Google

★★ How can you report illegal content in Google search results without getting lost in the support maze?

Google offers a centralized tool via g.co/legal that allows users to report illegal content on any Google platform, including Google Search. The tool guides users through an intuitive process of selec...

Jan 21, 2021 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ How can you expedite Google’s content removal request process?

To help Google review a removal request quickly and with the best chances of success, it is recommended that you provide specific information and clearly describe which content on the page belongs to ...

Jan 21, 2021 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ How will Google News Showcase's new Search Console metrics transform editorial analysis for news publishers?

As part of the Google News Showcase announcement, Google indicated in early December that new reports would soon be available in Search Console for news publishers: "Google News Showcase metrics will ...

Dec 28, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Is pure spam truly synonymous with black hat SEO?

Google considers 'pure spam' to correspond to what webmasters typically refer to as black hat SEO. This involves SEO techniques that contradict Google's guidelines....

Dec 14, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Why does Google always say 'it depends' when you ask SEO questions?

Many SEO questions do not have a universal answer. The typical response is 'it depends', particularly based on the size of the site or the specific context of each situation....

Dec 14, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Should you really rewrite all your title tags to rank higher?

Google recommends identifying areas where you can modify the text of title tags within the appropriate HTML title tags to optimize your pages....

Dec 14, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Is it true that Google claims there's no magic formula for SEO?

There is no magic formula or powder in SEO. Search engine optimization requires methodical work and adherence to best practices rather than miracle solutions....

Dec 14, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★★ How Do Search Algorithms Really Weight SEO Criteria?

Fabrice Canel (Bing) explained in an interview that the weight given to each relevance criterion in the algorithm was determined by machine learning systems. He himself wouldn't be able to say, at any...

Nov 16, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★★ Can a desktop-only site thrive under Mobile-First Indexing without a mobile version?

After the transition to Mobile-First Indexing, sites with only a desktop version continue to be indexed normally if the mobile crawler can explore them. They do not disappear from search results....

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★★ Does mobile-first indexing really mean your site has to be mobile-friendly?

Mobile-First Indexing means that Google uses the mobile crawler to index and rank sites, but this does not mean that a site must be mobile-friendly. These are two different aspects of SEO....

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★★ Do YouTube videos really enhance a web page's ranking?

Embedding YouTube videos or others on a website does not directly improve search results rankings. The positive effect comes from enhancing the user experience when the video genuinely helps in unders...

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★★ Is Google really adjusting rankings against domain authority abuse without a manual penalty?

Regarding sites that exploit their domain authority by publishing irrelevant content, Google is already taking numerous automated and manual actions. The visible cases are just a small part of what is...

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Should you still report spam to Google if individual reports are not acted upon?

Spam reports are not processed individually. Google uses them to identify spam trends and improve algorithms on a large scale, allowing for more spam to be detected automatically....

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Could your hacked website be silently indexing spam without your knowledge?

When a site is hacked with cloaking, regular visitors see the original site, but Googlebot sees the modified content. It’s necessary to check the server configuration files, not just the HTML, to dete...

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Is it really necessary to display the breadcrumb on mobile to avoid a Google penalty?

If a responsive site displays the breadcrumb on desktop but not on mobile, it is not the ideal state according to the guidelines, but no manual or automatic action has been observed for this specific ...

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Can the regionsAllowed attribute limit the visibility of your videos in certain countries?

The regionsAllowed attribute in video structured data specifies the countries where the video can be displayed. Videos will not be shown in search results from unauthorized countries....

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★★ Why isn't your valid Schema.org markup displaying rich results?

Having valid structured data markup according to the Rich Results Test does not guarantee the display of rich results. Google considers other factors in deciding whether or not to display them....

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Why does your site temporarily disappear from the SERPs without any apparent reason?

Temporary disappearances of a site from results can be explained by the fact that different Google servers are not always perfectly synchronized. Data may vary slightly between servers due to update t...

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★★ Should you really redirect mobile URLs to desktop based on the user-agent?

For sites with separate mobile and desktop URLs, if the mobile version appears in desktop results, you need to configure automatic redirection to the desktop version when a desktop user visits the mob...

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available

★★ Does the type of Googlebot used really influence the indexing of your pages?

Whether a site is crawled by the desktop or mobile Googlebot does not affect its ability to be indexed and displayed in search results. The type of crawler used is not a determining factor for indexin...

Nov 05, 2020 ⚡ Analysis available