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Technical SEO 101: 8 Methods for Improving Technical SEO

seo.co

Technical on-page SEO could include one of several hundred Google ranking factors. Here’s a basic example of what breadcrumb navigation looks like: SEO.co > How Long Does it Take to Rank on Google? Do you know if your web pages are indexed properly in Google? Use Google Search Console’s “Inspect” feature.

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January 2020 30/30: Two Major Updates and Other Fun Stuff to Kick Off the Roaring 20s

Conductor

The first was a blow to a lot of publishers we follow, and the second had people freaking out as they saw their average rankings plummet in Google Search Console. Google Core Algo Update and the Fearsome Featured Snippet. On the bright side, Google isn’t using silly names like Penguin and Panda to announce their algo updates.

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

seo.co

Duplicate content. + Black hat SEO tactics might get you to the top of the SERPs for a short period of time, but those results won’t last. Black hat tactics waste time and money while putting your entire site at risk of being de-indexed and/or blacklisted entirely. As of 2020, Google owns 62.5% Irrelevant keywords. +

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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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The Featured Snippet Is Now Result #1: What This Means for SEO

Conductor

On January 22nd, 2020, Google rolled out a change to featured snippets (FS), the information block that appears at the top of a search results page (SERP). It’s safe to assume Google didn’t think this would be a very disruptive change because it was rolled out across 100% of pages globally, rather than tested incrementally.

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6 Tips to Evolve Your Content Strategy in 2020

Valasys

After the January 2020 core update by Google, it has been made apparent that the research methodologies of the prospects, as well as customers, are being prioritized less based on keyword centricity & majorly based on the intent from which the searches began. Read more on Google Algorithmic Update: SEO Best Practices for B2B Brands.