SEO

Search engine optimization, or SEO, is the cornerstone of your marketing strategy. From SEO basics, Google Ranking Factors, to in-depth guides, we’ll cover every required to promote your website on the search engines.

When Redirecting URLs, Keep the Old sitemap for six months.

SEO

Google: When redirecting URLs upload and keep old sitemap for 6 months

Google confirmed that when redirecting content to new URLs, you should upload a copy of the old sitemap so that Google can pick up on the redirects faster.

Jonathan Griffin

3 min read
SEO Title Tag

SEO

SEO Title Tag: Definitive guide including title tag length & best practices

The title tag is one of the most important on-page SEO elements. We look at the best practices such as title length, keyword usage, separators, and more.

Jonathan Griffin

10 min read
Google only uses one price per URL from structured data

SEO

Google only uses one price per URL from structured data, but is there a workaround?

Webmaster Trends Analyst, John Mueller says that it is not possible to have more than one price per URL. We show one example where this is not the case.

Jonathan Griffin

2 min read
When Buying Links Use rel=nofollow or rel=sponsored

SEO

Google: When Buying Links Use rel=nofollow or rel=sponsored

Buying backlinks is against the Google Webmaster Guidelines. You should use rel=nofollow or rel=sponsored to prevent PageRank from being passed.

Jonathan Griffin

2 min read
No Need to Update Backlinks When Changing URL

SEO

Google: No Need to Update External Backlinks When Changing URL

This article examines the status of your PageRank when redirecting your site \ URLs. Find out how Google treats PageRank after redirects.

Jonathan Griffin

5 min read
A sitemap showing in the search indicates Site Quality Issues

SEO

Google: Sitemap in Search Results indicates Site Quality Issues

If you are Googling something specific on your site and one of the results is your XML sitemap, then it is likely that you have site quality issues.

Jonathan Griffin

3 min read
Don't build too many links too fast, or we may ignore them.

SEO

Google: Don't build too many links too fast or we may ignore them

Google said that if you build backlinks too fast their algorithms might just ignore them. You may also risk a manual spam penalty from their webspam team.

Jonathan Griffin

3 min read
Bold Text, Italics, or font size Google Ranking Factor

Google Ranking Factors

Is Bold Text, Italics, or Larger font size a Google Ranking Factor?

We take a detailed look as to whether using formatted words, such as Bold, Italic is an SEO ranking factor, including its impact and other considerations.

Jonathan Griffin

5 min read
Domain Age is not a Google Ranking Factor.

Google Ranking Factors

Is Domain Age a Google Ranking Factor?

How important is domain age for SEO? We take a look at whether Google considers domain age a ranking factor or whether it is a myth.

Jonathan Griffin

6 min read
ABBR Tag SEO Ranking Factor

Google Ranking Factors

Is the Abbreviation (abbr) Tag an SEO / Google Ranking Factor?

We take a detailed look as to whether using the abbreviation tag is a ranking factor and how it may affect your SEO Strategy.

Jonathan Griffin

4 min read