Google’s search algorithms are showing multiple languages in the sitelinks for Google Search Console. Regardless of whether this is new or not, it may give an idea of how the underlying algorithm evaluates a website for sitelinks. Sitelinks Are Supposed To Be Helpful Sitelinks is a Google Search feature that shows links to different areas … Read more
A report from Modern Retail shows that people who use ChatGPT and Google Gemini for quick summaries also click the links these tools provide. This is important for marketers, as it suggests that AI-driven search may change product discovery and online traffic. While these numbers are self-reported and lack broader data, they offer insight into … Read more
Long, messy URLs can make your content look cluttered and unprofessional. They also eat up precious character space, which can be a problem for channels that have character limits, like social media and SMS. That’s where URL shorteners come in. They create a dedicated short link that redirects to your original URL. That reduces the … Read more
Nofollow was introduced back in 2005 and came about as a reaction to blog spam comments. Believe it or not, SEO professionals used to try and manipulate Google’s PageRank on their sites just as they try to manipulate, well, everything. Nofollow basically tells Google (or any other search engine that supports this attribute) not to … Read more
Nofollow was introduced back in 2005 and came about as a reaction to blog spam comments. Believe it or not, SEO professionals used to try and manipulate Google’s PageRank on their sites just as they try to manipulate, well, everything. Nofollow basically tells Google (or any other search engine that supports this attribute) not to … Read more
This week’s Ask an SEO column comes from an anonymous asker: “What should a backlink profile look like, and how do you build good backlinks?” Great question! Backlinks are a part of SEO as a way to build trust and authority for your domain, but they’re not as important as link builders claim. You can … Read more
Building high-quality links that drive traffic and boost your rankings can be a real challenge. But with the right guidance, you can create a successful link-building campaign that stands the test of time. On October 23rd, join us and embark on an epic journey through the world of link building in our exclusive webinar, “The … Read more
Google has announced a new feature integrating links to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine within its search results. This update, rolled out globally today, allows searchers to access archived versions of webpages directly from Google’s search interface. How To Access The Feature The new functionality is part of Google’s existing ‘About this page’ feature. You … Read more
Outbound have traditionally been considered a ranking or relevance related factor but those ideas are outdated now that search engines use AI for spam detection and the ranking process. It’s time to consider new ways of thinking about outbound links. 1. A Page Is About Multiple Subtopics One thing people worry about is whether linking … Read more
Google’s John Mueller debunked the common recommendation that it’s good to link out to other websites for SEO and ranking benefits. Canonical SEO The word canonical (in the context of facts and rules) means ideas and beliefs that are commonly accepted as true and correct. SEO has a number of canonical beliefs that data back … Read more
Google’s Martin Splitt answered a question about whether internal nofollow links and noindex meta robots directives send the wrong signal to Google that the website is low quality. Nofollow Link Attribute The nofollow link attribute came about as a standard created by Google, Yahoo and Microsoft that publishers can use to signal that a link … Read more
In an update to its search documentation, Google has expanded the list of sources it uses to generate title links in search results. Google now includes the og:title meta tag as one of the elements it considers when automatically creating title links for web pages. Screenshot from: developers.google.com/search/updates, August 2024. Title links, which appear as … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes reveals Googlebot collects links instead of “following” them, contradicting official documentation. Googlebot collects links rather than following them in real-time. Gary Illyes shared this information in Google’s ‘Search Off The Record’ podcast. Google’s documentation contradicts the actual crawler behavior. Source link
In a new installment of its “SEO Made Easy” video series, Google provides three simple guidelines for utilizing internal linking to improve SEO. The video, presented by Google’s Martin Splitt, offers valuable insights for improving site structure and user experience. Strategic internal linking highlights your most valuable content, ensuring users and search engines can identify … Read more
Having trouble getting your website mentioned on big news sites to boost your search engine rankings? You’re not the only one. Many businesses find it hard to get these links. But what if you could do this regularly, every month? The trick is to use studies based on current trends that journalists find interesting. Sign … Read more
Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, said in an interview that Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information, not to provide blue links. Schmidt’s pragmatic statements seem to describe a future where websites are unnecessary and advertising is increasingly effective. Answers Without Links Is A Good User Experience? The ex-CEO’s prediction of the future … Read more
OpenAI content deal will enhance ChatGPT with the ability to show real-time content with links in response to queries. OpenAI quietly took steps to gaining more search engine type functionality as part of a content licensing deal that may have positive implications for publishers and SEO. Content Licensing Deal OpenAI agreed to content licensing with … Read more
Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed at a recent search marketing conference that Google needs very few links, adding to the growing body of evidence that publishers need to focus on other factors. Gary tweeted confirmation that he indeed say those words. Background Of Links For Ranking Links were discovered in the late 1990’s to be a … Read more
