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Search Engines:
Search engines are independent computer systems that read or crawl webpages, documents, information sources, and links of all types accessible on the global network of computers on the planet Earth, the internet. Search engines at their most basic level read every word in every document they know of, and record which documents each word is in so that by searching for a words or set of words you can locate the addresses that relate to documents containing those words. More advanced search engines used more advanced algorithms to sort pages or documents returned as search results in order of likely applicability to the terms searched for, in order. More advanced search engines develop into large language models, or machine learning or artificial intelligence. Machine learning or artificial intelligence or large language models (LLMs) can be run in a virtual machine or shell on a computer and allowed to access all or part of accessible data, as needs dictate.
#llm#large language model#search engine#search engines#Google#bing#yahoo#yandex#baidu#dogpile#metacrawler#webcrawler#search engines imbeded in individual pages or operating systems or documents to search those individual things individually#computer science#library science#data science#machine learning#google.com#bing.com#yahoo.com#yandex.com#baidu.com#...#observe the buildings and computers within at the dalles Google data center to passively observe google and its indexed copy of the internet#the dalles oregon next to the river#google has many data centers worldwide so does Microsoft and many others
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The responses to that search engine index thing are kinda worrying me becase it's such a fundamental misunderstanding of how search engine indexing works and what it's supposed to acomplish. And that's dangerous. People saying "wow if you search for my blog url then my blog comes up as a result" like.... no shit sherlock. It's a url. If someone HAS YOUR BLOG URL, Then DEFINITIONALLY they can find your blog! Tjat's literally what a URL does, and is for! That doesn't mean your blog is INDEXED. If your blog is indexed when someone searches for words or phrases you used in a blog you could potentially show up in the search results.
You might, on your blog, say "I am a vetenarian and I live in Chelmsford" (please don't do this). If someone searched "vets in chelmsford" looking for somewhere to take their sick cat, you might show up in the search results, but NOT if your blog isn't indexed (only the search engine has TRUE control over what it indexes, Tumblr cannot TRULY control this: it is not physically possible) but if you set your URL to "Chelmsford_Vet_BJH_fan" if one of your friends whose blog IS indexed ever said "yes my friend trumblruser @chelmsford_vet_bjh_fan was correct Princess Carolyn does have the most satisfying arc in the show" then suddenly you're back in the "chelmsford vet" search results and people looking fo places to take their sick cat can then type your URL into the publicly available Tumblr URL schema so they can see if you sided with Diane or Mr Peanus buffer when they broke up and then call up your employer and try to have you fired for being too much/not enough misogynistic. Google Knowing your blog EXISTS isn't the same as your blog being indexed, and if someone knows to google your UN they have access to your blog.
Also indexing is a thing search engines do periodically and if after saying you're a vet in chelmsford you think "oh fuck" and ask google not to index your blog, if google ALREADY indexed your blog, you will remain in the google results for chelmsford vets for an undetermined amount of time (could be up to 1 eternity)
#sorry these examples are a lil incoherent#how search engines work may have changed since I learned this#but no googling for your url doesn't tell you if your blog is indexed or not#try googling for a phrase you used
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Why Some Websites' Structured Data Cannot Be Detected by Google Rich Results?
Table of Contents Introduction Understanding Structured Data How Google Rich Results Work Common Issues with Structured Data Detection How to Fix Structured Data Errors AI Overview: Enhancing Structured Data with AI Featured Snippets & AEO Optimization GEO Targeting for Local SEO Impact FAQs About Structured Data and Google Rich Results People Also Ask (PAA) People Also Search…
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🚫🔍 Struggling with "noindex detected" errors in Google Search Console? Our latest guide reveals where the issue might stem from and provides actionable steps to resolve it! Boost your site's visibility today! 🌐✨ #SEO #GoogleSearchConsole #WebmasterTools
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I wish all SEOs a very 'damn, it's brutal out here'
(Obligatory clarification: this post is a complaint about the enshittification of Google, because they just added a bunch more AI stuff and extra ads before the actual organi search results. SEO isn't evil, it's necessary to make sure web pages can be even be found and read and catalogued. When your experience using Google Search gets enshittified it's because of Google's product and algorithm choices, SEO is not causing that. We hate the ad spam, we hate the AI overviews, we hate that the same five websites dominate everything (unless we work there I guess?). My job is trying to help small businesses actually GET and keep a presence on search results instead of being drowned out by the same five giant publishers. Do not make comments about how SEO is ruining everything if you don't know the difference between SEO and Google Ads and Google as a company just making utterly dystopian decisions. Why would I be personally responsible for that.)
#posts#this is my most controversial take#like... things genuinely have to be written and executed in a certain way for search engines to read and index it correctly#if you want a search engine to function... you need to optimise for that#Google Ads are a SEPARATE THING they're a SEPARATE THING
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Google Search Console क्या है | Google Search Console in Hindi
आज के डिजिटल युग में, ऑनलाइन उपस्थिति किसी भी व्यवसाय या वेबसाइट के लिए अत्यंत महत्वपूर्ण है। अपनी वेबसाइट की स्थिति को ट्रैक करने और उसकी खोज इंजन रैंकिंग को बेहतर बनाने के लिए, वेबमास्टरों के पास एक महत्वपूर्ण उपकरण है: Google Search Console। यह एक ऐसा मुफ्त टूल है जो आपकी वेबसाइट के प्रदर्शन की निगरानी करने में मदद करता है और आपको SEO (Search Engine Optimization) की रणनीतियों को अनुकूलित करने…
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Have you encountered the "Alternate Page with Proper Canonical Tag" error in your website's SEO report? Don't worry—this is a common issue that can affect your site's search engine rankings if left unresolved. Here's a quick guide on how to fix it. Read now: https://42works.net/how-to-resolve-the-alternate-page-with-proper-canonical-tag-error-in-google-search-console/
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Algorithm Updates and Their Impact on Your eCommerce Store
Algorithm updates have a profound impact on eCommerce stores, shaping how they rank in search engine results. These changes can significantly affect visibility and traffic, making SEO strategies crucial for survival and growth in the competitive online retail landscape. Search engines like Google continually update their algorithms to enhance user experience and relevance of search results. For…
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Crawl Budget Optimization-Search Engine Visibility
Crawl budget optimization boosts your site’s search engine visibility. Learn about server response times, URL structures, and sitemap management. Continue reading for practical tips and expert insights on improving your website’s crawlability. Understanding Crawl Budget and Its ImpactKey Factors Affecting Crawl BudgetServer Response TimeURL StructureInternal LinkingOptimizing Your Crawl…
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Ready to Boost Your Site's Search Visibility?
Having a strong online presence is key for any business’s success. With millions of websites out there, how do you make sure yours gets noticed? The secret is to improve your site’s search visibility. We’ll show you the best ways to boost your website’s search engine rankings and draw in potential customers. Ever wondered how some websites always top the search engine results page (SERP)? It’s…
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Why Isn't Your Site Showing Up on Google?
So, you have your website all set up and ready to go. But when you try looking it up on Google, it's like it doesn't even exist. You might be scratching your head wondering why you can't find your site in the search results. Well, this has a lot to do with something called search engine optimization (SEO) and various factors that affect how visible your website is online. SEO involves tweaking what is on your site and how it interacts with the rest of the internet, so it stands out more in search engine results pages (SERPs). In this blog, we're going to dive into some common reasons why websites play hide-and-seek on Google and share some smart ways to get yours seen by more people. This information is very useful for business owners, marketers, or anyone who makes websites because mastering SEO means more people visiting your site, which leads to better sales numbers or spreading the word about what you do.
Common Reasons Your Site Isn't Visible on Google
There are a few reasons why your website might not appear on Google. Figuring out and fixing these problems is crucial for making your site more visible and getting better positions in search results. Often, the trouble comes from technical SEO mistakes, not following good practices for optimizing searches, or simply because your website is pretty new. By looking into these areas closely, we can understand how they affect whether people find your site through Google search, specifically in the organic search results.
The site is not indexed by Google
One reason your site might not pop up on Google could be because it hasn't been indexed by the search engine's crawlers. Indexing is how search engines like Google collect and save info from websites so people can find them when they search. If your site isn't indexed, you won't see it in the search results. There are a few reasons this could happen, such as problems with how your website works or settings that stop these crawlers from looking at your content. To make sure people can find your website on Google searches, it's crucial to check that everything on your site is set up right and open for these search engine crawlers to visit.
Poor search engine optimization (SEO) practices
Another reason your website might not show up on Google is because it's not set up right for search engines, a process known as search engine optimization (SEO). Poor SEO practices can negatively impact your website's ranking on search engines, including Google. This can be due to factors such as not including important keywords in your content, having a difficult-to-navigate website, or not following search engine guidelines. One crucial aspect of SEO for local businesses is having a strong presence on Google through a Google Business Profile. By optimizing your website and utilizing a Google Business Profile, you can improve your local SEO and increase your chances of showing up higher in search engine results.
Website is new and not yet crawled
When you launch a new website, it might not pop up in Google search results right away. This is because search engine crawlers take some time to find and go through new sites. Crawling is how these engines get to know and list the pages of your site. After your site has been crawled, it'll begin to show up when people look things up online. It's key to remember that how long this takes can really differ from one website to another. With factors like how often you post new content, the number of good links pointing back at your site, and how well-known your domain is playing a big role in this timing. By consistently putting out fresh content, making sure your site plays nice with search engines, and working on getting high-quality backlinks, you're doing what you can to speed up this process so more folks see your website in their Google searches.
Technical Issues Hindering Site Visibility
When your website has technical problems, it might not show up well on Google search results. These problems can be things like your pages taking too long to load, not working right on phones, having links that don't work, or showing the same content in more than one place. How fast your pages load is really important because both people visiting your site and Google itself care a lot about this. If a page loads slowly, it could hurt where you stand in search rankings. With so many people using their phones to go online these days, making sure your site works well on mobile devices is key for good visibility in Google's mobile searches. Fixing these issues and making sure visitors have a smooth experience can make a big difference in how easily people find your website through Google.
SEO Best Practices for Higher Google Rankings
To get your website noticed more on Google, it's smart to stick to some SEO rules. These are tips and tricks that help make your site better for search engines. By using these rules, you can boost how high up your site shows in Google searches and attract more visitors without having to pay for ads. Important things to do include looking for the right keywords, making sure what you write is really good, tweaking the titles and little summaries of your pages (that's title tags and meta descriptions), getting other sites to link back to yours, and making sure people enjoy visiting your site. We're going into all these points one by one next so we can show you how each helps bump up where you stand in search results.
Importance of keyword research
Keyword research is super important for SEO because it helps your website show up better on Google search results. It's all about figuring out what words and phrases people are using when they're looking for stuff that has to do with what you offer, like your business or the things you sell. When you really dig into keyword research, you get a clear picture of what folks are trying to find and why. This understanding lets you make content that hits right at home with what users want to see, making it easier for your site to rank higher in search results and attract more organic traffic. However, it's also important to consider the use of search ads to further increase your website's visibility and attract potential customers. By utilizing both SEO and search ads, you can effectively reach a wider audience and drive more conversions for your business.
On-page SEO essentials
On-page SEO is all about making each page on your website better so it shows up more on search engine results. This means working on a bunch of things like having good content, using the right titles and descriptions, and linking pages within your site. To really nail this, you need to create content that's not just great to read but also full of useful info for the people you want to reach. It's important to sprinkle relevant keywords throughout your text, headings, and even in subheadings to make sure Google notices your page. By tweaking title tags and meta descriptions with these keywords too, you're likely going to see more folks clicking through from search results because what they read makes them want to learn more. Linking parts of your site together can make everything easier for visitors and give a boost in how high up your pages appear in searches by engines like Google. Putting effort into these key areas helps get more eyes on your website naturally without paying for ads.
Quality backlink profile development
To get your website noticed more on Google search results, it's really important to have a good set of backlinks. Think of backlinks as recommendations from other websites that lead people to yours. They're like a thumbs up for your site and can make a big difference in where you stand in search engine rankings. But remember, it's not about how many of these links you have; it’s the quality that counts. You want links from sites that are well-respected, relevant to what you do, and trustworthy because they help boost your site's credibility, spread the word about your brand, and bring in more visitors naturally.
Working on getting strong backlinks means doing things like writing guest posts for other blogs, creating awesome content that others want to link to without being asked, and using digital marketing strategies effectively so more folks find out about what you offer. By putting effort into developing high-quality backlinks rather than just trying to rack up as many as possible, you'll see better visibility for your site on Google searches which helps establish yourself or your company as leading voices within whatever field or industry you're part of.
Content-Related Factors Affecting Google Visibility
The stuff you put on your website really matters when it comes to how easily people can find you through Google search. There are a few things that play into this, like making sure the content is good and stands out, avoiding having the same info as everyone else in different places on your site, and making sure what you write matches up with what folks are looking for. To get more eyes on your website from Google searches, focus on crafting top-notch content that's both helpful and one-of-a-kind. If your pages have copy-pasted material or very similar information spread across them, it could hurt where you stand in search results. It's crucial to keep everything original and useful for those who visit your site. On top of all that, if you create stuff that directly answers people’s questions or fits their search needs perfectly, it'll help pull in more visitors naturally interested in what you've got to say or offer.
How to Ensure Your Site Is Indexed by Google
To make sure Google knows about your website and shows it in search results, you can do a few things. Starting off, head over to the Google Search Console and put your site on there. This tool from Google is free and helps you keep an eye on how well your website's doing in search results while giving tips to get better visibility. By using the Search Console, you're basically telling Google all about your site and what's on it. Another key move is making a sitemap—a list that tells where everything is on your site along with details like how often pages are updated or their importance level—and sending this sitemap to Google makes it easier for search engine crawlers to find and understand your website efficiently.
Submitting your site to Google via Google Search Console
To make sure your website shows up in Google search results, it's crucial to add it to the Google Search Console. This tool gives you a peek into how Google views your site and lets you keep an eye on where your site stands in terms of search rankings. To get started, prove that the website is yours by putting a special code or file from the Search Console onto your site. After verification, you'll unlock various features aimed at boosting how visible your website is when people look things up online. By keeping tabs on what's happening through the Search Console, spotting and fixing any problems becomes easier, helping improve where your site lands in organic search outcomes.
Creating and submitting a sitemap
Making and sending out a sitemap is key to making sure Google can find and show your website when people search. Think of a sitemap as a list that shows all the spots on your website, telling Google how often you update them and how important they are. When you make this list and let Google know about it, you're basically giving the search engine crawlers a map so they can easily find and understand what's on your site. This step makes your site more likely to pop up in Google search results, helping those crawlers get what your site is all about. It's an essential part of technical SEO that really helps with improving where your website stands in searches.
Improving Technical SEO for Better Indexing
To get your website noticed more on Google search results, it's really important to work on technical SEO. This means making sure all the techy parts of your site are set up right so that search engines rank it higher. Things like making your site easy to use on phones, loading pages quickly, creating a good experience for visitors, and organizing your site well are super important for improving technical aspects of SEO. Nowadays, with everyone using their smartphones to go online, having a mobile-friendly website is key. It makes visiting your site a better experience for people and helps you show up higher in search engine rankings too. Also, by speeding up how quickly pages load and fixing any tech problems, such as optimizing images and improving website structure, you can make it easier for Google to find and list your website in its search results.
Mobile optimization strategies
Making your website easy to use on phones and tablets is super important for showing up better in Google search results. Nowadays, everyone's using their mobile devices to surf the web, so you've got to make sure your site works well and looks good on all these gadgets. One way to do this is by having a responsive design for your site. This means that no matter what device someone's using, your website will automatically adjust its size and layout so it’s easy to read and navigate, enhancing user engagement. Another thing you can do is make sure any pictures or videos on your site are optimized for mobile users too; they should load fast without messing up how the page runs. Also, making it easier to get around on your site by simplifying menus and cutting down on pop-ups can really help people have a better time visiting it from their phones or tablets – which could also bump you up higher in search engine rankings! By focusing on making these changes for mobile users, not only does it become more likely that folks will find you through Google searches but also that they'll stick around because of the smooth experience.
Enhancing site speed and performance
Making your website faster and more efficient is key to getting noticed more on Google search results. When we talk about page speed, it's all about how quickly your web pages load, which is crucial for both user satisfaction and search engine rankings. If a site takes too long to load, people are likely to leave before doing anything, which isn't good for how high you rank in searches. To make things quicker and smoother on your site, you should tidy up the code behind it, make images smaller so they don't take as long to load, and cut down on HTTP requests. Using caching methods and content delivery networks (CDNs) can also help pages load faster and improve your bounce rate. By focusing on making your site speedy and efficient, you'll create a better experience for visitors; this means they're more likely to stick around and engage with what’s there leading not only to improved visibility in Google search but also to higher spots in search engine rankings.
Building a Stronger Backlink Profile
To get your website noticed more on Google search results, it's really important to work on getting a better backlink profile. Think of backlinks as recommendations from other websites that lead people to yours. Search engines see these links as thumbs-ups, showing them your site is worth checking out. By having a solid set of these endorsements, you can make your site look more authoritative, pull in more visitors without ads (that's what we mean by organic traffic), and come across as a go-to place for good info.
For improving this part of your website game plan involves several steps like writing guest posts for other blogs, crafting content so awesome that others naturally want to link back to it, and reaching out directly to sites that fit well with yours asking if they'd consider linking up. Focusing on snagging high-quality links not only boosts how visible you are when someone searches Google but also helps bring in even more folks interested in what you have to say or sell through natural means.
Strategies for acquiring high-quality backlinks
Getting good quality backlinks is key to making your website more visible on Google search results and building a strong set of links. To do this, there are a few things you can try. For starters, guest blogging is a great way. This means writing useful and interesting articles for other websites in your field. By doing so, you get to show off what you know, bring in natural backlinks, and make more people aware of your brand.
With digital marketing efforts like creating content that's worth sharing or reaching out to relevant sites asking them to link back to yours can also help big time. Don't forget about using social media platforms as well; they're perfect for getting the word out about what you've created.
By putting these methods into action—guest blogging included—you'll likely see an uptick in high-quality links pointing back at your site which not only boosts how often it pops up on Google search but also increases the number of visitors coming by naturally.
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Resources From The Leftist Feminist Philosopher
Google is so powerful that it "hides" other search systems from us. We just don't know the existence of most of them.
Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information.
Keep a list of sites you never heard of!
www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.
www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.
https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.
www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.
http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.
www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.
www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free.
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Understanding how search engines work is the first step towards a successful SEO (Search Engine Optimization) strategy. By comprehending the processes of crawling, indexing, and result processing, we can optimize our content to improve its visibility and relevance.
Crawling: Search engines use automated spiders to navigate the web and discover new content. These spiders crawl from page to page, collecting information.
Indexing: The collected data is organized and stored in a structured database, known as an index. This process involves analyzing content, identifying keywords, and assigning relevance scores.
Result Processing: When a user searches for information, the search engine retrieves relevant data from its index and processes it to generate search results. These results are ranked based on relevance and presented to the user.
Understanding how search engines work can help you make the most out of your online searches. From crawling the web to processing user queries, search engines play a crucial role in helping you find the information you need.
#marketing#seo#digital marketing#search engine ranking#websites#google search#search engine marketing#crawling#indexing
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Your posts are in an AI model
and then Tumblr decided to sell them to AI models.
Now, don't get me wrong, tumblr selling out the users to AI companies is bad, yes, they shouldn't do that. It sucks.
but don't lets get this confused: your posts were already in there. Tumblr selling them is about tumblr making some money and about the AI models having more exhaustive post collections. It's not about your posts being in an AI model, vs not being in one. That battle has already been lost.
Can you find your post on google? Then it's almost certainly in an AI model already. Think about it: These AI sites showed up before all the sites were making deals to sell their users' content, right? How do you think they built them in the first place?
They scraped the posts. Just like google and bing and such do when they build their search indexes.
It's a fundamental part of how the open web works: you want your posts on tumblr to be visible to users, right? You want them to be readable?* Like, look how much stuff broke when twitter changed their whole read-while-not-logged-in policy, ruining a bunch of thread links/NSFW links. And if it's visible, it's scrapable. That's what the AI models were built on.
I've done website scraping before (not for AI models, of course. I was doing search engines and website archival), this is just how it works. You hire a few relatively smart CS graduates and tell them "build me a scraper that'll give us a bunch of tumblr posts" and they go off for a month or two and come back with a database of a few billion posts, and you stuff that into your AI model. That's how they got all the deviantart and flickr and twitter and pinterest and so on posts. They didn't pay for them: they just took them.
They only ever pay for this shit because either:
they fucked up in such a way that the site might be able to sue them for taking rather than paying
They can buy them cheaper than they can finish taking them. Maybe they'd need to pay the CS grads for an extra month? well, that might be more expensive than just throwing the site a couple hundred thousand bucks.
ANYWAY: my point is, don't treat this "oh no tumblr is selling our posts to AI" like it's a big thing that might happen and it would be bad to happen. Yes, it's bad, tumblr shouldn't do this, this'll let AI models get continual updates of content for far easier than just scraping them would be, tumblr betrayed user trust, and so on...
but realistically, this is not a black and white matter of "if only tumblr didn't do this, then we'd be safe from AI models!"
Nope. We already lost that battle. I'm sorry, and it does suck, but that's just how it is. The avalanche has already started, it's too late for the pebbles to vote. * I'm assuming here that you don't run a private blog that's set to only followers or something. You'd be safer then, of course, but you're not really my target audience for this rant
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