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Google Ranking Factors

Is Bold Text, Italics, or Larger font size a Google Ranking Factor?

We take a detailed look as to whether using formatted words, such as Bold, Italic is an SEO ranking factor, including its impact and other considerations.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 18, 2022 · 5 min read

Does Google index PDF files and content?

John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google, confirmed that they index PDF files and content in the Google Search just like they would any other webpage.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 5 min read

AMP vs Responsive Design. Is AMP a valid replacement?

Former Googler, Pedro Dias said on Twitter that AMP should not be used as a replacement for a mobile-friendly website. John Muller and others disagreed.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 5 min read

SEO Title Tag: Definitive guide including title tag length and other best practices

The title tag is one of the most important on-page SEO elements. We look at the best practices such as title length, keyword usage, separators, and more.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 10 min read

Google Ranking Factors

Are Keywords in the URL a Google Ranking Factor?

We take a detailed look as to whether including a keyword in the URL is a ranking factor. Get the answer straight from Google and other experts.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 11, 2022 · 7 min read

Google Ranking Factors

Are Keywords in the title tag a Google Ranking Factor?

We take a detailed look as to whether including a keyword in the title tag is a ranking factor. Get the answer straight from Google and other experts.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 3, 2022 · 3 min read

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Google Ranking Factors

Are Backlinks From .edu Domains a Google Ranking Factor?

We take a look as to whether Backlinks From .edu Domains are a Google Ranking Factor and how they may affect your SEO Strategy.

Jonathan Griffin

Mar 4, 2022 · 4 min read

Google Ranking Factors

Is the Abbreviations (abbr) Tag an SEO / Google Ranking Factor?

We take a detailed look as to whether using the abbreviations tag is a ranking factor and how it may affect your SEO Strategy.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 23, 2022 · 4 min read

Google: When Buying Links Use rel=nofollow or rel=sponsored

Buying backlinks is against the Google Webmaster Guidelines. You should use rel=nofollow or rel=sponsored to prevent PageRank from being passed.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 18, 2022 · 2 min read

Google Ranking Factors

Is Bold Text, Italics, or Larger font size a Google Ranking Factor?

We take a detailed look as to whether using formatted words, such as Bold, Italic is an SEO ranking factor, including its impact and other considerations.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 18, 2022 · 5 min read

Google doesn't crawl content behind JavaScript Load More buttons. Infinite scroll not much better.

Google's John Mueller has confirmed that they no longer index content behind JavaScript 'load more' buttons, or content shown within infinite scroll.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 3 min read

Voice Search Statistics for 2022

Voice Search is becoming increasingly popular. Here are some statistics showcasing why you need to start preparing in 2019 for the voice search era.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 9 min read

Does Google index PDF files and content?

John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google, confirmed that they index PDF files and content in the Google Search just like they would any other webpage.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 5 min read

AMP vs Responsive Design. Is AMP a valid replacement?

Former Googler, Pedro Dias said on Twitter that AMP should not be used as a replacement for a mobile-friendly website. John Muller and others disagreed.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 5 min read

What percentage of searches are performed on mobile devices?

According to a recent report, nearly 60 percent of all Online Searches are now carried out on a mobile device, with some sectors reaching 72 percent.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 4 min read

SEO Title Tag: Definitive guide including title tag length and other best practices

The title tag is one of the most important on-page SEO elements. We look at the best practices such as title length, keyword usage, separators, and more.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 10 min read

Google: Don't build too many links too fast or we may ignore them.

Google said that if you build backlinks too fast their algorithms might just ignore them. You may also risk a manual spam penalty from their webspam team.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 3 min read

Google: Using Hreflang for all possible languages and countries might be a mistake.

Google's John Mueller said that you should limit the number of pages created with hreflang to those that are absolutely critical & valuable.

Jonathan Griffin

Feb 17, 2022 · 4 min read

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