Google Analysis Shows Over 80% Of HTTPS URLs Not Displaying In Google’s Search Results
Despite many sites already supporting HTTPS, 80% of those URLs do not show in the Google search results because the webmaster is communicating to Google to display the HTTP version.
The post Google Analysis Shows Over 80% Of HTTPS URLs Not Displaying In Google’s Search Results appeared first…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Says About Half Of Security Certificates Are Broken On The Web
Google may flag sites that have broken security certificates in the search results. They may also boost the ranking benefit on login pages, to prevent phishing attempts.
The post Google Says About Half Of Security Certificates Are Broken On The Web a…
What’s The Most Searched Thing On Google? Turns Out It’s “Google”
Webmaster Trends Analyst Gary Illyes said the most searched term on Google is “Google” itself during SMX West session.
The post What’s The Most Searched Thing On Google? Turns Out It’s “Google” appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
SEO & SSL: A Conversation With Jon Henshaw Of Raven Tools
Google says it will boost rankings for HTTPS sites, but, in an interview by contributor Clark Buckner, Henshaw recommends SEOs hold off.
The post SEO & SSL: A Conversation With Jon Henshaw Of Raven Tools appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google: More First Page URLs In Search Results Are HTTPS Relative To The URLs On The Web
At Search Marketing Expo East, Google’s Gary Illyes presented on an HTTPS panel and shared some very interesting data and history on Google’s HTTPS ranking signal. Page One Search Results More Likely To Contain HTTPS Urls Gary explained that why only 10% of the crawled and discovered…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Report: HTTPS URLs Have No Discernible Ranking Benefit In Google Currently
In August 2014, Google announced that they would give a small ranking boost to HTTPS with the new HTTPS ranking factor. Now that it is a few weeks later, many are wondering how much of an impact does HTTPS URLs actually have on rankings. The answer acc…
Google Says HTTPS Is A Ranking Signal, But It’s Not Really
Is it worth it for webmasters to switch to HTTPS in light of Google’s recent announcement?
The post Google Says HTTPS Is A Ranking Signal, But It’s Not Really appeared first on Search Engine Land.
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Explainer: How Google’s New SSL / HTTPS Ranking Factor Works
Last Thursday Google launched a new ranking signal to give HTTPS sites a ranking boost, small ranking boost, to encourage webmasters to migrate their sites from HTTP to HTTPS. In our story from Thursday, we covered why Google is doing this and the conc…
Keylime Toolbox And Moz Analytics Debut “Not Provided” Data Recovery Solutions
Today, two companies announced new solutions to help solve the “not provided” problem that leaves SEOs in the dark about the search queries that lead users to their sites. Moz has added a new report to Moz Analytics, and Keylime Toolbox is a new company offering SEO Analytics Software…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Referrer Data Is Getting Passed On Searches From IE8
IE8, still the most popular version of the Internet Explorer browser worldwide, is now passing referrer data from Google searches. The move to drop SSL is recent, and isn’t carried over to other versions of Internet Explorer. The full set of referrer data is passing through. Here’s a…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Secure Search & SEO Methodology: Key Strategies & Enablers
One of the primary ways SEO changed forever in 2013 was Google’s move to 100% secure search — otherwise known as “Keyword Not Provided.” SEOs long accustomed to measuring their performance at the keyword level have been forced to rethink their measurement criteria in order…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
How Recent Organic Search Changes Will Affect Paid Search
Search marketers were pitched not one but two curveballs recently which have forever reshaped the landscape of search engine optimization (SEO). The industry saw the first one coming a mile away as Google began encrypting organic search queries two years ago. Now, there’s almost zero…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future
In late 2011, Google announced an effort to make search behavior more secure. Logged-in users were switched to using httpS from http. This encrypted their search queries from any prying eyes, and kept from being passed on to websites the users visits after seeing search results. This led to the problem we, Marketers, SEOs, Analysts, […]
Search: Not Provided: What Remains, Keyword Data Options, the Future is a post from: Occam’s Razor by Avinash Kaushik
New Disconnect Tool Enables Private Searches Without Logging Out Of Online Accounts
Online security software provider Disconnect launched their latest search tool, Disconnect Search this week. According to the announcement, Disconnect Search allows users to perform private searches on sites like Google, Yahoo and Bing via their address bar or omnibox, “Without having to…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.