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Google’s March 2024 core update: 5 things you need to know

Search Engine Land

This cleanup drive promises to remove up to 40% of low-quality websites that provide useless information and poor user experience – pages created just to match specific search queries. According to the post, the publisher’s eight affected sites, all established within the last two years, covered various niche topics.

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Future-proof your SERP presence: 6 areas to focus on

Search Engine Land

This demonstrates that SGE is pulling in more long-tail content with higher relevancy and lower volume and using AI’s ability to understand the context to serve niche content better. The goal: Be the SGE result The full rollout of SGE is expected to have far-reaching implications on how searchers interact with search engines.

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Product page SEO: A complete guide

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Incorporating user-generated content (UGC) like reviews. Product page URLs Clear, descriptive URLs enhance both user experience and visibility. It is important to optimize URLs for clarity and user-friendliness and not to just stuff keywords. This element will help search engines understand what the image is about.

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Internal link building for an E-E-A-T-focused content strategy

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These links serve a dual purpose: They guide users to explore related information on your website. They signal to search engines the importance and the interconnectedness of your content. Increased trustworthiness : The clear organization of your website’s content enhances the user experience and builds trust.

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How publishers can regain traffic and revenue with affiliate marketing

Search Engine Land

They are in the position to wield significant influence, enhance search engine rankings and drive substantial revenue for businesses. Smaller stores and brands may share the listicle on social media, and that can bring search engine spiders back to the content for crawling. Let’s use a pair of running shoes as an example.

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How to navigate SEO in a multi-platform world

Search Engine Land

Traditionally, SEO was primarily about keyword optimization and links and ranking well on search engines like Google and Bing. While these elements remain important, search engines today evaluate a much more complex set of ranking factors. The very definition of a search engine has evolved.

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Entities, topics, keywords: Clarifying core semantic SEO concepts

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On a larger scale, for a website about tech reviews, entities such as “smartphones”, “laptops”, and “gadgets” guide its overarching themes, signaling to search engines the primary subject matter. Keywords These are the specific phrases or terms users type into a search engine.