A brief history of Google’s algorithm updates
These days, the way we do SEO is somewhat different from how things were done ca. 10 years ago. There’s one important reason for that: search engines have been continuously improving their algorithms to give searchers the best possible results. Over the last decade, Google, as the leading search engine, introduced several major updates, and […]
The post A brief history of Google’s algorithm updates appeared first on Yoast.
How to escape Google’s filter bubble
Over the years, Google has greatly increased the extent to which it tailors results to the user, with the aim of improving accuracy and relevance. While this can be helpful and convenient, many users find it disturbing – or unhelpful to their efforts in getting their site found by a wider audience. Here, we look at how, as a user, you can escape Google’s filter bubble – and as an SEO, how you can penetrate it.
How to optimize for user intent in search
User intent, also known as searcher intent, is a theory that unashamedly stands up to the more primitive pre-Penguin and Panda tactics of optimizing purely for keywords. But how can you optimize for it? Here’s what to keep in mind.
Ask Yoast: stop words in your focus keyword?
If you want people to easily find your website, you should start by picking the right focus keywords (the keyword or keyphrase you’d like to rank for). Sometimes it can be hard to decide which keywords to optimize for. Do you have to focus on a head or a long tail keyword? Do you have […]
SEO & Beyond: Tools of the Trade – #SMXSydney #SEOTools
A roundup of some of the best tools highlighted at SMX Sydney this year, covering everything from Excel tips to Content Marketing.
Post from Annabel Hodges on State of Digital
SEO & Beyond: Tools of the Trade – #SMXSydney #SEOTools
Hummingbird & Entity Search – #SMXSydney
A roundup of talks at SMX Sydnay 2014 relating to the impact of the Hummingbird algorithm on your SEO strategy, both desktop and mobile.
Post from Annabel Hodges on State of Digital
Hummingbird & Entity Search – #SMXSydney
A Complete Guide To The Essentials Of Post-Hummingbird SEO
Google has made stark changes over the past couple years in the way it ranks websites. When one of its most recent algorithm incarnations, Hummingbird, was released in August of 2013, it created a whirlwind in the search landscape and has since continu…
How Google goes from a Search Engine to a real Answer machine #SMX Munich
Marcus showed the SMX audience his presentation “Google as an answer machine” in which he explains the changing Google.
Post from Guestpost on State of Digital
How Google goes from a Search Engine to a real Answer machine #SMX Munich
Restaurant Menus in Google Search Results – What Does It Mean For Your Business?
Google recently announced that users can browse restaurant menus in Google search. What does this mean for restaurants and their websites in the future?
Post from Laura Phillips on State of Digital
Restaurant Menus in Google Search Results – What Does It Mean For Your Business?
SES London Day 2 – Google Changes A lot! Hummingbird, Not Provided, Enhanced Campaigns: The Update #SESLon
Our SES London 2014 coverage continues. This session on day 2 is dedicated to the recent Google Hummingbird update and how this affects content strategy.
Post from Polly Pospelova on State of Digital
SES London Day 2 – Google Changes A lot! Hummingbird, Not Provided, Enhanced Campaigns: The Update #SESLon
Keyword Research After The Keyword Tool, (Not Provided) & Hummingbird Apocalypse
It wasn’t all that long ago that our world came crashing down around us. In a very short span of time, Google took keyword research and ripped out its heart and shoved it down its throat. Then, it put all our keywords through a meat grinder. Then cooked them up, ate the dish with a […]
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
4 Recent Changes To SEO That Are Vital To Holiday Retail Strategy
It’s the holiday season again, and while certain sectors may be winding down for a relaxing month of festivities, online sellers are revving up their retail strategy. It’s a crucial, make-or-break time of year for retailers to excel in customer service, gift-wrapping services, and, of…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
The Brave New World of SEO: Beyond Websites
We hear it regularly – the death knell tolling for SEO. In the past several years, we’ve been bombarded by a barrage of change in organic search, from Penguin to Panda to Hummingbird, from inbound link penalties to [not provided]. Let’s face it: the only constant in search is…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Landscaping – Making sure you Own Your Brand
Google Hummingbird is a new direction for Google, the Knowledge Graph plays a big role but can also backfire. Like Wikipedia showed.
Post from Peter Young on State of Digital
Google Landscaping – Making sure you Own Your Brand
2014 SEO Playbook, Part 1 – Hummingbird
It’s November, which means it’s time for my annual SEO Playbook for the coming year. Thanks to Google’s Hummingbird, Internet marketers and search engine optimization professionals are thinking a lot about content and authority, as well as what this new algorithm means for keyword…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
How Recent Organic Search Changes Will Affect Paid Search
Search marketers were pitched not one but two curveballs recently which have forever reshaped the landscape of search engine optimization (SEO). The industry saw the first one coming a mile away as Google began encrypting organic search queries two years ago. Now, there’s almost zero…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Hummingbird & The Keyword: What You Need To Know To Stay Ahead
On September 26, Google told participants at its 15th anniversary event it had a new algorithm impacting more than 90 percent of searches worldwide. They called it “Hummingbird.” Google’s Amit Singhal later said it was perhaps the largest change to the algorithm since he joined…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Did Hummingbird Just Kill Your Local SEO Strategy?
Let’s cut to the chase: no, it didn’t (see Betteridge’s Law of Headlines). But Search Engine Land tells me the Hummingbird stuff really drives the page views these days, so you only have yourself to blame. :) That said, Google’s Hummingbird algorithm, along with all of the…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
The Bright Side Of Not Provided
It’s been a few weeks since Google rocked our worlds and stripped keyword-level data from the referrer, so it’s time to examine the fallout and see what’s changed in the world of search marketing. Surprisingly, not much. Keywords were beacons of insight – fantastic beacons – but keywords were a…
Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google Seeks Searcher Satisfaction: How Marketers Can Keep Up
In late September, Google announced it had been gradually rolling out Hummingbird, a completely new search algorithm. The algorithm emphasizes semantic search and focuses on understanding the meaning behind the user query rather than simply trying to m…