SGDesign

This change (ignoring nofollow attributes and changing them to hints) while seeming subtle, affects SEO ranking more adversely than expected. Time to get cracking on making necessary adjustments to solve any negative direction this may have caused. https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-nofollow-hin//

Great video from Ahrefs regarding SEO strategy. I appreciate that while the underlying purpose is to sell subscriptions to their service, they also show how to achieve the same results by using Google Search Console etc. There are tools available if you want to do your own SEO, but if not, we'll be glad to help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm1MbJneLSI

SEO - Faster Load times result from efficient code, proper web server, and small file sizes. While webp which was created by Google as a compression format a few years back, SEO Competition requires we use all possible tools to keep our sites ahead of the competition. Webp is supported by Google Chrome, FireFox but not Apples Safari. But using the tag we can degrade gracefully to Safari friendly formats. Here's are some examples we've don't for Island Waterpark sho...wing a 1200% savings in file size with indistinguishable image quality. https://www.islandwaterpark.com/webp2.php

Informative article from ahrefs noting the amount or more accurately lack of, traffic from Wordpress and WIX websites. 6.4 million sites used as the baseline were reviewed. Summary: "Most sites get little or no search traffic and have weak backlink profiles regardless of whether they run on Wix or WordPress."... There is a myriad of reasons WYSIWYG websites (WIX, Squarespace, etc) are not a good idea for any business. As Mobile First becomes a cornerstone for search engine rank, the ability to be nimble and adaptive to a changing online market creates a compelling reason to reconsider the mass marketed generic website solutions. Additionally, being on a Dedicated Server over a Shared solution (Cloud) will factor into ranking when page loading times become more critical. https://sgdesign.com/compare-webdesign-choices/ https://ahrefs.com/blog/wix-seo/