Speed Link Building: Google Says It Doesn't Count Links Like That But...

Google was asked if building links too fast, let's call it speed link building, is a bad thing. If you get too many links, too fast, is that something that can count against you in Google Search.


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Google Fixed The Soft 404 Bug - I Think...

A week or so ago, I reported that there was an issue with Google Search labeling real content pages as soft 404s, and thus not ranking those pages in Google Search. This bug directly seemed to have caused traffic issues for these sites. Well, that bug seems now to be mostly, if not fully, resolved.


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Google Tests New Local Finder Design & Push To Use Chat Button

Google is testing some new local features in Search. Specifically, Google is testing a new local finder design and Google is also testing a new method to push users to use the chat button in a business local knowledge panel.


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Google: Abbreviations (abbr) Tag Does Not Help With Rankings

Google's John Mueller was asked if using the abbr tag - the HTML abbreviation markup - if that can help you rank higher in Google Search. John said no.


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Tinikling Philippine Folk Dance At Google

Google Tinikling Dance


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Pinterest Lets Content Owners Control How Their Images Are Used via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Pinterest is giving content owners greater control over their intellectual property with a tool that lets them claim copyright and decide how images are used.

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Long Tail SEO in 2021: How You Can Have It All or Die Trying

Due to Google’s advancements in Natural Language Processing, the long tail of search has exploded. However, I will argue that NLP has also imploded the long tail, and understanding how and why may save our collective sanity.



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