The major exploit has been discovered in the extremely popular SEO WordPress plugin, WordPress SEO by Yoast. All WordPress blogs that are currently using this SEO plug-in need to upgrade to the latest version. This exploit means that blogs using WordPress and this plugin are vulnerable to a Blind SQL Injection. This particular exploit requires […]
Bing Webmaster Tools Launches Track Certificates to Review & Track All Certificates Requested on Your Site
If you haven’t gotten around to signing up for Bing webmaster tools, they have just made an awesome reason for you to do so. Bing Webmaster Tools has added a new feature called Track Certificates. This new feature now allows webmasters to track and review the certificate that visitors requested while visiting your site. Track […]
Ensure You Update Sitemaps & Elements When Switching to HTTPS
Gary Illyes from Google made a post on Google+ this morning reminding webmasters to ensure they update all site related development with HTTPS after the switch from unsecured to secure server. Google did a small scale analysis on websites that showed an astonishing 80% of HTTPS URLs that are eligible for Google indexing were not […]
5 Ways To Ensure Awesome PPC Reports
Ah, PPC reporting. It’s a necessary part of any PPC manager’s job, and yet often the most hated. Sure, creating weekly or monthly reports can be tedious, but it’s also important to both the PPC manager and their clients or bosses. I asked members of the PPCChat community for tips on creating great reports. Here […]
Google’s Mobile Ranking Boost Will Be Stronger Than HTTPS Ranking Boost
The mobile rankings boost for mobile-friendly sites beginning April 21st will have a much higher boost than the ranking boost we saw for HTTPS last year. At SMX West last week, Gary Illyes was in the hot seat during Ask the Search Engines session. And as you can imagine, mobile was the hot topic of […]
There is No Duplicate Content Penalty in Google
There is no duplicate content penalty. Yes, really. The issue of duplicate content is a real one for webmasters. But Gary Illyes at SMX this week stressed that duplicate content is not a penalty and that it is just a myth – it is actually a filter. Even though duplicate content is not technically a […]
SEO Industry Salary Guide: What You Should Earn In 2015 [Infographic]
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SEO professionals are in high demand in 2015. Even better news – salaries also continue to grow. Both those findings come courtesy of Conductor, which crunched some data from 4,300 active SEO industry U.S. job postings on Indeed.com and Payscale.com. So whether you’re due for a raise, or perhaps considering a change of scenery, here’s […]
Google is Working on Completely Separate Mobile Index From Desktop Index
At SMX this week, Gary Illyes dropped a bombshell when he stated that Google is working on a mobile only version of the search index, which would see desktop and mobile have completely separate search indexes. Not only is it in the works, but Google currently has a team working on this, which definitely means […]
Google’s Gary Illyes Q&A on Upcoming Mobile Ranking Change
Added: We have an updated guide Everything You Need to Know About the Mobile Friendly Algo, which is updated with this information and more. At SMX West today, Gary Illyes was put on the hot seat by SEOs and moderator Barry Schwartz on the upcoming mobile changes to Google’s ranking algorithm for searchers on mobile […]
Google Webmaster Tools Plans Month Long #MobileMadness Help Campaign
As some marketers are getting concerned as the April 21st deadline to get websites mobile friendly before they are negatively impacted by Google’s new mobile ranking algo, Google Webmaster Tools is kicking off a month long #MobileMadness event to help get webmasters prepped and prepared for the change. Google announced that mobile-friendliness would begin to […]