SEO is full of myths and misconceptions. A lot of this is because search engine algorithms are a mystery. No one outside of Google knows exactly how they work. However, Google has actually published guidelines that tell you exactly what they want their algorithms to do. These are Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines, a 160+ page … Read more
Organic traffic measures visits to a website from a search engine that were earned naturally, but not paid for via advertising. Visitors who are categorized as organic enter your website after searching the web with a search engine like Google or Bing. In this way, the word “organic” simply means that it is via a … Read more
Time to first byte (TTFB) is the time it takes a web browser to receive the first byte in response after requesting a web page. In other words, if you click on a link to a website, TTFB is the time it takes for you to receive the first piece of data in response. In … Read more
Choosing a great domain name is one of the most important steps when starting a new website. Although domain names don’t have strong direct effects on SEO, they do have huge indirect effects. A domain name that is relevant and trustworthy is going to get a higher click-through rate from the search results and people … Read more
The acronym E-A-T stands for “Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness.” This term comes from Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines and is now believed to be one of the most important SEO ranking factors. E-A-T is particularly important for so-called YMYL websites, which stands for “Your Money, Your Life.” YMYL is another term found in Google’s guidelines and … Read more
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication.” An RSS feed is a type of web feed that enables users and applications to automatically receive new content from blogs and websites. Each time you post new content on your website, the RSS feed updates and your new stuff is pushed automatically to users who have subscribed to … Read more
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. In simple terms, SEO is the practice of making websites get more traffic from online search engines. There is no formal definition of the different types of SEO, but the various techniques are often organized into logical categories. For example, we have white-hat vs black-hat SEO, on-page vs off-page … Read more
Good readability is absolutely crucial for good user experience. Unfortunately, many websites have font designs that are very hard to read on some screens. When I land on a site with a font that is hard to read, then I often simply leave and click on the next site. I am sure that many people … Read more
Google has been busy making changes to both search and ads. Some of these have been well received by the SEO and marketing communities, while others have been controversial. Here are the 5 most important changes to Google search and ads so far in 2019. 1. Mobile-first indexing Because most people searching the web these … Read more
Noodp and noydir are tags that are often found in the code on websites. Here’s what they stand for: Noodp = No Open Directory Project Noydir = No Yahoo Directory Put simply, noodp and noydir are instructions to search engines not to use information from these web directories when showing your site in the search … Read more