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There's "good" cloaking π₯
and then there's what I've done:
ohgm.co.uk/bad-cloaking/
I prevented human users from accessing my website for over 1 month.
βοΈπ π€π«
Can you predict how Google reacted?
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ALT Photo of a cat wearing a birthday hat, looking at an open tin of fish with a lit candle in it on top of some cat food. Overlaid is an error message with the following text and options
Unfortunately, the clock is ticking
the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
Do you understand?
I Understand
remain ignorant
I know this is not new, but I didn't remember seeing the explicit wording that the HTTP header nofollow gets hint status.
Pondering:
'Long term we'll treat "noindex, follow" like "noindex, nofollow", which is to say we're going to do whatever we want."'
developers.google.com/searchβ¦
ALT You can also combine the noindex rule with other rules that control indexing. For example, you can join a nofollow hint with a noindex rule: <meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow" />.
Imagining something that you wouldn't like to be in the Autumn Budget, getting mad about it, and then claiming your LinkedIn post stopped it from happening when it doesn't happen bingo.
ALT The I made this, you made this? - I made this meme, between WPEngine and WordPress, with Advanced Custom Fields being the mcguffin being renamed secure custom fields.
Thanks to everyone who came for the Technical SEO Track in Skyline earlier!
Here are the slides for my talk Where's Your <head> At?
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docs.google.com/presentationβ¦#BrightonSEO
ALT A two graph axis with self assessed skill vs years in SEO
Skill peaks around years 6-8 before sharply dropping off to around zero by year 12.
Labelled are the "Bargain Zone" around 6-8, the "raise clap your clap rates clap" during the decline, and "Abyss of self-pity" around years 15-20.
Iβm looking for an SEO whoβd be interested in a skill swap: you tell me why my site is so dismal in the SERPs and I tell youβ¦ whatever you want to know. It could be improving your site, or showing you how to offer CWV audits to your own clients. Anything.
'there is a bug, resulting in x'
as a euphemism for
'the consequence of your choices',
allowing those responsible to save face
and agree it should be fixed
I really like this Children of Bodom clip
youtu.be/6h1Y63aZpDA?si=9Zljβ¦
uptempo
water break
cuddle and chat
holding any sort of conversation while playing that
chaotic dual lead section
solo demonstrating knee rest utility of pointy guitar
vocals and lead ( switch to knee rest)
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