2013 was a turbulent year in the world of search to put it mildly. According to Moz’s tally there have been 13 officially acknowledged updates to Google’s algorithms alone and who knows how many more that have happened behind Google’s increasingly closed doors. There was widespread speculation of 2 other unnamed updates in late-July and […]
There’s a new buzz (or should I say hmm) in the search engine world. On the eve of its 15th birthday, Google announced its newest addition to their algorithm family: Hummingbird. Unlike Panda and Penguin which were updates of the old algorithm, this new algorithm change won’t cause you to see any dramatic ranking or […]
There’s been much debate around the web on whether Google favors larger websites over smaller websites in terms of performance on SERPs. Based on reports from a lot of SEOs, evidence seem to support the idea that larger sites perform better on Google. So what are the implications for smaller sites? Is it “go big […]
Listen up business owners, because Google is at it again. They have recently (and quietly) rolled out another update that continues to give the power back to the local business by giving them top priority in rankings when it comes to local search terms. While not necessarily a game changer for some, it should make […]
Google has always kept its algorithm tweaks and changes somewhat of a secret; however, lately the Internet giant has made its most recent changes very public in an effort to inform Web users of the changes and methods that are most important. There is still a great deal of room left for interpretation though regarding […]