Google: Indexing Speed Factors, Plus Support & Guidance for Cross-Domain Canonicals

Get the latest SEO, PPC, content marketing, and social media news delivered daily. [Read More]( [Read More]( [SEJTODAY]( Brought to you by: [Read More]( Friday, May 5, 2023 [Read the Article]( News, SEO [Google Indexing Speed: Key Factors Include Quality + Popularity]( By Matt G. Southern During a recent Google SEO office-hours Q&A session, a concerned website owner inquired about the slow indexing of their 16,000-page site. Google Search Relations team member Gary Illyes provided a comprehensive response to the query, addressing the factors influencing indexing speed. Illyes explained that indexing speed depends on several factors, the most crucial being the quality of the site and its popularity on the internet. Illyes suggested that website owners ensure their content is of the highest quality possible to increase the indexing speed. High-quality content is essential as Google's algorithms prioritize it when determining indexing priority. 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Therefore, hotel brands must evolve their S.E.O. strategies to drive incremental bookings, traffic, and revenue to attract travelers in the present and future by following the latest strategies, trends, and tactics – and employing the right tools in 2023 and beyond. [Read Now...]( News, SEO [Google Announces 8 New Top Level Domains Including One For Lawyers]( By Roger Montti Google announced the release of eight new top level domains (TLDs), including one which may have a high commercial potential for law firms, others that are useful for academics and two top level domains that are based on file extensions, which might be problematic from a security standpoint [Read Now...]( [image]( Podcast [What’s Great and What’s Noise? 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