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Technical SEO and the engineering side of search-friendly sites. 318 articles
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Matt Cutts: Create Unique Meta Descriptions for Your Most Important Pages

"The way I think of it is you can either have a unique meta tag description, or you can choose to have no meta tag description, but I…

By Jennifer Slegg · 20 Nov 2013

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A Beginner’s Guide to Ghost

The Ghost team knew that there were many people whom WordPress was serving poorly. Their perception: Some people just want to blog.…

By Cooper Pickett · 31 Oct 2013

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Google Webmaster Tools Now Highlights Security Issues

A new section within Webmaster Tools offers a portal for "Security Issues" to alert webmasters when they have a security issue or…

By Jennifer Slegg · 30 Oct 2013

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The 4 Levels of UX Design

Knowing a few key things about strategy and tactics makes all the difference between designing a struggling website and a successful one.…

By Larry Marine · 30 Oct 2013

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Gamification in Marketing: Lessons from the Khan Academy Website

Your website may not be as popular as Khan Academy, and you probably aren't teaching math, but you can use valuable principles…

By Howard Jacobson · 28 Oct 2013

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Technical SEO for Nontechnical People

While you may not be able to personally fix technical SEO issues, knowing what to look for and how to fix it…

By Erin Everhart · 15 Oct 2013

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Metadata & You: Best Practices, Benefits & Implementation Made Easy

The benefits of getting the right metadata into your code are many and they go beyond SEO to social media and brand…

By Andrew Delamarter · 14 Oct 2013

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Does Google Penalize For Invalid HTML? Matt Cutts Says No

It's easy to make a mistake when trying to create perfect HTML code that validates correctly every time. So how important is…

By Jennifer Slegg · 26 Sep 2013

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404 Page Best Practices

Is your website serving up 404 errors for pages that have been moved, deleted, or mistyped? Here's how you can find 404…

By Brad Miller · 11 Sep 2013

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It’s Time to Update the Definition of a Website

For years the website has been defined as a computer term representing pages on the World Wide Web. This outdated perception is…

By Rebecca Murtagh · 10 Sep 2013

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SEO Audit Findings: 4 Hidden Technical Problems That Can Send Dangerous Signals to Search Engines

There are times that hidden technical problems get rolled out to a website that can negatively impact SEO. Learn about four mistakes…

By Glenn Gabe · 28 Aug 2013

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7 Tips From Google on Using Google Authorship

On which types of pages is it OK to use authorship? Does authorship support multiple authors? Can a company or persona have…

By Jennifer Slegg · 22 Aug 2013

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3 Sustainable SEO Tips: Why Recover From Google Updates? Don’t Get Hit!

Wouldn't you love to be in a place when you laugh in the face of Google algorithm updates, rather than figuring out…

By Erin Everhart · 20 Aug 2013

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4 Ways to Find Out Why Your Website Traffic Died After a Relaunch

If done improperly, a site redesign, relaunch, or update can have disastrous consequences. What has gone wrong? Why are you experiencing a…

By Josh Mccoy · 19 Aug 2013

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5 New Website Vulnerabilities Straight from Black Hat & DEF CON

Protecting your online presence keeps getting harder. Here's what to do to protect your site from exploits due to advertising security holes,…

By Kristine Schachinger · 16 Aug 2013

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Website Launch Checklist: 25 Things to Test Before Your Site Goes Live

Testing a new website may seem overwhelming, but there are things every team member can do to assist in the pre-launch process.…

By Mark Knowles · 06 Aug 2013

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4 SEO Tips for Launching a New Website and New Brand

Launching a new website is hard. Launching a new brand with that new website can be downright madness. There's a lot to…

By Erin Everhart · 24 Jul 2013

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7 Critical Web Redesign Considerations You Can’t Overlook

Planning a website redesign can be an extremely exciting process. While having a great looking website is awesome, technical SEO, content, and…

By Brad Miller · 17 Jul 2013

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Free WordPress Plugins: Respect the Author

While frustrations due to unresolved technical support issues are understandable, when asking for support on a free plugin, please consider the author…

By Alex Moss · 12 Jul 2013

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Backend Website Development: How to Prioritize Your Efforts

New feature requests that seem simple to others can add layers of complexity to your team's workload. Before hitting the "easy button",…

By Mark Knowles · 05 Jul 2013

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How to Choose Trustworthy WordPress Themes & Plugins

How can you safeguard against poorly developed themes and plugins? There are a few telltale signs. Here are some ways you can…

By Alex Moss · 26 Jun 2013

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Login With Amazon: What is it and Why Should Online Business Owners Care?

Amazon's new sign-in service, Login with Amazon could be a foot in the door for online retailers to Amazon's significant shopper base…

By Mary Weinstein · 07 Jun 2013

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5 Steps to Create a Website That Both Your Customers & Search Engines Will Love

A major mistake businesses often make when it comes to SEO is optimizing their website at the expense of their customers. Here…

By Jay Taylor · 04 Jun 2013

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2 Underutilized Opportunities for Schema on Your Website

Want to make your website's listing stand out from others within increasingly limited search engine real estate? Two schema.org protocols – breadcrumbs…

By Carrie Hill · 04 Jun 2013

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Google Updates Data Highlighter, Launches Structured Data Markup Helper

Google has announced two new structured data features. Google has updated the Data Highlighter, which now covers eight types of structured data.…

By Jennifer Slegg · 03 Jun 2013

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