Multiple Sites: Does It Hurt or Help SEO? by @Visiture_search

Having multiple websites hosted on different domains can be either a great or bad tactic when it comes to SEO. Most of the reasons for having multiple sites are tied more to business decisions or best practices, such as focusing a product offering for one customer base or separating brands into different websites, which can…

Facebook Tests Data-Friendly Instant Videos on Mobile by @MattGSouthern

Facebook is testing Instant Videos, a feature that will allow users to watch more video on mobile without eating into their data plan. Facebook Instant Videos coming soon? ⚡️ h/t Devesh Logendran pic.twitter.com/rNZYkbeL2r ADVERTISEMENT — Matt Navarra ⭐️ (@MattNavarra) September 11, 2017 Videos will be downloaded and cached in the background while using Facebook on…

SearchCap: Yelp hits Google again, link building & SMX East preview

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Google to appeal $2.7 billion EU fineSep 11, 2017 by Greg Sterling Google still required to make changes to search results during appeal process. Google shuts down Fetch As Google…

38% of SEOs Never Disavow Links [POLL] by @A_Ninofranco

Disavowing links is one of the most tedious yet essential tasks in an SEO professional’s to-do list. Whether your present client once hired a spammy link builder, your website suffered a negative SEO attack, or you used to do shady link building in the past, disavowing backlinks can be a crucial undertaking. Ideally, analyzing your…

Links to Decrease in Importance, Says Bing by @MattGSouthern

James Murray of Bing can be heard in a recent interview saying links may decrease in importance. As links decrease in importance, Bing predicts search will evolve to become more driven by personalization and context. ADVERTISEMENT Murray, in an interview conducted at the Bing HQ in Paddington, London states: ”We’re still not at the stage…

Instagram Tests Sharing Stories Directly to Facebook by @MattGSouthern

Instagram has been spotted giving users the option to share stories directly to Facebook. This is a feature that’s currently being tested, Instagram confirms, without noting when or if it will be rolled out on a wide scale. ADVERTISEMENT Facebook has its own version of Stories, which is presumably where Instagram’s stories will be uploaded…