Among the hundred retailers, only two scored just over 70, out of a possible 100. Barry Levine on September 25, 2017 If you’ve been wondering how different retailers rank in their personalization, there’s now an index for that. Personalization provider Sailthru has released its first Retail Personalization Index, scoring customer experiences for 100 US … Continue reading Sailthru issues a Personalization Index for online retailers
Your mobile pages will soon become the default versions used in Google search rankings. How can you make sure they provide good content that’s easy to read on a smaller screen? Columnist Patrick Stox has some ideas. Patrick Stox on August 4, 2017 Face it: You’re not a literary author, and people aren’t hanging … Continue reading Designing content for the mobile-first index
Roee Ganot — January 31, 2017 Follow @RoeeGanot— January 31, 2017 With the exponential rise of mobile users, Google has responded by creating a mobile first index that prioritizes search results for these users, specifically. Instead of showing mobile users results based on signals from desktop sites, Google is reconfiguring results based exclusively on signals … Continue reading SEO in the Mobile First Index
Govind Agarwal — January 28, 2017 Follow @submitedge— January 28, 2017 It was the year 2015 when Google first hit us with its mobile-friendly algorithm update. The next came in 2016 where mobile compatible sites became a bit more favorable while ranking in organic results. The next one was on air for quite some time … Continue reading Mobile-First Index To Hit In 2017 – Should You Be Concerned?
Roee Ganot — January 17, 2017 Follow @RoeeGanot— January 17, 2017 Until now, Google has only had one index, and it focused on crawling sites built for desktop computers. Recently, Google has shifted its focus to mobile users, who have already outpaced desktop users around the world. Instead of merely factoring in a site’s mobile … Continue reading What You Need to Know about Google’s Mobile First Index
Columnist Bryson Meunier believes that for savvy marketers, the rollout of Google’s mobile-first index will represent an opportunity — not a threat. Bryson Meunier on January 13, 2017 Hopefully, all of you learned from “Mobilegeddon” in 2015 and “Mobilegeddon 2” in 2016 that the updates Google makes to improve the smartphone user experience for the … Continue reading A simple checklist to prep for the Google mobile-first index
Google’s index has been shifting toward ‘mobile-first,’ making mobile pages the default pages for ranking purposes. Columnist Glenn Gabe uses a case study to illustrate some of the issues this might pose for site owners. Glenn Gabe on December 16, 2016 This fall was packed with announcements about Google’s mobile-first index. First, Gary Illyes … Continue reading Finally going mobile-friendly, but on a collision course with Google’s mobile-first index [Case Study]
Now that Google is officially testing a mobile-first index, columnist Ryan Shelley believes it’s well past time to get aboard the mobile-friendly train. Here, he provides some tips to get you started. Ryan Shelley on November 16, 2016 Google has started testing its mobile-first index. This new index will look first at the mobile version of your … Continue reading 5 steps to optimizing your site for Google’s mobile-first index
Lindsey Stemann — November 7, 2016 Follow @lindseystemann— November 7, 2016 According to LinkedIn, “Data about your relationships referring to connections is the acceptance rate of your connection requests. If a member sends too many invites and less people accept it, then it would impact SSI.” That’s it. Or is it? Proactively building your network … Continue reading 2 Reasons Why Your LinkedIn Social Selling Index Score May Be Low
By Julian Connors September 1st, 2016 After announcing last October that Google does not recommend the Ajax crawling system they launched in 2009, SEO strategists and web developer throughout the country are wondering whether or not Google’s search crawlers can effectively pull AJAX content. What Is AJAX? AJAX is a way for browsers to pull in … Continue reading No, Virginia, Google Doesn’t Index AJAX Sites
