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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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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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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). If a site owns the featured snippet for a search, the URL in the featured snippet will no longer appear as a “standard” organic listing.

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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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10 Steps to Blend STAT Ranking Data with Site Performance Metrics

Moz

The idea of analyzing thousands of local SERPs sounded like too much fun to pass up. I analyzed 50,000+ SERPs in the retail banking sector so I could make sense of the massive shifts in rankings and search behaviors during the lockdown period. Who are banks actually competing against in the SERPs? Is it primarily other banks?

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Using Python to Power Up Insights For Content Briefs, SEO Recommendations & Strategy

Conductor

Over the past 12 months or so I’ve shared some content around how, as part of an ongoing struggle effort to learn Python, I have been using this incredibly accessible programming language to analyse language trends in the SERP. According to our study, Google algorithmically rewrites ~84% of content displayed on the SERPs.

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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.