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4 answers · asked by undamuy
Has anyone set up a multilevel taxonomy for site content based on features from training docs, where fisher values are used as the discrimination cutoff for…
2 answers · asked by bilal
Has anyone noticed any patterns recently with how Google groups or rewrites similar queries based on semantic info from that old '13 patent stuff? I'm seeing…
1 answer · asked by mohsinnouman
Has anyone set up N-gram analysis for surfacing synonym candidates at scale for search queries? Looking to automate it for 80k+ phrases, possibly using Python…
1 answer · asked by bilal
Anyone got recommendations for local SEO tools that handle reporting for agencies with clients who have 10+ locations? BrightLocal is decent but it gets…
3 answers · asked by chad.foster
I was digging into Google's 2019 continuation on systems for query refinements and wondering how this might shake up the value of anchor text variations in…
1 answer · asked by tanzeel
Anyone running large scale programmatic pages figure out a reliable method to pull out just the most salient entities from long-form content? I've used spaCy…
1 answer · asked by amir110
Anyone actually using user interest modeling to pick blog or landing page topics? I'm trying to move past just search volume and look at what my audience…
3 answers · asked by farhanfida
I read about document scoring based on document inception date in some old Google patents. If I add a bunch of new internal links to existing pages, does…
2 answers · asked by shahmir
Wondering if anyone has seen changes in rankings for long-tail SaaS queries after Google's 2020 patent update on efficient query rewriting. We target a lot of…
3 answers · asked by bruxellois
I'm curious if Google applies similar quality checks to linked PDFs or DOC files as it does regular web pages. One of our key resources is a 30-page PDF…
2 answers · asked by norman.young
Trying to figure out if Google's interleaving search results from 2014 is still affecting how I should interpret CTR metrics in Search Console for branded vs…
2 answers · asked by norman.young
I found this patent about merging result lists from several search engines at once. If Google or another major search engine uses this, does it affect how…
2 answers · asked by norman.young
We're storing document activity logs for our ML models, stuff like user edits and data access. Anyone know if logging this actually helps with compliance or…
3 answers · asked by mueezmaaz
Has anyone seen better backlinks to feature landing pages when they focus on addressing real user issues versus just listing specs? I want to pitch our…
2 answers · asked by tanzeel
Anyone seeing issues with link-building outreach emails getting flagged after Google's recent spam document detection update? My team uses templates that…
2 answers · asked by tanzeel
I noticed Google is showing more query suggestions tied to entities from my previous searches. If I use these suggestions for anchor text in my link building,…
1 answer · asked by tanzeel
I'm looking at this patent on merging result lists from multiple search engines. Has anyone tracked how Google or others might blend rankings when using…
1 answer · asked by muhammadabdullah
Anyone know how Google handles document scoring when a SaaS blog post is heavily updated? Like if we republish a guide from 2022 with big changes in 2026,…
2 answers · asked by mueezmaaz
Wondering how Google determines the quality of documents my site links to. I know there was some research around this in 2012 but things have changed a lot…
2 answers · asked by nadeemnawaz
Have you seen any shift in query suggestions for ecommerce since Google started using entity collections more? My store sells both running shoes and smart…
1 answer · asked by ehsanulhaq
Looking for solid multi-language SEO tools that actually handle 10+ client sites. Need something that covers hreflang checks, rank tracking for multiple…
1 answer · asked by muhammadabdullah
Anyone seen shifts in rankings after Google started using preferred language ordering in patent US20230242206? My site has hreflang for 4 languages but I'm…
2 answers · asked by bilal
Anyone seen how Google handles crawling databases that let users build lists of preferred info, like favorite authors or web pages? I have a site where users…
1 answer · asked by ramzanali
Trying to figure out if sites launched after 2022 are at a disadvantage because of the stuff in Google's Historical Data Patent. Does having less domain…
1 answer · asked by amir110
Anyone know if search engines can actually index or parse metadata shown in newer system UIs like that 'visualizing the temporal evolution of object metadata'…
1 answer · asked by muhammadanas
Anyone know if there's a way for ecommerce sites to influence how Google shows those personalized suggestions based on a user's past queries? Like the product…
2 answers · asked by ehsanulhaq
Anyone using something like ClickUp or Monday for SEO ops, and does it actually cover all your workflow needs? Looking for a system to manage campaigns,…
1 answer · asked by mohsinnouman
Every quarter someone declares SEO dead, and this time they're pointing at AI Overviews. And look, the data isn't nothing. AI Overviews are reducing organic…
4 answers · asked by undamuy
The acronyms are multiplying, Answer Engine Optimization, Generative Engine Optimization. The pitch is that you optimize to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity,…
4 answers · asked by undamuy