I’ve been following a conversation online that, to put it mildly, would make the heart of any website owner skip a beat.
I should point out before I begin that neither of these unrealistic SEO expectations were encountered during client calls. I observed them on a business forum on which business owners post for advice.
This blog isn’t going to cover much that you’ve already read about favicons. I’ve asked “are favicons important?” because it would appear that Google is cementing the view that they are, and even associating them with “Technical SEO”.
There are some questions for which answers are easily misinterpreted. “How long should a blog be?” is one such question, but it is asked time and time again. You could Google it now and find hundreds of different answers. However, there has been some very direct advice from Google recently.
I have been reading an SEO site this morning and was disappointed at one of the pieces of content. It was, frankly, nothing more than clickbait. The title was deliberately alarmist. The blog was really asking you to consider what type of content does Google like and did little to answer the question, so I…
It never ceases to amaze me how many SEO related opportunities you can spot in everyday life. Perhaps I’m too focused on work, perhaps I’m far too boring. However, yesterday was a great example of where a business should have investigated how to get a cafe ranked on Google.
There are several reasons you might want to check the speed of a website. They range from the impact on your search rankings to the user experience, but what can you use to test the speed?
Google’s latest core update is out and I’ve put together my thoughts on what they’ve said. I’ve also given my views on the potential implications and what you should be doing if you want to benefit (or protect yourself) from the update.