If you had not noticed it yet, Google is rolling out an update on their results listing layout. It spots a really clean two-toned interface cutting off much of the clutter. We all know Google had been battling decreasing ad spend from advertisers and it’s safe to say that this new layout aims to combat that problem by offering a refreshing perspective to their results. Ads seemed to be more blended into the results to encourage higher click-thru. We had also seen Google testing their ad icon between red and green the last few weeks and it’s obvious they’ve decided…
6 amazing Chrome extensions – How to be more productive?
We spend most of our time on the Internet facing our browser. This is evidently shown with the rise of Chromebooks. We’re kinda heading back to the days of terminal computing but this time we’re connected to the cloud instead. Here’s a list of amazing Chrome extensions we can’t live without. Capture, Explain and Send Screenshots This is one handy extension for explaining yourself. You simply take a screenshot of your browser window, then free to annotate the image and then one click upload it to imgur with a link ready to share. This extension is donationware, meaning you get premium features just…
AMP will soon dominate mobile search engine results
Google announced that they will be showing AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) results across all mobile SERPs. It’s now shown only in the top carousel section and is easily identified by the lightning bolt logo, indicating the content is available in the mobile format — comparable to “mobile friendly.” AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) load a whole lot faster, and initial data are showing that users love them, and publishers see good results from implementing them on their websites. Although Google says it won’t be a ranking factor, we are confident to say that this is gonna affect all sites more than the…
Mobile Speed Website Testing Tool from Google
Google loves speed. Google loves mobile. As a Google partner, we are constantly bombarded by Google with press releases, notices and neverending publications on the importance of making your websites mobile friendly and fast loading. It’s no surprise that more than half of searches performed on Google originates from a mobile device. Google also dominates 89% of US mobile organic search visits. What about AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)? It’s all the buzz right now as Google attempts to make mobile sites even faster by incorporating AMP in their search results. The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project is an open source initiative that embodies…
How to block OpenLinkprofiler and SEOprofiler bots
OpenLinkprofiler is an excellent free tool that shows you the backlinks of any website. Just pop the url in the searchbox and see what they have instore for you. You should note the link alert feature on the leftbar. A very handy feature to get alerts on new backlinks going to your website. By doing that, you’re basically moving deeper into their funnel. Their paid product is a full blown SEO toolset called SEOprofiler. Check it out yourself! OK enough about them lets get to the meat of this post. A lot of webmasters block bots from Moz, Majestic, Ahrefs, etc.…