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If AI systems can't read your site, everything else in your GEO programme is built on a gap you haven't checked. Here's what blocks AI crawlers and how to find out if it's happening to you.
This week's update casts a gimlet eye over Google's latest AI Overview changes, customer loyalty motivations, mobile indexing issues, LinkedIn's new video ads and AI tools for B2B, and optimising your email programs. A mix of AI enhancements, marketing strategies, and practical tips to keep your digital efforts sharp and effective. Read on and let's get cracking.
This week's digital fun and frolics take us to Google's SGE using your content unless you block Googlebot entirely; Google Ads releasing Demand Gen ads; thoughts on the dullness of B2B social media, the importance of Customer Lifetime Value; and some reminders about how to make content *interesting*. All that wrapped up in an amusing bundle by yours truly. Read it now, without delay, and enjoy.
It’s all money, money, money this week with X and Meta going pay-to-play in different ways; Google upsetting some people with auto GA4 setup before bringing it home with a handy ecommerce report; and finally some useful insights on Landing Page Optimisation from the Think with Google team, just in time for the Spending Season. Good stuff to read / watch / listen to. Check it out now.
What an exciting AI filled week it’s been. Just like many other weeks recently. Some brands are now blocking GPTBot (until offered cash, no doubt), Lyft is slapping ads into its app, Meta is being useful, Google is actually stopping UA processing (sniff), and there’s been another Google Core Update to pontificate over. Interested? Dive in for more.
What’s this about? At last! Google has almost revealed how we will know when our sites are being served from the looming Mobile First Index. The answer, as always, will be in your log files. Those unassuming heroes of the internet which hold so many [...]
What’s this about Google, Ajax and JavaScript? Hooray! At long last Google is dumping escaped fragment URLs. JavaScript developers the world over can breathe a sigh of relief. Unless they ignored Google’s warning two years ago that they were going to End of Life it. [...]
What are the latest SEO News & Updates for 8th December 2017? I’m really fascinated by this week’s SEO News and Updates for 8th December 2018. I’m a touch unsurprised by revelations that journalists accept money for mentions of companies, brands or products in their [...]
In a stunning revelation, Google has said that internal link text matters. Or at least it's part of the mix. Or how about this for a wild and crazy idea? Labelling links correctly helps users and search engines contextualises the link and provides a better user experience for all concerned. Read all about it in this extract from TWIS SEO News & Updates 24th November 2017. #SEO #SEONews #InternalLinks #UX #Googlebot
Despite championing HTTP/2 and the speed advantages that come with it, googlebot doesn't crawl pure HTTP/2 connections, or so it seems. It's a bit arcane and technical, but it's also a bit surprising. Read more in this extract from TWIS SEO News & Updates w/e 20th October 2017. #SEO #SEONews #Googlebot #Crawling #HTTP2
I think the SEO News and Updates for w/e 20th October make for interesting reading as it covers off these fine stories. Read it all now, and enjoy being ahead of the game: Google Posts Now in GMB API; Google Maps Adds And Removes Cupcakes Swiftly; Googlebot Doesn't Crawl HTTP/2; New SiteLinks Being Tested; Food Ordering Comes To Facebook; As well as some exceptionally interesting SEO Bits & Pieces. #SEO #SEONews #GooglePosts #GoogleMyBusiness #GoogleMaps #Googlebot #SERP #Facebook
I like this week's SEO Bits & Pieces. It ranges across the gamut of small-scale SEO news and updates. There's a bit of Google update chatter, a touch of EU vs Google, some tidbits from Google engineers, and a couple of "teaching your grandmother to suck eggs moments". Follow the link to read the ins and outs of this week's SEO Bits & Pieces. #SEO #SEONews #GoogleUpdates #EUFine #Googlebot #MobileFirst #HTTP2
Woah Nelly! I am shocked by this... You mean JavaScript is not the best thing for SEO since sliced bread? I can't believe I'm writing this: JavaScript is sometimes readable by Google, but the other search engines? It's like they haven't even heard of JavaScript. Read the full story from TWIS SEO News & Updates 01 Sept 2017. #SEO #JavaScript #Googlebot #WebCrawling #Indexation
Click to read the latest SEO Bits and Pieces and find out what entertaining things Google and other have been up to. Contact me to discuss these Bits and Pieces and how implementing them might help your website to rank and perform better. #SEO #SEONews #Apple #Googlebot #GoogleSearchConsole #GoogleUpdates #MobileFirst
Read the SEO Bits and Pieces for w/e 11th August 2017. Chock full of smaller changes from the world or search. If you would like to discuss ways these SEO updates could impact your web business, please feel free to contact me. #SEO #Snapchat #LinkSpam #Redirects #Googlebot
Read these tasty morsels of SEO Bits & Pieces for a guide to the lastest SEO shenanigans and tips on how best to deal with them. If you would like to discuss ways these SEO Bits and Pieces could impact your web business, feel free to contact me. #SEO #SERP #GoogleAdwords #MobileSearch #UserExperience #Googlebot
Read this guide on how Googlebot's Web Rendering Service works, and tips on how to set up your website to be easily crawled and indexed by it. Contact me to discuss how best to get your content into a state where it can be Found, Crawled and Indexed - that is critical for surfacing in SERPs. #SEO #Googlebot #WebCrawling #GoogleIndex
Read the TWIS SEO News and Updates for w/e 4th August 2017. This week there are a bunch of interesting stories to read, including: - Google Reveals Two Secret Google Search Console Features; - Google Demonstrates How Googlebot Web Rendering Works; - Two Google Algorithm Flaws Exposed; - Only 20% of Clicks Now Go to No.1 - New CTR Study; - Are You Checking Your GMB Pages for Mystery Updates?; - As well as some fabulously fascinating Bits & Pieces. #SEO #GoogleSearchConsole #Googlebot #WebSpam #LocalSEO #ClickThroughRates
Find out why Google Likes Breadcrumbs so much in this post, and read 6 tips on how to implement them for a bit of crawling and ranking love from Google. Doing this could impact your web business. #SEO #Breadcrumbs #InternalLinking #Googlebot
Find out why Google Takes 3 Months to Pick Up Large Site Changes in this post. If you are planning a large site move you need to know this in advance as it could impact your web business. #SEO #SiteMigrations #Googlebot
