Every website has the potential to be even better. Nowadays people can get weighed down with just the SEO of their site, but it’s important to remember that ultimately your site is for your visitors, not Googlebot. If people aren’t finding your content engaging, useful or original then neither will Google. It might sound obvious, … Read More
Black hat SEO methods can get you banned from Google. Here, we explain what black hat SEO is, the most common black hat SEO tactics and discuss whether you should employ them on your site. Note: Black hat isn’t the only SEO method out there. Take a look at our pages on white hat SEO and grey hat SEO … Read More
Dynamic pages can add unique value to a site, though they might also cause problems with crawling and even indexing your pages. To avoid this, take a look at some of our suggestions on how to make dynamic pages more search engine friendly. PLEASE! Before you read this article, take a look at our simple guide … Read More
A site’s value is dependent on the usefulness of its pages, and it’s important not to lose sight of this when creating new content. Just as a human has no interest in unoriginal, low value content, neither does Google. Note: If you want ideas for engaging content that works, we have ideas on the different kinds … Read More
Without Vary: User-Agent, Google may not read your pages correctly which can affect your ranking. Here, we explain what Vary: User-Agent is and how to use it. PLEASE! Before you read this article, check out our guide on how to structure mobile-friendly pages. Without it, you may find your website struggles to rank well for Google … Read More
Redirects affect how users and Google see mobile pages. They’re very costly on mobile networks and are bad for performance speed. Each redirect you remove will therefore dramatically improve how fast content is seen by users. There are four common redirects, these are: Initial redirect – canonical (www.example.com vs example.com) SSL – secure pages redirect … Read More
Tap targets are an essential part of mobile SEO. Here, we explain what tap targets are, how big they should be and common issues. PLEASE! Before you read this excellent article, check out our simple guide on how to make mobile friendly web pages. A few simple checks will ensure your website ranks in Google … Read More
With so many different screen sizes for mobile devices, site owners have to ensure that text of pages is legible on both the largest and smallest screens. If you’re coming across the ‘text too small read’ or ‘use legible font size’ errors, keep reading. Note! Before you read the article below, please check out our … Read More
Your page content should not rely on a particular viewport width to render well. We explain why you need to size your content to the viewport and how to do it. When content goes off screen, a mobile user has to scroll sideways in order to view content. This isn’t exactly great for user experience, … Read More
Here, we’ll go through conditional loading, the benefits of varying what resources load on mobile and desktop pages and how to do this using the Window.matchMedia() function in your JavaScript file. In our explanation, we’ll use the example of social buttons and examine how features like this affect load time on mobile compared to desktop. What … Read More