Webmasters have noticed significant changes in local search results over the last several days. According to forums and reports, webmasters are seeing inaccuracies in local search results as the displayed current location when searching just isn‘t right. It’s speculated the issue is a result of a local search update that occurred shortly after the Google…
Are Directories Bad for SEO? A Fact Driven Answer
For decades, web directories have been used to help people find content online and, in turn, help improve search engine rankings. But after years of misuse and abuse, the vast majority of directories are now considered by many to be both problematic and worthless for SEO, and Google frowns upon most. So, should we abandon…
Guide to rel=”alternate” for Mobile Subdomain Optimization
As mobile usage continues to skyrocket and search engines increase their focus on mobile-friendly ranking, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve been working to bring you even more ways to ensure that your website is optimized for mobile devices. And while Google and many of us in the SEO world strongly encourage implementing responsive design where…
How to Evaluate Pages Indexed in Google for SEO
SEO professionals go about doing certain tasks in different ways. One of those, is evaluating how many pages you have in the Google index for SEO. In this post, we reveal real insight from Google on how to find how many pages your website has in the index. Site Operators in Search One of the…
Crawling and Indexing Location-Adaptive Pages for SEO
We’ve been seeing a lot of dramatic changes and updates to Google SEO lately, particularly with respect to location-based ranking and mobile results. And just recently, Google made another significant change by introducing improvements to Googlebot that enable crawling and indexing of location-adaptive pages for SEO. The update will come as particularly great news for…
Don’t Say there is No ROI with SEO, It’s a Gold Mine
I was having a casual conversation the other day and someone said to me, “You know I just never see the ROI with SEO.” I didn’t say anything in that moment (although I answer this issue all the time), but the statement rolled around in my head for a while after that particular moment. In…
Ultimate Checklist When Switching Hosting For SEO
There are a number of reasons to switch your web hosting company: outgrowing your initial data package, not getting the up-time service you were promised, or wanting to save money with another provider. When you do decide to make the switch, it’s important to follow some critical steps to ensure the transition is smooth and…
2 Mobile Subdomain SEO Mistakes that Could Ruin Everything
Mobile SEO… Man, can it be complicated. Especially mobile SEO for a subdomain when you are working with a massive website and you need to map everything together, account for rouge URLs and just generally get it done. I have been doing a lot of this lately, so I wanted to share 2 devastating mobile…
The Ultimate Guide to the Google Pigeon Update
In July 2014, a local search algorithm update was released, which was dubbed Google Pigeon. Under the algorithm, Google aims to release more useful, accurate, and relevant local search results, which are visible within Google Maps and Google Web search. With local searches attracting 50 percent of mobile users to visit stores, Google Pigeon may…
The Ultimate List of 301 Redirect Examples for SEO
Google recommends using 301 redirects to promote SEO when changing the URL of a web page. To ensure users and search engines are redirected to the correct page, it’s advised a server-side 301 redirect is in place to show search engines that a page has been moved to a new location. A 301 redirect is…