When it comes to shaking up the search industry, Google usually relies on the announcement of a new algorithm update like Panda or Penguin. However, in a move that could change search marketing even more than any of their major algo updates, Google has announced they will soon implement a radical change to their homepage […]
Best SEO browser extensions 2017
Whatever browser you use, whether it’s Chrome, Firefox or even Internet Explorer, there are now a growing number of extensions and plugins to help your SEO efforts. There are extensions to allow you to quickly check SEO metrics such as Domain Authority, number of pages indexed, number of links etc… as well as specific link […]
Google are testing a new design for mobile search results pages
A new design of Google’s mobile search results page has been spotted out in the wild. The new version features the URL displayed above the search results, fewer paid ads and a dash more colour to the organic search results. Here’s a couple of screengrabs of the new design (via SEJ): As you can see […]
Google finally updates Penguin – now part of ‘real time’ core search algorithm and affects sites on more ‘granular’ level
After over 700 long days, Google has finally refreshed it’s Penguin algorithm update – and with it announced some very welcome news for webmasters. Penguin was last updated on 17 October 2014, and websites that were penalised by it then have had to wait for the next update for the penalty to be lifted. Those long, […]
Google ‘Possum’ update – what is it and what does it mean for Local SEO
For anyone involved in local SEO, it has been a crazy few weeks. Back on 1 September Google seemed to shake up the local search results in what is now being called the Possum update by the local SEO community. Why call it ‘Possum’? Because a lot of business owners think their Google My Business […]
The best WordPress SEO plugins for 2016
Below is a list of the best WordPress plugins for SEO. Today WordPress powers over 50 million websites, and has developed to such an extent that now many big brands, ecommerce sites and news/magazine sites use it as well as professional bloggers. WordPress has become such a popular content management system because it is relatively easy for […]
Bing adds new math-based interactive answers to search results
Bing has been a bit busy recently. After adding interactive solar system and periodic table tools to their search results, the search engine has today rolled out six maths-based interactive resources and answer boxes. In honour of ‘Pi Day’ (14 March or ‘3/14’), Bing today announced a new multiplication table tool, separate geometry calculator and geometry shape […]