SEO

What Is Branded Search? — 4 Expert Tips to Increase Branded Search

Posted by admin on 2024/02/06 at 8:00 am

Discover the impact of branded search and tips for boosting traffic with branded keywords.

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 5, 2024

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 9:00 pm

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google doesn’t say core web vitals are a direct search ranking factor. Google revised its SEO starter guide…

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 5, 2024

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 9:00 pm

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google doesn’t say core web vitals are a direct search ranking factor. Google revised its SEO starter guide…

Google Maps Launches AI-Powered Local Business Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 7:34 pm

Google introduces AI in Maps to suggest personalized local business recommendations.

Google: We Don’t Say Core Web Vitals Are A Ranking Factor

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 12:51 pm

Google’s Danny Sullivan said on Friday, “We don’t confirm any of the things [page experience or core web vitals] as a direct ranking factor.” He added, “But to reiterate we look at many things not one thing and even the one thing might not be a direct ranking factor.”

Google Sitemaps Bug With Hyphenated File Names

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 12:41 pm

Google might be having some weird bug with XML sitemap files that have hyphens within the final name. So if your sitemap file name is /sitemap-10.xml it will trigger a “couldn’t fetch” error, but using /sitemap10.xml with the same exact file will not trigger any errors.

I Saw Bing Deep Search In The Wild

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 12:31 pm

On Friday afternoon, I was able to play a bit with Bing Deep Search, Microsoft’s “enhancement” to Bing Search that provides a “deeper and richer exploration of the web.” And honestly, my quick impression was that I was not too impressed, mostly because some results were not returned and because it took about a full minute for it to provide results.

Google’s Revised SEO Starter Guide Is Out – Here’s What SEOs Think

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 12:21 pm

As expected, Google has finally released its updated SEO starter guide and it was cut down in a big way. Google said this update was aimed at making it work for someone first getting into SEO and less for an advanced SEO professional.

Microsoft Copilot (Bing Chat) Upgrade Named Deucalion Being Tested

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 12:11 pm

Microsoft is officially testing a new version of the base model of Copilot (formerly known as Bing Chat), which they code-named Deucalion.

SEO Content Strategy: From Basic to Advanced

Posted by admin on 2024/02/05 at 11:30 am

Just about everyone knows what SEO is these days, and nearly every professional brand has at least a basic content strategy in place to rank for relevant keywords and attract organic attention. The more crowded the internet becomes with these competing brands, however, the more difficult it has become to stand out. Gone are the days when keyword stuffing and writing consistent blogs once a week were enough to get your website noticed