Summary of SEO 101 Episode 384
Scott and Ross discuss the Google Page Experience Update and what it means to website owners, followed by tips on re-opening during COVID and how to attract business during this difficult time. The Local SEO component of the show delved into news from Nextdoor, Manual Action reports, citation updates, and more.
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Notes from SEO 101 Episode 384
General SEO News
- To launch in 2021
- Largely re-branding, not critical
- Combines several ranking factors including: (Safe Browsing, Intrusive Interstitials Penalty, HTTPS, Mobile Friendly, Page Speed, Core Web Vitals)
– ?? Maybe discuss more on Core Web Vitals ?? - Content will still be a more important factor according to Google Product Manager; Rudy Galfi
Top SEOs on Google’s Page Experience update and what you need to know
Discuss re-opening during COVID and what businesses can do to draw people in with marketing
- Q&A
- Videos of PPE & other measures to protect them
- Yelp offers upgraded COVID reopening tools for local businesses, restaurants.
- Use Nextdoor (more on this in Local)
- Leverage Alignable
- Offer consultations in exchange for donations to support COVID-impacted/related charities
Local SEO
Nextdoor rolls out free Business Posts, best practices advice
(make sure to pick your country first at the top right!!)
Google On How to Use the Manual Action Report in Search Console
Changing HTTP to HTTPS in citations
Not worth it unless they are top referrers at which point updating them is useful so they don’t appear as direct traffic.
GMB Edits Reverting Within 24 Hours. Local Viking the Cause
Mueller Files
Google Doubles Down On Guest Blog Links: Nofollow Them
End of Show Notes
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