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Additionally, we discussed Apple Business Connect, a tool that allows businesses to manage their presence on Apple Maps, Google's statement that traffic should not be used as a measure of search quality.+ other SEO news (you can find below)! SEO Updates & News: > [Google Reiterates Guidelines On AI Written Content After Bankrate AI Content Writer Gains Attention]( > Google: [Traffic Is Not A Measure Of Search Quality]( > [Apple Business Connect: Manage Your Business On Apple Maps]( > Google: [Longer Google Algorithm Updates Aren’t Necessarily More Intense]( Not sure what links to buy? Let us help! We offer [FREE link recommendations]( and a [link buying guide]( to provide best use cases for the different types of links you need now. Please message us on the website chat or send an email at support@web20ranker.com if you have any questions. Always happy to help! To Your Success, Chaz and the Entire Team Web 2.0 Ranker Vs. AB Newswire: Press Releases Comparison Are you wondering which press service to use for your client's press releases? [Read this blog]( to see how the Web 2.0 Ranker press release service compares to AB Newswire, highlighting the Targeted Media Outreach and Premium Syndication options offered by both. The article delves into the various factors that should be considered when evaluating press release options and provides an in-depth analysis of the two services, helping you make an informed decision about which one is best for your needs. This Week in the [Local SEO Community](... This Week On The SEO Mad Scientist Let's Get Our Backlinks & Citations Indexed! Hey there, SEO mad scientists. Welcome to 2023! We have another exciting year of tests lined up, so let's get started. We wanted to start the year with some "local citation" tests, but we are currently waiting for some properties to index… So, we decided to do some index testing to see if we could get the URLs indexed quicker. Indexing has been a major part of the SEO industry since the beginning; as you're off-site So is only counted if a Google bot has crawled and indexed it. Over the years, Google has gotten more strict on what they index and how frequently, so there's been a big push to find more effective ways of getting pages indexed. So we put together a small list of ideas and created a test website. We wanted to use a new URL that would only be crawled or indexed by something outside of us, getting Google bought to crawl there. Over the past two days, we have been executing the various ideas to see if ANYTHING outside of building a bunch of links or connecting Search Console would get Google to index the site. Here are the things we did: - Submit the sitemap of another website with the website at the top (technically a link and technically not allowed by Google but figured we would try) - Add a URL/link to a web page and submit the page to the search console. - Put the URL in a Google Sheet, embed the sheet on a web page, and submit the web page for indexation. - Add the URL to the search console (not verified) - Send it in an e-mail putting in the subject and body - Send it in an attachment PDF in an e-mail - Add it to a rank tracker that checks to exact URL, root URL, and site: URL - Submit URL to Google Page Speed Insights More than anything, we would like to get a rolled index instantly, but even if we could find a process that would get them indexed over 5 to 7 days would be valuable. Our methods have yet to push indexation in 48 hours but of course, join us next week for an update to see if anything has impacted the indexation. If the site indexes at all, then we will know that something we have tried worked, and we will continue removing variables to uncover what worked. Until next week, let us know in the Local SEO Community what you think we could try to get a brand new site indexed without Search Console or building multiple links… We will see you again next week… But real quick, we wanted to leave you a quick bonus test we have been running! Can “AI Content” outrank “Human Content”? If you truly understand what makes content "rank worthy," what needs to be executed, and the technical side, do you need a content writer anymore? Google has said that machine-generated content is only bad when it's NOT done for the user in a quality way, while other TOS and statements have said it's not allowed. We have a few tests running and will be opening this up for other people to participate this year, so it should be a lot of fun. Still, for a quick example, we wanted to take a page on our test website where we had done some very loose SEO recently in our last test and simply swap out the content with AI Content. For these tests, the only requirement is that the content itself not be edited. We can change all technical elements, but the headings, content, words… Are all 100% taken from the AI? We will be back with more updates on these tests, but here's a quick Before & After shot after swapping out our content with our updated AI content and submitting the URL to be crawled. Before: After: The page didn't have great SEO to start, so we're working on other tests that already have pages ranking better and developing the prompts we are using to generate or optimize the content. Join us next week, where we will reveal some of the prompts we used AND for more exciting test updates with the SEO Mad Scientist! Get ready for an exciting year! Until next time, happy testing! 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