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How to Survive the Next Google Algorithm Update

seo.co

At least, that was the latest count in 2018 when Google was still transparent about the changes. Webmasters always view Google updates with dread as all their hard work dissolved with just one snap. But what do you do when Google updates its algorithm, which can be as many times as ten per day? Ten times per year?

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Why Isn’t My Website Ranking? 9 Reasons You’re NOT Ranking on Google

seo.co

Ranking #1 on Google takes time. Furthermore, Google seems to have an unofficial waiting period where new websites are suppressed until they can be thoroughly examined and evaluated. Furthermore, Google seems to have an unofficial waiting period where new websites are suppressed until they can be thoroughly examined and evaluated.

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Google Rolls Out New Content Update: Here’s What You Need to Know

ClearVoice

Every new Google algorithm update is meant to help searchers find useful information faster, better, and more reliably. The same rings true for the latest “helpful content update,” which is a part of Google’s ongoing effort to bring more “content by people, for people” into search engine results pages (SERPs). Click To Tweet.

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Black Hat SEO: 19 Short-Sighted SEO Tactics that Will Kill Your Rankings

seo.co

Irrelevant keywords. + Keyword stuffing. + Duplicate content. + Black hat tactics waste time and money while putting your entire site at risk of being de-indexed and/or blacklisted entirely. And if you don’t build links properly, they can disappear, make your site look bad, or put your website on Google’s radar as spam.

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SEO for Small Businesses

Sharpspring

Historically, SEO meant ranking high enough for the correct keywords. If someone searched for “bike store Gainesville,” search engines would deliver the results they deemed most reliable — i.e. that other sites were linking to them and the content contained that combination of keywords. It’s a bit more complicated now.

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Position Zero Is Dead; Long Live Position Zero

Moz

Posted by Dr-Pete In 2014, Google introduced the featured snippet, a promoted organic ranking that we affectionately (some days were more affectionate than others) referred to as "position zero" or "ranking #0." On January 23, Google announced a significant change (which rolled out globally on January 22). How does Google count to 10?

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What is Negative SEO?

SmartBug Media

Today, ranking first page in Google Search is a mighty feat that requires thoughtful keyword research, content development, social strategy, campaign measurement, and on-site optimization. De-indexing The Site: Changing your robots.txt file from the server to remove you from search. What does Google say about Negative SEO?

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