Bing considers page quality before indexing
Bing does not want to index and show search results for low quality, spammy or manipulative content.
Topic: Search engine indexing
SEO horror stories: Here’s what not to do
These three real-life case studies are anonymized to share textbook examples of how not to approach search engine optimization.
Bing uses user engagement metrics for ranking websites in search
But Bing looks at these signals in a holistic manner for ranking purposes.
Bing published WordPress plugin to submit content immediately to Bing’s search index
You can now get your WordPress content indexed immediately using Bing Webmaster Tools plugin.
Bing’s search ranking factors; relevance, quality & credibility, user engagement, freshness, location and page load time
Want to know how Bing ranks web pages? Here is how Bing describes it within its own guidelines.
Google confirms fixing issue with indexing Disqus comments
It is not clear how many blogs were impacted by this Google issue but it is now resolved.
Why the evergreen Googlebot is such a big deal [Video]
Google’s Martin Splitt discusses the effort behind making Googlebot ‘evergreen’ in this clip from Live with Search Engine Land.
How Google crawls and indexes: a non-technical explanation [Video]
Google’s Martin Splitt provides a simple summary of the processes that pave the way for ranking search results.
Oops, LinkedIn temporarily drops out of Google Search
Even the biggest sites on the internet can have problems with their SEO and Google.
To push or fetch site content: How Google and Bing diverge [Video]
Former Googler Pedro Dias explains why he thinks pushing content directly to search engines makes sense in this clip from Live with Search Engine Land.
Chapter 8: Toxins & search engine spam penalties
Anyone entering the realm of search engine optimization is likely to encounter some questionable (aka “black hat”) tactics, or Toxins, as we call them in our Periodic Table of SEO Factors. These are shortcuts, or tricks, that may have been sufficient to guarantee a high ranking back in the day when the engines’ methods were […]
Chapter 4: HTML Code & Search Engine Success Factors
These elements in the Periodic Table of SEO Factors encompass the HTML tags that provide crucial information to search engines. They help highlight key parts of your content and influence how your pages appear in search results. Are you describing movie showtimes? Do you have ratings and reviews on your e-commerce pages? What’s the headline […]
Essential Guide to SEO: Master the science of SEO
This freshly updated guide walks you through the key tactics of good SEO so you can develop a solid SEO strategy to drive organic traffic to your site. Search engine optimization is essential to your website, yet there are SEO fundamentals you must know to get the website visitors you need. We’ve built this SEO […]
UK court to Google: Expose algorithm or withdraw key piece of defense evidence
Litigant Foundem has retained an SEO as an expert and wants him to review confidential docs Google submitted in its defense.
Businesses should limit, not disable, their sites during temporary closures, Google says
A full takedown can result in losing Search Console data and make it more difficult to ramp back up.
Video: Max Prin on technical SEO tools and PWAs
Did you know that sometimes when you build SEO tools it helps you learn more about how search works?
How to use the AMP status report to identify page errors, validate fixes
Google’s latest Search Console training video explains how to troubleshoot your AMP pages.
Botify partnership with Microsoft brings real-time content indexing to Bing
Immediate indexing and more control over content are the benefits for publishers and site owners.
Google working on fixing data in URL parameter tool
The legacy URL parameter tool in Google Search Console is having some issues, Google is aware and working on it.
Online tax-filing services can no longer hide free services from Google Search results
TurboTax and others are prohibited from noindexing their free e-file landing pages, per new IRS rules.
Google Search Console Coverage report improves accuracy on indexed pages
"Index Coverage report can more accurately report on indexed pages," Google said.
Google to stop indexing Flash content
By the end of this year, Google will stop indexing Adobe Flash.
Bing launches content submission pilot
Bing is testing a feature to let some publishers not just submit URLs to the search engine but also submit content and images.
Google can crawl AJAX just fine
No special action necessary for webmasters.
Bing is asking for feedback on its Webmaster Guidelines
“Any shady tactics you think are not penalized enough?” Bing project manager tweeted.
What’s up with the unconfirmed Google search ranking updates in July?
Google's Maverick update is still being talked about in the SEO industry but Google has yet to officially comment on it.
Why Google dropped Bing Discover pages from its index
No matter how big you are, if you go against Google's guidelines it can end up biting you.
Google to stop supporting noindex directive in robots.txt
Changes are coming to how Google understands some of the unsupported directives in your robots.txt file.
Bing now supports batch mode for submitting URLs to Bing
You can now use a single Bing API request to submit up to 500 URLs, instead of making 500 individual API requests.
Google and Bing talk web spam and penalties
How Bing and Google do algorithm updates to improve their search results and how to deal with penalties.
PWA: How to avoid partial rendering issues with service workers
When there are issues rendering pages server side to prevent correct rendering, the content can have discrepancies shown to end users (or search bots).
Some April Google Search Console data lost, manual actions disappeared
Most of the reports are missing data during the de-indexing bug period.
Google bug may select unrelated canonical URLs, could impact indexing
Breadcrumb trails on mobile may reflect unrelated URLs.
De-indexing bug hits Google Search Console reports, tools
Don't trust the Google Search Console coverage and enhancement reports, nor the URL inspection tool until Google fixes ongoing indexing bugs.
Google spotted testing version of GoogleBot that can render more content
Google may be able to fully crawl more advanced and modern web apps sooner than you thought.
4% of the Google index hit by de-indexing bug, Moz data shows
Now that the Google de-indexing issue is resolved, how bad was it?
Google’s de-indexing issue still not fully resolved
Not fixed yet - but Google is working on it and has been communicating better about the issue.
Google: De-indexing problem now fixed, result of ‘technical issue’
Site owners who saw large percentages of pages no longer show as indexed in Google Search Console should now see the problem resolved.
Google brings search to podcasts through automatic transcription
Better enunciate, your Google Podcasts visibility may depend on it.
The technical SEO hierarchy of needs
Use the hierarchy of your site's technical SEO needs to understand its technical growth and actualization—and what to do next to improve it.