On Tuesday March 5th, 2024 Google released an update to their spam systems referred to as a Spam Update. This update takes aim at 3 specific types of web spam and Google estimates that in conjunction with a Core Update it will eliminate 40% of spam currently in...
On Tuesday March 5th, 2024 Google released the first Core Update of 2024 also known as a “Broad Core Update”. This is the first major announced search algorithm update according to Google this year. Bundled in this Core Update is a big change to the Helpful Content Update....
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so the saying goes. SEOs have long looked at each others content attempting to duplicate it or make better versions of content that ranked well. Now with AI on the scene this process is able to be done at a blistering...
I used various A.I. systems to predict what would be important or change for SEO in 2024. Each one used different sources and came up with different content. The differences were a bit surprising considering they basically all use OpenAI’s GPT, in terms of formatting and end result....
On Thursday November 2nd, 2023 Google released the fifth Core Update of 2023 also known as a “Broad Core Update”. This is the ninth major announced search algorithm update according to Google this year. Today we released the November 2023 core update. We'll update our ranking release history...
Today Gagan Ghotra, an SEO in Australia, spotted a Google Bard conversation indexed as a Featured Snippet at the top of a Google SERP and posted about it on X (the social media website formerly known as Twitter). Haha ? Google started to index share conversation URLs of...
Today Google’s Search Central X/Twitter handle announced an update to the Helpful Content system would be rolling out over the next few weeks. If you’re unfamiliar with the Helpful Content Update which started rolling out in August of 2022 read our guide on the first version of it....
Navigate this article: Introduction Free Options Paid Options Further Discussion Introduction On July 1st, 2023 something unprecedented in the history of the internet happened. A major free tool operated by one of the world’s largest tech corporations and used by millions of websites began a process to quit...
As it became apparent that the pandemic was putting a stranglehold on local businesses we offered to help as many as we could with various free services including hundreds of free SEO reviews, consultation calls, and more. During this time a small fitness business owner asked a friend...
For a long-time a secret building block of Pages trying to grow on Facebook was inviting users who reacted to posts to come like and follow the Page. This was done by a Page admin tirelessly clicking on the list of reactions, selecting the reaction type, and then...
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