Google has once again very quietly updated their Google Quality Rater Guidelines with a brand new version. This update comes as the third update this year so far (following ones in March and May), only months after we saw major changes with fake news. There are some notable changes, especially for those SEOs who […]
Archives for August 3, 2017
Submitting Disavow File Not a Spam Signal to Google
I sometimes hear from people who are concerned about proactively submitting a disavow file for any reason, thinking it might signal to Google as either a spam signal or some kind of flag that alerts Google to have a closer look at the site’s backlinks. But is it a valid concern or not? The question […]
Use Rel-Canonical to Match Identical Pages Across Multiple Sites
An interesting question came up on Twitter. Someone is ranking with identical pages across multiple sites and asked how best to tell Google they should be considered the same page, if it should be with noindex or via rel=canonical. And according to Google, the answer is rel=canonical. I'd rel-canon them — Gary "鯨理" Illyes (@methode) […]