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Is it a bad idea for SEO and search engine indexing and ranking to block bots and crawlers from accessing your website?

Blocking search engine bots and crawlers from accessing your website is generally a bad idea if your goal is to achieve good SEO rankings and search engine indexing. Here’s why: Instead of blocking search engine bots, it’s generally recommended to … Continue reading

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Do sitemaps help SEO rankings?

Yes, sitemaps help SEO rankings. A sitemap is a file that lists all of the pages on your website. Submitting your sitemap to Google Search Console helps Google to find and index all of your pages. This is important because … Continue reading

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What are the alternatives to Alexa ranking data for your website?

There are a number of alternatives to Alexa ranking data. Some of the most popular alternatives include: These are just a few of the many alternatives to Alexa ranking data. When choosing an alternative, it is important to consider your … Continue reading

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Are Alexa rankings for your website no more?

Yes, Alexa rankings are no more. Amazon shut down Alexa.com, the website that provided Alexa rankings, on May 1, 2022. The reason for the shutdown was not publicly disclosed, but it is thought to be due to a lack of … Continue reading

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Leveraging Google Search Console Insights to Boost Website Traffic and Rankings

When it comes to optimizing your website for search engines, understanding your audience and their behavior is key. Google Search Console Insights is a powerful tool that provides valuable data and insights to help you enhance your website’s performance. Let’s … Continue reading

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Does using cheap shared hosting for a site or a blog impact the rankings for that site or blog?

It depends on whether your website loads fast or not – if it doesn’t, it does impact your search engine rankings for your website/blog. The reason for slow website loads can be because of your website/blog itself, and/or the server … Continue reading

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Should you use H1 Tags for better SEO, search engine ranking, and more organic traffic?

The short, quick answer is: If you want…you don’t have to have H1 tags, you can have 1 H1 tag per page, you can have multiple H1 tags per page – having H1 tags it is not a determining factor … Continue reading

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Alexa site ranking data not free anymore?

If you like to check out your website ranking against the other websites in the world, you might be checking Alexa periodically, perhaps more for fun than accuracy.  So you go to alexa.com recently and rather than getting a field … Continue reading

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