Google is making a big change to its domain structure. Soon, all country-specific Google domains will redirect to Google.com. This change ties into earlier hints that Google may rely less on hreflang markup, showing how Google is changing its approach to international search. Google Consolidates Domain Structure Google announced plans to phase out country-specific domains … Read more
Garry Tan, President and CEO of Y Combinator, interviewed Tony Xu, co-founder of DoorDash, in a conversation that revealed useful insights on how to research a niche before building a business around it, the wisdom of understanding pain points and why following competitors is not always the best path for long-term success. Building a strong … Read more
WordPress.com updated their 100-year domain and hosting plan, unlocking the opportunity to secure a domain name for a one hundred year period for only $2,000. The new service is a breakout from the 100-year plan which is another offering that includes hosting and other benefits for $38,000. 100 Year Domain Name Registration The new domain … Read more
The Dot AI domain has migrated to a new domain name registry, giving all registrants of .AI domains stronger security and more stability, with greater protection against outages. Dot AI Domain .AI is a country-code top-level domain (ccTLD), which is distinct from a gTLD. A CCTLD is a two letter domain that is reserved for … Read more
In the August edition of Google’s SEO office-hours Q&A video, John Mueller, Senior Search Analyst at Google, tackled a unique question about domain expiration and Search Console data. The question highlights the potential risks to Search Console data when domains change hands. A site owner facing the expiration of their domain and loss of hosting … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes shares an unconventional but valid method for centralizing robots.txt rules on CDNs. Robots.txt files can be centralized on CDNs, not just root domains. Websites can redirect robots.txt from main domain to CDN. This unorthodox approach complies with updated standards. Source link
Google’s John Mueller offered an insight into why the domain name migrations between multiple language versions of the same website turned out vastly different even though the same process was followed for each of three websites. Migrating To Different Domain Names The person asking the question maintained three websites under three different country code top … Read more
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about why people don’t use hyphens with domains and if there was something to be concerned about that they were missing. Domain Names With Hyphens For SEO I’ve been working online for 25 years and I remember when using hyphens in domains was something that affiliates did … Read more
In a recent discussion on Reddit, a user inquired about the advantages of using keyword domain names for SEO to improve visibility for a specific phrase. The user shared an example of utilizing a domain like “swimsuits.com” for selling swimsuits, a keyword with over 10,000 monthly searches in their country. John Mueller, Google’s Search Advocate, … Read more
In a post on the r/TechSEO subreddit, Google’s Search Advocate, John Mueller, responded to a Reddit user asking how to increase localized traffic to a European Union (EU) domain hosted in the United States (US). The user’s client, who owns a .com and a .eu subdomain, hopes to increase targeted traffic to the latter. However, … Read more
Someone on X (formerly Twitter) asked if domain age impacted search rankings. Google’s John Mueller sets the record straight. The person asking the question tweeted: “Does the age of a domain name impact Google search rankings?” SEOs have for a long time noticed that older domain names correlate with top rankings. But correlations are generally … Read more
Unless you’re lucky enough to register a domain name no one has thought of before, chances are a domain registered today will have a history attached. Is there any reason for the new domain owner to be concerned with what the previous owner(s) did with it? Yes – a domain’s history matters, even after ownership … Read more
WordPress.com announced a one hundred year domain registration that comes with managed hosting and 24/7 customer service and other features for one price. WordPress 100-Year Plan The typical maximum domain name registration period is capped at ten years. So it’s quite unusual to be able to register a domain for one hundred years. WordPress calls … Read more
Google’s John Mueller participated in a lively discussion on Mastodon about domain names and SEO. His discussion began as a post about whether a dash (-) in the domain name is recommended or not. The conversation naturally touched on the topic of keywords in the domain, with Mueller offering his opinion on that topic. Keywords … Read more
Today’s Ask An SEO question comes from Sommer, who asks: What might be factors contributing to high on-page SEO scores but low domain authority? Today, we will dive into a topic that many website owners find puzzling: the relationship between on-page SEO scores and domain authority. As you know, on-page SEO is about enhancing individual … Read more
In a recent episode of the ‘Search Off The Record’ Podcast, Google’s Search Relations Team, composed of John Mueller, Gary Illyes, and Martin Splitt, weighed in on a topic often discussed among website owners and SEO practitioners: the impact of keywords in domain names on search engine rankings. The Keyword Controversy The discussion was initiated … Read more
How to generate a snapshot SEO report in seconds with Domain Overview Time. Resources. No matter the day, month, year, or algorithm update, these are 2 commodities of which SEOs will never have enough! We are perpetually searching for ways to systemize, automate, and simplify so that we can spend more time with the fun … Read more
Google Search Advocate, John Mueller, has shed light on the difference between generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and country code top-level domains (ccTLDs), offering practical advice to businesses and SEO professionals. His comments arrive amidst the recent update by Google that categorizes .ai domains as gTLDs, moving away from their previous association with Anguilla, a British … Read more
