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Google: Adding New Pages Can Devalue Current Pages

April 2, 2018 at 6:49 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google: Adding New Pages Can Devalue Current Pages

Many people believe “more is better” when it comes to adding new pages on a site, without thinking about how it could impact the pages already on the site.  John Mueller addressed this in the recent Reddit AMA and specifically mentioned that sometimes adding additional pages might not be the best approach, depending on the […]

Structured Data Helps with Google Ranking But Not Huge Ranking Boost

April 2, 2018 at 5:03 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Structured Data Helps with Google Ranking But Not Huge Ranking Boost

In last week’s Reddit AMA with John Mueller, he reminded site owners about the importance of the use of structured data on websites.  Google has been pushing structured data for a few years now, but in the past year or so, they have stressed how useful it is not just for search features but for […]

Issues Indexing SEO Test Sites in Google Search Results

April 2, 2018 at 4:48 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Issues Indexing SEO Test Sites in Google Search Results

Many SEOs do a great deal of testing when it comes to indexing and ranking in the Google search results.  It can be a quick way to see how Google handles some situations, especially when it could influence ranking factors. The question came up in the Reddit AMA with John Mueller about why Google isn’t […]

Google Search Engineer’s Approach to Algo Updates

April 2, 2018 at 4:22 am PST By Jennifer Slegg

Google Search Engineer’s Approach to Algo Updates

The last month has seen quite a bit of fluctuations in the search results.  John Mueller from Google did an AMA last week, and the question inevitably came up about the recent algo updates. Mueller made some pretty interesting comments about how search engineers at Google focus on their algorithm changes.  Many site owners get […]

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