This week: a myth about site traffic and links debunked, more chatter about an update, and you won’t believe how many pages Google has removed from the SERPs over copyright claims. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. GOOGLE HAS REMOVED 1.75 BILLION SITES FROM ITS INDEX OVER COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS Some ominous news this week…
How to Get Instagram Followers that Engage with Content
This post is by one of our expert project managers here at Ignite Visibility, Danelle Conlon. She has some great strategies for Instagram follower acquisition and engagement – John Lincoln Instagram is one of the leading platforms for social engagement. In September 2015, Hootsuite reported that Instagram’s follower engagement rate is higher than Facebook and Twitter’s by…
Google Pilots Live Coverage, Panda Rollout Continues – SEO Buzz
This week: News about the latest Panda update, Google pilots a live coverage carousel, and there are new guidelines for reviews markup. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Google Pilots Live Coverage Carousel with Real-Time Indexing Here’s some good news if you’re running a website that covers breaking news or live events: you can…
SEO Buzz: Google Is Cracking Down, Changes to Mobile
This week: Google explains a change, an old search result label is disappearing, and you’d better get rid of “intrusive interstitials” from your website. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. “Mobile-Friendly” Label in Search Results Is Going Away When you’ve Googled around for various bits of information over the past couple of years, you…
Step-By-Step Guide to Implementing AMP on a WordPress Site
The Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) framework allows you to create a much faster mobile browsing experience right away without a complete mobile web overhaul and without losing your ad revenue. This is my step by step guide to implementing AMP on a WordPress site. AMP basics AMP pages are stripped down versions of the…
Get Into Google News, Learn Google News SEO Now
Google News is an important part of Google. Delivering over 6 billion website clicks per month, some websites see lifts in traffic of over 300% upon being accepted. In this video, you will learn much of what is necessary to get started with Google News for SEO. Google News SEO Video – Watch Now Things…
What Is the Child-Directed Treatment Setting for Child-Safe Websites?
On October 21, 1998, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If you manage a website, then that law affects you. In this article, we’ll go over the basics of COPPA and give you some pointers about ensuring that your website is in compliance. Failure to take the law…
SEO Buzz: Another Google Algorithm Update?
This week: Tales of yet another update, Google really wants you to use AMP, and another SEO myth gets busted. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Google Really Wants You to Use AMP Pages Don’t be surprised if you log on to the Google Search Console today and see the following message: “Google has…
What Is White Hat SEO and Why It Matters for Ethical Rankings
In the world or SEO, there are two sides: white hat and black hat. And when it comes to marketing, you want to fall firmly on the white hat side. Here’s a full rundown on what white hat SEO actually is, and how to make sure you stay on the good side of SEO. Modern-day…
SEO Buzz: Chrome Supports AMP, Redirects No Longer Lose Page Rank
This week: Google Chrome for iOS now supports AMP, more speculation about a possible Google update, and a surprising revelation about 30x redirects. Here’s what happened this week in SEO. Google Chrome for iOS Now Supports AMP The latest update to Google Chrome for iOS now includes support for Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). That means…