For years, SEO practitioners have wrestled with the puzzling concept of E-E-A-T – experience, expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness – often simplified to vague advice like “build your brand.” However, behind this public-facing narrative is a …
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Google Uses About 40 Signals To Determine Canonical URLs
In a recent episode of Google’s Search Off the Record podcast, Allan Scott from the “Dups” team explained how Google decides which URL to consider as the main one when there are duplicate pages. He …
Continue readingPage-Level & Site-Wide Signals Both Matter For Rankings
Google updates search documentation to clarify how both page-level and site-wide signals influence ranking in search results. Google’s ranking systems evaluate content primarily at the page level, but site-wide signals also matter. Good site-wide signals …
Continue readingGoogle shifts Demand Gen audience categorization to ‘signals’
Google categorized Demand Gen campaign audiences as “signals” rather than strict targeting parameters, a change spotted by industry analysts but not formally announced by the company. What it means: Audiences and age targeting now serve …
Continue readingIs Google using Chrome for mobile-first indexing and user signals?
Phase two of Google’s mobile-first indexing – rendering – is Chrome and has been since 2018, according to SEO expert Cindy Krum. In a newly released video presentation, Krum said: “What I believe is happening here …
Continue readingGoogle On Why Simple Factors Aren’t Ranking Signals
Google’s John Mueller affirmed in a LinkedIn post that two site characteristics that could be perceived as indicative of site quality aren’t ranking factors, suggesting that other perceived indicators of quality may not be either. …
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