Ever since the Google Penguin update in 2012, hundreds of thousands of website owners have seen their search engine rankings suffer. What used to be deemed as a clever SEO tactic was suddenly turned on its head, impacting the traffic of websites across the world. Creating dozens, if not hundreds, of backlinks to our websites used to be ‘the norm’. … Read More
Googlebot cannot access CSS and JS files Error
If you recognize the title of this article because of an email in the last week, then you may have recently been filled with dread. Website owners from around the world were left quaking in their boots upon opening this daunting looking email from Google. The words “detected an issue” and “suboptimal rankings” were enough to leave many of us … Read More
Setting Up 301 Redirects With Google Spreadsheet Template
Many years ago when I first started tinkering with websites and dabbling in the world of SEO, I learned about the importance of 301 redirects. Conceptually, a 301 redirect is very straight forward. Allow me to explain… What Is A 301 Redirect In a simple sense, a 301 redirect is the method at which you tell browsers and search engines … Read More