Blogging can be fun, and it is possible to make money with a blog. However, many people who start blogs don't realize what blogging entails. This article contains ten things for first-time bloggers to think about before they set up their first blog. | Read More →

Webmasters can control how search engines crawl, index and rank their websites by using directives. There's the noindex directive and the nofollow directive. When added to a page, they instruct search engines on how to process it. Noindex means search engines shouldn't index a page, whereas nofollow means they shouldn't follow or use a link to calculate search rankings. This article reveals the differences between noindex and nofollow while also revealing when to use them. | Read More →

To the surprise of many webmasters, Google has a team of contacted workers who evaluate the quality of websites. They perform searches while looking for specific elements as defined in Google's Quality Rater Guidelines (QRG). Using Google's QRG, these workers rate websites based on their quality. This article details several key points of Google's QRG that webmasters need to know. | Read More →

Minimalism has become one of the hottest trends in web design. A minimalist web design is characterized by the use of few visual elements. It still has navigation menus, logos, icons, a header and other visual elements. A minimalist web design, however, contains fewer visual elements than other types of web design. This article details the benefits of using a minimalist web design, some of which include fewer errors, faster load times and improved search engine optimization (SEO). | Read More →

An algorithm update is an internal change to the ranking metrics used by search engines. While some websites benefit from them, others experience a loss of rankings. Even if a website loses its search rankings after an algorithm update, though, there are ways to recover them. This article offers practical tips on how to recover lost search rankings after an algorithm update. | Read More →

Google Ads supports the use of extensions to enhance ads with additional information or functionality. According to the search engine company's own research, extensions can increase click-through rates (CTRs) by up to 15 percent. This article explains the purpose of extensions in Google Ads. It also reveals when and how advertisers should use them. | Read More →