Google published a groundbreaking research paper about identifying page quality with AI. The details of the algorithm seem remarkably similar to what the helpful content algorithm is known to do. Google Doesn’t Identify Algorithm Technologies Nobody outside of Google can say with certainty that this research paper is the basis […]

Most SEO experts are still afraid to publish their success stories, with a few notable exceptions.  Many are simply unable to share their work even when it’s successful. How can SEOs stop practicing “ghost optimization”?  Before we dive into this question, let’s look at the reasons for the ongoing secrecy […]

In response to a thread on Reddit, Google Search Advocate John Mueller says there’s no inherent SEO advantage to using WordPress compared to coding a website yourself. A thread in the r/SEO forum asks a familiar question many practitioners run into in their careers. Is WordPress better for SEO than […]

You might have detected a great opportunity based on a fair amount of traffic to your site from a specific country. Perhaps a PR campaign went viral, and now users worldwide look for your product, creating a constant demand for it.  Whatever the reason, an expansion, a new product launch […]

Google is making desktop search results more like mobile with an update that lets users endlessly scroll through multiple pages. Continuous scrolling is now rolling out to desktop search results in the United States. In an email to Search Engine Journal, Google explains how the SERPs will display up to […]

At Google I/O 2021, Google announced a new technology called MUM (Multitask Unified Model) that it will use internally to help its ranking systems better understand language. Since the announcement, there has been much discussion about if or when MUM would become a ranking factor. What Is MUM? Dubbed “a […]

JavaScript (JS) is extremely popular in the ecommerce world because it helps create a seamless and user-friendly experience for shoppers. Take, for instance, loading items on category pages, or dynamically updating products on the site using JS. While this is great news for ecommerce sites, JavaScript poses several challenges for […]