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Google: Don't Build Apps Just For Ranking Boost

Google: Don't Build Apps Just For Ranking Boost The first ever Google mobile friendly ranking boost launched before April 21, 2015, it was launched back when it was announced for apps that used app indexing. Apps that had deployed any app indexin

Google Turning Its Lucrative Web Search Over to AI Machines

Big news from Google! Its newly rolled out artificial intelligence system - RankBrain - helps process the 15% of search queries that are either ambiguous or never seen before. (And they're saying it's now the 3rd most important ranking signal!)

Google Turning Its Lucrative Web Search Over to AI Machines When Google-parent Alphabet Inc. reported eye-popping earnings last week its executives couldn’t stop talking up the company’s investments in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

First Click Free update

The referee (Google) has officially flashed the yellow card. We're down from 5 to 3 free articles a day from search, people.

First Click Free update Around ten years ago when we introduced a policy called “First Click Free,” it was hard to imagine that the always-on, multi-screen, multiple device world we now live in would change content consumption so much and so fast. The spirit of the First Click Free effort was - and still is - to help users…

Shana Tova from our Tel Aviv office =)

An extremely common issue we're still seeing among ecomm sites? Internal competition and duplication caused by improper indexing of sorting parameters, filters and refinements.

Introducing the Search Analytics API

Coming very very soon to our platform - Webmaster Tools search performance data, and some other awesome new features!

Introducing the Search Analytics API With the great feedback from the Search Analytics feature in Google Search Console, we've decided to make this data accessible for developers via API. We hope that the Search Analytics API will help you to bake search performance data into your apps and tools.

Enormous jump in traffic for RankAbove customer; timing coincides perfectly with Panda update

Panda, is that you? We weren't expecting you so soon, but if these are the types of results that we're going to be seeing, then come on in ;-)

Enormous jump in traffic for RankAbove customer; timing coincides perfectly with Panda update Enormous jump in traffic for RankAbove customer; timing coincides perfectly with Panda update by Ilana Tamir | Jul 23, 2015 Coincidence? We think not!The latest Google search algorithm update was reportedly unleashed this past weekend. And while this Panda update may take months to fully roll out, w…

And this is why our elevator smells like cake batter. !!

Talent Vs. Technology: Choosing The Right SEO Solution

Good points that we often make ourselves re. in what cases a website needs an SEO service, an SEO platform or both.

Talent Vs. Technology: Choosing The Right SEO Solution Agency or platform? Columnist Thomas Stern explores how brands can discover the best SEO solution to drive results and maximize resources.

Happy Emoji Day everyone 🐶🐙🙊
It all started with the Apple Emoji for iCal...
And if that doesn't do it for you, Happy Friday 😊💃

Great day at Marketing Symposium, from the keynote by the awesome actor & marketer on powerful storytelling, to the different strategy sessions. And in particular, great to see the Rakuten Search team!

Bing To Encrypt Searches By Default & Referrer Data To Go Not Provided This Summer

Not Provided: the sequel!
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Bing To Encrypt Searches By Default & Referrer Data To Go Not Provided This Summer Not Provided is about to expand when Bing goes HTTPS over the summer, ultimately blocking query data in the referrer path.

The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors: 2015 Edition Now Released

The Periodic Table Of SEO Success Factors: 2015 Edition Now Released Three new elements join the table: Vertical Search, Direct Answers & HTTPS. Mobile & Structured Data among factors that get weight increases.

Google: We Are Looking Into The Location Bugs

Never underestimate the power of the

Google: We Are Looking Into The Location Bugs Yesterday we reported on massive local search changes with Google, stemming from two theories:(A) A bug with Google's location algorithms, thinking searchers are not in the right place.(B) The Google

RankAbove SEO Platform on Product Hunt

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Google confirms quality update

Google has confirmed that there was, in fact, an algo update this month, which explains the fluctuations in rankings/traffic many have noted!

Google confirms quality update Google confirms quality update by Ilana Tamir | May 20, 2015 If you noticed an unusual change to your organic traffic numbers around the beginning of May, this is probably why. After a few weeks of a ranking shake up (for some) in the organic search results, Google has finally confirmed to Search En…

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Did you know that this month marks RankAbove's 8 year anniversary?! Now ya do!

Happy Anniversary to everyone at RankAbove, including

Some of us finished off the day with a competition of who could get rid of all of their donuts first.

We're looking forward to tomorrow's NYC conference! And to these, which will be at our table. ;)

Start capitalizing on seasonal URLs & content

Mothers Day, Memorial Day...
There are soo many holidays/seasons that merit special content, offers, and ultimately custom URLs. The problem is, most people chuck those URLs after the season ends!

Here are some useful tips we give our customers for leveraging their seasonal content, year after year. Start practicing now so you know what to do when your most important season is approaching.

Start capitalizing on seasonal URLs & content Start capitalizing on seasonal URLs & content By Kalman Labovitz - April 21, 2015 Share No need to start promoting season-specific pages from scratch, year after year. There are several ways to prolong the value of seasonal URLs and content. So stop scrapping those pages you worked so hard on. Whi…

‘Mobilegeddon’ is almost here

Coming really really soon: !

‘Mobilegeddon’ is almost here ‘Mobilegeddon’ is almost here By Ilana Tamir - April 16, 2015 Share On April 21st, mobile friendliness is officially joining the ranks…of ranking signals! weeks00days04hours04minutes12seconds42 There are basically three ways to prepare your site for Google’s impending algo update, which will affec…

The truth: a revolution in rankings

Google wants the trustworthiness of your content to help determine where your site ranks...

Hold up: Forget about the 2016 elections (for a minute) - we're talking about a serious potential shake-up here!

The truth: a revolution in rankings The truth: a revolution in rankings By Eli Feldblum - April 14, 2015 Share Google wants to integrate into the Knowledge Graph and ranking algorithm a variable that would be making its first debut in search: the truth. As with everything else, Google is getting weary and wary of trusting people. Go…

The Robots.txt file: an SEO has-been?

Do you still use the Robots.txt file? Well, we think there's not much use for it anymore.

The Robots.txt file: an SEO has-been? The Robots.txt file: an SEO has-been? By kalman - March 31, 2015 Share The robots.txt file has been around since 1994 and has been used by webmasters and honored by search engines. We are talking search engines like Altavista, from way before the days of Google. But it seems new standards, like th…

The Need-to-know SEO Webinar

Now for your viewing pleasure =)
This webinar pretty much covers the whole SEO shebang (and Eli shares his fave secret traffic generating tips toward the end!)

The Need-to-know SEO Webinar The Need-to-know SEO Webinar Share RankAbove CTO Eli Feldblum’s exclusive webinar for GreyCroft portfolio companies reveals the most common SEO errors to look out for as your website grows, and is now available for your viewing! Tips for optimizing your site’s on-page mark up, URL structure, backl…

Senior Fullstack Developer

Do you know an all-star Fullstack developer looking for a new opportunity?

Senior Fullstack Developer Senior Fullstack Developer This is a remote position. We are looking for a stellar engineer and out-of-the-box thinker to participate in the fullstack development of our next generation SEO platform. You will apply the latest and most advanced development practices to continue to drive forward the w…

If Google Was a Guy (Part 2)

For the east-coasters who are snowed in, and everyone else. This series is pretty great.

If Google Was a Guy (Part 2) You asked for it, you got it! Google is back to answer more of your sort-of questions. See more http://www.collegehumor.com LIKE us on: http://www.facebook.c...

Finding more mobile-friendly search results

It's the news we've all been waiting for: Mobile friendliness to become part of 's ranking algorithm as of April 21st

Finding more mobile-friendly search results When it comes to search on mobile devices, users should get the most relevant and timely results, no matter if the information lives on mobile-friendly web pages or apps. As more people use mobile devices to access the internet, our algorithms have to adapt to these usage patterns. In the past, we’v…

Google Showing Colorful Line Separators In Mobile Search Results Snippets

Rainbow colors in the search results?? Sometimes small things please big minds... ;)

Google Showing Colorful Line Separators In Mobile Search Results Snippets Do you see the new Google mobile interface in the search results? Google colored line breaks instead of the gray colored line breaks.

Referral Spam: When your spikes in traffic are too good to be true

Have you been hit yet with this latest form of internet spam? users: Better keep a close eye on your referral traffic.

Referral Spam: When your spikes in traffic are too good to be true Referral Spam: When your spikes in traffic are too good to be true By kalman - February 5, 2015 Share Increasing accounts of compromised Google Analytics traffic numbers have website marketers frenzied. It’s the latest form of referral spam, that everyone should learn how to stave off. We recently…

Think you're the Biggest Search Geek around?

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Think you're the Biggest Search Geek around? Find out at the SMX Biggest Search Geek Contest presented by Marin Software.

Ending with a couple of mini site audits of attendees' sites