The ultimate guide to HTTP status codes and headers for SEO

Do you understand how HTTP protocol works and the impact it has on crawling and indexing web pages? No? Here’s a guide written by Contributor Barry Adams on HTTP status codes and headers that will make it easier to learn.

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The small business owners guide to conquering SEO: The glossary

Own a small business and struggle with SEO? Contributor Doc Sheldon has created a glossary of essential SEO terms to help small business owners improve their understanding and knowledge of SEO.

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The ultimate guide to bot herding and spider wrangling — Part 3

In this third and final installment, contributor Stephan Spencer outlines common coding, mobile and localization issues and offers workarounds to make sure your code provides consistent cues.

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The ultimate guide to bot herding and spider wrangling — Part Two

Next up in a series on bots and why crawl budgets are important, Columnist Stephan Spencer explains how to direct the engine bots to what’s important on your site and how to avoid common coding issues. The post The ultimate guide to bot herding and spider wrangling — Part Two appeared first…

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