Crawling, Indexing & Ranking - Category - SEOSLY

How Often Does Google Crawl A Site?

By Olga Zarr May 27, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking

Learn about how often Google crawls website. Have you ever wondered how often Google visits your website, indexing your pages and making them visible in search results? It's a common question in the SEO community, and understanding the frequency of Google crawling is crucial if you want to be a...

40-Step SEO Migration Checklist

By Olga Zarr May 24, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, JetOctopus, SEO

The ultimate checklist for successful site migration. Site migration is a complex process that involves moving a website from one domain to another, changing its structure, or switching to a new CMS. It's a delicate procedure that can affect SEO performance if not handled correctly. This website migration checklist (created...

Do 404 Errors Hurt SEO?

By Olga Zarr April 15, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, SEO, Technical SEO

Here is the full guide to 404 errors and whether (and when) they harm SEO. 404 errors might seem a bit daunting at first, but in my experience, they're not always a cause for concern when it comes to your website's SEO. While a broken link can negatively impact your...

“Indexed, Not Submitted In Sitemap” is now “Indexed” in “Unsubmitted Pages Only”

Indexed, Not Submitted in Sitemap in Google Search Console

By Olga Zarr April 9, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, Google Search Console

The "Indexed, Not Submitted in Sitemap" status in the Google Search Console has been replaced by "Indexed" in "Unsubmitted pages only". Learn what it means and how to fix it (if necessary). In this article, I'll talk about the "Indexed, not submitted in sitemap" status that used to appear in...

How To Disable JavaScript In Chrome

By Olga Zarr April 7, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, SEO Tools

Learn how to disable JavaScript in Chrome in 3 easy ways. In this quick guide, I'll be showing you how to disable JavaScript in Chrome and discuss why it's useful for SEO professionals and website auditors. Disabling JavaScript can reveal how a website functions without it, which is crucial when...

How To Find The Sitemap Of A Website – Sitemap URL

How to find the XML sitemap of a website

By Olga Zarr March 29, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, SEO

Learn how to find sitemap of any website in these 8 easy ways + one bonus way. Finding the sitemap of a website is a simple task that any SEO can do. This article will show you 8 easy ways to find the sitemap of any website. I'll start with...

How To Migrate Without Losing Traffic & SEO

By Olga Zarr March 27, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, Technical SEO

Learn how to migrate without losing traffic by applying these 11 tips & best practices. Ah, website migrations – the rollercoaster of the SEO world. With plenty of ups and downs, they can be the make-or-break moment for many websites. As an experienced SEO consultant, I've seen my fair share...

How To Render As Google

By Olga Zarr March 8, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, Technical SEO, Website Auditing

Learn how to render JavaScript as Google and look at the site through the eyes of Google. Let's talk about a crucial element of SEO: JavaScript rendering. As we all know, JavaScript can greatly enhance the user experience of a website, but it can also harm a website's SEO if...

How To Check If Google Is Indexing JavaScript Content Correctly

How to check JavaScript content indexing

By Olga Zarr March 7, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, Website Auditing

Learn how to check if Google is indexing JavaScript content correctly in three simple ways. Ensuring that Google is indexing JavaScript-generated content correctly is a crucial step in any SEO audit. In this article, I'll cover the key steps you need to take to check if Google is indexing your...

Website Without JavaScript

By Olga Zarr March 2, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, Technical SEO

Learn how to view any website without JavaScript to learn how much it relies on JavaScript and whether this can potentially harm SEO. As we all know, JavaScript is an essential part of modern web development, and it can greatly enhance a website's functionality and user experience. However, it can...

Does Changing Page Title Affect SEO?

By Olga Zarr February 11, 2023Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, SEO

Here is a short guide all about page titles (or title links). Today, I'm going to dive into a topic a lot of you have been asking about: does changing your page title actually affect your SEO? Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty details, I just want to clarify...

Do Google Sites Rank Better?

By Olga Zarr September 22, 2022Crawling, Indexing & Ranking, Search & Search Engines

In this video, I am sharing my thoughts and experience on whether Google sites rank better. Do Google sites rank better than sites not affiliated with Google? Does Google favor its sites or sites hosted on Google servers? Should you even try to rank for terms where Google sites rank...