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★★★ Can SafeSearch really blacklist an entire mixed website that's poorly configured?
If a website hosts both explicit and non-explicit content without implementing SafeSearch recommendations, Google's systems can filter the entire site when SafeSearch is activated, even if some pages ...
Nov 01, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Does Google Search Console really improve your content's reach and visibility?
Google Search Console provides information that allows you to improve the reach and relevance of your content. The tool enables you to identify improvement opportunities by analyzing your pages' perfo...
Oct 31, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ How can you leverage Google Search Console's performance report to boost your click-through rates?
Google recommends using the Performance Report in Google Search Console to improve your pages' click-through rate. This report allows you to identify pages that receive many impressions but few clicks...
Oct 31, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Why Are Google Events Disappearing from Rich Search Results?
Several SEO professionals have noticed the disappearance of events in Google's rich results. A phenomenon that appears to date back to the end of September, according to the first messages mentioning ...
Oct 24, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Is Google Search Console really enough to verify your content's indexation?
Google Search Console is the recommended tool to verify whether Google can see your website's content. There are several approaches to perform this verification, but they are not all equivalent in ter...
Oct 09, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Why is Google pushing structured data to control your website name in search results?
Google recommends using structured data to define and control your website name as it appears in search results....
Sep 26, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Can you really control how your site name appears in Google search results?
It is possible to configure and control how your site name appears in Google search results. This configuration is considered crucial for how your site is perceived in the results....
Sep 26, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Should you stop forcing indexing when Google deindexes your pages?
If pages are deindexed after submission, it means Google's systems aren't convinced of your site's value. Don't keep forcing indexation, but instead work on your site's overall quality and its unique ...
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Should you really clean up every hacked page or let Google handle the sorting?
After a hack affecting thousands of pages, focus on the most visible pages and have them removed or reindexed manually, then let the rest naturally disappear from search results....
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Should you really optimize INP if it's not (yet) a ranking factor?
Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is not yet part of the Core Web Vitals. While improving INP can help user experience, you shouldn't expect to see a visible change in your search ranking....
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Can a noindex on your homepage really cause other pages to rank first instead?
If a homepage contains a meta robots noindex tag, this will prevent that page from being indexed. Other pages on the site can then appear first in search results....
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Is your low-quality content actually hurting your SEO rankings?
If you're publishing low-quality content on your site, you can either delete it or fix it. Ask yourself whether this content fills a gap on the web and provides significant value, or if it's simply co...
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Does mobile-first indexing really force you to prioritize the mobile version above all else?
With mobile-first indexing, Google uses the mobile version of a page as the basis for indexing and discovering links. If the mobile version contains the complete content, that's sufficient....
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Does Google really expect you to block indexation of menus and common site sections?
It is not necessary to block the indexation of common page content such as headers, menus, sidebars or footers. Search engines handle the web as it is, including voluminous mega menus....
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Does semantic HTML really impact your Google rankings?
Using semantic HTML correctly can help search engines better understand a page's content and context. Clearly marking headings is a sign that your content matches that heading, facilitating comprehens...
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Are guest posts really banned by Google for building backlinks?
Using guest posts to obtain backlinks violates Google's anti-spam policies. These links must be marked with the rel="nofollow" or rel="sponsored" attribute to signal that they do not affect search res...
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Do you really need to choose between www and non-www for SEO?
Both www and non-www versions of a website are completely acceptable to Google Search. There is no SEO preference between the two versions from a ranking perspective....
Sep 06, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Do Google's Core Updates Really Affect Search Suggestions?
On X, in response to a question asked by a user, Danny Sullivan indicated that Core Updates had no impact on what Google displayed in the predictions or suggestions of its search engine....
Sep 05, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★★ Should you really test Core Web Vitals in the lab before going live?
The major advantage of lab data is that we can do it during development, and as a continuous process to identify issues as they occur, rather than deploying something broken and then looking for a cor...
Aug 29, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
★★ Can lab data really replace field data for optimizing your website's user experience?
While field data remains essential for measuring the real experience of users on your sites, we have many tools available to identify issues using only lab data....
Aug 29, 2023 ⚡ Analysis available
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