The blockquote tag in HTML can be a useful way to pull content out of your posts to highlight it for readers, but Google has said that text in a blockquote isn't treated any differently than other text on your page.

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If you've ever looked at the URL for your Google My Business page, it's ugly. Google is now rolling out a way for you to get a nice, clean URL for it, including an easier way to get reviews.

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In many cases, the pages on your site that rank well in Google aren't your home page; they're internal pages that are focused on a particular topic. But what happens when the home page outranks an internal page that deserves it more?

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When you need to remove or change a page to have it point to a different page, you typically use a 301 redirect. Google appreciates those, but thinks of them much differently than they do of normal links.

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Becoming a Google Partner can be a great thing. Not only will it look good for you or your company, but you'll learn a lot throughout the process. In the end, though, that partnership doesn't earn any special favors with Google when it comes to search rankings.

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When it comes to handling mobile users, you have a few ways you can set up your site. A mobile responsive site is often the best way to go, but you can also set up a separate mobile site. Whatever you do, choose one direction and stick with it.

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Every few years, the question comes up of whether or not Google has a budget for how much traffic they're willing to send to a site. As before, the answer is a clear "no".

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We often say on here that simply helping Google understand your content can be very important, and knowing how Google understands dates is a big part of that.

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Videos can be a great addition to your website, but if you want Google to appreciate those pages you'll want to add some other content to support the videos.

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If ranking well in Google Image Search is important to you, don't worry about necessarily hosting images on your own domain.

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