Links and the Medic Update
There is still no clear recommendation to SEOs following the Medic Update. Even if you had implemented...
What is this little thing we call the Visibility Index?
On Friday 11th October, Martin MacDonald wrote a Tweet that caught my attention. It’s difficult to...
Google Algorithm Change hints of Medic Rollback.
During the first week of August we saw a surprisingly large algorithm update from Google. At the time,...
Understanding Search Intention with the help of Google Search Results.
What, in reality, does the user want form a search result? Every time we type a search term, Google has to answer the question, and it needs to get it...
The Game of Cat and Mouse – Has Google Become Better at Fighting Webspam?
I would like to share the story of the most resilient spam project I’ve ever seen. It started in November 2011 and it goes through to June 2018, where...
UK retail. Search Visibility and Opportunity Report.
There are many ways to analyse retail market success. Growth, trends, competitors, brand awareness, footfall and advertising spending are important. Digital...
Jamesblunt.com hack. Daily SERPs, You’re Beautiful!
The highlight of the week for country managers at SISTRIX is checking updates on the Top 100 list of winners and losers. Website moves, relaunches, company...
Search and Discovery with Instagram
Search comes in the most varying forms and colours. From the wide-ranging Web search (Google) through topic-focused searches (Amazon and YouTube) to special...
How well do you understand Google? – The Content Myth
We can’t get a degree in SEO. Anyone can call themselves an SEO and anyone can tell the stories they want which can lead to problems with misinformation....
Google Medic Update – What can I do when I am affected?
This week has seen a large number of web sites affected by a far-reaching Google core algorithm update. In a short video below we show you how you can...
Google’s August algorithm update strengthens as roll-out continues.
We’ve already published our initial analysis on the recent Google update where we highlighted a number of ‘Your Money, Your Life’ examples. The update,...
Tesco throws 70 % of search-presence in the bin. The story of Direct.
A few weeks ago we started to see big declines in Tesco UK’s online search presence. This huge SEO success, way bigger than anyone except Argos in...
Google with Core Algorithm Update
It’s that time again: Google is making changes to their core algorithm. It is the third time, this year, where changes have been officially confirmed....
The Page Speed Ranking Factor. What, exactly, is fast?
Google has very recently started to use the loading speed of websites as a ranking factor for mobile Google Search results. In this article we explain...
Google brings video results together in a new Carousel
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