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A Reflection on SEO in Google’s Reddit-Focused World
A simple summary from ChatGPT on Reddit vs Publishers + my comments, that may give you food for thought in how you approach content in 2024 and beyond: ____ When comparing the language used on niche forums like Reddit to…
Fixing WPM and Web Pixel Manager 404 Errors in Shopify Using ChatGPT
Following on from the previous issue of the Shopify WPM bug, the legacy urls have started to appear as 404 errors in Google Search Console. This may be because the WPM version number has changed, or because Shopify has deleted…
Ahrefs Halves Organic Traffic Estimates in New Update
If, like me, you logged into Ahrefs today to check or highlight general organic traffic progress, you may have had a WTF moment when you saw a much lower number than you were expecting. The reason it's now much lower…
Web Pixels Manager – Shopify Drops the Technical SEO Ball Again
Shopify effectively doubled the number of indexable urls on your site, by letting Google crawl and index their WPM@ urls. Sites using Shopify's Web Pixels who keep a keen eye on their Google Search Console will have noticed recently a…
How Long Does It Take To Rank A New Website & Why
While this question of "how long will a new domain take to rank" has many contributing factors and will usually be "it depends", a simplistic answer would be: up to 1 year However, there are obviously many contributing factors that…
Google Search Results
Learn more about each type of result in the Google search engine, and what you need to target to get your website ranking there.
How To Establish Search Market Share with a New Ecommerce Website
When you're a new website, SEO is very hard. You have no existing authority from links. Google doesn't trust you (often resulting in a Google Sandbox). And if you don't have a national marketing budget, it can seem daunting on…
Measuring SEO Progress
Traditional progress in SEO is measured by organic traffic and keyword ranking positions. That being said, there are several nuances you will want to be aware of that can create volatility that isn't always due to specific SEO issues, which…
Ahrefs Imports New UK Keyword Data
Ahrefs has imported a whole new range of keyword data into their tool for the United Kingdom. This comes after their USA data received an influx of new keywords a couple of months ago. These changes are likely powered (at…
Shopify Removes Page Title Character Limits
This morning (29/04/2021 GMT) it appears that Shopify has removed the Page Title character limit on all pages other than the homepage. It displays the recommended character limit, but doesn't cut off your Page Title at the limit like it…