Posts about Google Updates

Google's Latest Core Algorithm Update: What We Know

Google's Latest Core Algorithm Update: What We Know

What is Google's Broad Core Algorithm update? Learn what it means, how it's impacting the web and what everyone else is saying about it.

By Sam Gooch 07/08/2018

Google Increases Pressure to Secure Your Site

Google Increases Pressure to Secure Your Site

Time has run out of HTTP: Chrome will now be marking all HTTP sites as “not secure”, making it more important than ever to take the leap to https.

By Sam Gooch 24/07/2018

Pogosticking is NOT a Ranking Signal for Google

Pogosticking is NOT a Ranking Signal for Google

Long though to be a negative ranking signal, it turns out the user behavior known as "pogo-sticking" is not used by Google to rank pages in search results. What does this mean for SEO?

By Sam Gooch 17/07/2018

Google's Speed Update has arrived!

Google's Speed Update has arrived!

Google has introduced its new Speed Update algorithm. We go over what the speed update is, what it means and what you can do to get ready for it.

By Sam Gooch 09/07/2018

Google Treats Hreflang in Sitemaps and HTML the Same

Google Treats Hreflang in Sitemaps and HTML the Same

In a recent Twitter exchange, John Mueller informed us that Google sees and processes hreflang tags in sitemaps and page HTML the same way. What doe that mean for SEO?

By Sam Gooch 13/06/2018

Google: GDPR Compliance is No Excuse for Intrusive Popups

Google: GDPR Compliance is No Excuse for Intrusive Popups

During a Google Webmaster Central hangout, John Mueller explained how Google handles all those GDPR compliance updates and how to avoid penalties for intrusive interstitials.

By Sam Gooch 31/05/2018

Google Changes Search Snippet Length Yet Again

Google Changes Search Snippet Length Yet Again

Just 5 months after increasing snippet length, Google has reversed course. Average snippet length is back to 160 characters, but still more change could be coming.

By Sam Gooch 15/05/2018

Someone Could Steal Your Link Juice Without You Knowing!

Someone Could Steal Your Link Juice Without You Knowing!

Tom Anthony from Distilled discovered that Google Search Console's sitemap ping URL followed open redirect URLs, allowing him to use hreflang tags to steal a website's ranking power.

By Sam Gooch 12/04/2018

What's the SSL Apocalypse and How Can You Avoid It?

What's the SSL Apocalypse and How Can You Avoid It?

Google Chrome will stop trusting Symantec SSL/TLS certificates issued before June 1, 2016 or after December 1, 2017. Check if your certificate falls in that range and avoid the potential fallout!

By Sam Gooch 11/04/2018

Google Starts Rolling Out Mobile-First Indexing to More Sites

Google Starts Rolling Out Mobile-First Indexing to More Sites

Google has officially announced the rollout of its mobile-first index after experimenting with it for more than a year. Website owners will be notified via GSC when their site has been moved.

Greg Snow-Wasserman

By Greg Snow-Wasserman 27/03/2018