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๐ SEOFOMO Aug 27: Google Core Update & more
The August 27, 2023, edition of SEOFOMO is here! Now with +27.7K Subscribers ๐ฎโ
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๐๏ธ Search Updates & News from Search Engines
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โGoogle releases August 2023 Broad Core Updateโ
โBarry Schwartz / Google Search Updatesโ
โGoogle announced that their August 2023 core update is now rolling out and may take up to two weeks to complete. This is the second Google core update of 2023.
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โLet's Talk Ranking Updates [Podcast]โ
โSearch Off the Record / Google Podcastโ
โFrom changing ranking systems to updated documentation, the Google Search team discusses their holistic approach to SEO, ranking, and more!
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โThe Comedy Of Errorsโ
โGoogle Search Central / Google Guidelinesโ
โIn this illustrated short story Gary sheds some light on the different types of errors you see while browsing or optimizing sites: DNS, network, server, client.
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โCSV Files Added To List Of File Types Indexable By Googleโ
โBarry Schwartz / Google Search Updatesโ
โGoogle has updated the help document for file types indexable by Google to include Comma-Separated Values (.csv) in the list.
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โNew Bing Chat Features Coming: Memory, Code Improvements & More Charactersโ
โBarry Schwartz / Bing Search Updatesโ
โMikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Bing, hinted at these changes on Twitter/X.
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โPerplexity Announces AI Search Updates And Code Llama Chatโ
โKristi Hines / Perplexity Search Updatesโ
โDiscover updates to Perplexity's AI search Copilot with GPT-3.5 Turbo fine-tuning and availability of Code Llama chat for developers.
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๐ This week's SEO Awesomeness
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โWebsites That Have Blocked OpenAIโs GPTBot - 1000 Website Studyโ
โJonathan Gillham / Search Trends
โOriginality.ai analyzed the top 1000 websites worldwide to identify which sites are already blocking GPTBot.
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โSEO Work for Category Pages with results just in time for the holidaysโ
โStephanie Briggs / Ecommerce SEO
โWith autumn approaching, itโs time to focus on lucrative SEO initiatives that can drive growth in time for the holiday season! Stephanie shares three frameworks for you to use.
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โGoogle News Surfaces: Terminology, Impact on Traffic and Moreโ
โJohn Shehata / News SEO
โThis infographic by John simplifies and explains each news surface, their importance, what type of news, display, analytics tracking, performance tracking, and impact on Google Organic Search traffic.
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โGoogleโs New Core Web Vitals Metric: How To Improve Interaction To Next Paint (INP)โ
โDebugBear / Core Web Vitals
โLearn how Core Web Vitals are changing and what you can do to score well on Interaction to Next Paint (INP), Googleโs new page experience metric.
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โIntroduction to SEO in 2023 - How to Learn SEO and Rank Your Websitesโ
โRyan Jones / General SEO
โA useful resource from Ryan about how to learn SEO in 2023, the fundamentals and who should be learning about it in 2023 and beyond.
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โSo... What does an SEO Product Manager do?โ
โGustavo Pelogia / SEO Careers
โGus explains what an SEO product manager does, how they spend most of their time building features, the day-to-day and insights to succeed.
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โThe Top SEO Myths and How to Dispel Them [Video]โ
โCrawling Mondays / General SEO
โLearn about the most common SEO Myths, why are they still a thing, and how to dispel them to avoid issues, with guest SEOs Azeem Ahmad and Garrett Sussman.
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โReview Spam: Wipe Your Cheating Competitors Off The Map With This Strategyโ
โSam Knight / Local SEO
โLearn how to identify cheating competitors who are buying fake reviews, report them to Google, and even the playing field.
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โDetailed Q: Analysing The SEO Playbook of Digital Goliaths In-Depth, Every Quarterโ
โGlen Allsopp / SEO Trends
โA brand new report in which Glen shares insights from the companies dominating search results and what theyโre doing to stay ahead of the competition.
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โContent Fragmentation: The Quick and Easy Way to Content Ideationโ
โAndy Chadwick / Content Optimization
โAndy explains what's content fragmentation: a swift, no-fuss tactic to churn out fresh content ideas. He explains how to simplify your ideation process and boost your content game with it.
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โMap Your Keywords to the Buyer's Journey and User Intent โ Whiteboard Friday [Video]โ
โRejoice Ojiaku / Keyword Research
โRejoice explains how to map your keywords to both the buyerโs purchasing journey and the relative user intent.โ
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๐ธ Latest SEO Jobs
- โSEO Specialist at Protolabs
- โSEO Specialist (French) at Miroโ
- โSEO Manager (Freelance/Contractor) at Zedgeโ
- โSEO Content Executive English Speaking at GA Agencyโ
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- โGrowth Marketing Manager at Cube Devโ
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- โSEO Executive (Off-Page) โ iGaming at Finixioโ
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๐ Free(mium) SEO Tools
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โGMB Everywhere - GBP Audit for Local SEOโ
โGMB Everywhere
โView GMB categories, GMB Audits, Review audits, and Post audits. Spy, audit, and crush your GMB competitor with this Local SEO tool.
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โConductor for Chrome - SEO Extensionโ
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โExperience faster, better, smarter SEO insights in one click directly in your browser. The most advanced SEO extension is now free for all marketers.
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๐๏ธ Upcoming SEO Events
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โEmpowering Women in Search: Navigating the Digital Landscape for Personal Branding and Successโ
โConductor / Online / August 29, 2023
โDiscover expert insights on navigating the search industry with Areej AbuAli, founder of Women in Tech SEO. Join the exclusive fireside chat to learn about personal branding, mentorship, and more!
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โLocal SEO for Good LIVEโ
โBrightLocal / Online / August 30-31, 2023
โโBrightLocal organizes an online event on August 30-31 with top-tier knowledge to support dozens of causes. Two days packed with hours of talks, Q&As, and panels. You won't want to miss it!
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โโBrightonSEO UK & Fringe Conferencesโ
โBrightonSEO / In-Person and Online / September 14-15, 2023
โThe world's biggest search conference is back with its fall UK edition in Brighton, featuring talks covering content, technical, link building, and much more! โ
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Do you want your free or freemium SEO event to be featured here for free? Just send it over here!โ
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๐ก This week's SEO Tip: Use these Resources to Spot and Recover from a Google Core Update
Google is rolling out a new core update! Unsure about how to identify if you've been affected and what to do about it? Here are a few resources to read and use:
- โIdentify if your site has been likely affected by Google's Core Updates with GSC Guardian Free Chrome Extension by Darwin Santos
- โA few thoughts on Google core updates based on 15 yrs of studying and advising on Google algorithm/system changes. [Thread] by Dr. Marie Haynesโ
- โWhat to do when hit by a Google Core Update - A flowchart by Aleyda Solisโ
- โGoogle's Content Quality [E-EAT], Helpfulness and Page Experience Questions - A checklist to assess and improve your content by Aleyda Solisโ
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Do you have an SEO question that you would like me to address with an SEO tip over here? Just send it over here!โ
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Are you learning SEO? Watch the latest free LearningSEO.io accelerator sessions for free featuring experienced SEO specialists answering the most common questions about each SEO topic and activity! โ
The SEO fundamentals track Q&A's sessions have been published and are ready to be watched, from the intro to SEO to link building, take a look:
- โIntroduction to SEO โwith Aleyda Solis
- โKeyword Research with Andy Chadwickโ
- โCompetition Research with Jo Turnbull
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๐ SEOs & Digital Marketers to Followโ
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โLet's follow the amazing SEOs featured at Digital E-A-T's, here are the latest published profiles:
- Ana Pรฉrez (X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Digital E-A-T Profile), SEO Consultant
- Montserrat Cano (X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Digital E-A-T Profile), International SEO & Project Manager
- Daniel Cheung (X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Digital E-A-T Profile), SEO Manager at Adobe
- Ash Nallawalla (X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Digital E-A-T Profile), SEO Consultant and CEO of CRM911 Digital
- Veruska Anconitano (X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Digital E-A-T Profile), Multilingual SEO Consultant
And more! Take a look at more SEOs featured in Digital E-A-T's.
Expect more awesome SEOs & digital marketers to follow every week. Do you have any suggestions? Please let me know over X/Twitter, Threads , or LinkedIn.
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