an impressive trajectory. As of now, 60 million websites join the platform daily, and an astounding 1.4 billion URLs are submitted each day. Addressing the Disconnect Between Search Engine Results And Real-Time … Read more
Google search ranking factors can gain and lose prominence over time. A factor that carried a lot of weight with Google years ago may not carry much at all in the present day. A website’s URL is an example of such a ranking factor. Given that the impact of a website’s URL on search rankings … Read more
As I’ve been analyzing the impact from the August broad core update (I’ll have more to share on that soon…), I’ve been digging into drops and surges across sites. For larger-scale sites, I often come across pockets of content that I want to take a closer look at from a quality standpoint. And as part … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes answered a question on why one might see a sudden spike in indexed URLs by Google Search. The short answer is that there can be a ton of reasons, so it is hard to answer the question without the specific domain. But Gary did say these three reasons why Google might increase … Read more
Redirecting URLs is a simple but important component of your website’s SEO. It can help you avoid duplicate content, improve user experience, and send traffic and authority to more relevant pages. In this guide, we’ll teach you how to redirect URLs on WordPress. Let’s get started. What Is a Redirect? A redirect is a way … Read more
Bing is testing not displaying, hiding, the site’s URL in the search result snippets. Google has been testing this on and off for years and flip-flopping with that. But now Bing is doing the same – testing removing the full URL in the search results. This was spotted by both Frank Sandtmann and Shameem Adhikarath, … Read more
Google’s John Mueller was asked if it matters SEO-wise or search ranking-wise if you place /services/ before /location/ in your URL structure or the other way. John said when it comes to SEO, it really does not matter. It seems John is saying that the word location in a URL does not really matter much … Read more
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