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Feb '23 Featured Articles

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Interview with ChatGPT
A paradigm shift in content creation – by Stephen Mahaney
A Virtual Army of A.I. Tools Are Marching Us Into the Future
It feels like the Internet starting all over again! – by Stephen Mahaney

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Jan '23 Featured Articles

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26 Years of SEN & Counting
by Stephen Mahaney
A Step by Step Guide to Changing Your Domain Name with Minimal Impact to Your Web Site's Rankings
If you really truly positively MUST do it, here's how — by John Heard & Keith Saye
Google Is Good! ...Very Good — but not as good as they pretend to be
SEN's 2023 Assessment of Google — editorial by Stephen Mahaney

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Dec '22 Featured Articles

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The SEO Pro's *Complete* Website Audit Checklist: Part One
The only checklist you'll need! This two part checklist covers everything you need in order to perform a full manual website audit. This is a VERY comprehensive list of specific errors that can potentially cripple a site's performance and rather unique problems we've observed from over 25 years in the business. Leverage this checklist for ALL new projects or for an annual website maintenance audit.
The SEO Pro's *Complete* Website Audit Checklist: Part Two
Leverage the second installment of this comprehensive checklist to tackle things like HTTPS and server errors, image and video optimization, mobile compatibility concerns, AMP errors, local search issues and more. There is also a great way to get a VERY clear picture of your site's overall URL structure and organization, which is essential to troubleshoot indexing issues and finding those orphaned pages.

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Nov '22 Featured Articles

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5 Great Keyword Discovery Tools You Can Use for FREE
Because SEO depends on selecting the best keywords! — by Stephen Mahaney
Actual Code Real World Website's Are Using to Draw Attention to their Search Listings!
Your Advanced Structured Data Markup Reference Guide — by John Heard
And the Award for 'Lame Advice of the Year' goes to...
Editorial — by Stephen Mahaney

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Oct '22 Featured Articles

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Seven Steps to Quickly Optimize Images & Boost Your Traffic
How to build the foundation of your image optimization – by John Heard
Guide to Advanced Image SEO
How to get your images ranked in Image Search — by John Heard
Be Careful That AdBlockers Aren't Blocking Your Images
42% of global web users will NOT see your images if you choose the wrong filenames! — by Stephen Mahaney

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What does 'suspended for suspicious activity' actually mean on GBP?

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Sep '22 Featured Articles

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Google's Launches Helpful Content Update
More like a ranking signal than a core update, this could be a big deal over the long term by Stephen Mahaney
Google's Data Grab Masquerading as Minority Empowerment
Why affinity badges are a precarious double edged sword – by Stephen Mahaney
John Mueller Tells Us What He Really Thinks
Editorial by Stephen Mahaney

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Aug '22 Featured Articles

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Google Updates Quality Rater Guidelines
To truly understand what Google calls high quality content, you must study their Quality Rater Guidelines! — by Stephen Mahaney
How to Use CSS Sprites to Slash Image Load Time
When to use them, and when you shouldn't – by John Heard

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Jul '22 Featured Articles

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Startpage – Google Results Without Google's Crap!
Startpage makes your top ranking pages on Google easier to find! – by Stephen Mahaney
SWOT the Hell out of your Website
Knowing your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats makes succeeding a matter of fact! – by Keith Saye

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