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June 2023

10 things you should know about Google’s Search Generative Experience

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has the SEO world abuzz about all the implications this has for technology, and what this means for the overall human race. From improving efficiencies tenfold, to helping assist in the creation of new ideas and new directions, the implications of artificial intelligence are numerous and spellbinding.  As positive […]

June 2023

The Pitfalls of Dynamic Rendering: How Disqus.com Lost 90% of Traffic

A few years ago, in 2018, I noticed a significant decline in traffic for Disqus.com, a website for a popular commenting plugin. Intriguingly, this drop coincided with Google’s March 2018 update. They haven’t recovered since then. However, they could implement a simple fix to get back on track. A Misguided Recovery Effort You might assume […]

June 2023

The Hidden Risk of Low-Quality Content 

In an article I wrote a while ago, I explored why Giphy.com lost a whopping 90% of its traffic. The diagnosis was clear: Google detected a significant portion of low-quality content on the website. As a result, this section was deindexed, leading to a significant drop in traffic. Now, let’s delve into how this process […]

June 2023

Why getting indexed is so difficult

Google doesn’t index all content on the internet. With limited resources and an ever-growing amount of online content, Googlebot can only crawl and index a small fraction of it. To quote Google’s blog:  “Google has a finite number of resources, so when faced with the nearly-infinite quantity of content that’s available online, Googlebot is only […]

June 2023

ZipTie.dev Main Features: Your AI Search Monitoring Solution

ziptie.ai/ has evolved from a technical SEO tool into one of the most comprehensive AI search monitoring and optimization platforms available today. This guide walks you through ZipTie's key features and discusses how to use them to improve your brand's visibility in AI-powered search engines. Understanding Your AI Search Performance at a Glance Getting started […]

June 2023

Fixing “Discovered – currently not indexed” in Google Search Console

“Discovered – Currently not indexed” is a common issue in Google Search Console. It means Google knows about your page through links or via a sitemap, but hasn’t visited it yet.  This article explains why this happens and provides solutions. Four reasons for “Discovered – currently not indexed” There are four reasons for “Discovered – […]

June 2023

Google Search Console is not enough to solve your indexing problems

People frequently ask us about the differences between ziptie.ai/ and the indexing reports provided by Google Search Console (GSC). While GSC is a useful tool, it has limitations that can make it challenging to use for certain tasks. Here are five ways in which GSC might fall short: GSC Doesn’t Show all Unindexed URLs GSC’s […]

June 2023

“Crawled – Currently not Indexed” Finally Explained

Crawled but not indexed is a common reason that a page isn’t indexed. Let’s explore how to fix this issue for your website! What do we know about Crawled – Currently not Indexed? This could mean one of two things: Three most common reasons for “Crawled – Currently not Indexed” There are three most common […]

June 2023

How to deal with “Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user”

In this article, we will simplify a commonly seen Google-indexing problem: “Duplicate, Google chose different canonical than user.”  In simple terms, this status means that Google didn’t agree with your canonical hints and chose a different page to the canonical version.  As a result, the page is not in Google’s index. Canonical proposed by the […]