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Mobile SEO guide in 2024 – How to Optimize Your Website for Mobile SEO

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In this post, I shall share with you everything you need to know about mobile SEO in 2024.

I shall also tell you why mobile optimization is necessary now?

In addition, I will also help you to ready your website for Google’s mobile first algorithm.

Mobile SEO guide in 2024 – The Definitive Guide

CHAPTER 1: Mobile Optimization 101

In this chapter I’ll help you to learn the basics.

So if your site is not mobile optimized or you are not sure, this chapter will move you to the right track.

In upcoming chapters, you will learn advanced strategies and techniques.

What Is Mobile SEO?

Mobile SEO stands for the practice of optimizing your website for users on tablets and smartphones or android. It also refers to make your site resources accessible to search engine spiders.

Why Is Mobile SEO Important?

In short: the number of mobile searches is increasing day by day.

In fact, 58% of all searches in Google are now done from a mobile device.

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This trend is growing rapidly. According to statistics of Google, mobile has 27.8 billion more queries than desktop.

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So the mobile is the future of SEO. This is the reason why Google and its algorithm are focussing on mobile search.

SEO in 2019: The Definitive Guide

Is “SEO” Now About Optimizing for “Mobile SEO”?

Yes, if you want to optimize your site for Google.

Today, 95% of searches are from the search engine of Google.

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Google will retain this level of dominance by twisting their algorithm.

So you need to optimize your site for mobile users first.

Firstly, Google launched its Mobile-Friendly Update (which many people called “Mobilegeddon”).

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This update affected those sites which were not mobile friendly for android or smartphones.

If your target audience does not search using their smartphones, this update was not a big deal for you.

Unless Google made every search a mobile search by implementing its Mobile First algorithm.

What Is Google’s Mobile-First Index?

Google Mobile first index will rank the search results according to the mobile version of the page. It occurs even if you are searching from a desktop as well.

Before this update, Google ran two indexes side-by-side: desktop version and mobile version.

If someone is searching from an iPhone or android, Google will show them results from mobile index. If someone searches on a desktop, he will get desktop results.

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Today, it does not matter what device you use, Google will show you the results from mobile index.

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I shall discuss more about optimization for mobile SEO in chapter 3, 4 and 5.

Is Google’s Mobile-First Index a Big Deal?

It depends.

If your site is optimized for mobile, you are good to go.

If your site….

  • Loads resources across all devices
  • Does not hide content on mobile versions of your site
  • Loads quickly like mobile users expect
  • Has working internal links and redirects
  • Boasts a UX which is optimized no matter what device your visitors use

If all is done, you are good.

If not, Google may drop your rankings.

Therefore, I am making this whole guide for you to optimize your site for mobile.

Firstly….

What Does Google Consider “Mobile”?

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Most of the people consider “mobile device” a table or smartphone.

Google puts tablets in their own class and states that they do not include tablets in the definition.

In short, according to Google: mobile=smartphones.

The main purpose is to optimize your site and content for every device. It includes tablets, phones and other mobile devices.

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CHAPTER 2: How to Implement a Mobile Website That Ranks in Google

To get over mobile SEO, your site has to work on mobile devices at least.

If a visitor goes to a mini version of your desktop site, you will be in trouble.

Luckily, to implement a mobile website is not a hard nut to crack.

So in this chapter, I shall teach you different ways to implement a mobile version of your website by focussing on mobile SEO.

When It Comes to Mobile, You’ve Got 3 Options

There are 3 different ways to configure your site for mobile.

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First of all, you have got separate URLs which is also known as“m” configuration.

With this setup, you have a mobile version which is “M” version of your site and you also have the “main” means desktop version of your site.

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In short, your site figures out what type of device your visitor is using and redirects them to optimized URL for that device.

Separate URLs were common in the past but now, not anymore.

Why? It is because they are hard to manage.

“M” version creates SEO problems and you require multiple URLs for every piece of content on your website. It also needs complicated “rel=canonical” and “rel=alternative” tags.

That is why I do not suggest M/separate URLs configuration. It is the worst way to configure your website for mobile SEO.

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Next, we have Dynamic Serving.

When you serve content dynamically, all of your content is on the same URL. But you show every user different CSS/HTML that depends on the device that they use.

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For example, if you visit https://www.greenhatexpert.com/seo-this-year on a desktop, you will see a pre-made desktop version of the site.

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But if you will visit the page from your iPhone 8, you will still be on https://www.greenhatexpert.com/seo-this-year but you will see the iPhone 8 version of the page.

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Dynamic serving is a better choice for SEO as compared to “M” version of the site. It has some downsides.

For example, it is notorious for showing desktop version to mobile users.

You need to create different versions of your content for upcoming devices. If you do not do this, your site will not be able to recognize a new device. And will show them the terrible version of your site.

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Finally, we have Responsive Design.

I saved the best for last.

With the help of responsive design, the content and page’s layout responds to every user.

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Responsive design gets rid of separate URLs and different HTML for every device.

In case of being SEO friendly, responsive design is the best and perfect option.

Why?

  • All of your content is on a single URL (good for sharing and getting links)
  • Minimal SEO headaches (no “rel=canonical tags”, duplicate content issues etc.)
  • Insanely user friendly (UX is a big part of SEO thanks to RankBrain)
  • No redirects (which cause technical SEO issues and can slow down your site)

Still not convinced? Google recommends responsive layouts.

CHAPTER 3: How to Mobile Optimize Your Site

After going through 2 chapters, your site is configured for mobile users. Now it’s time to do mobile SEO.

In this chapter, I shall show you how to tell Google and other search engines that your site is optimized for mobile.

Use Google’s Mobile Usability Test

This tool is available in Google Search Console and it will let you know the issues of your site regarding mobile usability.

To use it, go to your Google search console account. Click “search traffic”>Mobile usability.

There Google will let you know if your mobile users are facing any problem.

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(For example, the tool may let you know that you use Flash or that your font is too small for mobile users to read).

You can also use Google’s Mobile-Friendly test.

Just enter your URL into the tool.

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And get a full report.

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As you can observe, I passed. But it is telling me that mobile Googlebot is having trouble to load all of my resources on my page.

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Desktop Googlebot is having no problems to crawl the resources. But the mobile version is unable to do it.

With Google’s Mobile first index live, it is a serious issue. And this is something which remains unknown without this tool.

Super duper helpful.

Let Google Crawl Everything

Do you block Googlebot from accessing Javascript, CSS or other important parts of your site’s code?

It used to be no big deal. But today, it is a very bad idea.

Until Google cannot fully crawl your page, it cannot tell whether it is mobile friendly or not.

How do you know if this is an issue?

First of all, check your robots.txt file.

This file tells Googlebot to not index or crawl certain parts of your site. This file is usually available at site.com/robots.txt. You can also find it inside of Google search console.

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While you’re there, click on “Google Index” —> “Blocked Resources”. This will let you know if you’re blocking Googlebot from crawling certain parts of your site.

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If you are not blocking anything important, you are good to go.

Put the Kibosh on Interstitial Popups

I know: everyone HATES popups.

Google also hates popups….. especially for mobile users.

Remember: Google #1 priority is to show their users amazing and engaging content. If the content is hidden behind a popup and it is not a good thing.

In fact, Google rolled out an update that specifically targets “Intrusive” popups.

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So if you are using popups on your site, it can affect your rankings.

How do you know which popups are OK?

Google gives a few examples of acceptable popups…

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…and popups that can get your site penalized.

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How Does Your Responsive Site Actually Look? Check Out This Cool Tool

It is to see how Google views your mobile site.

But nothing can beat seeing your site on different devices.

If your site is responsive, I recommend checking this free tool.

It’ll show you how your site looks on iPhones, tablets and more:

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I love this tool.

Use The Mobile Version of “Fetch as Google”

Like most people, I’m a visual learner.

It is a nice thing to see a list of mobile SEO issues.

Personally, it is more helpful to know how Google sees my page.

Therefore, I suggest spot testing a few pages on your website using Google search console’s Fetch as Google feature.

Just enter a URL of a prominent page of your site into it:

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(Make sure to select “Mobile” from the dropdown box)

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And it will show you exactly that same result what Google Bot saw. You can also scroll down to see if Google missed anything like videos, menus and images etc.

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Very helpful.

Let Mobile Users See It All

In past, people would block certain resources from mobile users.

(For example, they might block javascript from loading or hide some content)

They were not doing anything suspicious. To block these resources allow them to load their page faster on mobile devices. It also improves the user experience.

Here is an example of what I mean:

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See you need to click “read more” to watch the rest of the content. It may be a problem with Google’s first mobile index.

Why?

With Mobile-first, Google will consider the mobile version of your page as the main version.

If the content is hidden from the mobile visitors, it may not crawl or index or affect the weight of this content.

Back in the day, when it came to hiding content for desktop users, Google has said that:

“If something is relevant to the page, then it’s probably relevant to the user too, so I’d recommend showing it to the user.”

But then Google’s John Mueller recently said that, for the Mobile-first index:

“On the mobile version of the page it can be that you have these kind of tabs and folders and things like that, which we will still treat as normal content on the page. Even if it is hidden on the initial view.”

He also said that, when it comes to Mobile First Index:

“If it’s critical content, it should be visible.”

I shall wait for the official announcement on Google blog before saying anything on this.

In the meantime, here’s my take:

If you will hide or block the content for mobile users, Google will put less weight on it or simply ignore it.

So observe your website on different mobile phones. If desktop users can see something and mobile users are missing it. I suggest that fix it asap.

CHAPTER 4: How to Optimize Your Mobile Sitefor UX Signals

As you know, SEO today is less about focussing on meta tags and more about building an awesome website.

In fact, Google’s RankBrain algorithm is paying attention to Google searchers and how they interact with your site.

If RankBrain observes that your is frustrating for mobile users, it will drop your rankings like a stone.

In this chapter, I shall show you some tips that make sure that mobile users love your website.

Master Mobile Sitespeed

Does Google care how fast your mobile site loads?

Yes.

In fact, they recommend that your site should load under a second for mobile users.

That is a hard nut to crack. Luckily, there are some free tools on the market to help you to reach Google’s guideline.

First of all, we have Google’s PageSpeed Insights tool.

This tool allows you to know the time of site load on mobile.

In addition, it also gives you suggestions that you can use to speed up.

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You can also check out WebPageTest.org. By default, it will load your site on a desktop browser. You can select a mobile browser from the menu:

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And it will give you a list of suggestion which are for mobile browsers:

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If you are really interested in pagespeed, check out this excellent resource.

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This guide will help you to load your site like lightening.

Make Your Content Insanely Easy to Read on Phones

Do users have to pinch, scroll or squint to read your mobile content?

So they will press the ‘back’ button.

For example, you don’t want your content to look like this:

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Yes, this page is optimized for mobile. But it is hard to read.

You need your font to be big, bold and legible:

So:

How can you make your mobile content more readable?

  • Use at least 14px font (I prefer 15 or 16)
  • Use short paragraphs (1-2 lines per paragraph)
  • Go with a line length between 50-60 characters
  • Make sure there’s tons of contrast between text and background (people use phones outside, which can make low-contrast text harder to read)

It is also helpful if your content is good and interesting but that is another thing.

Use HTML5 For Video and Animated Content

Do you embed videos in your content?

Does your page perform all sorts of fancy animations when people visit?

If the content is coded in flash, it will not work on mobile devices.

Instead, you need to code that up in HTML5.

Don’t Forget the “Viewport Content” Tag

Do you use responsive design?

If yes, do not forget the viewport meta tag.

This tag changes the size of your page based on the device of user.

Google also suggests that you setup your viewport meta tag like this:

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If you will forget this tag or you will not configure it correctly. Your site will look funky to mobile users.

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You have double check it to know that you have set this up.

Implement These 3 Quick Mobile UX Hacks

These are 3 quick tips designed to boost the usability of your site for mobile Google searchers.

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Make Header Images Really Small

Mobile Google users want to get answer now.

It means you do not have to use giant header images like this:

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So delete them or make them smaller for mobile users or visitors:

Use Lots of “Negative” Space

Negative space is the space between buttons, text and design elements. It is really important for mobile websites.

On a desktop, you can use a covered page.

But on a phone, you cannot get away with a covered page.

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It is very important for content which you want to rank in Google. If a Google visitor is having trouble to read your content or finding what he needs. He will bounce your site and will return to search results.

And using a lot of negative space, like this, is another way to reduce the bounce rate and improve the dwell time:

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Put Social Share Buttons as a Tab Bar

The fact is: social sharing buttons can increase the amount of shares of your content.

Social share buttons work well when they are in a sidebar:

They do not distract but if someone wants to share, the buttons are right here.

The problem is: the setup is not possible on mobile.

Therefore, I suggest using a tool like Sumo that shows the social icons as a tab bar at the bottom of the page.

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Simple.

CHAPTER 5:Advanced Mobile SEO Tips and Best Practices

Now your site is mobile optimized, it’s time to take things to the next level.

In this last chapter of my guide, I shall give you an advanced mobile SEO tips, strategies and best practices.

Fix Your Mobile CTR, Get More Traffic

I do not need to tell you that your organic click through rate is a Huge Google ranking factor.

If Google will observe that the mobile users do not click on your result, it will downrank you.

But how do you know that your CTR is up to the mark? Here is the process:

First, go to the Google Search Console’s Search Analytics section.

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Next, click “Compare Devices”.

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And choose “Desktop” vs. “Mobile” and hit “Compare”:

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Now, take a look at how your desktop and mobile CTR size up.

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It is a normal thing for your desktop and mobile CTRs to be different here.

If you notice that your desktop CTR presses your mobile CTR for a certain keyword, search for that keyword in Google using your phone.

It can be that the mobile SERPs have more ads which are crowding organic results.

Or it can be your title tag is cutting off.

Either way, you will come with an insight which you can use to increase your mobile CTR.

Turn Mobile Donkeys Into Unicorns

Google’s Mobile first index means that Google will put more weight on mobile UX signals.

In simple words, if mobile users bounce from your site like crazy, it will put a negative effect on your rankings.

Therefore, I suggest compare your desktop vs mobile bounce rate and dwell time using Google analytics.

It is very easy and well worth.

To do it, login to your Google analytics account. Click Site Content>Landing Pages.

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It will show you the most popular pages on your website. Click on a page which you want to get more traffic to.

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Then click “Secondary Dimension”> “Device Category”.

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It will show you how your UX signals compare on desktop vs mobile.

For example, for this page, my bounce rate and dwell time are almost similar. So this page is probably optimized well for mobile users.

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But if Google analytics shows you the big difference between mobile and desktop users, then visit the page on your own phone.

You may find something bad that is causing mobile users to bounce your page.

When you are done, move to the next tip.

Boost Your Mobile Page Speed With These 3 Tips

After Google’s mobile-first update, Google will look into the mobile page speed. Will my desktop speed will still matter? Maybe.

But it will not get that importance as how your website loads on mobile.

Here is how you can skyrocket the mobile loading speed of your site.

First of all, do a mobile speed test at ThinkWithGoogle.com:

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This tool is similar to any other speed testing tool. It even loads your site on 3G to create the mobile environment.

It will give you a helpful report that will tell you how long your site takes to load on a mobile device.

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And also how to remove the speed breakers.

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Here are some other quick tips to try out:

  • Smash your images: If you use WordPress, I suggest installing an image optimizer, like Smush Image Compression. These SIGNIFICANTLY reduce the file size of your images, which can speed up load times dramatically.
  • Implement Browser Cache: Google themselves suggested caching your site to make your site load faster.
  • Get a CDN: CDNs can make page elements (especially images) load 2-3x faster.

Optimize Title and Description Tags for Mobile SERPs

Do you get the majority of the organic traffic from mobile?

Then you need to optimize your title and descriptions tags according to the mobile search results.

Here’s how:

Google provides more title tag characters to work on mobile. But your meta description is short.

(Go figure)

Here’s the exact breakdown:

Desktop
Title: Approximately 70 Characters
Description: Approximately 300 Characters

Mobile
Title: Approximately 78 Characters
Description: Approximately 300 Characters

In short words, if your title tag is 69 or fewer characters, it will not get cut off on mobile or on desktop.

But let’s suppose you get more traffic from mobile. You may want to expand the title tag and take advantage of the extra space. Even if you exceed the desktop characters limit.

For example, your title tag looks like this:

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That’s 66 characters. So this title will show in-full on desktop and mobile.

Now suppose you wanted to use a word or phrase that can increase your CTR. Your title tag will be look like this:

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That’s 78 characters.

Yes, 78 characters mean that Google will cut your title tag on desktop searches. But it will show up just fine on mobile.

If you have small traffic of desktop users. It may be worth making your title tag longer to increase the CTR.

Should You Implement AMP?

Accelerated Mobile Pages are designed to load quickly on mobile devices. In fact, AMP pages load 4 times faster than non-AMP pages.

As you may know, Google has led the charge on AMP.

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As AMP is a Google project, that is why a lot of SEO experts are implementing AMP on their client’s sites.

(It is due to the fact that Google will reward AMP-friendly sites with higher rankings)

Apart from higher rankings, Google also shows a little icon in the search results that may boost your CTR.

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The question is:

Does it make sense to use AMP?

The choice is yours, I do not recommend it.

Here’s why:

First, AMP puts SERIOUS limits on your page’s functionality.

Want full control of your ads? Not happening.

How about a lightbox or popup? No.

AMP also puts serious restrictions on CSS. This makes your site load faster but makes your content look like generic.

Secondly, AMP can hurt your link building efforts.

When someone links to your content, those links point directly to your site.

But here’s the deal:

When someone links to your AMP pages, this link will give a link to Google.com domain

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In other words, AMP can cost you in the link department as well.

So links to your AMP pages will boost Google domain authority, not yours.

Finally, AMP may not last.

LTE is already SUPER fast. And 5G is just around the corner.

So the idea of jumping through a thousand methods to increase in mobile loading speed can make sense. But moving forward makes more sense.

Bottom line? Unless you have a compelling reason to do so, I do not suggest AMP for most publishers.

Use Schema Structured Data To Stand Out in Mobile SERPs

As you may know, mobile SERPs show the search results like cards:

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And these cards make Schema.org structured data super effective.

Why?

Well structured data can hook you up with recipe images, review stars and event dates in SERPs. It can increase your organic CTR.

For example, look at the downshiftology mobile results from ToddyCafe.com. this contrast is not powerful on desktop:

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In a nutshell, if you want more clicks from mobile Google searchers, implement well structured data.

Now It’s Your Turn

So that’s it for my guide to mobile optimization.

I hope you enjoyed it.

What are you doing to get your site ready for mobile SEO?

Or maybe you have a question about something from today’s guide.

Either way, let me know by leaving a quick comment below.

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Best Online Grammar Checker Tools for WordPress in 2024

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In this post of Green Hat Expert, we shall discuss the best online Grammar Checker tools for WordPress in 2024.

Best Online Grammar Checker Tools for WordPress

Are you searching for the best online grammar checker tools for WordPress this year? There are several browsers that support built-in spell checking but they do not check grammar and readability. In this post, we are sharing the best grammar checker tools which you can use with WordPress.

Why Add a Grammar Checker Tool for WordPress?

It is due to the fact that most experienced writers also make mistakes while writing.

If you will do proofreading of your articles before publishing them, it will lead to small careless errors.

There is another way to get over this problem if you read your articles loud.

If you listen to your own voice, it will help you to find mistakes and you can also improve the readability score of your articles.

You need a grammar checker tool if you want to get help with spelling and grammar.

These tools can detect your grammar and spelling mistakes instantly.

So it will also save your time from proofreading and it will also improve your content.

Let’s take a look at the best grammar checker tools for WordPress which you can use.

  1. Grammarly

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Grammarly is a professional grammar checker tool that you can use as an addon. The addon is available for Google Chrome and Firefox.

Grammarly checks your spelling and grammar errors when you compose your post.

You will find an indicator at the bottom right corner of the writing area. When you click the indicator it will show you the number of errors you make while writing.

It will highlight grammar, spelling and contextual errors with an underline when you write.

I am also using Grammarly for grammar checking.

There is a downside of Grammarly, you have to go to the text editor in order to proofread it. If you do not like it, you can always go for the best Grammarly alternatives.

  1. Ginger

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Ginger is another best online grammar checker tools for WordPress which improves your writing skills and also boost your productivity.

It is also available as a browser addon that gives good user experience.

It shows a tiny icon at the bottom right corner of writing areas including Gmail, Facebook and WordPress post editor etc.

Ginger starts checking your mistakes when you write content and highlights errors with context.

Additionally, it also has some few drawbacks, you have to go to the text editor in WordPress.

For better experience, you need to click on the icon (edit in ginger).

  1. After the Deadline

After the Deadline WordPress Plugins

After the deadline is a Google chrome extension which is another grammar checker tool.

It has built-in spelling checker along with readability and optional grammar check.

After the installation of the addon in your browser, you need to go to the options.

It will take you to the addon settings page where you can check the options of your choice.

The spellcheck icon of this tool is available at the bottom right corner of the editor and you can run it while writing your content.

  1. Hemingway Proofreading Tool for Writers

Hemingway Editor Proofreading Tool for Writers

Hemingway is another web based grammar checker tool or text editor. So it will not work in your WordPress post editor.

It is free web based editor which enables you to check grammar, spelling and readability of your articles.

Additionally, do not consider it only a grammar checker but also a style checker.

It shows you your readability score so that you improve the readability score of your content.

Hemingway app also suggests improvements in your content and it is the best grammar checker app.

It has distraction-free and clean layout that helps you to assess your content quickly before publishing your content on WordPress.

Hemingway app is also available in paid version for both Windows and Mac.

These versions allow you to post content directly to WordPress.

  1. Language Tool

LanguageTool Style and Grammar Check
LanguageTool Style and Grammar Check

Language tool is also available as a free addon for Google Chrome, Firefox, Libre office and Google Docs etc.

It is also a web based editor and we can also call it a complete desktop app.

Language tool has more than 20 languages including English, German, Polish and Russian etc.

So you can use this tool for various languages and correct your spelling and grammar errors.

In addition, this feature makes it beneficial for multilingual websites and multilingual writers or authors.

Note: The free version of this tool is limited to 20,000 characters per check. If you want to get more features, you need to switch or upgrade to paid plans.

  1. Jetpack

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Jetpack is a WordPress plugin that has a number of modules.

You can add proofreading feature to your WordPress post editor using this plugin.

Go to Jetpack > Settings page for extended grammar check. You will find spelling, grammar and style section under the writing tab. You can enable different options for proofreading such as style rules.

The user needs a WordPress.com account if he wants to use Jetpack which is a downside of this plugin.

Additionally, you also get a number of features that you may not require.

I hope that after reading this post, you will get the best grammar checker tool for WordPress.

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SEO in 2024: The Definitive Guide

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Guide to SEO in 2024

We are going to share with you the ultimate guide to dominating Google search results in 2024.

I want to make something clear about something.

It is not a lame post for SEO in 2024 because it is based on reality.

I am going to share those SEO strategies which are working right now and will become more useful in 2024.

If you are researching an SEO guide in 2024, you will love my guide.

Let’s go.

1st Chapter: RankBrain & User Experience Signals

2nd Chapter: Become a CTR Jedi

3rd Chapter: Comprehensive, In-Depth Content Wins

4th Chapter: Get Ready for Google’s Mobile First Index

5th Chapter: Go All-in-with Video (Or Get Left Behind)

6th Chapter: Pay Attention to Voice Search

7th Chapter: Don’t Forget: Content and Links are Key

Bonus Chapter: Quick Tips for Seo in 2024

CHAPTER 1: RankBrain & User Experience Signals

Last year Google Announced that RankBrain was the third most important ranking factor:

So in the few months it has been effective, RankBrain has become the most important factor that contributes to the search results or search query.

Google changes its algorithm, RankBrain will become an important factor in 2024.

Now, what is RankBrain and how to optimize for it?

Google RankBrain: a Dead-Simple Explanation

RankBrain is a machine that assists Google to sort out their search results in search engine.

It may seem complicated but it is not.

RankBrain measures the interaction of users with search results and it ranks them according to this user interaction.

For example, I say you are searching for “cold brew coffee” on Google.

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The #4 result seems to be attractive and you will click on it quickly.

When you reach there, you find that you have got the best article or post about coffee. So you read eagerly every word of that post.

RankBrain is going to notice that and will give boost in rankings to that #4 result.

On the other hand, you search something and click the first result without looking at it.

But you find that content is awful and you bounce that first result within seconds. When you go to the result #4 and find the best article and attractive information about coffee which is worth reading.

RankBrain will also notice this and if the people keep bouncing the first result, Google will throw him from 1st ranking.

So, RankBrain focuses on 2 things:

1: (Dwell Time) the amount of time one spends on your page

2: (CTR or click through rate) the number or percentage of people who click on your result.

RankBrain and Dwell Time

Dwell Time= how long a reader or user spends time on your page or post.

It means that RankBrain pays a lot of attention to dwell time or amount of time.

The head of Google Brain in Canada has also confirmed that Google uses Dwell time as a ranking signal now.

It is also a SEO trend to watch in 2024.

dwell time

RankBrain pays heed to “when someone clicks on the page and stays on that page and when they go back”

A recent study by SearchMetrics also support this statement and they also tell the average dwell time. They are of the view that average dwell time for a top 10 Google result is 3 minutes and 10 seconds.

If you have gone through Google Analytics, you will come to know that 3+ minute dwell time is legal.

There is no coincidence that pages have good dwell time rank higher in Google search results. RankBrain is upranking them due to this reason.

It makes sense when someone likes the content then he will spend a long time on that page.

Additionally, if there are some people who feel the same way, Google will rank that content and make it easier to find.

If you want to improve or increase the Dwell time so check this video:

RankBrain and Organic Click Through Rate (CTR)

The engineer of Google Paul Haahr put a slide in the conference and it says:

interpreting live experiments

RankBrain sometimes ranks pages higher up than they “should” rank.

If that page is getting more than average CTR, it means that this page should get a permanent ranking boost in Google.

Do not consider it as a surprise because if no one is clicking on your result, why would Google keep your site on the first page?

If you want to know the strategies that how to increase CTR, check this infographic

CHAPTER 2: Become a CTR Jedi

You have to become a CTR Jedi in order to become the master SEO in 2024.

Yes, it is due to RankBrain.

But also because of:

And:

And most deadly of all:

In fact, the study of industry found that organic CTR is down to 37% since 2015.

There is no secret in why Google is building organic search results with Ads, answer boxes. Carousels, “people also ask” sections etc.

And to survive it, your result should shout “click on me!” otherwise, it will be ignored.

This video will help you to improve CTR and I call it “the click magnet method”.

CHAPTER 3: Comprehensive, In-Depth Content Wins

In the old days, Google was analyzing your page to see how many times you are using the specific or focus keyword.

They were focussing 100 percent on page’s content. So Google spider will visit your page in order to check if your keyword is present in:

  • Title tag
  • URL
  • Image ALT text
  • Description tag
  • H1 tag

They still consider this stuff and Google has become more smarter than ever.

So now they do not only measure content but they also focus on context as well.

Who do I mean?

The first job of Google is to show the best result to its users. And in most of the cases, the best result is not a piece of keyword stuffing content.

The best pages consist of in-depth analysis of an entire topic.

When the user finds in-depth content, he gets everything he wanted to get in one place.

In SEO in 2024, in-depth content ranks the best in Google search results because it is a recent ranking factor.

How To Write Comprehensive, In-Depth Content

The question is, how can one write an in-depth content that Google needs or wants to see?

First of all, the length of your content is at least of 2000 words. When you will write in such a manner, Google searcher will get what he wanted to know about the topic.

In fact, the studies of Backlinko also shows that longer content can outrank short articles in Google.

Add LSI Keywords to Your Content

When you complete 2000 words article, you need to add LSI keywords to it.

LSI keywords and phrases are linked to your topic or post.

For example, you have written an article about the Paleo diet.

LSI keywords would be terms like:

  • Nutrition
  • Caveman
  • Weight loss
  • Recipes
  • Grains

When Google observes LSI keywords on your page, it considers it an awesome topic.

The question is how to find LSI keywords.

There are three simple ways to find them.

First of all, you can use a free tool that is LSI Graph.

You need to enter your focus or target keyword in this tool and it will give you a number of LSI keywords which are linked with your term:

Select and add any of these keywords to your content it is also one of the SEO strategies in 2024.

Secondly, you can search your keyword in Google search engine to get search trends of your keyword in 2024. Check related searches to your keyword which are available at the bottom of the search results.

Bold words in these related terms are LSI keywords.

Lastly, you can use Google Keyword Planner for LSI keyword ideas, take a look:

Enter your target keyword in Google Keyword Planner and click get ideas.

Get the results and there are several LSI keywords available.

Just like other SEO strategies, you need to focus on Google keyword planner too for your content.

CHAPTER 4: Get Ready for Google’s Mobile-first Index

Last year, Google also announced that they are moving to “mobile first index”

Precisely, Google will consider the mobile version of your website as the real version and same is the case if a user searches from a desktop too.

So it is due to the fact that 60% of Google searches or visitors are from mobile devices. This percentage will increase in the future.

So it will be live any day so prepare it for now.

How to Prepare for Google’s Mobile-First Index: 3 Simple Steps

1: Make Your Content Consistent Across Desktop and Mobile

Sometimes people hide content on the mobile version and we share with you an example:

Here’s an example:

It will become a big problem for people when Google will unveil its mobile algorithm.

Once Google will launch mobile first version, it will be the true version. Google will ignore the hidden content.

Therefore, you need to display 100% of your content on mobile and desktop version.

For example, when you visit this post of Backlinko from android phone, you will get the same content like desktop users.

There is nothing hidden behind buttons such as expendable or menu.

2: Move From m. to Responsive Design

If your site has “M” version, Google recommends to switch to responsive design.

3: Make Sure Your Site Kicks Butt On Mobile

We can see that there are several websites which are painful to use.

So, you need to recall my first point of RankBrain in which Google measures users interaction with your site.

If the people will get a hard time using your site with their Android, they will press the “back” button without thinking again.

How to Know your Site is Mobile Friendly or not?

Use Google Mobile friendly test tool. You need to enter your URL and tool will tell you whether your website is mobile friendly or not.

They will tell you the recommended settings to optimize your mobile version.

CHAPTER 5: Go-All In With Video (Or Get Left Behind)

According to Cisco’s opinion, online videos will get 80 percent of all online traffic in 2024.

Despite the fact that there are more than enough videos but according to HubSpot 43% of the people still want to watch more video content.

If you are not creating videos, you are losing. There are several advantages of making videos in Seo in 2024.

Tap Into YouTube

YouTube is world’s 2nd largest search engine and it is growing rapidly. According to Huffington post, the spend time on YouTube has increased to 60% as compared to last year.

In short, people are searching things on YouTube and skipping Google.

If you want to get traffic from Search Engine Optimization this year, I recommend optimizing and creating content using YouTube videos.

It is also a search engine which we cannot ignore.

Most of the people are not making videos due to laziness. So it is an easy task for you until you know what you are doing.

For example, if a channel has fewer than 20 videos and they generate 100,000 views per month.

When you will launch SEO optimized videos on YouTube, you will get more space on Google.

The question is why? For start, 55% of Google search results consist of at least one video.

Almost all of those videos are from YouTube.

As you know Google owns YouTube, so you should expect more YouTube videos in 2024 in search engine results.

Additionally, Google is also adding Youtube results into Google image search.

Embed Video Content Into Text-Based Blog Posts

If people want to watch more videos, why not give it to them?

Therefore, you should use video content on your blog posts.

In my opinion, it will also give you dwell time.

Here’s an example of this in action:

CHAPTER 6: Pay Attention to Voice Search

The voice search has become the big thing in SEO now because it is growing day in day out.

For example, check out these eyebrow-raising facts:

  • 40% of adults perform at least one voice search per day (source)
  • Voice searches performed in Google are up 35x since 2008 (source)
  • 20% of all searches on mobile are voice searches (source)

So Seo masters are optimizing some of their content for voice search as well.

Including me.

How to Optimize for Voice Search

There are few things we know about voice search and how it works and how to optimize for it.

1: First, your content needs to be on the first page.

First of all, your content should be on the first page and it is necessary.

2: Next, it helps A LOT if your content appears in a Featured Snippet, like this:

Google’s algorithm is already giving the snippet for users.

After testing Google voice search, I have come to know that Google spits the text inside of featured snippet.

3: Finally, include a question (and answer) in your content.

The vast searches on mobiles are question based. We can quote examples from our content

“How to do SEO in 2024” or “What are the SEO tips for 2024”

Google picks the page which has questions and answers.

For example:

When I search something and go to that page.

It has my question with a short answer.

That is what Google’s voice search algorithm wants to observe.

CHAPTER 7: Don’t Forget: Content and Links are Key

After doing all the discussion, we cannot neglect the value of content and links.

If you do not have an amazing content, you will never get backlinks.

And without backlinks, you will not reach the first page.

You have to be on Google’s first page to worry about RankBrain, Mobile-first algorithm and Voice search.

These things matter when you get rank.

In fact, Google recently said that links and content are their #1 and #2 ranking factors.

So question is, Are backlinks still useful for rankings in 2024?

The answer to this question is backlinks and content are still the foundation of SEO in 2024.

BONUS CHAPTER:Quick Tips for SEO in 2024

In this bonus chapter, I shall give you some tips that will work well in 2024.

Create Visual Content (Especially “Embeddable Images”)

Visual content is growing rapidly like video.

Almost 37% of the marketers stated that visual marketing is an important form of content in order to grow business.

Thanks to Instagram and Pinterest and visual content will also grow in 2024.

How to get advantage of Visual content?

You need to create visual content like embeddable images.

It gives fancy infographic and looks better.

People can easily embed images which are embeddable into their content. And they will link back to you as well.

It is nice and simple.

A single embedabble image can generate high quality backlinks to your site.

Publish Unique Data

Journalists and Bloggers like unique data.

If you give them surveys, stats and industry study, they will throw links at your feet like rose petals.

Encourage Comments on Your Site

Do blog comments help your rankings or are blog comments improve your rankings?

Yes!

Last year, Google said that blog comments are helpful in rankings.

This year Google said that “Comments are better on-site for engagement signals for SEO than moving to social.”

Google will acknowledge that you have an active community on your site. So it will be a ranking signal in 2024.

Go On Podcasts

Podcasts are another way to build backlinks.

They are like guest posting. Just show up, give value and you will get a backlink.

Now It’s Your Turn

That is how I prepare for SEO in 2024.

Let me know your tips and tricks to rank in 2024.

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Top 5 Google Keyword Ranking checker tools of 2023

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In this post of Green Hat Expert, we shall discuss 5 excellent websites for checking Google Keyword Ranking.

Websites for Checking Google Keyword Rankings

How to Check Google Keyword Ranking or Keyword Ranking in Google

First of all, you need to pick the right keyword which is a necessary element of SEO. After the selection of the right keyword rank them and track the keyword position in search engine.

It is essential for an SEO professional or a blogger to keep an eye on their Google Keyword Ranking. There is another problem with the bloggers and website owners that they start writing and publishing articles without focusing on any keyword.

It will take 10-15 minutes to do a keyword research and SEMRUSH or the Google keyword search tool will help you to find keywords. You have to ensure that you take the benefit of these tools if you want to complete this very important step.

Once you have finished composing an SEO-optimized post by using your focus keywords. Then your next mission is to keep in view the search engine rankings and start building backlinks using the proper anchor text.

**Again, we want to remind that a proper keyword selection is one of the main factors involved in order to get a better ranking in Google’s search engine.**

A piece of advice: every blogger should use the keywords that users search frequently. Especially, you should use those keywords which will show your website in the first three pages of search engine results.

If you are following the proper on-page SEO, it means that there is a great chance that you will appear in the top 5 pages of Google

If you want to improve SEO, you need to manage the keywords and also find out which keywords will be helpful for your domain and which are not. It is a good information which can help you to work on strongest keywords and it will also boost your ranking in Google and other search engines.

If you want to get Google keyword ranking, you need a tool which can give you ranking position in Google search results. It will save you from manually checking of hundreds of search results and pages.

We have created a list of some excellent free online tools to check your Google keyword ranking or target keyword position in Google.

5 Useful Google Position Checker Tools:

1: SEMrush

Google Keyword position checker in Semrush

 

SEMrush is our favorite tool on this list because it gives a complete solution for keyword checking.

You just need to enter the URL of a website or a single URL of a blog post. It will show you your Google keyword ranking or your rank keywords. Additionally, you can also click on keyword result to check keyword competition and further details.

It includes Google and Bing and you can select search based on your target geographical region.

SEMrush is a professional software or tool which is easy to use. If you want to try it for two weeks for free before making any decision of subscription.

  • You can use this linkto get a free 14-day trial of SEMRUSH.

Generally, SEMRUSH is one of the amazing tools to check the position of keywords in search engine results.

2: Ahrefs

Ahrefs Keyword Rank Tracker

We are happy with SEMRUSH but in any case, you want to replace the first option. You should consider Ahrefs.

It is replete with features and it can detect your Google keyword ranking of your website automatically. Additionally, you can also separate your ranking based on country.

Check out Ahrefs

3: SERP Watcher

We support SEO tools of Mangools which work great and give great UI. SERPWatcher is the latest tracker of Google keyword ranking and position of any domain. You can get keyword position based on devices and Geo location. There are several paid plans to track more and more keywords. The price of the tool is reasonable and you can get the paid tool at affordable price.

Track Keywords of a domain

Join SerpWatcher

4: Google Rank Checker

Google rank checker is another SEO tool which is free and it will also help you to track Google keyword ranking. You can also check the keyword position in Google search engine.

Google Rank Checker

If you want to use this service, you have to put a keyword in the search bar. Additionally, you have to put the domain name too then it will show you the position of the specific keyword in Google.

It is very easy.

Check out Google Rank Checker

5: SERP’s Keyword Rank Checker

It is another famous free keyword rank checker tool that gives more than search engine positions. In addition, it also shows the CPC of the keyword and its volume data.

SERPs Keyword rank checker

When you check the Google keyword rank and you can also choose the search engine location along with desktop and mobile device. So this tools is ideal to check one or multiple keyword ranking.

Check out SERP’s Rank checker

Bonus 6: SEOCentro Rank Checker

Rankchecker by seo centro

SEOCentro is another best Google keyword checking tool which we have found. This tool will help you to check the performance of specific keywords in different search engines including Google, Bing and Yahoo etc. Additionally, it will also give you the complete report of a specific keyword such as it’s ranking in different search engines and its history.

Check Your Keyword Rank

To conclude this discussion, we want to tell you that SEMrush is our best choice on this list. You can use these tools to track Google keyword ranking not only in Google but also in Bing. In addition, they also offer backlink checker along with site audit with some really cool features.

If you are using any other keyword position checker tools which work well for you, let us know by commenting below.

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Voice Search SEO: How to Optimize in 2025

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Voice Search SEO: How to Optimize in 2025

Today I shall teach you how to optimize your website for voice search in 2025.

All of these strategies and tips are based on the real data.

In fact, I have analyzed 10,000 Google home search results to get better understanding how voice search works.

I studied the role of 11 potential voice search SEO ranking factors such as schema, HTTPS, pagespeed on rankings

In this post, I shall share my discovery. I shall also show you how can you use our findings to optimize your site for voice search.

A Summary of Our Most Interesting Findings Are As Follows:

1: PageSpeed plays an important role in voice search SEO. The average voice search result page loads in 4.6 seconds (52% faster than the average page).

  1. HTTPS sites dominate Google’s voice search results. In fact, 70.4% of Google Home result pages are secured with HTTPS.
  2. Google gives preference to short and comprehensive answers to voice search queries. The typical voice search result is only 29 words in length.
  3. Schema may not play a key role in voice search rankings.36.4% of voice search results come from pages that use Schema (which is only slightly higher than the worldwide average of 31.3%).
  4. Domains that have authority tend to produce voice search results significantly more as compared to non-authoritative domains.In fact, the mean Ahrefs Domain Rating of a Google Home result is 76.8.
  5. Content with high levels of social engagement tends to perform well in voice search. In fact, the average voice search result has 1,199 Facebook shares and 44 Tweets. 
  6. Simple, easy-to-read content, it includes readability level, may help with voice search SEO. The average Google voice search result is composed at a 9th grade level.
  7. I found that very few voice search results had the exact query in their title tag. That is why creating individual pages for each voice search query does not appear to be an effective voice search SEO strategy.
  8. The average word count of a voice search result page is 2,312 words. That is why Google tends to source voice search answers from long form content.
  9. Content that ranks highly like in top 3 in desktop search is also very likely to appear as a voice search answer. In fact, approximately 75% of voice search results rank in the top 3 for that query.
  10. Appearing in a Featured Snippet may help you rank in voice search. 40.7% of all voice search answers came from a Featured Snippet.

I have detailed data and insights from my findings below.

Fast-Loading Websites Appear To Have an Edge in Google Voice Search Results

To know the relationship between voice search and site loading speed, I have analyzed the pagespeed of the results in our data set.

And I have found that loading speed of a voice search result was much faster as compared to most of webpages.

Specifically, I have found that the average time to first byte (TTFB) of a voice search result was 0.54 seconds vs the average of 2.1 seconds worldwide.

2-time to first byte

I also found that the time it took for a search result page to load entirely in 4.6 seconds was faster than most pages of 8.8 seconds.

3-time to load

As you may have learned, Google recently announced their “Speed Update“.

speed update

This update has made the loading speed of a website an important ranking factor or signal. In fact, in the announcement of this update, Google states:

4-google webmaster blog

This philosophy is also applicable to voice search results.

When you ask Google Assistant or Google home a question, you will not wait for device to give you an answer. You want your answer asap.

That is why it is reasonable that Google’s voice search algorithm will use page loading speed as an important ranking signal.

Google voice search algorithm may use Pagespeed as a ranking signal. The average voice search result loads in 4.6 seconds which is 52% faster than the worldwide average. So if you want to get ranking in voice search, you need to make sure that your site loads as early as possible.

HTTPS-Secured Websites Dominate Google Voice Search Results

Google also notified that HTTPS or SSL can give your site a “minimal boost” in the search results.

But does this also apply to voice search?

Our data also recommend that HTTPS may play an even more significant role in voice search than searches done on a mobile or desktop devices.

In fact, I discovered that 70.4% of the voice search result URLs have HTTPS.

5-using https 1

After the investigation of several other factors, this relationship can be chance correlation. After all, if you want to take the time to compose search engine optimized content, you will also want to spend the money as well as time to set up HTTPS.

The main point is, voice search results tend to use HTTPS significant results 70.4% as compared to other results on the first page of Google. Those pages are also optimized for SEO.

Does Google consider HTTPS more important for voice search results?

It is not possible to tell using our data alone. If you want to rank in voice search, HTTPS may help you.

Key Takeaway: Voice search results give preference to use HTTPS sites than other ranking websites on the first page of Google. Therefore, using HTTPS may give rise to your chance of appearing as a voice search results.

Voice Search Results Tend to Be Short and Concise

It is clear from going through Google’s Voice Search rater guidelines that they want voice search results which are very brief and to-the-point.

6-word length

In my opinion, the examples present in rater guidelines consist of appropriate length. However, Google disagrees. They want voice search results or answers to be as comprehensive as possible.

And our data supports this. In fact, I discovered that the average voice search answer consists of 29 words.

7-average number of words

For example, here is a question and answer from one of the 10,000 searches I performed for this study:

8-google home question answer

That answer is a true representative of a typical Google home answer because it consists of 29 words.

So if you want to optimize your content to rank in Google home or Google assistant, make your answer snippet more than 45 words but provide a thorough answer to your query. It is not clear how this applies to Alexa, Amazon, Siri and other voice search platforms.

Key Takeaway: Google voice search results are very concise in nature. In fact, the average search result is 29 words long. In order to optimize for voice search, you need to make your answer snippets approximately 29 words long.

Using Schema.org Markup May Not Help Your Voice Search Rankings

You may already aware of that Schema.org markup can help search engines better understand your content.

But does using Schema have an impact on voice search results?

Probably not.

My data discovered that 36.4% of voice search results pages used Schema markup vs 31.3% for the average page on the internet).

9-using schema markup 1

Although voice search result pages use Schema on regular basis than your average web page, the different is not significant. 63.6% of voice search results do not use Schema as well. That is why it is not true that Schema has a direct impact on voice search rankings.

I also analyzed the type of Schema used most often on voice search result pages. Here is what I found:

10-analyzing schema results

But it is not possible to say from our data alone whether Schema can help you to rank better for voice search results.

When you use Schema properly, it can improve your search visibility on any platform. So it is sensible to use it even if does not help with voice search SEO.

Key Takeaway: Schema can help your SEO efforts in general. However, our data do not suggest that it has an impact on voice search rankings.

Websites With Strong Link Authority Tend to Rank Best In Voice Search

We all know that backlinks are a part and parcel of Google’s mobile and desktop algorithm.

We analyzed every result for its domain rating and page rating, these are two metrics by Ahrefs to know page-level link authority to see if backlinks play an important role in voice search.

And we came to know that the average domain rating of a voice search result was 76 plus.

11-average domain rating

There is no doubt in saying that it is a considerably high DR.

I found that the link authority of voice search result pages was significantly lower. In fact, the mean page rating of a voice search result was only 21.1.

12-average page rating

What might explain this?

Google home gives you a single answer to your question instead of a list of 10 blue links in a traditional way. It means that Google has to be confident that it is providing the accurate information or content.

To make sure the accuracy, the voice search algorithm may depend on domain authority over page authority.

In short words, once Google finds a reasonable voice search answer on a trusted site, it will not care how many links are pointing to your page.

For example, here is one of the voice search results from our study:

13-google home question answer

The DR of WashingtonPost.com is 93 from the results. But the authority of the page is 14 only.

Key Takeaway: The average Domain rating of a voice search result is 76+. That is why Voice search algorithm of Google may focus on trusted and authoritative domains.

Highly Shared Content Appears Often in Voice Search

Our research also shows that voice search results get high number of social media shares.

14-number of shares

If we consider half of all the content gets more or less 2 Facebook shares, an average Facebook share count of more than 1000 is striking.

With that, I can conclude that voice search algorithm unlikely uses social signals. It can be a case of correlation rather than causation.

In fact, Google also reveals many times that they do not use social signals as their ranking algorithm.

social signals seo post

And it is difficult to come up with a reason that the voice search algorithm will use social signals.

The data shows us that if the content is valuable and engaging, it will perform well in any search engine. It also includes voice search.

Key Takeaway: Highly shareable and valuable content can improve your chances of ranking as a voice search result.

Content That is Easy to Read (includes Readability level) and Understand Ranks Well in Voice Search

Google’s official Voice Search Rater Guidelines emphasize “Elocution”:

google voice search guidelines

The question is: “Was it easy to understand the answer to your voice search?”.

The simpler language you use, the easier it is for Google to get the Elocution factor.

Indeed, I found that the average Google voice search result is written in the readability level of 9th grade.

15-average reading level

For example, here is a query and result from our data set:

16-google home question answer

The readability of that result is at a 3rd grade level.

Our research does not prove that Google can use reading level as a ranking factor in voice search algorithm too. But it is possible. It will be sensible for voice search algorithm to rank content which is easy to understand.

Just think about how radically different a Google Home result is vs. a list of 10 blue links:

  • It needs to have simple words that are easy for Google to pronounce
  • You need to comprehend the information without any visual reference
  • You are not easily able to look up challenging words or phrases

Keeping that in mind, it is possible that Google may consider reading level and use it as a voice search ranking factor.

Key Takeaway: Usually, the average voice search result is written at 9th grade readability level. Publishing easy to understand and simple content can help you with voice search SEO.

Very Few Voice Search Results Contain The Exact Keyword In Their Title Tag

Should I create a piece of content for every single keyword that you want to get rank?

When you are taking voice search into consideration then the answer will be no.

In fact, only less than 2% of voice search results use the exact keyword in their title tag.

17-exact keyword in title

For example, this is a representative query and result from our research:

18-google home question answer

The text which matches the voice search keyword is smack dab in the middle of the page rather than in the title tag:

19-guinea pigs 1

It seems that Google does not give importance to the title tag of the page in the voice search algorithm. If we compare it to the desktop search where it still plays an important role.

If true, this would make sense for two reasons:

Firstly, 20% of all mobile searches are now voice searches and According to Comscore, 50 percent of the searches are from Google search engine, Siri and Cortana. Due to a lot of searches, it will be impossible for Google to find the dedicated page for that keyword. Google also explores the full page for the best match for that particular voice search.

Secondly, people use desktop and voice searches in a different manner. Voice searches are 76% longer as compared to text-based searches. Longer searches make it difficult to get the exact phrase which is going to show in the limited space of the title tag.

In a nutshell, do not worry about creating individual pages or posts which are optimized for individual keywords. Write in-depth posts or content which has the ability to answer different voice search queries on a single page.

Key Takeaway: Title tag does not play an important role in voice search algorithm or optimization.

Long-Form Content Tends to Rank Best in Google Home Searches

I set a research to see If longer content (less than 1000 words) ranks best in voice search.

I did a research and discover that Google voice search results come from posts with a high word count.

Specifically, I found that the average word count of a Google voice search results page will be 2312 words.

20-average word count

Does it mean that like desktop searches, Google homepage give preference to pages that have certain word count? Unlikely.

After as I previously discussed, voice search results are in average of 29 words. So there is no reason for Google to rank such a small snippet from such a large page.

There is a chance that is, more words=more opportunities to match as a voice search result.

For that reason, you may wish to publish longer content to rank more often in search results for voice searches.

In addition to the number of words, the structure of your content may play a role in voice search SEO.

I found that, search results where Google provides a source for their answer, 2.68% of the voice results come from FAQ pages.

21-results from faq pages

It makes sense. The exact type of question has a chance to find the match on an FAQ page.

In addition, FAQ pages are in such a format which are perfect for voice search: conversational answer with a brief answer right underneath it.

Here’s an example search from our dataset:

22-google home question answer

And the source of the answer (an FAQ page):

23-progressive faq page 1

Key Takeaway: Longer content gets more opportunities for the text on your page to match the voice search keyword. FAQ pages tend to perform better in voice search results.

Higher Rankings=Increased Likelihood of Being a Voice Search Result

According to the research, there is a clear connection between rankings and being chosen as an answer for Google home questions or queries:

24-ranking vs google home choice

To be more specific, 74.9% of Google home results comes from a page ranking in the top 3 for that keyword.

In a nutshell, the higher a page ranks for a specific keyword, the more likely Google will select that post or page as the voice search result.

I should convey that there is a strong probability that this finding is not causation but purely a correlation. As I previously discussed, websites with high DA are preferred sources of voice search answers. In addition, sites with high DA also rank well in Google search rankings.

Google gives preference to get voice search results from high-ranking content. It is not possible to say from this data alone.

So it is clear: higher rankings in desktop search=higher chances of being a Google home voice search result.

Key Takeaway: Pages that are in top 3 results in desktop searches also dominate the voice search results. 74.9% of Google home results are sourced from a page that also ranks in top 3 position for that query in the desktop SERPs.

Appearing In Featured Snippets Appears to Be Extremely Helpful for Voice Search SEO

In several ways, Featured Snippets are ideal voice search results. They are brief answers from authoritative and trusted sources.

25-featured snippet

So I tried to observe how many voice search answers were simply come from Featured Snippet for that keyword in desktop search.

And I discovered that 40.7% of all voice search results came from a Featured Snippet.

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For example, here is an example of a Google Home question and answer from my research:

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And also confident, when you will search that keyword in Google, that exact answer will be available in a featured snippet.

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Key Takeaway: It seems to be helping to appear in the featured snippet. 40.7% of the voice search results are from featured snippets. So you can use it to rank in voice search too.

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Summary and Conclusion

I hope this post helped you and you learn how to optimize your site for voice search.

Now it’s your turn:

What’s your #1 takeaway from this voice search study?

Do you have a question from this guide?

Leave it in the comment section.

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How to Score 100/100 in Google Pagespeed Insights in 2023

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In this post of Green Hat Expert, we shall show you how to get 100/100 score in google pagespeed insights.

How to Score 100/100 in Google Pagespeed Insights in 2023

When you buy and build a new website for you or for your company. You spend days to build it’s design and spend weeks in production and it has labor of hours.

After doing so, you find that your new website is beautiful but it is not as fast as it has to be.

When you want to build a search engine optimized site, speed is a serious factor in this regard.

If your website is not fast enough, get ready to get bounce rate because user will not wait for your website to load.

But speeding up a site is also a hard nut to crack.

It is another issue to find out the cause of slow website and why is it slow?

There can be a problem in your code which is not well written in large page elements or images.

So you have to find or diagnose these issues and fix them as well.

Google will take action against your website if you will not.

If you go through Google pagespeed insights and your score is 100%, it means that your website is fast.

And Google gives preference to those websites that load faster or quickly.

If your website will load faster, the bounce rate will also reduce. Additionally, if your website is fast, you have a chance to get ranking on Google over slow sites which get high bounce rates.

Thanks to God. Google is offering free tool that is, pagespeed insights and it will allow you to see what you need to fix.

There is an unfortunate thing as well, that they do not give you proper instructions to get 100/100 score in pagespeed insights.

So here we shall tell you how to get 100/100 pagespeed insights score and why is necessary?

Why You Should Care About Page speed?

It has become a critical factor and if you want to get rank your website higher in Google search engine.

If your website is not in the top 10 listings, you will not be able to rank on the first page.

Majority of the search engine users do not visit the second page.

So it is clear that top 10 results in Google get the majority of clicks.

If you want to run a successful company with a website, you need to focus on page speed.

Backlinko has done the study where they have analyzed more than 1 million SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) in Google.

They wanted to know the factors behind the ranking of top 10 listings.

So they quickly analyzed that average page load speed for any website was a major factor in higher rankings.

average page speed load speed for a website

The top ranking positions in Google hold fast page speeds on their websites.

They have optimized their website.

In addition, they also come to know that top ranking websites have low bounce rates if we compare them to second page results.

Bounce Rate

There is a mutual relationship between low bounce rates and fast website.

This mutual relationship is supported by Google’s new Pagespeed industry benchmarks.

They have come to the conclusion that if the page speed goes down the chance of bounce rate increases.

page speed goes down the chance of bounce rate increases

It means that if your website loads in 10 seconds there is a huge chance that the user will leave your website.

According to the graph of Backlinko, top ranking websites on Google have page speed less than 3 seconds.

According to the latest report of Google, most of the websites are extremely slow in every industry:

average page index

The average load time is exceeding eight seconds and at times, it passes the 11 digits in the tech section.

Why do we Improve Page speed of site?

If you want to get rankings on the first page of Google search engine, your site has to lead in three seconds.

In another study, BigCommerce stated that the conversion rate of e-commerce website is 1-2 percent range.

Portent used this study to do their own research. They come to know that if the site speed increases from 2 seconds to 1 second, your dollars per pageview also increase by 100 percent.

speed up your site from two seconds to one second

So if your site speed is lower than two seconds, it can double your revenue as well as traffic.

What Causes a Page to Load Slowly?

Slow pages and bulky images are the most common causes of poorly-designed coding.

In the modern era, when you take a look at any website, it is full of images.

So if you will not optimize your images, it will take enough megabytes of space.

The weight and page size of a web is measured by the weight of page bytes. Page bytes show the total size of your web page and it is measured in bytes.

According to Google’s benchmark, the best practice for page size to keep it under 500KB.

The average web page size

So we are also missing it, it is due to the fact that we are exceeding this limit.

Google’s quote about it

“No matter what, faster is better and less is more,”

70 percent of the pages are more than 1MB size and 36% are exceeding 2MB. 12% are over 4MB size so the statement holds a weight.

Google found a page and the size of that page is 1.49MB which is equal to one HD image. It can take 7 seconds to load on a page.

Additionally, during their research, they have found a web page that contains images and the average size of that image is 16MB.

We need to become serious to improve our website.

How to Diagnose Your Desktop and Mobile Site

Slow websites can kill the conversions is the first thing.

In addition, you may have some underlying issues that you cannot see on the surface is another step.

Most of the sites load slowly due to the large size images which take enough time to load.

This is not the case for every website.

First of all, you have to know the cause which is slowing down your site speed before you make any changes. You have to do it before going to get 100% score on the pagespeed insights tool of Google.

To start it, you have to open pagespeed insights tool and enter your website in the URL bar:

How to Diagnose Your Desktop and Mobile Site

Then click analyze and Google will run a quick test on your website.

When Google will complete its test then you will get everything you want to know about your site. Why is it getting slow?

Here is what my report looks like:

desktop report on pagespeed insights

It is 89/100

That is not great.

As you know you almost have room for improvement and my goal is to get 100% when I shall finish this article. So let’s take this journey together.

Firstly, let’s have a look at the items which I have optimized perfectly:

already optimized options

Now, see there are some items on the list compared to my “possible optimizations” list:

Possible Optimizations options in google page speed insights

This information tells us that the items available on “possible optimizations” are less impactful than those that I have perfectly optimized.

But you have to take care of everything in order to get 100% on page speed insights tool for WordPress.

So start with the top priority items.

Next, we shall test our mobile site separately.

You have two options to test your website on the page speed too.

Firstly, you can test it on pagespeed insights tool.

Secondly, Google has announced an updated and accurate version of it.

Go this Test My Site link and input your website to check it or hit enter.

You need to wait until Google run this report and it will take a few minutes. After making the report, it will show you a detailed report that how your site performs on mobile.

In addition, it also tells that how many visitors you can lose due to low page speed.

Here is what my data looks like:

test my site think with google report

My load time on mobile is 6 seconds.

Note: The recommended load time is three seconds or less than that.

It means that my speed does not fulfill the requirement.

So because of this reason, I am losing 10 percent visitors on my website.

Here is the screenshot to compare it to the industry standards:

Industry comparison

So in the top performing section, my website needs more effectiveness in order to drive more traffic and conversions.

Scroll down to know what top fixes I should do for my website:

fixes to speed up your web page

Google is saying that I can reduce my load time by doing some fixes and can load my site around three seconds.

It shows that I have the potential to load my website at one second.

It is an amazing thing to follow and you can save 10 percent of your visitors by doing it. That is an important task to do.

You need to run your website in this tool to get the fixes that you need for your site.

In this section, we shall discuss the top five page speed problems and after solving them you can get 100 on the pagespeed insight tool.

4 Ways to get a Perfect Pagespeed score

Again, to get 100% score on Google page speed insights is not a child’s play.

You cannot do it in a jiffy, so you have to spend some hours to do it.

If you want to get traffic so drive conversions and get more revenue.

It can be a boring and tiresome task but you need conversions. So do not be lazy otherwise, you will lose traffic and profit.

There are five ways to speed up your website and get 100% score on Google.

1: Compress your Images

Large images are one of the biggest cause of low score and slow pages.

After fixing this issue on our website, we have found a huge difference on speed.

You need to compress to fix this issue to get the top optimization.

If you use a simple compression tool, it can save 50% of the image size.

If you are a WordPress user, you can use a plugin for this task without paying anything.

Our recommendation is WP Smush Image plugin for compression and optimization and it has a number of features.

wp smush plugin for image compression

When you will add smush images plugin, it will automatically do the work for you. It will go through and scan your media library on WordPress to compress.

wp smush Plugin

Additionally, if you want to smush new images in bulk, you need to upload them directly into the plugin.

It enables you to smush 50 images at a single time and it is one of the best and fastest tools on the market.

Bulk Smush

If you want to save your time, you can turn on the feature of automatically smush images on upload.

Auto smush image on upload

This feature will save your time and you do not have to worry about compression ever. In addition, if you also compress the existing images on your library and turn on the feature of automatically smush. Your worries are gone.

Every WordPress user can use WP Smush easily without paying anything.

If you are not using WordPress, what will you do?

Do not worry, there are several more plugins available for different websites. For example, if you are using shopify-based store so use Crush Pics.

crush pics app by shopify

According to Crush pics, you can increase even get a big jump in PageSpeed insights score by using it.

So install this free plugin in order to start compression on shopify and improve pagespeed score.

If you do not aware of plugins and do not want to use them for your website, you can use other free tools including Optimizilla and Compress JPEG. Both are free and fast which can compress 20 images in a single upload.

Check the example image which I have compressed to give you an idea of how these programs are helpful.

crush pics example image

I have reduced the file size by 68% using Optimizilla and within only 2 seconds. It has reduced the size of 380Kb to 120KB and there is no quality difference in them.

So these tools are also free of cost and you can use them if you do not like to use a plugin.

2: Use Browser Caching

Using browser caching is another tool to make a difference if you want to increase your page speed.

It takes a lot of effort to load your website because it has to load every image and page element. Additionally, it has to deal with heavy HTML and coding as well.

When someone loads your site, it will take them too long to load it and browser caching is helpful in this regard.

It remembers the previously loaded resources and it does not load it whenever that user visits your site again.

When this user visits your new page on your site then your data such as footers and logos do not have to load again.

This process will results in a big increase in speed when people come to your site.

The question is, how to implement it?

So the answer is, you have a plugin for it too. You do not need coding for this.

Use W3 Total Cache for WordPress sites. It has more than one million active installs and it is also the popular one.

w3 total cache plugin for wordpress

W3 Total Cache plugin claims that it can increase 10x performance of your website.

Additionally, they also claim that this plugin gives you higher results on Google Pagespeed insight tool.

It will also help you to minify HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and saves 80% of bandwidth.

So use W3 Total Cache plugin today for your site to make it fast and boost its speed.

3: Minify Your HTML

Minimize the space which your HTML coding is taking is another factor for perfect score in Google Pagespeed insights.

Minification is the process of fixing and removing duplicate and unnecessary data without impacting the process of HTML in browser.

It involves shortening code when possible, fixing code, removing unused code and formatting.

So thanks to WordPress, it is due to the fact that it also has an awesome plugin for this problem.

HTML minify is one of the best tools for this purpose.

minify html markup

You can download it from their website or install it on your WordPress account free of cost. It takes seconds to perform it.

Use this link to install this plugin from its page.

Minify HTML wordpress plugin

After installation, you have to take few steps to see the instant impact on your site.

In order to increase the speed, minifying the script is the best thing.

Go to the settings tab on your Minify HTML plugin and enable the following settings.

minify html plugin settings

You can kill a number of birds using one stone.

Google pagespeed insights demands that you should minify JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

You need to enable the “Minify HTML” + “Inline JavaScript” settings.

Select yes for “Remove HTML, JavaScript and CSS comments”.

This plugin will also tell you what the recommended actions are under each setting and it is the best thing.

So follow these settings if you do not know how these settings work.

Minify your coding in order to see the positive and instant effect on your insight report.

4: Implement AMP

AMP is an abbreviation for accelerated mobile pages.

It is a project launched by Google to load the mobile pages faster.

It throws away tons of unnecessary content and makes your mobile pages load faster and instant.

AMP feature get rid of all the clunky features which do not support mobile devices.

If you are browsing internet on your mobile phone, you may click on an AMP based post or article.

AMP results in google

They are assigned to the “top stories” section of Google search results and they load in a jiffy.

They do not consist of enough formatting and that is the reason they load quickly and deliver the content of your choice.

When the user clicks on AMP articles, he sees the content like this:

AMP articles example

This version of site enables the user to scroll between the different stories without leaving and clicking the web page.

For example, you can swipe right or left in order to read the next article in the sequence:

swipe left or right

It gives the fast user experience on mobile.

Those days are over when you had to wait for ten seconds for a site to load. Click the back button and wait another ten seconds for the next website to load.

Here in AMP, you can access multiple articles without clicking the back button.

This feature speeds up your website and reduces the bounce rate as well.

There are a number of companies that are taking advantage of AMP.

WIRED has started implementing AMP in order to reach their customers in a better way.

wired amp page

They have come to know that their mobile user experience was not good enough. They were also facing speed issues and visitor retention problems.

WIRED invested time to AMP and it has created a huge impact.

They have increased CTR or click through rate from organic search results to 25%.

They have also got 63% increase in Click through rates on ads in AMP stories as well.

Wired added over 100k articles in AMP stories on their site.

Gizmodo got into AMP train and got huge improvements as well on their mobile site or version.

gizmodo improvements with amp gages

They were getting more than 100k AMP page visits on daily basis with 3x faster load times than standard mobile pages.

Conversions increased to 50%.

So AMP can increase conversions and mobile speed. Additionally, it also gives you an opportunity to score higher on Google pagespeed insights.

If you want to start AMP on your own site, there are a few ways to perform it.

If you are aware of HTML, you can get AMP’s detailed tutorial here.

For those who are unaware of HTML or have no experience, should use a WordPress plugin.

AMP for WP is one of the most popular plugins.

AMP for wordpress plugin

This plugin has more than 80k active installs and has constant updates and support.

It supports an AMP page builder which allows you to easily drag and drop page elements.

AMP page Builder

It will enable you to create AMP friendly content easily.

You need to find, download and install the plugin on your WordPress site and also activate it.

After the activation, you can use page builder on each post that you will upload.

These pages will create AMP friendly version and it will be available in mobile search results.

AMP is another best project by Google to improve or speed up your mobile site.

It will reduce your speed to less than one second and a number of companies getting success with it.

Conclusion

You may spend a number of days, weeks and months to build a new site. It is evident that you want it to be the perfect one.

Every image and elements and icon should be of high quality.

But at times, your website is slower than as expected by Google.

When it comes to conversion on your website, speed plays a vital role.

It is due to the fact that people will not wait for 10 seconds to load your website because they can go back to Google to go to the next result.

Google provides good user experience, if your website is slow and Google notices that people are bouncing. You will lose your rankings.

It is a hard nut to crack to score 100% on Google pagespeed insights. Or we can say as close as to the perfect score.

It should be your priority to optimize as well as make your site perfect.

For starters, you need to identify the issues which are occurring on your site.

Are they images, page elements, bad coding, too much text, or something else?

You need to use Google Pagespeed insights tool to figure out the problem or issue.

Images are a common problem of your work.

Begin with compressing and optimizing your images using an image compressor or a plugin to score 100% in Google Pagespeed insights in WordPress.

Next, use a plugin to leverage browser caching. There are several plugins to load your site faster and they will reduce server-based requests.

Then minify your coding and it will remove the unnecessary coding which can slow your site.

Lastly, implement AMP to make your web page load instantly.

I have discussed the proven tools that are changing the fortune of companies’ sites.

If you will score 100/100 in Google pagespeed insights in WordPress, your website will boost.

If you have other ways to increase site speed, do not forget to share it with me.

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GOOGLE RANKBRAIN 2024 :The Definitive Guide

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If you want perfect SEO, you have to optimize for RankBrain.

Why?

It is because Google has recently announced that RankBrain is the third most important ranking signal of Google.

And it is becoming more important day by day.

In today’s guide, you are going to learn everything you need to know about Google’s RankBrain algorithm. Let’s do this.

  • CHAPTER 1 Google RankBrain: A Visual Explanation
  • CHAPTER 2 How RankBrain Works
  • CHAPTER 3 Keyword Research in a RankBrain World
  • CHAPTER 4 How to Optimize Titles and Description Tags for CTR
  • CHAPTER 5 How to Optimize Your Content For Bounce Rate & Dwell Time
  • CHAPTER 6 Bonus RankBrain Optimization Strategies and Case Studies

CHAPTER 1:Google RankBrain: A Visual Explanation

What is Google RankBrain?

RankBrain is another Google algorithm that is a machine learning (AI) and it helps Google to sort the search results. In addition, it also allows Google to process and understand the search queries.

So what is making RankBrain different?

In past, before the arrival of RankBrain, 100% of Google’s algorithm was hand-coded. So the process went like this:

1_2_google-engineers

Human engineers are still working on Google algorithm. But along with them, RankBrain is also doing its duty.

1_3_rankbrain-process

In short, RankBrain moves the algorithm on its own.

RankBrain has the ability to increase or decrease the importance of backlinks, content length, content freshness and domain authority and it all depends on the keyword.

It pays attention to Google searchers interaction with the new search results. If the user likes the new algorithm better, it stays. If he does not, RankBrain rolls back the previous algorithm.

Here’s the craziest part:

Google asked a group of Google engineers to identify the best page for a given search. And they also asked RankBrain.

And RankBrain performed better than Google engineers by 10%.

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So RankBrain works and it will stay.

So you have seen what is RankBrain, now let’s go to the deeper level to see how it works.

CHAPTER 2:How RankBrain Works

RankBrain has two main jobs:

  1. Understanding search queries (keywords)
    2. Measuring how people interact with the results (user satisfaction)

Let’s see them one by one.

How RankBrain Understands Any Keyword That You Search For

A few years ago, Google was having a problem:

15% of the keywords that people type in Google were never there before.

You may not consider 15% a lot. But when it comes to the searches of billions per day it is something you cannot avoid.

Before the arrival of RankBrain, Google was scanning pages to see if there is an exact keyword for that query.

But the queries or keywords were brand new. Therefore, Google had no idea what the searcher wanted, so they guessed.

For example, you put a query ‘the grey console developed by Sony’. Google will scan pages to find the pages that consist of these terms ‘grey’, ‘console’, ‘developed’ and ‘Sony’.

2_2_search-keywords

Today, RankBrain knows and understands your queries. So it gives you 100% accurate set of results:

2_3_rankbrain-results

Not bad.

What changed? In Past, Google would try to match the terms in your search query to pages or words on a page.

But today, RankBrain tries to understand what do you mean. You can say like a human.

How?

By matching never-before-seen keywords to keywords that Google has known in past.

For example, Google RankBrain may have noticed that a plenty of people search for “grey console developed by Nintendo”.

And it has learned that people who look for ‘grey console developed by Nintendo’ want to see a set of results about gaming.

So when someone puts a keyword ‘the grey console developed by Sony’, RankBrain brings the same results to the query it already aware of (‘grey console developed by Nintendo’).

So it will display the results about consoles. In this case, the PlayStation.

2_4_rankbrain-method

Another example: a while back Google published a blog post to let you know how they use machine learning to understand the intent of searcher:

2_5_google-open-source-blog

In that post, they come up with a technology known as ‘Word2vec’ that turns the keywords into concepts.

For example, according to Google, this technology knows that France and Paris are related the same way Germany and Berlin are (capital and country), and not the same way Italy and Madrid are.

2_6_country-and-capital

This post was not talking about RankBrain but RankBrain also uses the same technology.

In a nutshell, Google RankBrain goes beyond simple keyword matching. It can turn the search queries or terms into concepts and tries to find the pages that cover the concept.

In chapter 3, I shall show you how this changes the way you should do SEO keyword research. But first of all, you need to know the most interesting element of RankBrain that is, what RankBrain does?

How RankBrain Measures User Satisfaction

Sure, RankBrain makes an attempt to understand new keywords. And it can even move the algorithm on its own.

But the big question is:

Once RankBrain shows a set of results, how does it know if they are actually good?

Well, it observes:

2_7_rankbrain-uses-ux-signals

In short words, RankBrain will show you a number of results that it knows that you will like. If a number of people like a particular page in the results, it will give it a boost in rankings.

And if you hated it, it will drop the rankings of that page and replace it with a different result or page. When the next someone will search for that keyword or similar terms, it will also observe how it goes or performs.

What is RankBrain observing exactly?

It pays heed to how you interact with the search results. It gives attention to these things:

  • Organic Click-Through-Rate
  • Dwell Time
  • Bounce Rate
  • Pogo-sticking

These are also known as user experience signals or (UX signals).

Let’s see an example:

You pulled a muscle in your back while playing tennis. So you will search the term ‘pulled back muscle’ in Google.

2_8_google-search

Like most of the people, you will click on the first result. Unluckily, the intro is full of filler content. So you will hit the back button to see the 2nd result:

2_9_pogo-stick-effect-1

This is also not better. It is full of advice like rest and ice your back.

And for the second time, you press the back button and open the 3rd result.

2_10_pogo-stick-effect-2

Yes, this result is what you are searching for.

So instead of pressing the back button, you spend quality time to read that page, their therapy routine. So you have got what you wanted and you will not visit the search results again.

This back-and-forth is known as ‘pogo-sticking’. RankBrain also pays attention to it.

If Google will notice that People are leaving the page and clicking the next result so it will send a strong message to Google: ‘That page sucks’

2_11_pogo-stick-effect-3

In addition, if Google also notices that a plenty of people stop pogo-clicking on a specific page, they will rank it higher in the search engine.

2_12_pogo-stick-effect-4

You will also learn more on optimizing for UX signals in chapter 4 and 5. But now you need to learn how RankBrain changes how keyword research works?

CHAPTER 3:Keyword Research in a
RankBrain World

As I described, Google now understands the intention behind a keyword or query.

Does it mean traditional keyword research is dead?

No.

The above discussion is to make changes to your keyword research process to make it RankBrain friendly.

Here is how:

Ignore Long Tail Keywords (They are Obsolete)

Long tail keywords are dead.

In past, it was sensible to make hundreds of different pages, each one is optimized for a unique keyword.

For example, if you create a page optimized for ‘best keyword research tool’ and other post for ‘best tool for keyword research’.

Old Google would rank it for their individual keywords or long tail keywords.

3_2_best-keyword-research-tool

Today, RankBrain knows that these terms are similar. So it will show ideal or identical search results for that query or search term.

3_2_best-keyword-research-tool

In a nutshell, optimizing for long tail keywords is not sensible anymore.

What should you do instead? Keep reading…

Optimize Around Medium Tail Keywords

Instead of using long tail keywords, I suggest using content for medium tail keywords.

Medium tail keywords are middle of the pack terms. They get more search volume as compared to an average long tail. They are also not insanely competitive.

For example, here are a number of keywords for ‘Paleo Diet’ topic. The terms available in the middle are medium tail keywords.

3_4_medium-tail-keywords

When you optimize the page using a medium tail keyword and make it awesome. RankBrain will boost your ranking for that term automatically and thousands of same keywords.

3_5_similar-keywords

In short, I suggest optimizing your page for a single keyword.

Just make sure that it is a medium tale keyword.

Then, RankBrain will rank the single page for multiple related keywords.

CHAPTER 4:How to Optimize Titles and
Description Tags for CTR

As you observe in chapter 1, organic CTR is the main RankBrain ranking signal.

Here the question comes into mind:

How can you get people to click on your result?

I am going to tell you this in this chapter.

Pack Your Title Tags With Emotion

There is no doubt in saying that emotional titles get more clicks.

Copywriters are aware of this fact for years. Recently, this data is supported by data. According to Coschedule, they found a clear relation between highly emotional headlines and social shares.

For example, here is an SEO optimized title tag:

Productivity Tips: How to Get More Done

That is not bad. But it is not pushing people to click on it.

Here is how you can turn that title tag into an emotional title while keeping it SEO-friendly:

Crush Your To-Do List With These 17 Productivity Tips

Now it is not that you can always make highly emotional titles. But whenever you can, you should go for it.

Add Brackets and Parentheses to the End Of Your Titles

This is my all-time favorite CTR trick.

I have found this tip from a research that Outbrain and Hubspot did a few years back.

By dong that research they analyzed almost 3.3 million headlines. And they found that brackets perform better than bracketless titles by 33%.

4_3_titles-with-brackets

Here are some examples of brackets you can use:

 (2024)
[Infographic]

 (Case Study)
(Proven Tips)

(New Data)
[Report]

I hope that you get the trick.

Use Numbers (And Not Just on List Posts)

The data from different sources prove such as BuzzSumo that numbers can improve CTR.

The best part?

You can use numbers in your title… even if your content is not a list post.

Use Power Words Into Your Title Tags

Power words are terms that consist of serious emotions.

You guessed it: using Power Words will help your title to get more clicks or CTR.

Here is a list of some of my all-time favorite Power Words:

Effective
Insane
That Will

Case Study
Examples
Proven

Study
New
Powerful

Do not Forget to Optimize Your Description Tag for CTR

Yes, it is because they are not helpful in SEO directly now. So an optimized description can boost your click through rate.

Here is how to create a description tag that gets results:

1: First, make it emotional.

Like title tag, you should use your description tag to show some emotion.

Here is an example:

4_7_add-emotion-to-titles

2: Next, sell WHY someone should click on your result.

Is your content comprehensive?

Is it based on research?

Funny?

Use that in your description:

4_8_sell-your-blog-post

3: Then, copy words and phrases that paid ads (AdWords) use.

For example, when I search for “bone broth” I see this phrase is available in two ads:

4_9_ad-words-and-phrases

So you will like to add the phrase ‘grass fed’ in your meta description.

4: Finally, include your target keyword.

Google will make it bold when someone will search it and it will help your result to stand out:

4_10_include-target-keyword

That is it.

CHAPTER 5:How to Optimize Your Content
for Bounce Rate and Dwell Time

So they were the CTR boosting tips. More and more people will click on your result than ever before.

Now you need to make the Google realize that your result is making the people happy.

You need to improve your dwell time to do that and it is the best way.

Does Google REALLY Use Dwell Time? Yes!

Dwell time is the amount of time Google user spends on your website after clicking on your result.

When the user will spend more time on your time, it will tell Google that people are liking this page so boost it.

And someone bounces it within a couple of seconds, it tells Google this result sucks! Google will drop its ranking.

So RankBrain will measure the dwell time on your result and will shuffle the results accordingly.

In fact, a Google works recently said that Google used to rely on (100%) off-page signals especially backlinks. Even though Google is still using backlinks:

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When I analyzed a massive set of Google search results I found a correlation between low bounce rate and high rankings.

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How to Reduce Bounce Rate and Boost Dwell Time

Now I am going to share a few simple strategies that can help you to increase the dwell time of your website.

1: Push Your Content Above the Fold

When someone clicks on your result from Google, they want the answer to their question right there.

In other words, they do not want to scroll down your page to read your content

Therefore, I highly suggest removing anything.that pushes your content below the fold for example:

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That way you will lose your reader immediately.

2: Use Short Intros (5-10 Sentences MAX)

I prefer using short intros and pay more attention to it rather than headlines.

It is because your intro is where 90% of the users will make choice to stay or go.

After doing a lot of research and testing, I recommend using short intros.

Why?

When someone Google for something, he already know about the topic.

Therefore, there is no need for massive intro.

When someone Google for ‘White Hat SEO’ read that intro he thinks: I am in the right place.

3: Publish Long, In-Depth Content

This is the best way to increase your dwell time.

Longer content=More Dwell time

It is because a person who will read a 2000 words guide will take longer than 500 words blog post.

But that is only part of the equation.

There is another reason that long form content gets more dwell time is that longer content can answer the queries of the searcher in an extensive way.

For example, let’s suppose that you search for “how to run a marathon”.

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And the first result that you will click is a 400 words post. It will answer your question but it can leave you to get more.

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Then you will hit the back button to find better result and you may remember Google calls it Pogo-sticking.

Now on the next result, you find a comprehensive note that covers everything you wanted to know about a marathon.

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So get a cup of coffee to go through the post from scratch to end. You may re-read some sections. All this reading will lead to high Dwell time.

Most of the time, I try to publish long content and it should be at least of 2000 words.

4: Break Up Your Content Into Bite Size Chunks

Let’s face it:

To read 2000 words is a hard nut to crack.

And if they are presented like a giant wall of text of 2000 words.

Luckily, there is a simple way to cover it by using subheaders.

It will break your content into bite-size chunks and will make it digestible. It also improves readability and improves dwell time.

I use a number of subheadings at Green Hat for this reason.

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I usually use a subheading after 300 words of content as recommended by Yoast SEO.

Pro Tip: try to avoid boring subheadings like ‘Stay Hydrated’. So use emotions in your subheaders. For example: 2 Simple Backhand Drills the Pros use’ and What is new Research about Hydrated’.

CHAPTER 6:Bonus RankBrain Optimization
Strategies and Case Studies

In this chapter, you will learn a few strategies that will help you to optimize your website for RankBrain.

Increase Brand Awareness. Improve CTR

First of all, improve your organic CTR, I already showed you emotions and numbers how they can affect CTR.

But there is a huge point that I did not mention that is, Brand Awareness.

There is no doubt in saying that if someone knows your brand, he will click on your website in search results. According to the research of WordStream, the brand awareness can increase CTR up to 340%.

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For example, take a look at these search results:

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Which two sites are you going to click? NYTimes.com and Recipes of Course!

In short words, you need to make your brand popular among the people before they search in Google.

How to increase the awareness of your brand?

1: First, try Facebook ads.

Even if people do not click, Facebook ads can establish your brand and can put it in front of a number of eyeballs.

And when those people will search anything in search results, they will definitely click on your result.

2: Also, create an insanely valuable email newsletter.

Sending valuable content to the inboxes of people can increase the awareness of your brand.

In fact, my open rates are also above the industry average because I try to send Good stuff:

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My subscribers are aware of the fact that my material is the best in the market. When Green Hat expert shows on page 1, people click on my result.

3: Finally, do a “Content Blitz”.

Content Blitz is something when you release a ton of content is a very short period of time. It is a more powerful way.

In fact, I am using a Content Blitz on Green Hat Expert.

I publish guest posts:

Turn “Zeros” to “Heros”

Do you have a post on your site that is not performing as you was hoping?

You need to go back and optimize it for RankBrain, it will give a ranking boost in search rankings.

For example, Sean from Proven.com had a massive guide on his website that was doing OK but not boosting in search engines as he had hoped.

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Sean realized that the title tag of his page was not compelling the people to click on it.

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So he added a power word, a number, and parentheses to the title tag:

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And this change increases the organic traffic of Sean’s that page up to 128%:

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The big part of the story was that RankBrain realized that the CTR increased and boost the page of Sean a few spots:

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Use LSI Keywords to Fill in “Content Gaps”

LSI keywords are related to the content of your main topic and they are words and phrases.

Why are LSI keywords important?

They make RankBrain able to understand your page entirely.

For example, let’s suppose, you are writing a post on link building.

LSI Keywords are things like:

  • Backlinks
  • Domain Authority
  • Email outreach
  • Anchor text

So when RankBrain observes that your page has these terms, it makes it bold to know that your page is about link building.

And now it has increased your chances to rank for those keywords related to that topic.

Use this Watson Natural Language Understanding Tool to uncover LSI keywords.

This tool can analyze the content that you give it for concepts, entities and categories.

For example, when I pasted in the first draft of this post, it spits out concepts which were relevant to RankBrain.

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The interesting part is that I have not mentioned many of those terms in this post. Like RankBrain.

When you use these LSI keywords in your post, it will send a signal to RankBrain that your content is comprehensive.

Now It’s Your Turn

I have done a lot of work to complete this post. I hope you liked it.

I want to hear it from you.

What is your #1 tip to implement for RankBrain?

Are you going to use LSI keywords? Focus on CTR?

Or try to improve your Dwell time?

Leave your opinion in the comment section.

Do not forget to share this post.

13 Best Ubersuggest Alternatives in 2025

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Ubersuggest Alternatives – Free & Paid

If you are searching for Ubersuggest alternatives it means that you know about Ubersuggest features. It was a free keyword research tool for bloggers and other online newbs.

Ubersuggest was generating over a million searches whenever you search a term. Unfortunately, now Uber suggest is not suggesting unlimited keywords. In short, it is not a free tool anymore.

If you want to do unlimited searches using the tool, you have to become a paid member of the tool. They charge on a monthly basis but still, there is no Ubersuggest affiliate program.

Do not worry, I am going to share the best alternatives to Ubersuggest in this post which are the best SEO keyword tools for finding the best keywords.

Regardless of your niche, the tools will provide you short and long-tail keywords.

Many bloggers may be searching for sites like Ubersuggest and they also search which is the best free alternative to Ubersuggest?

That is why you are here too to find the best keyword tool which is free and accurate.

Right?

You may be trying too hard to rank the keywords which are difficult to rank in search engines because of high competition and a number of high authority sites are available on those keywords.

In addition, if no one is searching about that topic in the search engines.

These keyword research tools will help you to solve both your problems.

This post will let you know how I have used all the keywords related to this post with the help of these research tools.

After going through this post, you will know how to use Ubersuggest, the updates and features of Ubersuggest and Ubersuggest alternatives.

In addition, I am going to answer this question as well “Is Ubersuggest accurate?”

What is Ubersuggest?

Ubersuggest was a free keyword research tool for SEO, it includes keyword searches, keyword difficulty and backlinks analysis and keyword difficulty etc.

Neil Patel Ubersuggest is not a free tool anymore.

The question arises that Why is Neil Patel charging for Ubersuggest?

It is because he wants to maintain the quality of the tool and it needs money to keep it update and the servers to keep running.

In February 2020, this tool is charging money. In order to use all the features of Ubersuggest, you have to pay 10$ per month.

Go to this URL to use this tool: https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/

Related Topic

Neil Patel has launched a number of versions of Ubersuggest

  • Ubersuggest 2.0
  • Ubersuggest 3.0
  • Ubersuggest 4.0
  • Ubersuggest 5.0
  • Ubersuggest 6.0
  • Ubersuggest 7.0

7.0 is the latest version of Ubersuggest keyword tool. People are also searching for Ubersuggest io which is not functional now.

Features of Ubersuggest:

  • Keyword Overview
  • Keyword Ideas
  • SEO difficulty of that keyword
  • Paid difficulty of that keyword
  • CPC (Cost per Click)
  • Keyword Ideas
  • Keyword Suggestions
  • Related Keywords
  • Questions or Queries relevant to those keywords
  • Search volume of your keyword
  • Content Ideas for your keyword
  • Export your keywords

Alternatives to Ubersuggest

Since this tool has started charging money to use the full features, therefore, alternatives to Ubersuggest are necessary for newbies.

1. Keyword Surfer Extension

keyword surfer

Keyword surfer is a new and 100% free extension for keyword research. It allows you to get the volumes while you enter the terms in Google search engine.

Chrome extensions like Keyword Surfer and Keywords everywhere allow you to get the keyword data where you need it. Yes, it is right in the search engine.

The users can get the data while browsing in Google chrome.

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Features of Keyword Surfer:

  • Search volume
  • Related searches
  • Backlinks
  • Similar keywords
  • Traffic and on-page data
  • Set a preferred location for your searches
  • Clipboard for keyword research
  • Datasets from 70 countries

2. Keywords Everywhere

Important Update: “This extension was working free until 1st October 2019, now it is a paid tool or extension. You have to buy credits to get started with your research”

Keywords Everywhere is another Google Chrome free keyword research tool and browser extension which you can add on Firefox as well as on Google Chrome.

Newbs need a free keyword research tool to get started and this is an ideal one.

It shows you the CPC aka cost per click, monthly search volume of your keyword, keyword difficulty and the competition. The data is available while searching for the terms in Google.

You can filter the high volume search terms with good cost per click and low competition.

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3. WMS Everywhere

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WMS Everywhere is another tool similar to Keywords everywhere extension and it is also free of cost. Unlike KE, it does not need a key after the installation.

Features of WMS Everywhere:

  • Keyword Volume
  • CPC (cost per click)
  • People also searched for
  • Related keywords more or less 8 keywords
  • Preferred location in country settings

So, it is an ideal free Ubersuggest alternative for your keyword volume, CPC and related keywords selection.

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4. SEMrush

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SEMrush is replete with features and it is undoubtedly one of the top alternatives of Ubersuggest for keyword research.

It allows you 10 searches for free on monthly basis.

Ubersuggest vs SEMrush:

Recently, Ubersuggest was asking for sign up using Gmail to see more results. Now, it is charging more or less 10$ if you are doing more than 5 queries. Whereas SEMrush is more costly, they allow 10 queries for one month and the pricing begins at 99$ per month.

5. KWFinder

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Is Ubersuggest Accurate?

Yes, it is. I have used the same queries to identify it.

You can choose a keyword to see the comparison, Ubersuggest vs KWFinder, which one is better.

Whenever you search a term in both keyword research tools there may be a slight difference in the search volume.

URL to access this tool https://app.kwfinder.com/.

KWFinder vs Ubersuggest

Pricing:

KWFinder allows you to do keyword research for a limited time.

The paid version of KWFinder will cost you 300$ on yearly basis, it means if you pay them the whole amount of the year.

Whereas, Ubersuggest costs 10$ a month so 120$ for the whole year, still costing less than KWFinder.

6. MozBar

MozBar is another Ubersuggest alternative.

Moz tool allows you to get the keyword suggestions as well as the sites ranking for those keywords in the top 10. It means that you can also spy on your competitors too.

Moz is a company and MozBar is the tool they developed.

To reach Moz, go to https://moz.com/.

To download the MozBar from Chrome store, go to the Chrome Web Store.

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Moz vs SEMrush

Which one is your favorite?

After doing a lot of research, I came to know that most of the people give preference to Moz over SEMrush.

Pricing:

Moz provides you only 10 keyword searches per month for free. Unlimited searches required premium or paid version and it costs 99$ per month.

7. Google Keyword Planner

Google keyword planner is a free tool that you can use for keyword research or keyword planning.

URL to access: https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/.

Click Go to Keyword Planner.

Click Discover New Keywords.

I have been using Google Keyword planner like Ubersuggest, KWFinder and Keywords Everywhere.

Unlike Keywords Everywhere chrome extension, it is a web based tool to access.

Google keyword planner is also easier to use.

It also provides you keyword research tips for additional help.

It means that you can also get long-tail keywords for your content like Ubersuggest.

How good is that?

Google Keyword Planner not only provides you data about your keyword and suggests long-tail keywords that you can use as additional focus keywords for your piece of content.

Pricing:

Google Keyword Planner is free of cost so it is an ideal choice for beginners.

8. Ahrefs

ahrefs

Ahrefs is not free of cost, it is a premier SEO keyword tool but it is more reliable than tools like Ubersuggest.

At times, I personally use this tool for new keywords. The tool is famous among the newbie and experts.

Ahrefs is accurate and gives you real time data.

URL to access Ahrefs: https://ahrefs.com/.

Ubersuggest vs Ahrefs:

Pricing:

Ahrefs pricing: Like Moz, Ahrefs pricing starts from 99$ per month.

Ubersuggest pricing: The price of Ubersuggest is $10. per month without limitations or free version of Ubersuggest allows only 5 queries per day.

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9. Soovle

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Soovle is another Ubersuggest alternative where you can do your research of keywords.

Enter the seed keyword in the search bar of the tool.

Choose your preferred search engine from Google, Bing or YouTube etc.

The default settings are using Google, but it is not a limited tool.

It gives you access to many other search engines.

URL to access this tool: https://soovle.com.

The list of keywords will be long, you may have to scroll down.

It does not require a registration process like Ubersuggest sign up process.

Just enter the keyword and you are ready to get a list of long tail terms.

Pricing: Soovle is also a free tool like Keywords Everywhere, Keyword Surfer. It is one of the best Ubersuggest alternatives.

10. Keyword Tool

keywordtool.io

The headline of this tool is #1 Google Keyword Planner alternative.

You do not have to sign up or sign in.

It is easy to use. Just enter your head term and see what long term keywords it generates for you.

It also supports social media sites like Instagram and Twitter.

Keyword Tool can come up with 750 keywords suggestions for every search.

It also offers paid version.

The free version does not provide search volume, competition, difficulty and other data for your keyword.

However, you can choose the keywords and put them in sites like Ubersuggest that I mentioned in this post. Free tools can give you these metrics like search volume, keyword difficulty and competition of that keyword.

URL to access the tool: https://keywordtool.io/.

Pricing:

The free version provides keywords only. Additional data can be accessed after purchasing the pro membership.

Keyword Tool Pro starts from 69$ per month.

11. Jaaxy

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Jaaxy is another keyword suggestion tool that allows you to browse 30 queries for free.

Unlike other tools, it requires registration. The user has to make an account to use his 30 free searches.

Put in the keyword you want to search.

As it allows 30 searches, it also shows the counter along with search bar.

You will be able to see that you have N/A searches left.

It will generate keyword searches, keyword difficulty and related keywords for brainstorming.

There are two types of list you will be getting one under the keyword and the second one is under related keywords.

Pricing:

Jaaxy is free for up to 30 searches.

The premium plan starts from 49$ per month.

12. SEOQuake

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SEOQuake is another SEO tool for keyword research available in the form of Google Chrome extension.

Install SEOQuake from extensions of Chrome.

You can use it to find the keyword data for your desired keyword.

This tool provides you search volume of the keyword, CPC and competition of that keyword.

Pricing:

SEOQuake is a Google chrome extension and it is free.

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13. Rank Math

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Rank Math is basically not an SEO tool but it does have the quality to process keyword ideas.

This tool will show the keywords and suggestions for your content and keyword.

After searching the keyword in the tool, it will give you more recommendations about your keyword or I can say related keywords to focus. It means that if you are running out of keywords for your content, it will help you.

It will not be showing you the keyword volume, so your task is to select one of the sites, tools or chrome extension from Ubersuggest alternatives list to get the search volume and competition. You need an extra tool to do the work.

Conclusion: Ubersuggest and Ubersuggest Alternatives

Do you want to generate more content and traffic for your blog?

If yes, you need Ubersuggest, if you are tight on budget, you can choose one of the tools like Ubersuggest.

I am sure that there are more than 13 alternatives of Ubersuggest, but these are the best I have got for you.

Do not forget to share this post with your friends to let them know about the substitute.

What is your favorite keyword research tool?

Am I missing any tool like Ubersuggest?

Leave your answer in the comment section.

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Document Sharing Sites List

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50+ Best Document Sharing Sites List in 2025

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In this post of Green Hat Expert, we shall discuss the 200+most popular Document Sharing Sites list.

Document Sharing Sites List

Document Sharing Sites List 2025

Document sharing and file sharing is an important task in the online field. We need document sharing websites to share files with our friends, family and other people. In order to share a file, File-sharing web services are available for you and you can easily save and share your files. Most of the websites enable you to send large files in a secure way. After saving your documents online, you can easily get access to them by using the internet. These file sharing websites list is also valuable for bloggers too. Additionally, you can get do follow and quality backlinks by using document-sharing websites. So we can say that they enable us to rank our site because they give us High Page Rank, Domain Authority (DA), Page Authority (PA),  and also increase your Alexa rank. It is a positive effect on your website SEO.

Top 20 Document Sharing Sites – File Sharing Websites 

1 – Issuu

issuu is a very famous website. It has millions of readers which find and share magazines and catalogs. They also like the publications on this website. Issuu came into existence in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2006 by Michael Hansen.

Issuu

2 – Google drive

We can store Our Files Free of Cost on this file sharing site. Google Drive is one of the eminent file sharing WebApp owned by Google. Google drive gives 15 GB space for free. Additionally, you can get access to your files anywhere through secure cloud storage. You can create a backup of your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive.

3 – Dropbox

Dropbox.com is also a file hosting site and the developers of this website are Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston. It came into existence in May 2007. Dropbox is a service that keeps your files safe, synced, therefore, you can share them easily. You can add your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and will never lose a file again.

Dropbox

4 – 4Shared

4shared.com is a file sharing website the founders of the website are Sergey Chudnovsky and Alex Lunkov. It came into existence in 2005. It has free 15 GB space for online file sharing and storage. Registration is easy and you can multiple files at the same time.

4Shared

5 – Mediafire

Mediafire is a file hosting and cloud storage service located in the United States. This awesome website came into existence in June 2006. The owners of this website are Tom Langridge and Derek Labian. By using MediaFire service which is free, one can save one’s documents, videos, photos and music files in a single place.

Mediafire

6 – icloud

iCloud has the ability to connect you and your Apple devices in amazing ways. iCloud Photo Library and iCloud Drive keep all your photos, videos, and documents saved and stored.

icloud

7 – OneDrive

You can approach your files from anywhere, on any device, by Microsoft OneDrive. You just need an internet connection and you can share your work with anyone one including friends and colleagues. The owner of Onedrive is Microsoft and it came into existence in August 2007. It is available in 62 countries.

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8 – Box

Box.com is another famous document or file sharing website that allows you to share file in a secure way.

Box

9 – Mega.nz

Mega gives you free cloud storage in a convenient way along with privacy. It gives you free 50 GB so claim it now.

Mega.nz

10 – Zippyshare

Zippyshare is also one of the popular document sharing sites that enable you to share files. Additionally, if you want to do that it will not ask you for account creation. It is also free of cost which allows you to upload up to file of 200 MB per upload. It holds 30 million users and it provides a free file hosting service. Zippyshare came into existence in 2006.

Zippyshare

11 – Uploaded

Uploaded.net is another file sharing site that gives you an attractive and easy-to-use interface in blue color.

12 – Sendspace.com

Spendspace.com is a very famous website to share files online with your friends and relatives. You need to sign up a free account to share large files. You need to pay money if you want to share large files.

13 – http://ge.tt

Ge.tt is an instant file-sharing webapp that allows you to share files quickly. Once you select your files it will instantly provide you the link. Additionally, Ge.tt does not use Flash, Java applets, or any other plug-in Files. Your files should not be exceeded 2 GB. It will delete your files after passing the 30 days after the last download.

14 – Hightail.com

Hightail.com is one of the famous document sharing sites to share your files with friends and kith and kin. It also gives a free account sign up along with a free trial to use it.Hightail.com is a cloud-based file upload service that came into existence in 2004. The owners of the website are Amir Shaikh, Ranjith and Khalid.

15 – Wetransfer

Wetransfer came into existence in 2009 and the owner of the site is Nalden. With wetransfer, you can upload your images, videos and text files and share them on social media including Facebook and Twitter. If you get a WeTransfer Plus account which gives you additional features:- you can transfer up to 10 GB, Password protection, Social sharing options, Transfer manager etc.

16 – 2shared.com

It is another online file uploading site that has unlimited free web space. It is a fast file sharing network along with file upload progressor and gives fast downloads.

17 – Uploading

It is another online file uploading site and provides unlimited free web space. It is a fast file sharing network along with an upload progressor and gives fast downloads.

18 – Megaupload

MegaUpload is one of the largest file or document sharing sites on the Internet.

19 – Depositfiles

DepositFiles, store your files on their servers free of cost with unlimited time. Download your files from slow servers and upload there.

20 – Fileserve.com

FileServe, can be used to retrieve and download those files which are uploaded by you only.

21 –Filefactory

FileFactory has been in the business of file or document sharing site business with no limits since 2005. You can receive as well as send any type of file with 5 GB massive storage.

22 – Sharesend.com

This server is an easy way to upload and share your files on the cloud. It has become a child’s play to share a file by using sharesend.com.

23 – Wikiupload.com

In this website, upload files free, hosting for music, documents, mp3 and files and images. It is simple to use, therefore, file storage has become an easy task because of this website.

24 –Filesave.me

It also gives you unlimited free space for your pictures, documents, music and movies. It means that it is an ultimate file hosting service. In addition, you can also share your files with friends on social media networks.

25 – Filecrop.com

File Scrop ShareFile is one of the document sharing sites which allows you to secure your sharing. It will be helpful for you if you want to share these files with colleagues and clients.

More New Document Sharing Sites On The Internet 

www.scribd.com
www.streamfile.com
www.slideshare.net
http://turbobit.net
http://www.getcloudapp.com
https://www.sugarsync.com/index1t.html

https://getsharex.com
https://volafile.io
https://anonfiles.com
http://www.filedropper.com
https://userscloud.com
http://pyget.com
https://filesender.io
http://expirebox.com
https://jumpshare.com
https://www.filesanywhere.com
http://filenurse.com
https://poetic.io
http://rapidgator.net
https://www.myairbridge.com/en
http://www.telxsendit.com
http://netkups.com
http://www.myupload.dk/createuser
http://hitfile.net
https://foldder.com
http://www.tusfiles.net
http://www.datafilehost.com
http://wikisend.com
http://www.howfile.com
http://filerio.in
http://uptobox.com
http://www.ziddu.com
http://www.share-online.biz
http://180upload.com
http://www.nowdownload.to
https://www.solidfiles.com
https://files.fm
http://www.tinyupload.com
http://pixeldra.in
http://filenuke.com
https://firedrop.com
http://sendfiles2.me
http://www.shareflare.net
http://www.sendmyway.com
http://www.arabloads.net
http://filecargo.com
http://www.load.to
http://www.senduit.com
www.wattpad.com
www.docstoc.com
www.lulu.com
www.free-ebooks.net
www.smashwords.com
www.authorstream.com
www.powershow.com
http://thepiratebay.org
http://e-library.net
http://wikisend.com
https://www.mailbigfile.com
https://www.sendthisfile.com/index.jsp
https://www.idrive.com
http://drop.io
http://www.senduit.com
http://www.filedropper.com
www.pdfcast.org
http://www.empressr.com
docs.thinkfree.com
fliiby.com
www.edocr.com
https://disk.yandex.com
https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/learnmore
https://temp-share.com
http://www.telxsendit.com
http://jirafeau.net
http://spicyfile.com/?op=login
http://www.ziddu.com
http://www.shareflare.net
https://1fichier.com
http://www.delafil.se/en
http://turbobit.net
http://www.telxsendit.com
http://www.multiupfile.com
https://www.cuetransfer.com
https://upload.guru/en
http://koofr.eu
https://foldder.com

Conclusion:

To conclude, we are of the view that all websites will be helpful for you. It is because we have shared the top and most popular document-sharing sites with you. So you can use these websites for your promotion. If you are having any problems kindly give us your feedback by commenting in the comment sections.