Welcome to episode #84 of the SEO Newsletter by #SEOSLY!
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Top SEO & AI news
Here is the most important SEO & AI news from last week.
INP added to Google Search Console
Search Console is adding INP issue reporting to the Core Web Vitals report to help you prepare for changes coming in March 2024.
Google to deprecate Sitemaps ping endpoint later this year
Google will be deprecating support for sitemaps ping and the endpoint will stop working by the end of this year. Google said it is announcing the “deprecation of the sitemaps “ping” endpoint.” This means that HTTP ping requests will result in a 404 error.
Massive Google Search ranking volatility
Barry Schwartz reports that there’s been an unprecedented period of volatility in Google search results with frequent unconfirmed updates, despite the last confirmed update being the April 2023 reviews update.
GA4 is coming
There are just a few days left to transition to Google Analytics 4.
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Other less breaking SEO news
Here is other SEO news, less breaking but equally important.
Google Selling Google Domains Won’t Impact Your SEO Or Google Rankings
“I have seen some folks in the SEO industry suggest that there will be some sort of search ranking and SEO impact with the sale of Google Domains to Squarespace. I just wanted to clarify this sale should have zero impact on your Google Search rankings or SEO efforts.”
By Barry Schwartz (Search Engine Roundtable).
Google Perspectives: How This Search Filter Delivers Diverse Viewpoints With Engaging Social Content
See how the Google Perspectives search filter delivers diverse viewpoints with engaging videos, social media content, Q&A, forums, and news.
By Kristi Hines (Search Engine Journal).
Recent SEO interviews
My most recent interview is with Barry Schwartz, Adrijana Vujadin, David Schneider, and Daniel K Cheung. Check them out!
My interview with Barry Schwartz to mark the 50th episode of the SEO Podcast by #SEOSLY.
Interview with a rising star – Adrijana Vujadin – on how to become SEO confident.
A super interesting story of a super successful SEO – Dave Schneider.
Interview with Daniel, an SEO Manager at Adobe, who does awesome things with Schema.
Top SEO Tips
And here are the Google SEO tips for you.
#1: Google: New Web Sites Homepages Should Get Indexed
Gary Illyes from Google on the last Search Off The Record podcast said that for brand-new websites, their homepages should be indexed without a problem. If not, then the site has a bigger issue.
Reported by Barry Schwartz.
#2: The best word count for SEO does not exist
A small reminder and tip from The Google SearchLiaison regarding the perfect word count for SEO.
#3: 302 redirects are fine
Here is a quick tip from Google’s John Mueller.
#4: Don’t Use AI & LLMs To Diagnose SEO Issues
Gary Illyes from the Google Search team said on LinkedIn that you should avoid using LLMs and AI for diagnosing potential SEO issues or other issues with your site. Gary wrote, “don’t use them for diagnosing potential issues with it.”
#5: Google’s John Mueller Warns Against Custom Elements In Head
Custom elements in document heads can disrupt Google’s rendering, potentially harming SEO; JSON-LD offers a flexible alternative.
Videos to watch this week
And here are the videos you don’t want to miss this week.
A super interesting discussion on the future of content in light of AI from Doug Cunnington.
An essential weekly recap by Barry Schwartz.
The newest episode of the Search Off the Record with lots of tips and insights on why your site may have indexing issues.
A quick tip from John Mueller on indexing and cached pages and how they are independent from one another.
SEOs to follow
I’m now working on a very extensive list of SEOs to follow. Additionally, I will be giving a shoutout to a couple of SEOs each week in this section of the newsletter. Today’s SEO follows are:
- Adrijana Vujadin who talks about a very important topic in SEO, i.e. SEO confidence and how to become SEO confident.
- Myriam Jessier who is absolutely brilliant and whose brain is of the kind. If you aren’t following Myriam, you have been living under a rock.
- Nikki Halliwell who is a brilliant technical SEO and SEO podcast owner. Nikki will soon be a guest on my podcast.
Other articles & resources to read
And you need to allocate some time to read these articles from other SEOs. They are brilliant.
Tangential SEO: Finding Keywords for Content No One Else Has
In this guide, create your methodology for finding keywords none of your competitors have even thought about.
By Andy Chadwick (Search Engine Journal).
How to use entities in schema to improve Google’s understanding of your content
A step-by-step entity SEO guide for identifying the most relevant entities for your article and adding them to your schema markup.
By Tony Hill (Search Engine Land).
Best SEO Newsletters (Top 40)
Here is a hand-curated list of the best SEO newsletters as of 2023.
By Olga Zarr (SEOSLY).
How To Search The Web With 40 ChatGPT Plugins
OpenAI offers over 550 ChatGPT plugins, almost 20% of which search the web. See how these AI-powered search tools work and which are best.
By Kristi Hines (Search Engine Journal).
How to manage crawl depth for better SEO performance
Understanding how to control and optimize crawl depth can significantly impact your site performance and search rankings. Here are more tips.
By Gaetano Romeo (Search Engine Land).
15 Easy SEO Tips for Higher Rankings
If you want more traffic to your website from search engines, you need to rank higher for keywords that people are searching for. Below are a few simple SEO tips to help you do that.
By Joshua Hardwick (Ahrefs).
Expert Focus: AI and Local Search
We asked the experts how they’re using AI at the moment, and how they think SGE will change the landscape of local search.
By Jenny Bernarde (BrightLocal).
ChatGPT: Everything SEOs need to know
In this article, we’ll examine all those factors so that you can determine whether generative AI is viable for your particular situation.
By Jack Treseler (Wix SEO Learning Hub).
How to Create Kick-Ass Local Landing Pages — Whiteboard Friday
Learn all about how to create kick-ass local landing pages in this Whiteboard Friday with Amanda Jordan. Discover the most popular features and get to know the dos and don’ts when creating local landing pages.
By Amanda Jordan.
Time Decay (Content Freshness) As a Google Quality Signal
So specifically looking at the element of Freshness, which is effectively a time decay concept – we need to understand how time decay works algorithmically, and how Google then applies it.
By Dan Taylor.
Here is how pros do conversion rate optimization
Conversion optimization is not just complementary to SEO. It’s a quintessential part of the success of SEO.
By Kevin Indig.
Thank you for reading my newsletter! I hope you found the information useful. If you enjoyed this issue, be sure to check out the next one next week.
