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Google Core Algorithm Update In June 2019

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In June 2019 Google released a Core Update. This is a Broad Core Algorithm update that was rolled out on June 3rd. It has been reported that websites have experienced both positive and negative results.

To be honest I never noticed any big impact but I have observed positive experiences with rankings on my websites.

One of my websites in the past would go down in rankings if I did not blog much on it. However, I have noticed that this is no longer the case and the main keywords for the website are staying in the top 4 positions on the 1st page of Google.

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What Is The Best SEO Plugin For WordPress? A Review of All-In-One and Yoast

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I have seen a number of arguments about what is the best SEO plugin for WordPress to use. Should you use All-In-One or Yoast? What is best for a beginner and should you change plugins? In this review, I will discuss these questions offering my thoughts and suggestions. We will look in detail at Yoast and All-In-One (AIO) SEO plugins for your WordPress site, highlighting the pros and cons.

Yoast Plugin

Let us look at the Yoast Plugin and see what challenges people face. One of the frequent issues observed with many users of this plugin is it offers a menu of guidelines on the readability of the content within a WordPress blog post. Along with suggestions of SEO to be implemented for what is written within the content.

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SEO and Keyword Research, The Never Ending Story…

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This is something I want to address urgently about Keyword Research and SEO. It is time to expose the myths! I have read in the weird and murky world of the internet that keywords are history and even SEO is dead. It is being stated that keywords and even SEO are no longer going to be relevant to Google.

Causing mayhem and chaos in the online world apparently.

I want to categorically say that is complete disinformation being projected by dark false internet marketing prophets of the make money online underworld. In the light of more calmer waters and unity, we need to remember that keywords and search engine optimization will never disappear.

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How To Rank For A Keyword In Google, My 9 Step Master Formula!

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In this article I will show you how to rank for a keyword in google using my 9 step formula. Once you understand this process you can simply rinse and repeat your SEO engine!

Step 1: Research Your Keyword You Are Targeting

Study and look for the different keywords that have a high search volume but also possess low competition in the search engines especially in Google.

This low competition is called ‘low hanging fruit’ and means instead of targeting the high traffic volume keywords that are saturated and difficult to rank in Google. Instead we go for low traffic and low competition keywords. Trying to rank for such keywords makes it easier to get on the first page of Google and other search engines.

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Merry Christmas, To You and Yours Truly from Wealthy Affiliate!

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I love Christmas as you probably do to. It is such a great time of year. Not just for the food (which is very important!) but also with family and friends.

Recently my parent’s local church got the Christmas Tree in and it was massive! Like very wide and well over a 12 footer. It was very elegant and while it took some doing in terms of getting the tree up, it was worth it.

Perhaps configuring the lights on a tree this size was much more challenging and while faulty at first eventually we got the lights working.

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How To Write A Short Blog Post And The Myths About Long Ones

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I am going to give you a very brief update right now on how to write a short blog post. Ha ha, yeah, right, if only! I seem to be having the uncanny trend lately to write longer and longer posts. My previous post where I reviewed if Wealthy Affiliate is a Scam was over 3500 words! However, I will try to keep this one short and sweet.

Should you be writing shorter blog posts? Is lengthy content a good thing? What are the best ways to write a shorter post? These are the questions we will look at today.

In my first job back in 1997 when I worked at an IT Consultancy company after obtaining my Masters, new staff were put on a 3 day psychology and personal development course called Skills for Excellence.

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