In an unexpected announcement, to me, as well as others, Google has decided to remove the "mobile-friendly tag" that they have been showing in front of the page meta description in the mobile search results. Speculation is that search results have become a bit...
Google's own Gary Illyes revealed at a recent search marketing summit that Google's planning to update the page speed ranking factor in its mobile-friendly algorithm. This way, Google will get a better idea about the page speed of the mobile version of your site....
As expected, Google recently rolled out a booster update for companies that already have a mobile-friendly presence. Many media reports claimed that since this is a mobile booster update it may not impact businesses as such. But contrary to the reports, there were...
Let’s get right to our once in a month conversion of the latest trends that are making rounds in the Local SEO Search Engine world for the month of June. In the past, I have put these local search engine news updates into the form of an online newsletter. But, from...
It was recently brought to my attention by a client that they were receiving a large amount of spam emails with subject lines like "unpaid invoice," "final notice," or "overdue invoice" in them. Well, sadly, they are not alone. A lot of people are receiving these...
As I wrote about a year ago, having a site that is optimized for mobile would become more important than ever in the future. Responsive and mobile-ready design is a must for all websites, in my opinion. Frankly, I don't build websites that don't offer a responsive...
Google recently rolled out a drastic change in search results by removing ads from the right side of its desktop search results (SERPs) and putting them only at the top or bottom of the pages. Google confirmed that they will continue to show Google shopping results...
January 2016 has brought some needed WordPress updates. If you are still running an older version of WordPress, please update it to the current 4.4.1 core update, to make sure all your security vulnerabilities are patched. Of course, as always, make sure you have done...
Have you noticed a change in your search engine placements (SERPs) over the past few weeks? Perhaps your website has slipped in search, or risen in search, rather unexpectedly. Many websites are reporting such a change and getting concerned that Google is dropping...
Last week a large botnet targeting WordPress sites was discovered by an Italian security researcher. This botnet is targeting WordPress websites with a password guessing attack. It is being called the Aethra Botnet because it is powered by a router/modem, made by...
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