The ultimate guide to HTTP headers for SEO
Learn what HTTP headers are, how they influence website performance and security and best practices for optimization.
Topic: John Mueller
The SEO impact of interstitials, before and after
What type of impact do interstitials or pop-ups have on search? Dive into this case study to see their effect on organic traffic value.
Google August 2024 core update rollout is now complete
The update took 19 days to rollout and was a pretty impactful update.
How to fix ‘Crawled – Currently not indexed’ error in Google Search Console
Uncover the reasons behind the 'Crawled – Currently not indexed' error in Google Search Console and solutions to get your pages indexed.
Google Search ranking bug is now resolved
The four-plus day ranking bug, that kicked off around the same time of the August core update is now fixed.
Google Search ranking bug unrelated to the core update
This bug is impacting a large number of the search results but Google identified the issue.
Google August 2024 core update rolling out now
One of the aims of the Google August 2024 core update is to surface useful content from small and independent sites.
Survey: 92% of SEOs suspect their competitors buy links
Buying backlinks can seriously harm your SEO performance. Here's how to avoid penalties and losing traffic.
Internal linking for bloggers: 9 mistakes to fix immediately
Correct internal linking is one of the most powerful SEO strategies available. Here’s what to fix on your site today.
13 SEO takeaways from Google’s Elizabeth Tucker at SMX Advanced
Why the March 2024 Core update rollout took 45 days, how Google defines low quality, why we see radical ranking fluctuations and more.
Google won’t index sites that do not work on mobile devices after July 5
if your website is not accessible using a mobile device, then Google will no longer index it and rank it.
Google Search Console reporting error for product snippets
You may have noticed a spike in impressions and clicks between May 15 to May 27 - it was a bug.
Google disavow link tool will go away at some point
John Mueller said, "At some point, I'm sure we'll remove it," referring to the disavow link tool in Google Search Console.
Structure, consume, learn and retire: Google’s pattern of learning
Google's cyclical process of giving us capabilities only to later remove them, seems to be a core part of its strategy.
Oh, Brother: The Verge games Google again for ‘best printer 2024’
The tech rag used Google Gemini to produce the majority of a satirical product review, pointing out that it shouldn't rank. Yet it does.
Google updates its page experience docs to clarify ranking signals
Core Web Vitals are a ranking signal but not other page experience signals.
Mastering NLP for modern SEO: Techniques, tools and strategies
Learn how modern search engines like Google use advanced NLP to understand searches, match queries to content, and rank results.
What is digital PR for SEO?
Learn how to leverage digital PR techniques like cultivating expertise, crafting stories, and garnering influence to boost your SEO.
How Danny Sullivan shares SEO issues with Google’s Search team
Part of job of the Search Liaison at Google is to share feedback on how to improve search.
Google says mobile-first indexing is complete after almost 7 years
Google said it will turn off the indexing crawler information in the settings page in Search Console.
9 ways to stay on top of the latest SEO trends
Enhance your SEO expertise with these reliable methods for staying updated on industry news and best practices.
Google sees spike in failed hostload exceeded error in Search Console
Google's request indexing tool may be having issues due to abuse by spammers.
Google Ads, Search and Chrome bosses discussed to boost ad revenue in emails
The documents have been made public by the Department of Justice as the federal antitrust trial continues.
Links are not a top 3 Google Search ranking factor, says Gary Illyes
Google's Gary Illyes said people overestimate the importance of links, saying they haven't been a top 3 ranking factor for some time.
Google Search stops showing How-to rich results on desktop
This change comes one month after Google announced HowTo would no longer appear on mobile devices and just for desktop users.
Mitigating technical SEO issues by empowering engineers
Engineers are at the forefront of web development. Here's how their understanding of technical SEO can be transformative for an enterprise.
Google Search can now index CSV files
Google updated its help document to say it can now index Comma-Separated Values (.csv) files.
How generative AI will change SEO as a profession
AI isn't coming for our jobs just yet, but the industry is changing. Here's what generative AI means for the future of SEO.
Google on ranking updates: Focus on big picture, not individual signals
Google also stressed the importance of authentic content in an AI world and thinking about satisfying the people who find your content.
Improving or removing content for SEO: How to do it the right way
Here's a step-by-step process for determining whether you should improve or remove older content – and how to do it.
Google: Don’t worry about SEO tool scores
Website authority scores, spam scores – Google doesn't use any of those in ranking. It's just an SEO myth that won't die.
Digital PR vs. manual link building: Adapting to the modern search landscape
Relationships are the new currency of the web. Discover why digital PR is overtaking manual link building in the age of semantic search.
Google Search Console link report fixed
Two weeks ago Google confirmed its link report had reporting issues, those reporting issues are now resolved.
Google to fix link report in Search Console
After numerous reports of Google showing a fraction of the sites links, Google said it will fix an issue with the report.
Google confirms bug with Google News impacting publisher traffic
This bug may be impacting publisher traffic from Google News.
Google updates page indexing report in Search Console with more fine-grained issues
Some SEOs began to notice a spike in errors and issues being reported by Google Search Console. Google said it is not an issue, but a reporting change.
How to drive SEO success with headless CMS
Learn what a headless CMS is and how it works in practice, plus ways organizations can harness its power to scale content production and SEO.
Google Search Console shows the wrong mobile indexing status for some sites
Some have been wondering why their mobile-friendly sites are being crawled using the desktop crawler, well, it might be a reporting bug.
Google Search Console performance report delayed but Google will fix the issue
At the time of writing this story, the reports were delayed by over 65 hours.
Google Search bug caused a drop in video traffic
Between May 4 and May 17, there was a bug with Google Search that caused sites to get less traffic to their video content.