John Mueller of Google blasted SEO or marketing agencies that sell both link-building services and disavow link services. He said on Twitter, “These agencies (both those creating, and those disavowing) are just making stuff up, and cashing in from those …
Day: February 1, 2023
Google: Search Console Verification Does Not Impact Your Ranking
Gary Illyes said in the Google SEO office-hours from yesterday that verifying your website in Google Search Console won’t impact your Google Search indexing or ranking whatsoever.…
Google: Firewalls or CDNs Issues Are The Most Common Reason For Blocking Googlebot
Gary Illyes from Google posted a new PSA on LinkedIn saying that the most common reason a site unexpectedly blocks Googlebot from crawling is due to a misconfiguration of a firewall or CDN.…
Is Google using a ChatGPT-like system for spam and AI content detection and ranking websites?
The headline is intentionally misleading – but only insofar as using the term “ChatGPT” is concerned. “ChatGPT-like” immediately lets you, the reader, know the type of technology I’m referring to, instead of describing the system as “a text-generation model like …
Yelp Details Removal Of Paid Review Groups & Lead Generators via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Yelp releases report on how they removed lead generators and closed down paid review rings on social media sites in 2022 The post Yelp Details Removal Of Paid Review Groups & Lead Generators appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
Google Ads To Update Government Documents and Official Services Policy On March 31
After months of silence and no policy updates from Google Ads, Google has posted that it will be updating its Google Ads Government documents and official services policy in a big way.…
Google: Nofollow Site Credit Links Footer Links If You Control Them
Google is still recommending that you nofollow your credit links in your footer, if you have control over those links. So the site designed by or powered by or made by types of links, nofollow those links if you can. …
How To Create A Content Strategy Framework via @sejournal, @JuliaEMcCoy
Do you have a framework in place for your content strategy? Learn what elements you need to erect a solid plan that gets results. The post How To Create A Content Strategy Framework appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
The WordPress Security Guide To Keep Your Site Safe via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Discover eight steps to take to keep your WordPress website safe from hackers, malware, and vulnerabilities. The post The WordPress Security Guide To Keep Your Site Safe appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
How To Supercharge Your Keyword Research With Powerful Topic Clustering via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
Learn 2 different ways to build a better keyword universe for your marketing efforts and drive more traffic to your website. The post How To Supercharge Your Keyword Research With Powerful Topic Clustering appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
The 5-Step Formula To Forecasting Your SEO Campaign Results [Webinar] via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
Get step-by-step instructions, free tools, and a downloadable calculator to automate everything you need to launch a successful digital marketing campaign. The post The 5-Step Formula To Forecasting Your SEO Campaign Results [Webinar] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
This day in search marketing history: February 1
Google accuses Bing of copying its search results In 2011, the headline Google: Bing Is Cheating, Copying Our Search Results appeared first on Search Engine Land. As Danny Sullivan reported: “Google has run a sting operation that it says proves …