Data from Searchmetrics suggests that there may have been a recent unannounced update to the Google search algorithm, an update Searchmetrics is calling “Phantom III”. The search engine rankings and SEO visibility of many types of websites seem to have been adjusted not long after Google’s update of its Quality …
Online shops typically have extensive websites that are continuously updated. As a result, search engine optimization for ecommerce websites is more complex compared to simple brand or informative websites. In this article you will learn what you should pay attention to when optimizing your online shop for search engines. Content …
From September 7 to November 9, 2015, public sector bodies, registered trademarks as well as companies, associations and foundations registered in the Swiss commercial register had the possibility to apply for a .swiss domain. According to Inside-it.ch, almost 10,000 applications have been submitted during this first application phase. Almost a …
Mobile search has changed since the Google mobile update, which was launched on April 21, 2015 and is known under the name Mobilegeddon. We will outline the relevance of mobile search today, the impact of Mobilegeddon on mobile search results and the differences between the ranking factors for mobile compared …
Recently, news emerged that Google had launched a machine-learning technology called RankBrain to rate and deliver search results. Google began working with this artificial intelligence several months ago. This new system is already being used for a large fraction of search queries. What Is RankBrain? RankBrain is one of the …
With almost 25 million visitors per month, Amazon is the biggest online shop in Germany (as of October 2014). Thus Amazon is an important sales channel for many online retailers. Like in Google Search, it is crucial to appear among the first positions in Amazon to get clicks and achieve …
Google Webmaster Central recently announced that Google was changing its recommendations for AJAX web pages. What do you need to do to ensure that your AJAX pages are crawlable? The good news is: nothing! Google’s bots are able to render Javascript and understand web pages like modern browsers do, even …
Last week Google introduced the “Accelerated Mobile Pages” (AMP) project together with Twitter and several news websites. AMP allows you to provide reduced versions of your website in Google, which load faster on mobile devices. With this project, Google responds to the recent new programs of Facebook and Apple that …
The Russian search engine Yandex offers the tool Yandex.Webmaster, which is similar to the Google Search Console (formerly Webmaster Tools) and Bing Webmaster Tools. If Russia is an important target country for your business and you are optimizing your website for Yandex, you should use Yandex.Webmaster. It gives you control …
Since the end of 2013 Google Analytics users have not been able to see keyword data. Google labels almost all of the keywords as “not provided”. Since then the Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools) is Google’s only real keyword data supplier. Since the beginning of August 2015 Google …
Backlinks and social shares are both relevant SEO ranking factors. In order to get your content linked to from other websites and shared in social networks, you need to create relevant content. This makes content marketing an important instrument for search engine optimization. But what kind of content generates links …
You can use various tools to optimize your website for search engines. Complete solutions usually charge a fee, but there are also free tools that are very helpful. Below we will show you 12 free SEO tools you can use to improve your ranking positions. 1. Google Analytics Many websites …
