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How to Combat AI Bot Traffic on Your Website

How to Combat AI Bot Traffic on Your Website

Web Design / WordPress

AI bots are straining our websites by ignoring robots.txt and scraping our content. Learn how you can fight back with tools, plugins, and CDN services to block unwanted AI crawlers and protect resources.

The 6 Best Free Schema & Structured Data WordPress Plugins in 2025

The 6 Best Free Schema & Structured Data WordPress Plugins in 2025

WordPress

Structured data is a key part of SEO and requires that you add extra HTML attributes. With these free plugins, you won’t have to do it manually.

10 Best Free Niche WordPress SEO Plugins

10 Best Free Niche WordPress SEO Plugins

WordPress

Some plugins focus on overall SEO, while others on just one aspect. We’ve ten lesser-known free WordPress plugins that can help fine-tune your SEO efforts.

Tips for Improving the Core Web Vitals of Your WordPress Website

Tips for Improving the Core Web Vitals of Your WordPress Website

WordPress

Check out our multi-pronged approach to boosting the Core Web Vitals score of your WordPress-powered website.

It’s Time to Get Back to the Basics of SEO

It’s Time to Get Back to the Basics of SEO

Marketing / Web Design

Cut through the complexity of SEO by returning to the basics. Learn how quality content, clear organization, and smart tools can get you back on track.

The Website-Related Skills Your Clients Really Need to Know

The Website-Related Skills Your Clients Really Need to Know

Freelance

We share five web design-related skills you need to teach your clients so that they can get the most out of their websites.

Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know

Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know

Freelance / Web Design

We call ourselves web designers and developers. However, the job often goes beyond those narrow margins. Freelancers and small agencies deal with a range of non-design and coding issues. We…

What’s the Environmental Impact of Your Website?

What’s the Environmental Impact of Your Website?

Web Design

We examine the relationship between the web and the planet. We’ll show you how to measure your website’s impact and offer tips for reducing its carbon footprint.

What Web Designers and Their Clients Need to Know About SEO

What Web Designers and Their Clients Need to Know About SEO

Web Design

The following is a Q&A with Yoast content manager Edwin Toonen, where we dive into what you and your clients need to know about SEO.

Free Online Marketing & SEO Icon Set (PNG & SVG Formats)

Free Online Marketing & SEO Icon Set (PNG & SVG Formats)

Icon Sets / UI Design

A set of 50 visually appealing and highly flexible marketing and SEO icons (SVG & PNG) you can use in both commercial and personal projects.

AI Tools Are Scraping Your Website. Is That a Good Thing?

AI Tools Are Scraping Your Website. Is That a Good Thing?

Web Design

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has been disruptive. Things are changing rapidly. And it seems like this technology is posing new moral, ethical, and existential questions each day. There…

Taking a Look at Google Analytics 4

Taking a Look at Google Analytics 4

Marketing / Web Design

With the help of a Google Analytics expert, we’ve put together a list of things you’ll need to know about the switch to GA4.

The Grumpy Designer’s 2022 Preview

The Grumpy Designer’s 2022 Preview

Freelance / Web Design

These aren’t the play-it-safe web design predictions you’ll see elsewhere. They are the boldest of the boldest predictions for 2022.

Web Designers No Longer Need to Sacrifice Performance for Beauty

Web Designers No Longer Need to Sacrifice Performance for Beauty

UX Design / Web Design

On the modern web, is any visual enhancement worth implementing if it means taking a significant performance hit? It shouldn’t have to.

Are Google’s Core Web Vitals Metrics Unreasonable?

Are Google’s Core Web Vitals Metrics Unreasonable?

Web Design

We discuss what Core Web Vitals means to sites that run on a tight budget or content management system (CMS). Is Google asking too much?

Bring Real-Time Google Search Results to Your App with serpstack Sponsored

Bring Real-Time Google Search Results to Your App with serpstack

Web Design

Developing a successful SEO strategy requires a real commitment. Rankings for various keywords can fluctuate quite a bit, and it can be difficult to stay ahead of the game. After…

My Approach to On-Page SEO

My Approach to On-Page SEO

Web Design

We delve into the on-page optimization process to help your website rank better in search for specific keywords.

Google’s Dominance on the Web, 20 Years In

Google’s Dominance on the Web, 20 Years In

Web Design
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