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There are only 2 apps on the market that successfully offer HREFLANG tag implementation for Shopify. And if you have more complicated requirements, they can be tricky to work with. This guide will help you navigate HREFLANG on Shopify, and…
The option may have vanished in the new Google Search Console view, but the robots.txt tester is still alive and well! It's an essential part of developing websites, to monitor and change the urls that Googlebot can access. Here is…
So you've noindexed a page... ...and Google told you about it. Who cares right? Well that's all fine, as long as you did it on purpose. Let's briefly go over why this may be a problem. Why is this a…
Duplicate pages and no canonical tag? You're asking for SEO problems! Perhaps this is simply some forgotten page on your site. But if it's an important page, then fixing this should be your #1 priority. Why is this a problem?…
Almost everyone who runs a website of any size will have this message in Google Search Console. It's a constant yellow stain on anyone who likes to run things without errors. But is it worth fixing? That depends on the…
This is a common error where the Sitemap isn't automatically generated, or it has to be manually updated / refreshed. Essentially, it means that the sitemap contains a URL that is missing (providing a 404 not found error). When does…
The yellow errors in the Coverage section of Google Search Console continue! This time I'll cover how to find and fix the "Submitted URL Blocked by Robots.txt" issue.
Here is how your fix the "Submitted URL marked 'noindex'" error in the Google Search Console. When Google says "Submitted" this will usually refer to your Sitemap. The sitemap is entered into the Google search console page called "Sitemaps" here:…
If you have a long list of social properties or other sites that you want to quickly add to JSON LD schema.org markup, it can be a pain to do it manually. So here is a tactic to quickly create…
Over the last few years, I've noticed something interesting. In seasonal ecommerce industries, independent websites seem to drop in rankings during the off season, and regain the lost rankings during the peak seasons. In comparison, the major players such as…