There are many practices from the dawn of SEO that are still useful. These are old school tactics and habits that successful affiliates used to help their sites rank better, helped them earn more and kept them from getting banned. I’d like to share some of these practices because they are still useful. 1. Discretion […]

Google’s AI Blog published an article discussing how Dataset Search works and what signals it uses to rank datasets. Google is already showing dataset rich results and may begin showing more as publishers add the Schema.org markup. Understanding what datasets are and how to rank them is important because it can become a new source […]

I optimize WordPress without an SEO plugin. The reason is because SEO Plugins have more features than I need. I have been asked many times to share how to do SEO with WordPress without an SEO plugin. Here is how to do WordPress SEO without an SEO Plugin. This article is not intended to persuade […]

In a webmaster hangout, a publisher asked how fast Google removed pages from the index if they added a noindex nofollow to it. The publisher stated they had added noindex but the page remained in Google’s index. Google’s John Mueller responded with an answer that described how often some pages are indexed. John Mueller revealed […]

Google has introduced new capabilities for YouTube ads that will help advertisers drive more conversions. The new features combine the creative solutions offered by YouTube with the machine learning and measurement solutions offered by Google Ads. Ad Extensions YouTube advertisers will soon be able to drive more conversions with a wider variety of video ad extensions. In […]

While quantum computing could potentially enable new innovations and models for IT, it also represents a looming challenge for IT security, as existing forms of encryption could be at risk. In an effort to help prepare for the post-quantum future, DigiCert, Gemalto and ISARA announced a partnership on Sept. 20 to build quantum-safe encryption technologies. […]

Facebook announced it’s expanding fact-checking efforts to review the accuracy of photos and videos. Until now Facebook’s fact-checking efforts have been focused on reviewing articles to reduce the spread of false news. Going forward, all of Facebook’s 27 fact-checking partners in 17 countries will also be focused on reducing the spread of misinformation through photos and videos. […]

Attending conferences will help keep you up to date on the latest SEO strategies, trends, tips, and tools. Plus, SEO conferences are a fantastic way to grow your professional network and connect with potential clients. All of this can happen between sessions, during official networking events, or sometimes even at a pub or restaurant after […]

Over time, the SEO industry has developed many “best practice” assumptions that work well for many businesses, but that can be harmful when applied without concern for where those practices came from. When SEO was a cottage industry, it was built primarily by webmasters who were running their own blogs, and many of the values […]

Oracle and Intel are developing a Java API to add first-class vector, or SIMD (single instruction, multiple data), support to the platform, which could yield big performance gains. Part of Project Panama, which focuses on interconnecting JVM and native code, the API aims to provide an initial iteration of an incubator module, jdk.incubator.vector, to express vector computations that […]