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7 Sitemap Examples: XML, HTML, and Visual Sitemaps
See XML, HTML, and visual sitemap examples from real sites—plus guidance on what to include in yours.
Technical SEO
Technical SEO is key to helping search engines find, crawl, and index the pages on your site. Check out these resources to learn how to improve your site’s speed, crawlability, indexability, and more.
Technical SEO8 min read
What Are URL Parameters? A Guide on How to Use Them
URL parameters are added to URLs to control how websites show content, apply filters, or track activity.
Technical SEO8 min read
How Do Technical SEO Factors Impact AI Search? [Study]
This study examines which technical SEO factors show measurable correlations with AI citations, and where long-held assumptions start to blur.
Technical SEO14 min read
XML Sitemap: What It Is And How To Generate One
An XML sitemap helps search engines discover and crawl your URLs. Learn what sitemap.xml looks like, how to generate, validate, and submit it in Google Search Console.
Technical SEO4 min read
Measure Core Web Vitals with Semrush Site Audit
Semrush now has a report within the Site Audit tool to help you measure Core Web Vitals — the three performance metrics Google is promoting in an effort to encourage a better user experience on the web.
Technical SEO3 min read
List of TLDs (Top-Level Domains)
Learn what TLDs are, what types to consider and why your TLD distribution is important.
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Technical SEO5 min read
Learn From the Best: Getting Expert Advice On Enhancing Website Performance
We decided to run a peer-to-peer campaign to help site owners get expert advice on how to maximize their site’s SEO performance. One month into the campaign, we‘re ready to share their expert tips on how the website can improve its site performance by looking into different areas, from content to technical to off-page SEO strategies.
Technical SEO5 min read
What Is a Site Crawler? (How Do Site Crawlers Work?)
Site crawlers are integral to the process of indexing websites on search engines. We‘ll explain how they work, and how to make your site “crawler friendly.”
Technical SEO5 min read
Increase Website Speed Using .htaccess
Are you challenged by slow page load times? You can shorten the time it takes to load your page and possibly improve your Google search ranking by altering your .htaccess file.What is an .htaccess file?An .htaccess file is a file used on Apache webservers to configure the server software. This is done so that the server software behaves in particular ways to either enable or disable certain functions that server features. There are many uses for this file, such as redirecting URLs, rewriting URLs, protecting sensitive parts of a website or even blocking specific IP addresses. Always take care when updating these files as even the smallest typing error could result in problems for the website. Errors could cause pages and functions on a website to become unavailable, or even make the entire website itself unreachable. Always backup the file and test the changes made to militate against any potential issues you may have unwittingly caused. There are other server types out there so such as Nginx, Microsoft’s IIS and Google’s GWS. However, Apache has a larger share of sites using it currently, which is why I’ve decided to cover it in this post.
Technical SEO16 min read
Is 100/100 PageSpeed score enough? The answer is No.
This article explains why 100 PageSpeed score is not enough, and lists several interesting optimizations techniques that might help you stay ahead of your competition in terms of website performance.