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  1. Official source

    How to read the Indexing Report

    Google Search Central

    Should you worry when Search Console lists pages as not indexed? Martin Splitt and John Mueller explain how to read the Page Indexing report and whether a 404 always means a broken site.

  2. Sells in this field

    How Search Engine Indexing Works?

    Rank Math SEO

    Search engine indexing is broken into crawling, indexing and ranking, followed by ways to control what gets indexed so that content is found.

  3. Official source

    How Google Search crawls pages

    Google Search Central

    How does Google Search crawl pages? This walk-through goes from finding URLs to fetching and rendering them, and explains what Googlebot is and why sitemaps can help.

    Older: check current guidance
  4. Sells in this field

    Wix | Live Webinar: How to Get Indexed in 2024

    Wix

    Getting pages crawled and indexed faster is the aim of this Wix webinar, where Fabrice Canel from Bing presents IndexNow and Crystal Carter answers common indexing questions.

    Older: check current guidance
  5. Sells in this field

    What is schema.org structured data in SEO?

    Yoast

    Structured data, schema.org and rich results each get a plain-terms explanation, along with how they link to organic visibility and traffic.

    Older: check current guidance
  6. Independent practitioner

    How do you deal with Crawl Budget? | BrightonSEO 2021

    Omi Sido

    Crawl budget is how many pages crawlers can get through in a set time, according to this BrightonSEO 2021 interview with Joanna Beech, which also covers how to deal with it.

    Older: check current guidance
  7. Sells in this field

    Internal Linking Strategy: How to Set it Up

    Semrush

    Which internal linking mistakes should you avoid? Semrush explains the basics of putting an internal linking strategy in place and the errors that trip people up.

    Older: check current guidance
  8. Teaching or conference talk

    Challenges in Web Crawling

    Venkatesh Vinayakarao

    Why is web crawling hard? This brief talk goes through being polite to servers, keeping data fresh, covering enough pages, handling scale and dodging traps.

    Older: check current guidance
  9. Teaching or conference talk

    How Google's PageRank Algorithm Works

    Spanning Tree

    What makes a web page important to PageRank? This short video explains the random surfer idea and what the damping factor is for.

    Older: check current guidance
  10. Trade press or conference

    Won't somebody think of the robots? Mark Williams-Cook

    SearchNorwichXL

    Mark Williams-Cook points business owners and marketers to hidden SEO jobs that visitors never notice, and gives developers technical details for putting them right.

    Older: check current guidance
  11. Sells in this field

    HTTP Status Code 301: What Is a 301 Redirect?

    ClickMinded

    What does a 301 redirect do, and how do HTTP status codes pass information between servers, browsers and search engines? A short basic explanation, with a free cheatsheet on offer.

    Older: check current guidance
  12. Sells in this field

    How to do a 301 Redirect for SEO & Why

    Charles Floate

    Pages that move need 301 redirects, and a 2014 tutorial walks through how they work and why they matter for SEO, with a forum post promised for more detail.

    Older: check current guidance
  13. Independent practitioner

    What is JSON-LD?

    Manu Sporny

    How do you write Linked Data in JSON? Manu Sporny gives web developers, designers and hobbyists a short introduction to JSON-LD and its basics.

    Older: check current guidance