- What should and should not be included in a sitemap for a WordPress site?
- Do Nofollow links from important sites pass PageRank?
- Is it possible to manipulate Google's autocomplete function to get my company listed as a suggestion?
- Can we simply add content to our single blog page or is it better to create new pages for each post?
- Is it OK to have multiple Search Console Properties for the same site?
- Can changing my WordPress Theme hurt my rankings?
May '22 Featured Articles
- How to Game Plan an Ecommerce Site
- by John Heard
- If You Aren't Using a VPN, Maybe You Should Be
- by Stephen Mahaney
SE Bytes: Member Q&A
Search & Social Media Updates Digest
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Google
- Spam Report Reveals Google's Oblivious Narcissism
- Most Think Goggle Search Quality is Getting Worse
- Google's Product Reviews Update Recap
- Google Spiders Images Slower Than Web Pages
- New Search Console Bubble Chart Helps Optimize Website Performance
- Product Data Specification Updates for Merchant Center
- Why JavaScript Framework Pages Aren't Shown in Google's Cache View
- Watch Out For This New Link Scam
- MuellerBot AI - Just for Fun
Apr '22 Featured Articles
- Never Mind Market Research, Just Pay Attention & Follow The Leader
- When someone else is willing to pay big bucks to figure something out, let them! Then stand-by to reap the rewards. — by Stephen Mahaney
- A Pro's Guide to Featured Snippets
- Unlocking the secrets to position zero rankings — by Keith Saye
SE Bytes: Member Q&A
- What's the best way to deactivate WordPress plugins to improve page performance?
- Is there any way to obtain Google Business Profile listings for remote workers?
- What's the simplest way to monitor for reputation management?
- When is it safe to take down our 301 redirects?
- Where can I find a demo for Google Analytics?
Search & Social Media Updates Digest
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Google
- Google Analytics 3 Will Stop Working on July 1, 2023
- Connect Data Studio to Search Console for Powerful Visuals
- SafeSearch Adds Direction for Fetching Video Content Files
- Hotels Get New Tools for Reconnecting With Travelers
- Google Page Experience Update For Desktop Done Rolling Out
- Visual Stories Appearing On Page One in SERPS for Competitive Generic Keywords
- GSC Will Kill URL Parameter Tool On April 28th
- The Ongoing Google Product Reviews Update
- Monitor Your Search Traffic & More with Data Studio
Mar '22 Featured Articles
- It's Time to Focus Your Efforts on Collecting First Party Data
- In light of Apple's opt-out default settings, Androids plan's to follow suit, & Chrome deprecating 3rd party cookies, your best survival bet is to start capturing your own data now!
- When Alt-Text is a Story in The NYTimes, THAT's Your Wake-Up Call
- Now that the public has been alerted, it's Last Call to make your site ADA Compliant!
Search & Social Media Updates Digest
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Google
- Europe's GDPR Has Google Analytics in its Gun Sights!
- Google Introduces the Android Privacy Sandbox
- Page Experience Comes To Desktop
- How BERT Helps Google Understand Language
- Auto-tagging for Free Listings is Now Available
- Google Launches My Business Business Calls API
- GSC Messages Panel Now Showing All Messages
- Google Help Doc Adds Troubleshooting Section to SafeSearch
- Update to Destination Requirements Policy
- Logging Issue in Performance Metrics Reports
- How Google Handles Webmaster Mistakes
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Local Search
- Google Maps Review Spam Policy Enforcement — Details Revealed
- Follow & Welcome Offer Features Going Away "Soon"
Feb '22 Featured Articles
- Be Careful Your "Stop Lines" Aren't Crippling Your Conversions
- Because it makes no sense to suggest 'stopping points' anywhere within your sales copy prior to your call-to-action! – by Stephen Mahaney
- The 7 Best Ways to Reduce Cart Abandonments & Maximize Profits!
- Keith Saye reveals how to create a customer-friendly order process by eliminating ALL of the friction!
SE Bytes: Member Q&A
- Can my 'no right-click' plugin be hurting my Core Web Vitals score?
- Where can I find usage data for Google's "People Also Ask" panels?
- Does the length of a URL matter in terms of SEO?
- What's the best practice for making image-Alt ADA compliant?
- Does nofollow prevent indexing and if not, what's the best way?
Search & Social Media Updates Digest
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Google
- As the Algo Updates Churn & Burn
- FLoC Replaced by Topics API
- GSC Adds Dedicated Desktop Section to Page Experience Report
- Recipe Structured Data Guidance Updated
- New Robots Tag: indexifembedded
- GSC Reporting Changes for Breadcrumbs & HowTo
- Documentation Updates for Car Markup & SafeSearch
- GSC Launches New URL Inspection API
- Google Introduces "Shops" Feature for Mobile Search Results
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Local Search
- Request Your Own 'Local Service Ads' Background Checker
- GMB API Deprecating In April 2022
Jan '22 Featured Articles
- Beware the Graphic Artist!
- When your goal is sales conversions, the graphic artist can be the enemy.
- The Best Image Formats & Free Tools for Editing & Optimizing Them
- The 5 most useful image formats, where and when to use them PLUS 6 free tools to maximize image performance!
- 25 Years of SEN & Counting
- Thanks to YOU, this month's issue completes our 25th year of publishing SEN.
SE Bytes: Member Q&A
- Why do my web pages drop out of Search Console reports?
- Is buying a previously redirected domain an SEO problem?
- Is there any SEO downside to opening links in a new window?
- How is Google finding and indexing pages that I don't want indexed?
- How should my short URL be set up to redirect to my main URL to avoid duplicate content issues?
Dec '21 Featured Articles
- How Lazy Load Might be Hurting Your Site Speed
- John Heard explains how this commonly used image loading strategy intended to speed pages up is actually slowing some of them down -- especially WordPress and WooCommerce sites
- How to Use Internal Links So Google Will Love Your Best Pages
- Keith Saye reveals 13 ways to turn internal linking into better indexing, increased conversions, and higher revenues
Search & Social Media Updates Digest
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Google
- November Core Update 2021
- Page Experience Algorithm Coming To Desktop
- Official Googlebot IP Addresses Now Available In JSON File
- High Profile Sites Slamming the Brakes on AMP Pages
- Google Logo Structured Data Changes
- Google says 'NeverMind' to Mobile-Indexing Deadline
- How Key Moments Work In Videos In Search
- Place Videos on Dedicated Pages For Maximum Exposure
- Rare Penalty Limbo Can Last Several Years
- Bonus Bytes from John Mueller
Nov '21 Featured Articles
- 9 Steps to Finding the Best Opportunities for Quality Backlinks and Digital PR Coverage
- Digital PR expert Ken McGaffin breaks down his process for getting quality backlinks in today's challenging SEO environment
- Back to the Future with Log File Analysis
- SEO Wizard John Heard discusses the advantages of log file analysis compared to Google Analytics and reveals the tools you'll need to get the job done.
Search & Social Media Updates Digest
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Google
- Search Quality Raters Guidelines Updated
- Google Search Adds Continuous Scrolling on Mobile
- BigCommerce Merchants Can Now Sync Product Catalogs to Google
- Search Analytics API Now Supports Discover, Google News, and Regex
- Google Aligns Search Console Testing Tools with URL Inspection Tool
- Help Documentation Changes for October
- UPI Limited Enforcement in Google Merchant Center
- Job Posting Structured Data Errors Report Changes in GSC
- The Google "Unannounced Updates" Buzz for October
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Bing
- Get Faster Indexing with IndexNow
- Microsoft Advertising Partners with Shopify
- MS Advertising Introduces Microsoft Clarity Insights
Oct '21 Featured Articles
- The TOP 7 Email Marketing Questions, Answered!
- Straight and simple answers to the most important email marketing questions
- How to Avoid Getting Sued for a Website that Isn't Accessible
- What's now a liability issue will soon become a ranking signal – it's time to get ahead of the curve!
SE Bytes: Member Q&A
- Is shared hosting ok?
- Which page title is Google using for ranking, my original or their autogenerated one?
- What's the best way to redirect a short domain name to a longer one without having duplicate content issues?
- How long should it take for a site to get re-crawled and re-ranked after cleaning out low quality pages?
Search & Social Media Updates Digest
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Google
- Mysterious Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update?
- Titlepocalypse Update
- Page Experience Tutorial - Improving First Input Delay
- Lighthouse 8.4 Upgrades LCD, FID, PageSpeed Insights
- Google Shows How to Optimize for Discover's Follow Feature
- Google Reveals How YouTube Recommends Videos
- New Ecommerce SEO Guide Documentation
- Unique Product Identifiers Now Required on Free Merchant Listings
- Search On '21 Reveals New Features, More Details About MUM