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Google’s Spam Update Just Completed: Here’s What Happened

Occasionally, Google rolls out their spam update which just ensures that the results on Google aren’t filled with spam. Because if a user clicks on a spammy result, and if this continually happens, it creates a terrible experience and people would stop using Google. They don’t give much detail on the spam update on their … Continue reading Google’s Spam Update Just Completed: Here’s What Happened

How Google’s Search Engine Really Works (A Peek Under The Hood)

Google’s search engine is technically complex. There are hundreds (maybe even thousands) of different factors taken into account so that the search engine can figure out what should go where. It’s like a mysterious black box, and very few people know exactly what’s inside. However, the good news is that search engines are actually pretty easy … Continue reading How Google’s Search Engine Really Works (A Peek Under The Hood)

How to Use Google’s Disavow Tool For Better Rankings

Recently, I had a friend ask me for help because her website rankings were tanking. Always willing to lend a helping hand, I asked her what she had been doing to build links and improve SEO. Everything she was doing checked out OK. So, I fired up Ahrefs and took a look at her backlink … Continue reading How to Use Google’s Disavow Tool For Better Rankings

How Core Web Vitals Affect Google’s Algorithms

While we spend a lot of time focusing on keyword optimization, mobile-experience, and backlinks, Google pays a lot of attention to the on-page experience. That’s why they’ve rolled out a new set of signals called Core Web Vitals. These signals will take into account a website’s page loading speed, responsiveness, and visual stability. In this guide, … Continue reading How Core Web Vitals Affect Google’s Algorithms

Google’s New Algorithm: Page Experience

Don’t worry… your traffic hasn’t gone down (or up) because of the Page Experience algorithm update hasn’t rolled out yet. But it will in 2021 according to Google. Due to the coronavirus, they decided to give us all a heads up on the future algorithm update and what it entails… that way you can adjust … Continue reading Google’s New Algorithm: Page Experience

Google’s May 2020 Core Update: What You Need to Know

On May 4th, Google started to roll out a major update to its algorithm. They call it a “core” update because it’s a large change to their algorithm, which means it impacts a lot of sites. To give you an idea of how big the update is, just look at the image above. It’s from … Continue reading Google’s May 2020 Core Update: What You Need to Know

Google’s May 2020 Core Update: What You Need to Know

On May 4th, Google started to roll out a major update to its algorithm. They call it a “core” update because it’s a large change to their algorithm, which means it impacts a lot of sites. To give you an idea of how big the update is, just look at the image above. It’s from … Continue reading Google’s May 2020 Core Update: What You Need to Know

An Inside Look at Google’s Future Plans

Everyone talks about algorithm updates, but Google does a whole lot more than adjust algorithms. Some of the moves they are making are really going to impact your marketing efforts. So, what are these non-algorithm changes? Well before I get into them, keep in mind that you aren’t going to like some of them, and … Continue reading An Inside Look at Google’s Future Plans

How Google’s Bert Update Will Affect Content Marketing

Google announced that it has been rolling out a new update called Bert. I know what you are thinking… does this update really matter? Should I even spend time learning about it? Well, Bert will affect 1 in 10 search queries. To give you an idea of how big of an update this is, it’s … Continue reading How Google’s Bert Update Will Affect Content Marketing

How I Beat Google’s Core Update by Changing the Game

Google released a major update. They typically don’t announce their updates, but you know when they do, it is going to be big. And that’s what happened with the most recent update that they announced. A lot of people saw their traffic drop. And of course, at the same time, people saw their traffic increase … Continue reading How I Beat Google’s Core Update by Changing the Game