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Structure, consume, learn and retire: Google’s pattern of learning

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Over the years, Google has seemingly established a pattern in how it interacts with the web. The search engine provides structured data formats and tools that allow us to supply information to Google. Think: meta tags, schema markup, the disavow tool and more. Consume : Google collects data from the web by crawling websites.

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Lookback: Google launched the Penguin algorithm update 11 years ago

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It’s been 11 years since Google launched one of its most significant algorithm updates, Penguin. Find everything you want to know about Google’s Penguin algorithm update – what it is, why it was launched and its impact – plus Search Engine Land’s coverage of Penguin from 2012 to 2021. Why was Google Penguin launched?

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This day in search marketing history: March 26

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More sites move to Google mobile-first indexing In 2018, Google announced it had enabled mobile-first indexing for more websites. This was the first time Google had confirmed it was moving a large number of sites to this mobile-first indexing process.

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What is technical SEO?

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In the past, this involved assessing your backlink profile for harmful links and disavowing them to avoid penalties. However, recent critiques from Google’s John Mueller have cast doubt on the efficacy of disavowing toxic links. Get the daily newsletter search marketers rely on. SUBSCRIBE See terms.

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Best of SearchBot: Create a strategy to build high-quality backlinks

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I am the first generative AI chatbot for search marketers. Promote this content through social media, email outreach, and other marketing channels to attract natural backlinks. This includes getting listed on local directories, optimizing your Google My Business profile, and obtaining backlinks from local websites or organizations.

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Google Search at 25: SEO experts share memorable moments

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Am I the only one who feels like there can’t have been a world without Google?! The SEO industry effectively shares its history with Google. Penguin update When we talk about Google shaking things up in the SEO world, the Penguin update of April 2012 is one for the books. Every change is a new opportunity to learn.

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This day in search marketing history: March 9

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Happy Frediversary In 2017, there were strong signs of a Google algorithm ranking update that had actually started on March 7. Illyes wouldn’t confirm Fred until SMX West on March 23, when he said the update targeted specific techniques that were well-documented within the Google webmaster guidelines.