Google: it’s not necessary to disavow nofollow links
Although nofollow links are ‘hints’ now for Google, you do not have to disavow them: You definitely don't need to disavow nofollow links — not before, not now. Sometimes they're a signal of a...
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Google: if content is only available in the desktop version of your pages, it will not be indexed
Google’s John Mueller said in a webmaster hangout on YouTube that the content of your web pages will not be indexed if it is only available in the desktop version of your web pages...
Google: we cannot verify the accuracy of content and it is not a ranking factor
Google’s Danny Sullivan explained on Twitter that Google cannot tell the accuracy of content. For that reason, the accuracy of content is not a ranking factor. According to Danny Sullivan, Google relies on signals...
Google introduces two new link attributes and changes the way it treats nofollow links
Google announced in an official blog post that it changes the way it treats nofollow links. Until now, nofollow links were not considered by Google’s ranking algorithm. Google has introduced new link attributes and...
Google: you might get unstable results with m-dot domains (m.domain.com)
Google’s John Mueller said on YouTube that there you might get unstable rankings if you use an m-dot domain for your mobile web pages (for example m.domain.com). Although Google won’t drop support for m-dot...
Google: headings are useful for more than SEO
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that you should use headings on your web pages because they are useful for more than SEO: Headings are useful for more than just SEO … in general,...
Google: check your canonical tags
Google’s Gary Illyes reminded webmasters on Twitter that they should check the URLs that they use in canonical tags on their web pages. Hey. HEY!! If you like rel=canonical, could you maybe check what...
Google: we render pages with both desktop & mobile user-agents.
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that pages can still be rendered by Google’s desktop user agent when Google shifts to mobile-first indexing for a domain. Yes, we render pages with both desktop &...
Google about 404, soft 404 and 301 HTTP status codes
In two Twitter posts, Google’s John Mueller explained how Google treats 301 HTTP status codes that are changes to 404 HTTP status codes and soft 404 pages. 1. If you change a 301 code...
How to get links from influential websites (two steps)
Although Google uses many different ranking signals, links from other websites are still the most important signal in Google’s ranking algorithm. The better the links that point to your website, the higher your rankings....
Google starts to penalize domain leasing
As announced two weeks ago, Google has started to penalize leased sections on third party websites: OK, quick update. EU *and* US sites are being impacted. Just noticed the coupons section of a weather...
Google: structured data is not a ranking factor and errors in structured data do not lead to penalties
Google’s John Mueller said on Reddit that structured data is not a ranking factor. He also said on Twitter that errors in structured data code do not lead to penalties. 1. Structured data is...
Google: sponsored content is okay as long as you use nofollow links
It’s okay to have sponsored content on your website as long as you use nofollow links in the sponsored content. Google will see the content as a part of your website then. That’s what...