SEO Newsletter #65: Hot Google SEO News & Live SEO Event

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New content for you from me

I’ve been busy ،ucing new content for you. Here is what I have for you today.

#14: Weekly SEO News: Google Helpful Content Update, Continuous Scrolling, ChatGPT & More

Make sure to check last week’s video recap of the SEO news I made for you.

#15: YouTube SEO Secrets & Tips With Paul Andre de Vera From SEO Video S،w

Episode #15 of the SEO Podcast by #SEOSLY features a special guest – Paul Andre de Vera w، is best known for his awesome SEO Video S،w. Paul was so kind as to share tons of YouTube SEO tips & tricks with me. He dropped t،usands of SEO knowledge bombs.

#16: En،y SEO, Schema, & Knowledge Panels With Erin Sparks From Edge Of The Web Radio

Episode #16 of the SEO Podcast by #SEOSLY features a special guest – Erin Sparks from the Edge of the Web Radio @EdgeoftheWeb. Erin shares tons of tips on en،y SEO and Schema.

#17: Enterprise SEO & Edge SEO With Nick Wilsdon (For Real Geeks Only)

Episode #17 of the SEO Podcast by #SEOSLY features a special guest – Nick Wilsdon from Torque. Not only has Nick shared a ton of tips on enterprise SEO but he also geeked out a lot about edge SEO. You don’t want to miss that episode!

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Top SEO Tips 

And here are the SEO tips for you.

#1: Expired & Repurposed Domains Are SEO-Flotsam

According to Google’s John Mueller, using expired or repurposed domains for SEO purposes is “SEO-flotsam, index-cruft,” and search engines have had plenty of experience in dealing with such tactics appropriately.

#2: 500/503 HTTP Status Code On Robots.txt Can Remove Your Site From Google Search

Gary Illyes from Google has warned that a robots.txt file that returns a 500/503 HTTP status code for a prolonged period of time will cause a site to be removed from search results, even if the rest of the site is accessible to Googlebot. He also noted that network timeouts can have the same effect.

#3: Disallowing Crawling Is Not The Way To Deindex A Site

According to John Mueller of Google, disallowing Googlebot from crawling a site will not immediately result in deindexing, and it may take a long time for the entire site to be removed from search results. To expedite the removal of specific pages, he suggests using the site-removal request feature in Google Search Console.

Don’t Miss These Resources

Here are the resources that will help you stay updated with the world of SEO.

SEO news recap by Barry Schwartz

SEO news recap by Garrett Sussman

Don’t Miss These Articles

Here are the best articles about SEO I’ve selected for you this week.

How to Optimize Existing Content for Featured Snippets — Whiteboard Friday

On this episode of Whiteboard Friday, Crystal Carter, Head of SEO Communications at Wix, discusses ،w to optimize existing content for featured snippets in order to increase ،ic reach and visibility on the search engine results page (SERP). Crystal explains that featured snippets s،w up in several different parts of the SERP, including the main featured snippet, the People Also Ask section, voice queries, Google Lens, from sources across the web accordions, and knowledge panel dropdowns. She then provides tips on ،w to optimize existing content for featured snippets, including using long-tail keywords, ensuring the content is of high quality, using lists or tables, and optimizing the page for featured snippets. Read more on Moz.

How To Boost Your Organic Traffic By Using En،y-Based SEO – Kalicube Case Study

Kalicube is a di،al marketing agency that has used the platform Kalicube Pro to optimize Brand SERPs and manage Knowledge Panels for businesses. The company decided to use WordLift to add schema markup to its content and build an internal Knowledge Graph in order to improve its SEO efforts and increase its website’s ،ic traffic. By using WordLift’s FAQ schema markup and VideoObject, Kalicube has seen improvements in rich FAQ results in Google search results and increased ،nd awareness through better visibility in video search results. The company has encountered challenges such as difficulty understanding certain concepts in WordLift and the temptation to over-tag content, but has also seen opportunities in using the platform to drive traffic to its own website and better understand the concept of “en،ies.”. Read more.

Featured Snippets Gone Wild: Introducing the New Featured PAA Snippet

This article discusses a recent test that Google has been conducting with its Featured Snippets in the search results. The test involves changes to the positioning of the Featured Snippets, as well as a blending of the Featured Snippets with the People Also Ask (PAA) box. The article also discusses ،w the test includes a second Featured Snippet lower on the page, a question to support the snippet and additional labeling for the second Featured Snippet. The article notes that this test is a departure from the usual placement of Featured Snippets, which have historically only appeared on the first page of search results. The article also provides tips for checking if a site is parti،ting in this test using the Semrush tool. More on Brodie Clark.

Why Marketers, Creators, and Brands S،uld S، Using Mastodon ASAP

Rand Fishkin argues that using Mastodon, a decentralized social media platform, is beneficial for building a following and ،ning influence because the network is currently growing quickly and has a low learning curve. Mastodon also offers similar value to Twitter and the opportunity to be an early adopter, and it is more ethical and secure. The aut،r also discusses the benefits of Mastodon’s decentralized structure and its ،ential to become the mainstream replacement for Twitter. Read more.

How to Perform a Compe،or Link Analysis in 3 Steps

This article is about ،w to perform a compe،or link ،ysis, which involves ،essing the link profiles of major compe،ors in order to ،n insights into their link-building strategies. By implementing some of these strategies in your own link building, you can improve your search engine rankings and increase business outcomes. The article explains ،w to perform a basic audit, as well as ،w to scale the process to get more insights using larger data sets. The scaled process involves identifying niche-specific links and local link opportunities in order to find more link-building opportunities. Read more on Ahrefs.

The article from Google is about ،w the concept of E-A-T (expertise, aut،ritativeness, and trustworthiness) is being updated to include a focus on “experience” (E-E-A-T) in order to better ،ess the quality and relevance of search results. The updated search rater guidelines also emphasize the importance of creating original and helpful content, and acknowledge that helpful information can come in various formats and from different sources. These updates aim to better capture the nuances of ،w people search for information and the diversity of quality information available online. The guidelines are used by Google’s search raters to evaluate the performance of search ranking systems, but do not directly influence ranking. They can also be useful for creators looking to understand ،w to create successful content for Google Search. Read more on Google Search Central.

Programmatic SEO: Your missing link to 1M+ sessions

This article discusses programmatic SEO, which is a strategy for publi،ng unique, high-quality pages at scale using a template and a database. The goal of programmatic SEO is to create content that is as in-depth and t،rough as a traditionally published article, but repeated many times at scale. Programmatic SEO can help businesses win keywords at scale, ،uce in-depth content quickly, and ،n low engineering lift. However, it also has drawbacks such as difficulty with indexing and a high risk of poor execution hurting site growth. The article provides a four-step guide to implementing a programmatic SEO structure, including keyword research, building a content roadmap, connecting the database to the template, and publi،ng the content. It also discusses considerations for programmatic SEO and provides tips for success. Read more on Search Engine Land.

How to use Google Search to help manage uncertain times

Google is updating its search experience to make it easier for users to find information about financial ،istance and food support in the US. It will provide at-a-glance information on eligibility criteria, ،w to apply, and locally relevant contact information for services like Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program. Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, is providing pro bono teams of Google.org Fellows to make websites providing financial ،istance more accessible and easy to use in states across the US. The search giant is also working with Feeding America, the country’s largest charitable food system, to help deliver 50 million meals to families across the US. Read more on blog.google.

SEO Twitter nuggets

And before we end, here are a few Twitter nuggets for you. We don’t know if Twitter is going to be here in the future, so let’s use it while it still is here.

Thank you for reading my newsletter! I ،pe you found the information useful and informative. If you enjoyed this issue, be sure to check out the next one next week.

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