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Site Reputation Abuse Policy Updated
December 2024 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/site-reputation-abuse-policy-updated... Last month Google made additional updates to their Site Reputation Abuse Policy, ... According to Google's policy update, Site reputation abuse is the practice of publishing third-party ... pages on a site in an attempt to abuse search rankings by taking advantage of the host site's ranking ... Examples of site reputation abuse include, but are not limited to: An educational site hosting a page ... hosting third-party pages about topics that would be confusing to users to find on a movie review site ... -
What's the easiest way to insert a global site tag on a WordPress site?
December 2019 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/content/whats-the-easiest-way-to-insert-a-global-site-tag-on-a-wordpress-site... What's the easiest way to insert a global site tag on a WordPress site? ... I'm being asked to insert a global site tag {gtag('config', 'AW-xxxxxxxxxxxx');} into the Thank You page ... of a client's site by the Google Digital Account Exec. ... This is a WordPress site built by others. ... To use it just: Login to the backend of the WordPress site and navigate to the Plugins > Add New page ... -
How YouTube Works: Educational Site Launched
July 2020 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/how-youtube-works-educational-site-launched... Google has launched How YouTube Works a site dedicated to exactly what it sounds - educating the public ... Actionable Strategy — If you're working on YouTube optimization or monetization then this site ... -
Google Partners Launches Mobile Site Certification
May 2017 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/google-partners-launches-mobile-site-certification... We also discovered the exam site is not mobile friendly. Go figure, eh? ... -
AdSense Site Approvals Video Tutorial Series
July 2021 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/adsense-site-approvals-video-tutorial-series... like to learn how you can, Google has released a very simplistic video series showing how to get your site ... -
Secure Site Deadline Looming in July 2018
March 2018 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/secure-site-deadline-looming-in-july-2018... The intention is clearly to scare away site visitors from any page that hasn't yet switched to the secure ... we suggest you start by reviewing the steps you'll find here — Complete Guide to Migrating a Site ... -
Site Name Updates Include Improvements and Workarounds
August 2023 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/site-name-updates-include-improvements-and-workarounds... As such, Google has guidance on getting the site name you'd prefer. ... data, as explained on our site name documentation. ... Sometimes, a preferred site name isn't available for use. ... other pages on that site. ... site names where you can also share feedback if you are having site name issues. ... -
New Form for Reporting Inaccurate Site Names
May 2023 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/new-form-for-reporting-inaccurate-site-names... Google recently provided a form to report inaccurate Site Names. ... Hi folks, I saw a few posts about site names being different than expected. ... If you're seeing a weird site name being shown, drop us a note here: https://t.co/tLgSqszSe8 – thanks ... Update Fixes Some Problematic Site Names but Not All A few days after making the form available, Google's ... a message in the Webmaster Forum saying an update that fixed some, but not all, of the problematic site ... -
8 Tips for Optimizing Your Ecommerce Site
August 2022 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/8-tips-for-optimizing-your-ecommerce-site... Does your site come up well positioned? What about your competitors? ... Ask yourself what gaps exist in your own site? ... It can also be used to explore traffic to your site. ... Have you approached independent reviewers to review products on your site? ... For example, check the bounce rate of pages on your site. ... -
FAQs Added to Site Reputation Abuse Policy
January 2025 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/faqs-added-to-site-reputation-abuse-policy... the site it was removed from, as the site reputation of that site is no longer being abused. ... If I move policy-violating content, can I redirect from the old site to the new site? ... the new site, as this may introduce the site reputation abuse issue again. ... If I move policy-violating content, can I link from the old site to the new site? ... on the old site. ... -
Site Reputation Abuse Remains in Google's Crosshairs
February 2025 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/site-reputation-abuse-remains-in-googles-crosshairs... Google was busy last month expanding the reach and updating its policies regarding Site ... The following list of support docs were updated: Spam Policies – Site Reputation Abuse Manual ... Actions report – scroll down to the "Site abused with third-party spam" drop down located under ... "List of manual actions" Search Quality User report which now defines site reputation abuse as: A ... The bottom line is that Google wants Parasite SEO, uh, Site Reputation Abuse to go away. Period. ... -
Site Reputation Abuse Policy Manual Actions Update
April 2025 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/site-reputation-abuse-policy-manual-actions-update... Look for any third-party content on your site that violates the site reputation abuse policy ... If you link from the old site to the new site, use the nofollow attribute in those links. ... Avoid redirecting URLs from the old site to the new site, as redirecting may introduce the site reputation ... Moving to an established site may introduce a site reputation abuse issue ... to the established site if that site has its own reputation and the third-party nature is unchanged. ... -
How to Game Plan an Ecommerce Site
May 2022 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/content/how-to-game-plan-an-ecommerce-site... How to Game Plan an Ecommerce Site — by John Heard Recently ... asked to explain my logistical planning and how I determine my charges for setting up an ecommerce site ... But you must be aware that Images can eat up a lot of hours, especially on a big site. ... Are you copying from a manufacturers web site and rewording your descriptions so they are unique? ... pretty good idea of how many hours it'll take for me to set up the average WooCommerce / WordPress site ... -
Google Video: Site Speed Questions Answered on #AskGoogleWebmasters
November 2019 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/google-video-site-speed-questions-answered-on-askgooglewebmasters... Google released a new #AskGoogleWebmasters support video on the topic of Site Speed. ... Update: Google is testing the roll out of a new Site Speed report within Search Console and this video ... -
Google Search Console now includes Critical Site Messages
February 2020 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/google-search-console-now-includes-critical-site-messages... The idea is to give you more organization as well as a better site history. ... -
Ranking Algorithm Can Consider Page and Site History
November 2016 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/ranking-algorithm-can-consider-page-and-site-history... In the talk, he mentioned that the history of a page or site DID play a role in how some search algorithms ... -
4 Quick Steps to a Faster WordPress Site
October 2018 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/content/speed-up-wordpress-with-these-basic-optimization-techniques... We needed a slow, unoptimized site for an example, and I just happened to have one. ... The Slowest WordPress Site Ever? ... First, let's review what plugins are running on this site. ... The graphic on the right is what we saw on the first pass for this site. ... testing as you add plugins and other components to the site. ... -
Complete Guide to Migrating a Site to HTTPS
April 2021 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/content/complete-guide-to-migrating-a-site-to-https... Migrating your Site to HTTPS Before diving in to convert your site, be sure to read through the following ... In this article we're assuming you're switching the entire site. ... Google a strong signal to come in and respider the site. ... Google reindexing the site over time. ... on your main site. ... -
How important is site speed for WordPress sites?
December 2019 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/content/how-important-is-site-speed-for-wordpress-sites... How important is site speed for WordPress sites? ... A good site speed? We wouldn't be concerned if a site loads in around 7-10 seconds on 3g Mobile. ... Is site speed that big of a ranking factor? ... speed: 4 Quick Steps to a Faster WordPress Site An Advanced SEO's Guide to Optimizing Your Site Speed ... That's a pretty fast site for WordPress. ... -
Site Reputation Abuse Enforcement Officially Begins May 5th
May 2024 — https://www.searchenginenews.com/se-news/update/entry/site-reputation-abuse-enforcement-begins-may-5supth-sup... ., low quality content that attempts to manipulate the search rankings — Google calls that site ... What ranking signals does a site have? ... We do have some site-wide signals that are also considered. ... My site has a coupon area that we produce in part by working with a third party. ... I also can’t figure out how to report site reputation abuse here? ...