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Google Sitemaps Shows Declines In Index Count, It's A Bug
There are tons and tons of complaints and concerns posted in the Google Webmaster Forums and posted on Twitter and Google+ about the Google Search Console showing huge drops in the index counts in the Sitemaps report...
Controlling Search Engine Crawlers for Better Indexation and Rankings - Whiteboard Friday
Jul 16, 2015
For reference, here's a still of this week's whiteboard. Click on it to open a high resolution image in a new tab!
Video transcription
Howdy Moz fans, and welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. This week we're going to talk about controlling search engine crawlers, blocking bots, sending bots where we want, restricting them from where we don't want them to go. We're going to talk...
Video transcription
Howdy Moz fans, and welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. This week we're going to talk about controlling search engine crawlers, blocking bots, sending bots where we want, restricting them from where we don't want them to go. We're going to talk...
Google Is Hiring SEOs To Help Them Rank Better
Yesterday, Google posted a job listing on their careers site for an SEO position. I kid you not...
You May Be Too Late To Save Your Site With The Next Google Panda Refresh
Yea, we are all waiting for the next Google Panda refresh, we have been told time and time again it is coming soon.
But as you know, it has not yet come.
The thing is...
But as you know, it has not yet come.
The thing is...
Google: Penguin Refresh Is Months Away
Google's Gary Illyes said over the weekend on Twitter that a Google "Penguin refresh is months away."
The last official Penguin update we had was Penguin 3.0, which took place on October 18...
The last official Penguin update we had was Penguin 3.0, which took place on October 18...
How Google May Answer Questions in Queries with Rich Content Results
by Bill Slawski
Jul 12, 2015
Jul 12, 2015
From the query, ‘How to fix a clogged sink.’
This patent application from last week describes a search system query processing for queries that are questions.
Queries may be responded to with a wide variety of resources, such as image...
This patent application from last week describes a search system query processing for queries that are questions.
Queries may be responded to with a wide variety of resources, such as image...
Google: Panda Still Coming Soon But Maybe Delayed For Technical Reasons
So it didn't happen last week over July 4th, it didn't happen within the 2-4 week time frame we expected from Gary Illyes message out of SMX Advanced. It is not happening this weekend either...
Google: Sorry, We Meant Don't Ask For Links That Violate Our Guidelines
Yesterday we covered a statement where Google said you should not even ask for links. It was from the Portuguese Webmaster blog written by Diogo Botelho from the Google webmaster team. It said then "do not buy, sell...
Google: Do Not Even Ask For Links!
The other day Aaron Wall posted on Twitter a link to a new blog post on the Google Portuguese webmaster blog about unnatural links.
The post was written by Google's Diogo Botelho and he said that it is unnatural to even ask for links to your web site...
The post was written by Google's Diogo Botelho and he said that it is unnatural to even ask for links to your web site...
Google: We Don't Recommend Changing Your Links To HTTPS, Redirects Are Fine
Google's HTTPS algorithm went live earlier this year and many sites did switch over to the from their HTTP to HTTPS counterpart.
So now SEOs and Webmasters are asking, should we ask people to update their links to the web site...
So now SEOs and Webmasters are asking, should we ask people to update their links to the web site...
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