Month: December 2017

It’s In The Stars – A Google Algorithm Update On 12/15/17 Is Impacting Some Official Celebrity Websites (Updated)

This is NOT a normal post for me to publish, but I wanted to quickly document what I’m seeing. I’m in the middle of heavily analyzing some larger algorithm updates that occurred in December (there were several), and I came across a very interesting situation. I noticed that some celebrities aren’t ranking anymore for their … Read more

From m-dot to m-not. Real-world examples of mobile SEO problems with Google’s mobile-first index looming

In October of 2016, Google announced its plan to move to a mobile-first index. Gary Illyes first explained this at Pubcon and then Google officially published a blog post covering the subject. It’s an important move and a 180 for search. Until now, Google has used the desktop URLs and content for ranking purposes, even for mobile rankings. … Read more