This week: TLDs won’t affect your rank, Google releases a list of best-practices to make PWAs indexable, and mobile-first indexing is already under way. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Google Releases List of Best-Practices to Make PWAs Indexable Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are mobile applications that implement a combination of technologies to provide…
Google Mobile Rankings Suffering? Here Are 6 Things You Can Do Right Now
Once upon a time, mobile SEO was a novelty. Now it’s a necessity. Why? Because, according to Google, there are more searches on mobile devices than desktop computers. Also, Google is going to be ranking sites based on their mobile experience, not desktop! That means if you don’t take mobile SEO seriously, you’re limiting reach…
Possum Affects Local in a Big Way, Google Doesn’t Play Favorites | SEO Buzz
This week: You can now embed forms in AMP pages, Google doesn’t play favorites with WordPress, and you might not believe how much the Possum update changed local search results. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Forms Can Now Be Embedded in AMP Pages This past week, the Accelerated Mobile Pages project announced support…
More Google Updates are Coming, AMP is Showing In Organic Search | SEO Buzz
This week: more updates are coming, Google uses “a bunch” of algorithms to check for duplicate content, and wait until you hear how many links in the search results use HTTPS. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Google: Links to Images Are Different Than Links to Sites Yes, Google treats links to images differently…
Sitemaps for SEO, How to Achieve Full Indexing Potential
Watch a Video on Sitemaps for SEO or Read the Full Article Below A sitemap of your website is essential to great optimization. It is like a roadmap for both search engines and users, providing a complete layout of how your website works. This lets web crawlers navigate your site intelligently and also provides…
Faking HTTPS Boost and No Rank Increase for Penguin | SEO Buzz
This week: Keyword Planner adds a new feature, that HTTPS ranking boost can be faked, and it’s easier than you might think to rank your AMP pages. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Keyword Planner Adds Forecasting Feature There’s a new feature in the Keyword Planner: forecasting. Now, you can see search volume trends…
SEO Project Manager Wanted – Join Ignite Visibility!
New SEO job posted 10/19/16 Ignite Visibility, a fast growing Internet marketing company based in San Diego, is looking for a SEO Project Manager. The SEO Project Manager will manage 8 to 12 clients. Ignite Visibility’s core competencies are SEO, social media, PPC, CRO and email. This person should have a strong background in the…
SEO Buzz: New AMP Testing Tool, Penguin 4.o Rollout, and Mobile Index
This week: Google is creating a separate mobile index, a new AMP testing tool allows you to check your pages for compliance, and the Penguin rollout is finally complete. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Google Will Separate the Mobile and Desktop Indices Soon, Google will create a separate mobile index that will act…
SEO Buzz: Google is Putting More Focus on Mobile Search
This week: You might just want to keep on using that disavow file after all, expect to see fewer organic blue links in search results, and you might be surprised at how many people are using Google only on their smartphones. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Report: Almost Half of All People Search…
SEO Buzz: Everything You Need to Know About Penguin 4.0
There’s lots more to learn about Penguin, redirects aren’t “voodoo magic,” and you might not need to disavow those bad links anymore. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Google Is Already Removing Penalties From Previous Penguin Updates As we reported in this space, Google started rolling out the much-anticipated Penguin 4.0 update just last…