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XML sitemaps and SEO: What you need to know

Search Engine Land

XML sitemaps just turned 18 in June, and in honor of its full-fledged introduction into adulthood, I’m breaking down how XML sitemaps work, how to build one, and why XML sitemaps offer a boatload of SEO benefits. What is an XML sitemap? How important it is in relation to other URLs across your website.

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Microsoft Bing to rely more on lastmod date in XML sitemap files for crawling

Search Engine Land

Microsoft Bing will soon rely a lot more on the date you specify in the lastmod field within your XML sitemap for crawling. ” What is lastmod. The lastmod field is the date of last modification of the page as specified in your XML sitemap file. 58% of hosts have at least one XML sitemap. changefreq field.

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15 ways to secure your WordPress site

Search Engine Land

Website security is often overlooked. WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS), powering millions of websites. . What’s most relevant to SEO is how attackers are using WordPress websites to steal traffic for their own nefarious means. Why security matters for SEO. Malware injection. See terms.

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International SEO: How to avoid common translation and localization pitfalls

Search Engine Land

Since I left that path and started working on websites, I’ve worked on many websites for international businesses in my SEO career. I am fairly proficient in two languages other than English, but I know my limitations and would not publish translated text for a website in either one.

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How to build SEO into a new website from the ground up

Search Engine Land

Launching a new website is one of the more exciting projects for a company. Building SEO from the ground up in a website is less expensive and gets results faster compared to trying to bolt it on as an afterthought. Stage 1: The strategy phase In the strategy phase, teams discuss how the website will look and function.

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How to Audit Your Website for Improved SEO and Conversions

Hubspot

What Is a Website Audit? A website audit is an examination of page performance prior to large-scale search engine optimization (SEO) or a website redesign. Auditing your website can determine whether or not it's optimized to achieve your traffic goals, and if not, how you can improve it to increase performance.

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How to survive a Google core update and come out on top

Search Engine Land

And sometimes websites pay the price. What’s really happening with core updates? What I mean by least imperfect is that we can’t know the countless signals in Google’s algorithm. Those who do their best to optimize their website and are better at being least imperfect from their competition will be awarded.