How Bloggers Can Fix a Manual Penalty Caused by Compensated Content & Reviews
This past weekend Google sent out a round of manual penalty notices citing “unnatural outbound links” – later confirmed to be targeting sites publishing compensated content and reviews where the blogger is linking out to the brand or site that compensated them. If your site received the notice, you’ll find some advice for fixing your… Read More
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30 quick and easy SEO tips for small businesses
For the uninitiated, SEO can seem to be a complex and foreign landscape, but it doesn’t have to be too complicated. Indeed, … read more
Everything you need to know about natural language search
Search engines like Google, Bing and others are making efforts to bring searching for information in line with everyday conversation with a type … read more
Should I 301 Redirect Old Product Pages to Existing Category Pages on Sites?
Take care of your 301 redirects….
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Google manual action penalties were due to links for freebies
A month ago, we reported that Google had issued warnings to bloggers over providing links in return for free products to review. … read more
Screaming Frog Log File Analyser – The New Must-Have SEO Tool
Log file analysis has been making a comeback in recent years in technical SEO, as more and more SEOs realise the power of delving in to a website’s server log files. This excellent guide to log file analysis from BuiltVisible is a great place to learn more about it. Personally I have to admit I […]
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Google Accelerated Mobile Pages and content: the need for speed
When Google launched the mobile update in April 2015, it was intended to reward brands with mobile-friendly websites. Even without the update, … read more
Everything you need to know about natural language search
Search engines like Google, Bing and others are making efforts to bring searching for information in line with everyday conversation with a type … read more
11 tips on how to optimise Pinterest pins for SEO
Pinterest has evolved during the past few years from a trending social network to a powerful visual search engine, and as with … read more
WebPromo’s Q&A with Google’s Andrey Lipattsev [transcript]
We’ve partnered with WebPromo to bring you a transcript of their entire one-hour long Google Q&A, where its top three ranking signals were revealed.
How organic search might influence the 2016 US election
Search data has always been powerful, but it becomes even more significant when we’re able to understand what people search for in relation to the 2016 US elections and how this may affect the final outcome.
2016 state of link building survey: five important takeaways
Links are still one of the most important ranking factors in Google search. This was confirmed as recently as March, when Andrey … read more
When is a search engine not a search engine? When it’s Google, says the EU
Does the new definition actually mean anything for the search engine industry? I highly doubt it. The current players in the search engine market have spent years refining their methods, and aren’t going to suddenly change tack because of an already fairly unpopular EU directive.
How does Google determine my local ranking?
Google has revealed a new ranking signal for local search… Prominence.
A Call for a Search Discussion – How Google Works
If you follow me on Twitter, then you know I sometimes complain about the current state of the industry – most notably centered around what passes for research and discussion these days. It feels like people want to be handed the fish – with little interest in learning how the person with the fish caught… Read More
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A Call for a Search Discussion – How Google Works
If you follow me on Twitter, then you know I sometimes complain about the current state of the industry – most notably centered around what passes for research and discussion these days. It feels like people want to be handed the fish – with little interest in learning how the person with the fish caught… Read More
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How are businesses using Google Posts?
Google has recently debuted a new feature giving individuals and organisations a new platform for communicating with the wider public.
The rise of ‘Micro-Moments’ and how to optimise for ‘near me’ search queries
Let’s look at a top level overview and then explore a few ideas around how to optimise for ‘near me’ micro-moments.
2016 guide to free online SEO training courses
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