Recovering from a Google Core Algorithm Update, Disavowing to Improve Rankings and More SEO Q&A

In this episode of the Search News You Can Use Podcast, Marie Haynes discusses:

Ranking turbulence early September 2020
Can Google penalize a site without notification?
Using SEMrush to find and repair mixed content issues
Can disavowing improve rankings?
Do you need to wait for a core update in order to see recovery?
How do each of the backlink tools compare?
Possible local update
Q&A: Site review for a home security site

Also in Newsletter:

Great illustrations to use to teach SEO concepts
Steps for migrating to https
Do images in the image:loc tag count towards the 50,000 XML sitemaps limit
Really good tips for tracking down email addresses
Index coverage report data delayed again
Confusion over speakable markup
How to compare your landing pages against competitors’ pages



This episode corresponds with newsletter episode 149:

https://courses.mariehaynes.com/search-news-you-can-use/episode-149

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