Archive for May, 2020

Three Steps to a Better-Performing About Page

2020/05/25

Posted by AnnSmarty Somehow, many businesses I’ve come across online have one glaring problem in common: a very weak and unconvincing About Us page. This doesn’t make any sense in my mind, as the About page is one of the most important brand assets, and unlike link building and social media marketing, it doesn’t require any ongoing effort or investment. An About page is often part of a buying journey.

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Google’s John Mueller: Don’t Create a Sitemap Manually via @MattGSouthern

2020/05/24

Google’s John Mueller recently advised an SEO not to manually create a sitemap for a large website, and offered more appropriate solutions.

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How (& Why) Search Engines Render Pages via @beanstalkim

2020/05/24

How do search engines render pages on the web?

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10 Ways to Minimize Distractions & Still Get Work Done via @JuliaEMcCoy

2020/05/23

Finding yourself without a choice and having to work from home? It gets easier.

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Google Webmaster Podcast: "Search Off The Record" Sounds Fun

2020/05/23

It sounds like the Google Search Relations team, aka John Mueller, Gary Illyes, Martin Splitt and others have started a podcast, in addition to the YouTube channel. The podcast was probably Gary’s idea, since he is camera shy.

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Matt Cutts Predicts How Search Works In 2020 Ten Years Ago

2020/05/23

April 2010, Matt Cutts who was working at Google on search, was asked how does he see search working in a decade from now. It is always fun to look at predictions from the past and see how they came out.

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How To Remove "Uploaded By" From The Google Search Result Snippet

2020/05/23

In February we covered some complaints about Google showing “uploaded by” in some of the search result snippets. Often, the upload by will cite the person who uploaded the video and not the person who wrote the content on the page where the snippet is coming from

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Poll: Does Position One In Google Matter More Now Than 10 Years Ago

2020/05/23

Kevin Indig posted a poll on Twitter, which I retweeted, asking how much does position number one on Google matter today vs 10 years ago? I am a bit surprised to see the responses to this question.

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Google Translate Widget is Free Again for Some Websites to Use via @MattGSouthern

2020/05/23

Google is again supporting the Google Translate website translator tool in an effort help people get the information they need amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Google Translate Widget is Free Again for Some Websites to Use via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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