Chrome’s Non HTTPS Not Secure Warning – What You Need to Know
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Chrome’s Non HTTPS Not Secure Warning – What You Need to Know

Have you been putting off having an SSL certificate installed on your website? At the end of January 2017, Google Chrome browser, version 56, was released. This release was a significant step in the search engine giant’s quest for a more secure Internet. Let’s take a deep breath, unwrap what has and will happen, and…

Google Penguin Update 3.0: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Google Penguin Update 3.0: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

In case you haven’t heard by now, Google started rolling a long anticipated Google Penguin refresh in mid October. As with all Google algorithm updates, this Penguin rollout has sent tremors throughout the Internet marketing world. Many website owners started scrambling to find out if their websites had been negatively or positively affected by the…

What Happened to Google Authorship & What You Need to Know

What Happened to Google Authorship & What You Need to Know

By now you have most likely heard the news that has been echoing across the Internet. Google has stopped all support for Google Authorship. The search engine giant has completely removed it from its search engine results and data from it in Google Search Console (formerly Google Webmaster Tools). Let’s take a look at what…

Google Pigeon Rocks Local SEO – What you need to know
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Google Pigeon Rocks Local SEO – What you need to know

Google quietly rolled out a significant local algorithm change in late July that has rocked local SEO. This update has been nicknamed, Pigeon, and there a number of things about it that are still a mystery. The SEO community is reporting considerable changes in local placements across the board, and the changes are still fluctuating….

Google’s New HTTPS Ranking Signal – The Ugly Truth You Need to Know
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Google’s New HTTPS Ranking Signal – The Ugly Truth You Need to Know

Google announced that the company will be boosting the search engine rankings of websites that use HTTPS. This is a rare and significant announcement as the search engine giant does not normally broadcast new ranking signals. The reasoning behind the new ranking signal is security. Let’s take a look at what this means for website…