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Whereas robots.txt file directives give bots suggestions for how to crawl a website's pages, robots meta directives provide more firm instructions on how to crawl and index a page's content. Learn more about what robots meta directives are all about and how to use them in this article.
Learn what schema.org structured data is and why it matters for search engine optimization.
Why does page speed matter for SEO, and how can you impact the speed of your own website? Learn the basics in this article.
Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is the systematic process of increasing the percentage of website visitors who take a desired action — be that filling out a form, becoming customers, or otherwise. Learn about the multidisciplinary and often complex CRO process in this article.
Successful websites are all different, yet nearly all Google-ranked websites succeed in the exact same fundamental ways. In our quest to optimize for Core Web Vitals, mobile-first indexing, and JavaScript rendering, have we lost sight of the content and user experiences that dominate the very top of Google search results? In this presentation, Cyrus Shepard explores the three Google click and engagement signals that top-ranking web pages master: clicks, long clicks, and last clicks. Using examples and experiment results, he demonstrates how any website — and SEOs of all skill levels — can leverage these signals for improved Google traffic.
What is canonicalization? How do you implement the canonical tag on a webpage, and why does it matter for search engine optimization? Learn in this article.
Reporting on website performance is an integral part of SEO, but not all metrics are created equal. If you think your CTR metrics are telling the full story, think again. Start building more insightful reporting methods with data science. In this session, Britney Muller will show you how to quash your reporting woes and make easy work of identifying exactly why your website’s performance changed.
With the debut of Core Web Vitals, modern SEO is more relevant to website development than ever before. Sure, we’ve always been thinking about title tags and making sure our pages convert — but the actual underpinnings of a website might have been left to your web development team and maybe that one technical SEO. They're likely very skilled people, but the chances of them thinking about how development decisions impact SEO are typically slim to none. Let's look at how we can modernize the relationship between the web development process and SEO with Dana DiTomaso.
Internationalization is one of the leading causes of technical SEO debt for multinational companies. Jackie Chu talks through common internationalization mistakes and how to avoid them so you can win visibility and grow anywhere.
Search is a game of rankings. Only one can win the #1 spot and small tweaks can mean the difference between ranking #1 and #5. If you’re using the same tools as everyone else, what competitive advantage are you bringing to the table? Wil Reynolds shows you how to transform your data into winning insights with 3 tools everyone has at their fingertips: your heart, your head, and a willingness to question everything you thought was true about SEO.