SEOFOMO: The Newsletter to Keep up with SEO; News, Updates, Resources, Tips, Tools & Jobs
SEOFOMO is a weekly free newsletter sent to +35K subscribers with the latest SEO news, updates, guides, tips, free tools and jobs. Avoid missing any worthy SEO update and subscribe now!
Share
π The Latest in SEO is Here in SEOFOMO, Nov 17, 2024
Published 18 days agoΒ β’Β 8 min read
November 17, 2024 βSubscribe and join +35.6K SEOs and Marketers
Eager to stay ahead in SEO without waiting for the next newsletter? Dive into SEOFOMO News for real-time SEO news, and conversations.
π₯ βMost Popular SEOFOMO News Stories & Contributors Of The Week
Check out the top trending stories this week on SEOFOMO News -these are the most upvoted entries, whether SEO news, guides, or resources-, that people upvoted the most: β
βNo 1. Introducing SERPrecon β the next evolution of SEO tools [20 Votes]β βserprecon / SEO Tool βSERPrecon evaluates SEO using real metrics that search engines use. Forget domain authority and keyword density. Start using vectors, machine learning, and cosine similarity to compare your site to those that rank and get actionable insights to outrank them. β βNo 2. Introducing our Bing Webmaster Tools API Python Client [13 Votes]β βMerj / SEO Tool βDiscover Merj's open-source Python client for Bing Webmaster Tools API β a production-ready solution for managing large-scale SEO operations with async support, type safety, and comprehensive API coverage.
β
βNo 3. An Advanced Guide to Google Search Console for Local Search [11 Votes]β βBrightLocal / Local SEO Guide βAn in-depth guide from BrightLocal that focuses on effectively using Google Search Console for local businesses. It explains how to use regex to filter data and uncover valuable insights about how people are searching for a business online, and more.
ποΈ Search Updates and News from Search Engines
β
βGoogle November 2024 Core Update Is Now Rolling Out - What We Know So Far βBarry Schwartz / Google Search Updates βThis update started to roll out on November 11, 2024 and will take about two weeks to complete: "We are seeing some folks suggest their rankings went down even more. But the vast majority of people are saying they are not seeing movement as of yetβ.
β
βNew Internet Rules Will Block AI Training Bots βRoger Montti / AI Search Updates βNew standards are being developed to extend the Robots Exclusion Protocol and Meta Robots tags, allowing them to block all AI crawlers from using publicly available web content for training purposes.
βGoogle: Some SEOs Over-Focus On URL Structure βBarry Schwartz / Google Search Q&A βJohn Mueller said that some SEOs over-focus on URL structure and that if the context of your pages isn't clear, then no URL structure can fix that.
β
βSEO Advice On Version History Pages From Google βBarry Schwartz / Google Search Updates βJohn Mueller shares SEO advice on handling version history pages: "If you work on a website with versions (APIs? Specs?) or yearly editions, here's the top SEO improvement you can do: Use a stable URL for the current version".
β
βHow to avoid duplicate content [Video] ββGoogle Search Central / SEO Made Easy βIn this episode of SEO Made Easy, Martin Splitt shares 3 tips to help website owners avoid duplicate content.
βHARO / Connectively Platform Closing Down December 9 βBarry Schwartz / HARO Search Updates βHARO, now known as the Connectively Platform, is being discontinued and will shut down on December 9th. For SEOs, it was a way to get potential links, from journalists.
βHow Can My Brand Appear in Answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Other AI/LLM Tools? βRand Fishkin / AI Search βRand goes through how LLMs determine which words to put after other words in their responses, what marketers and creators can do to influence those results, ways to get insight into sources that are likely to be used in an LLMβs training data, and more.
β
βTechnically Wrong, But Worth Fixing? βChris Green / Technical SEO βWhen it comes to tech SEO, you may often find yourself with a list of detected issues and limited resources to address them all. A useful perspective to help prioritize these tasks is the concept of "Technically Wrong, But Worth Fixing?". Chris shares about it here.
β
βHow To Prepare for the Future of SEO: 17 Tips From Lily Ray βLily Ray, Chima Mmeje / Search Trends βIn this article repurposed from a webinar with Lily Ray, youβll learn practical strategies to help you navigate these challenges and plan a resilient SEO strategy for 2025.
β
β134 SEO tips for ecommerce stores βFreddie Chatt / Ecommerce SEO βStruggling to grow your online store with SEO? Check out this ecommerce SEO playbook for inspiration to kickstart SEO growth for your store. β
βGaslighting by Google at the Creator Summit? Morgan McBride Shares Her Experience βSamara Kamenecka, Jared Bauman, Morgan McBride / Search Trends β"Morgan holds nothing back as she talks about growing her portfolio of websites, getting hit by the update, and everything that did (and didn't) happen at this special event for creators."
β
βHow SEOs Can Identify Low-Quality Pages with Python & Compression Ratios βDan Hinckley / SEO Automation βDan created a Python script to analyze a pageβs compression ratio. This Python script will fetch a given page, extract the content from the page, calculate the page's compression ratio, and print the results to the terminal.
β
βIntegrating SEO Localization into your International Strategy βRaquel GonzΓ‘lez / International SEO βRaquel explains SEO localization, why it's essential for international expansion, and how you can implement it effectively to boost your global reach in this guide.
βThe SEOFOMO Community Top SEO Predictions & Tips for 2025: Submit Yours Now and Get Featured βSEOFOMO / SEO Trends βWhat are your top SEO predictions and tips to win SEO in 2025? Get the chance to share them and get featured -with a quote and a link back to your site- in the Special SEOFOMO 2025 Predictions & Tips Edition to be published in the SEOFOMO Hub and distributed in early December through the SEOFOMO Newsletter.
[Sponsor]β ββ‘ No More Small Talk: How SEOTesting Dialed up BT's CTR by 71%
"The most significant impact of using SEOTesting has been stakeholder buy-in." β "We can now use data from tests to demonstrate the impact of SEO changes, enabling us to deliver SEO projects at scale."
βContent Extraction Toolβ βJR Oakesβ βEnter an XML Sitemap or multiple URLs to extract clean content, which you can then copy or download as text, markdown, or JSON.
βWebinar: Boost Your Ecommerce SEO: Navigate the AI Maze with Confidence βAgital / Online / Free / November 20, 2024 βJoin Chris Long and Dan Hinckley to learn how AI-powered tools can improve SEO for eCommerce and how to create SEO content that attracts and converts high-intent shoppers in this webinar.
βSearchNorwich - 2024 Christmas Special ββCandour / Norwich, UK / Free / December 4, 2024 βJoin Brendan Bennett, Mark Williams-Cook, and more for an exciting evening of festive food, insightful talks, and an SEO-themed quiz.
Aleyda Solisβ SEO Consultant & Founder Orainti, SEOFOMO & MarketingFOMO βFollow me on βX/Twitterβ / βYouTubeβ / βLinkedInβ / βWebsiteβ
β
SEOFOMO: The Newsletter to Keep up with SEO; News, Updates, Resources, Tips, Tools & Jobs
by Aleyda Solis
SEOFOMO is a weekly free newsletter sent to +35K subscribers with the latest SEO news, updates, guides, tips, free tools and jobs. Avoid missing any worthy SEO update and subscribe now!
Read more from SEOFOMO: The Newsletter to Keep up with SEO; News, Updates, Resources, Tips, Tools & Jobs
December 1st, 2024Subscribe and join +35.7K SEOs and Marketers SEOFOMO is brought by Wix Studio, Whitespark, Advanced Web Ranking πWould you like to advertise? Ask here! πΈ Find your Dream SEO job with The SEOFOMO Board & Alerts Don't miss the latest and best SEO roles hired by companies worldwide featured in the SEOFOMO job board and alerts. π Keep up with the Latest in Digital Marketing: Subscribe to MarketingFOMO Get the latest news in PPC, social media, content marketing, digital PR, for...
November 24, 2024Subscribe and join +35.6K SEOs and Marketers SEOFOMO is brought by Conductor, SEOTesting, Surfer πWould you like to advertise? Ask here! πΈ Find your Dream SEO job with The SEOFOMO Board & Alerts Don't miss the latest and best SEO roles hired by companies worldwide featured in the SEOFOMO job board and alerts. π Stay Updated with the Latest in Digital Marketing: Subscribe to MarketingFOMO Get the latest news in PPC, social media, content marketing, digital PR, for free. Join...
November 10, 2024Subscribe and join +35.3K SEOs and Marketers SEOFOMO is brought by SEOTesting and Surfer πWould you like to advertise? Ask here! πΈ Find your Dream SEO job with The SEOFOMO Board & Alerts Don't miss the latest and best SEO roles hired by companies worldwide featured in the SEOFOMO job board and alerts. π Stay Updated with the Latest in Digital Marketing: Subscribe to MarketingFOMO Get the latest news in PPC, social media, content marketing, digital PR, for free. Join +3K...