Google's Martin Splitt has started a new web series focused on SEO and JavaScript, and his first installment has some interesting details on how Google indexes JavaScript.

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If you've done work on your website specifically to improve the mobile speed, that's great! However, your job isn't done; mobile speed and experience is something that should always be worked on.

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Ranking category pages on an ecommerce site can be tough, so many resort to just putting a bunch of text at the bottom of each page, below the product listings. Google says you shouldn't do that.

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It comes around every few years, with someone saying that the click through rate in search results affects your rankings, but Google always denies it. Now a new document seems to counter that argument, but does it really?

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Using UTM parameters on your links can be a great way to better understand how users find your site, but leaving those parameters on internal links can cause some problems for Google.

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For many businesses, a solid ranking on Google Maps is vitally important. Unfortunately, it's very easy for competitors to sabotage your listings. Are you keeping a close eye on things?

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If you're struggling to move up the rankings on Google, it can be frustrating to see a competitor ahead of you that isn't following the rules. It might be tempting to try to copy them, but you're best off to stay within the guidelines.

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On most podcasts, you'll hear the host say something like "to help keep this show running, please rate and review the podcast". But does it really help?

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Links are the currency of SEO, and therefore Google has a lot of rules and ideas about how sites should link to one another. When it comes to linking within your own website, though, essentially no rules apply.

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Much has been said about Googles hundreds of ranking factors, but they just came out and said, not surprisingly, that "pornyness" is one of them. 

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