Tag Archives: Filtering

What Is URL Filtering?

Desiree Johnson October 10, 2021 The majority of our lives today exist online and businesses face the permanent, lingering threat of cyberattacks. Malware and phishing attacks cost global organizations billions every single year, and the problem is only getting worse. URL filtering is a limit that employers previously used to use to lock employees out … Continue reading What Is URL Filtering? →

Don’t underestimate the power of advanced filtering when analyzing crawl data

Big Data Utilization

Columnist Glenn Gabe shares various ways of filtering crawl data to obtain actionable insights. Glenn Gabe on May 5, 2017 While helping clients deal with major algorithm updates, troubleshoot technical SEO problems and more, I’m often auditing large-scale sites. That almost always requires a thorough site crawl (typically several crawls over the life of an engagement). … Continue reading Don’t underestimate the power of advanced filtering when analyzing crawl data →

Why eCommerce Product Filtering Is Broken (and How to Fix It)

eCommerce

Shanelle Mullin — January 12, 2017 — January 12, 2017 Discoverability and findability are two important terms that optimizers should be familiar with. Discoverability is when you find the perfect book, even though you were not necessarily looking for it. Findability is when you find the exact book you were looking for, even if all … Continue reading Why eCommerce Product Filtering Is Broken (and How to Fix It) →

Is Google filtering your business in the local search results?

Search Engine Ranking

Seeing a shift in Google’s local results? It’s not just you. Columnist Joy Hawkins documents what appears to be a recent refresh to Google’s local ranking filter. Joy Hawkins on September 7, 2016 It seems very apparent that Google has a filter for local that weeds through all the listings that should appear … Continue reading Is Google filtering your business in the local search results? →