6 Things SEOs Should Advocate for When Building a Headless Website — Whiteboard Friday
Discover the essential considerations for SEOs when building headless websites in this insightful Whiteboard Friday by Peter Richman.
Technical SEO
Traditionally, the phrase Technical SEO refers to optimizing your site for crawling and indexing, but can also include any technical process meant to improve search visibility.
Technical SEO is a broad and exciting field, covering everything from sitemaps, meta tags, JavaScript indexing, linking, keyword research, and more.
If you’re new to SEO, we recommend starting with the chapter on Technical SEO in our Beginner’s Guide. Below are the latest posts on technical SEO, and we’ve included a few top articles here.
On-Site SEO : What are the technical on-page factors that influence your rankings? Our free learning center will get you started in the right direction.
The Web Developer's SEO Cheat Sheet : This handy—and printable—cheat sheet is invaluable for anyone building websites. Contains several useful references that cover a ton of technical SEO best practices.
MozBar : This free Chrome extension is an advanced SEO toolbar that helps you to examine and diagnose several technical SEO issues.
The Technical SEO Renaissance : Is it true that technical SEO isn't necessary, because Google is smart enough to figure your website out? Mike King puts this rumor to rest, and shows you what to focus on.
Technical SEO: The One Hour Guide to SEO : Want a quick introduction to the basics of technical SEO? Our guru Rand has you covered—all in about 10 minutes.
Most Recent Articles on Technical SEO
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How to Speed Up a Technical Audit Execution for Faster SEO Growth [Free Templates]
Move the needle faster, get quicker SEO buy-in, and show strategic improvements with Dhanya’s technical SEO audit tips and templates.
3 Unexpected Examples of Technical SEO Issues (And How to Resolve Them) — Whiteboard Friday
In this Whiteboard Friday, learn how to find technical SEO issues, how to define issues, as well as how to resolve them.
What I Have Learned From Conducting Over 100 Website Migrations
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What Is Headless SEO? – Whiteboard Friday
In this Whiteboard Friday, learn about headless CMSs, the advantages of using them, and the differences in your approach to SEO.
A Non-Technical Guide to Diagnosing JavaScript SEO Issues
Does JavaScript SEO make your head spin? Use this non-technical approach to diagnose and fix Javascript SEO issues.
Site Architecture Optimization for Seasonality — Whiteboard Friday
Areej discusses site architecture optimization for seasonality in this edition of Whiteboard Friday. The key focus is on asking yourself when your business’s peak periods occur and strategically planning before, during, and after those periods.
How to Use Chrome to View a Website as Googlebot
In this article, Alex shows you how and why to use Google Chrome (or Chrome Canary) to view a website as Googlebot. Viewing a website as Googlebot means we can see discrepancies between what a person sees and what a search bot sees – useful for technical SEO and content audits.
Underused Tactics and Overlooked Metrics in E-Commerce
There are plenty of impressive tactics or metrics that aren't often discussed, not necessarily because they aren't important, but because it's easy to get locked into the rhythm of reporting on traffic and sales. With that in mind, let's look into some areas we can optimize and exploit to improve our e-commerce websites' organic performance.
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How We Increased Revenue with Speed Optimization [Local SEO Case Study]
There are some key scenarios when local SEOs should seriously consider speed optimization, even for a small local client. Small local clients are still impacted by the issues that come along with having a slower website such as higher bounce rates, lower conversions, and worst of all, a poor user experience. Amanda shares her experience with speed optimization, and the positive results for her client.
Case Study: How the Cookie Monster Ate 22% of Our Visibility
The team at Homeday is currently carrying out a website migration in several stages, or waves, to reduce the risk of problems that have a large-scale negative impact. During the first wave, they encountered an issue with their cookie consent, which led to a visibility loss of almost 22% within five days. In this article, Hanna describes how they discovered and resolved it.
How to Prep Your SEO Strategy for a New Website
Your SEO strategy should be one of the primary considerations before you even start your website. Instead of fighting to make your website SEO-ready later on, start with this holistic SEO checklist for new websites and save yourself valuable time and resources
The Top Tech SEO Strategies for 2022 and Beyond
Last year was an incredible year for core updates, and for changes to how SEOs improve page quality for users. Moving forward, we can expect to see increased diversification of SERPs and new features from tools like Google Lens. These developments will change how we manage our SEO now and in the future.