According to Google, over 50% of all desktop pages loaded on the internet are HTTPS pages and is continuing to grow. HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure. You’ll notice that if you visit a website, HTTPS pages are identified by the secure symbol next to the URL. These pages are secure and are safe…
Big news in the SEO world today. Google has officially announced the roll out of the updated Penguin Algorithm on its Webmaster Central Blog. Initially launched in 2012 the Penguin Algorithm targets poor quality and spammy link tactics. It’s been nearly 2 years since the last Penguin update, so many websites hit by the previous…
On Wednesday Google announced a new feature via their Webmaster Central Blog. They are now introducing ‘Reviews from the Web’ to the knowledge panels for businesses when you perform a Google search. This allows businesses to display reviews from 3rd party sites such as Facebook and many others providing you are using the correct type…
I thought today I’d share something a little different than the usual SEO posts I write. When I am not at work I can usually be found around my car. I’m quite a keen petrol head and spend far too much money on running and modifying my car, as well as products to keep it…
If you log in to your search console account today and visit the search analytics section, you will notice that Google has quietly released a new feature called ‘Compare Queries’. What this means is you can enter the queries you want to see impressions, visits, position or click through rate for and compare them against…
Back in March Google released this post about a mobile update which will start to roll out in May. Today is that day. The mobile friendly ranking algorithm was first released on April 21st 2015 and it meant that mobile searches used a different set of ranking factors compared to Desktop users, which is why…
So for anyone who’s been on Instagram, or any type of social media since Monday you’ll notice that all of your friends are asking you to turn on Instagram notifications to keep up to date and ensure you see their posts, but do you really need to? The answer is not really, unless you really,…
SEO can be a tricky industry to understand, made even more difficult with all the SEO jargon that gets thrown around. We’ve compiled an SEO Alphabet for you so that you can at least know some of the technical SEO words that get used! A is for Algorithm – How Google works out how to…
So with Christmas fast approaching the SEO team here at Anicca has been discussing what we think will be big for SEO in 2016. Here are a few of our top predictions. Real-Time Algorithms This is already something we know will be happening and it has been reported that the next Google Penguin algorithm will…
You may or may not have heard the term ‘Cannibal Content’ or ‘Cannibalisation’ before. ‘Cannibal Content’ refers to when your website is essentially fighting itself with pages optimising for the same phrases, whether deliberately or by accident. This confuses Google and may be the reason for your poor rankings. We’ve outlined a brief guide on…