Algorithm Changes Audit Summary for Mybettingdeals.com
Latest Algorithm Changes
Audit May 4
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June 2020
For Mybettingdeals.com
(Prepared by – Thatware)
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The first synopsis on what we did is on Topic competitions which
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We have found approximately 42.63% of the pages are competing
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Cannibalization is also wasting crawl budget at 5.87 times from April
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After a thorough audit we found that 60% out of 42.63%
cannibalization issues appears from /video/ pages alone.
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With the above point being said, all the /video/ pages should be
merged into a new page using 301. PLEASE DONOT DELETE ANYTHING
as merging will help in transferring valuable assets like referring
domains and link juice. However, the page content can be ignored.
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Keyword segmentation rule is to be de-optimized for main pages vs.
video pages
(discussed more on Synopsis 8).
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Core web vitals such as
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We have found majority
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(Solutions in next slide)
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All the video pages should be merged into a new page as discussed on
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The new structure for the video pages should be please follow the
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Developer should make sure the Title and first fold loads together.
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Core web vitals such as
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We have found majority
of the web vitals issues
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which needs to be
immediately fixed.
(Solutions in next slide)
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The first fold layout for
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Also, the first fold should start
with a paragraph.
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Mobile pages should have highest
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Low mobile indexing will make an
impact as it will attract lower
customers from mobile devices.
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All the web crawlers should be individually allowed via Robots.txt
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1061943?hl=en
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All the video pages are missing from mobile index. However, with the
new video page as per Synopsis 1. We need to include the URLs on
sitemap and also create 2 sitemaps video + contexts and with proper
priority order these will be fully indexed.
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Extensive XML modifications (Tuhin will guide) and AMP removal
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Unwanted pages should be de-indexed and blocked from crawling.
This will thus save lot of crawl budget.
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With the above point on mind, this step would also help to ensure
that we don’t face any index bloat issues.
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Less interactive pages or OLD pages with dates should be deleted.
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Paginated URL’s
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All glossary, members, tags, /pages and unwanted pages should be
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Disallow: /tags
Disallow: /members
Disallow: /pages
Disallow: /glossary
The above rule should be applied on Robots.txt
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Structured data errors have
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Video structured data
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QnA structured data needs
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Query structured data
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Errors in existing structured data as reported through GSC should be
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New video page structured data should be implemented
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QnA Structured data should be implemented
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Page content RDFa should be implemented
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Ratings and reviews should be triggered
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The current internal links structure is wasting a lot of juice on unselective
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Same page URLs should be removed as it not causing any benefit
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Internal links with glossary pages should be no-follow
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External links should be no-follow
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In-linking is missing (Reverse SILO)
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All the YMYL pages should be in-links from video repositories and
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In the above case, all the incoming anchors can be broad match or
long tail. Don’t use exact match for now!
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TF-IDF and BOW terms can be anchored to homepage from the YMYL
pages
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As seen from Screaming frog, the YMYL pages should have high
incoming links than outgoing links and the ration should be 3:1
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40% Exact match (
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30% long tail (
currently we have < than 3 %
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10% broad match (
currently we have < 2 %
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10% phrase match (second tier LSI) (
currently we have 0%
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10% LSI keywords (
currently we have < 3%
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should be followed all across the website.
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The main branded pages should be targeted with Exact match and LSI
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The new video pages should be targeted with Long tail and
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This would then help in also naturally fixing up the cannibalization
issues and also attract more organic exposure for the campaign.
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The current content structure looks fine. Just some tunings and
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However, all the pages QnA sections are missing and it’s advisable to
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LSI’s should be used only on H3’s
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Exact matches should be more “left” on H1’s.
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404 handling
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5XX handling
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3XX handling
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Query parameters handling
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Re-direct chain fixes
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Crawl trap fixes
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De-index of Zombie pages
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H-tags modifications
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All the URL’s are not self-
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All the URL’s should load without
“/” and the page source should
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Page contents and blogs are
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Author microdata missing
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Entity and authorship can be
justified if we link all the
contents with an external high
Value assets in the name of the
management (CEO, VP etc.)
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Also, author entity optimisation
and microdata needs to be
deployed.
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All the CTA buttons from
homepage are closely placed to
each other. This will lower the
quality rated guidelines as per
the latest updates.
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The CTA’s should be spaced from
each other and no CTA should be
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on the first fold of the
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All the sports betting and casino brand pages should be dynamically
triggered for review microdata using GTM. This can then be linked
with MREID or a AI based entity schema which can add further boost
to the process.
Further steps has been shown to Tuhin
Expected Outcome
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If the recommendations are followed then there can be an expected rise of 75% of
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Also, additional organic exposure will be favored at least by another 28%
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Clicks and impressions are likely to rise at a rate of 17% per bi-week
Thank you!
A recent audit on algorithm changes for Mybettingdeals.com revealed competition between website pages and issues with cannibalization and web vitals. Recommendations include merging video pages, improving web vitals, and enhancing overall performance for SERP impact.
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Latest Algorithm Changes Audit May 4th 4thJune 2020 For Mybettingdeals.com (Prepared by Thatware)
Synopsis 1: Topics Competition Synopsis 1: Topics Competition The first synopsis on what we did is on Topic competitions which showcases the level of pages within the website competing with each other. We have found approximately 42.63% of the pages are competing with each other for an exact match term. A small highlight here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IeN2NdSu_qGvmXwQygvL 6lxVyhoemNlfzms0XOxcm1w/edit?usp=sharing Cannibalization is also wasting crawl budget at 5.87 times from April 2020
Solution for Synopsis 1 Solution for Synopsis 1 After a thorough audit we found that 60% out of 42.63% cannibalization issues appears from /video/ pages alone. With the above point being said, all the /video/ pages should be merged into a new page using 301. PLEASE DONOT DELETE ANYTHING as merging will help in transferring valuable assets like referring domains and link juice. However, the page content can be ignored. Keyword segmentation rule is to be de-optimized for main pages vs. video pages (discussed more on Synopsis 8).
Synopsis 2: Web Vitals (LCP) Synopsis 2: Web Vitals (LCP) Core web vitals such as FID, visual stability and LCP can now make impact for performance on SERP. We have found majority of the web vitals issues are from existing video pages which needs to be immediately fixed. (Solutions in next slide)
Solution for Synopsis 2 Solution for Synopsis 2 All the video pages should be merged into a new page as discussed on Synopsis 1. The new structure for the video pages should be please follow the report here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C9PaMB94AJWuuKgekHXqEC 8-cV_h1lupoOQ8UGftL6c/edit?usp=sharing Developer should make sure the Title and first fold loads together.
Synopsis 3: Web Vitals (Visual Stability) Synopsis 3: Web Vitals (Visual Stability) Core web vitals such as FID, visual stability and LCP can now make impact for performance on SERP. We have found majority of the web vitals issues are from existing online- casino-games pages which needs to be immediately fixed. (Solutions in next slide)
Solution for Synopsis 3 Solution for Synopsis 3 The first fold layout for online- casino-games pages creates a bad user experience as it loads exceeding screen size. Thereafter, the dimension needs to be changed. Also, the first fold should start with a paragraph.
Synopsis 4: Mobile First Indexing Synopsis 4: Mobile First Indexing Mobile pages should have highest priority for indexing and in current case we see a lesser index rate on Mobile as compared to the desktop. Low mobile indexing will make an impact as it will attract lower customers from mobile devices.
Solution for Synopsis 4 Solution for Synopsis 4 All the web crawlers should be individually allowed via Robots.txt https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/1061943?hl=en All the video pages are missing from mobile index. However, with the new video page as per Synopsis 1. We need to include the URLs on sitemap and also create 2 sitemaps video + contexts and with proper priority order these will be fully indexed. Extensive XML modifications (Tuhin will guide) and AMP removal
Synopsis 5: Zombie Pages Synopsis 5: Zombie Pages Unwanted pages should be de-indexed and blocked from crawling. This will thus save lot of crawl budget. With the above point on mind, this step would also help to ensure that we don t face any index bloat issues. Less interactive pages or OLD pages with dates should be deleted. Paginated URL s also falls in this category
Solution for Synopsis 5 Solution for Synopsis 5 All glossary, members, tags, /pages and unwanted pages should be de-indexed via meta robots and also should be blocked from crawling. Disallow: /tags Disallow: /members Disallow: /pages Disallow: /glossary The above rule should be applied on Robots.txt
Synopsis 6: Structured data Synopsis 6: Structured data Structured data errors have been encountered in GSC which needs to be resolved. Video structured data needs implemented. QnA structured data needs implemented. Query structured data needs implemented.
Solution for Synopsis 6 Solution for Synopsis 6 Errors in existing structured data as reported through GSC should be fixed. New video page structured data should be implemented QnA Structured data should be implemented Page content RDFa should be implemented Ratings and reviews should be triggered
Synopsis 7: Internal links structure Synopsis 7: Internal links structure The current internal links structure is wasting a lot of juice on unselective pages and YMYL value is not being justified with proper usage of SILO in- linking model. Same page URLs should be removed as it not causing any benefit Internal links with glossary pages should be no-follow External links should be no-follow In-linking is missing (Reverse SILO)
Solution for Synopsis 7 Solution for Synopsis 7 All the YMYL pages should be in-links from video repositories and other pages. In the above case, all the incoming anchors can be broad match or long tail. Don t use exact match for now! TF-IDF and BOW terms can be anchored to homepage from the YMYL pages As seen from Screaming frog, the YMYL pages should have high incoming links than outgoing links and the ration should be 3:1
Synopsis 8: Keyword Segmentation Rule Synopsis 8: Keyword Segmentation Rule Currently, keyword segmentation rule is not followed for the entire campaign. As per ideal SEO logic: 40% Exact match (currently we have 32% ) 30% long tail (currently we have < than 3 % ) 10% broad match (currently we have < 2 % ) 10% phrase match (second tier LSI) (currently we have 0%) 10% LSI keywords (currently we have < 3% ) should be followed all across the website.
Solution for Synopsis 8 Solution for Synopsis 8 The main branded pages should be targeted with Exact match and LSI keywords. The new video pages should be targeted with Long tail and remaining's. This would then help in also naturally fixing up the cannibalization issues and also attract more organic exposure for the campaign.
Synopsis 9: Content Structure & Solution Synopsis 9: Content Structure & Solution The current content structure looks fine. Just some tunings and should be all okay. However, all the pages QnA sections are missing and it s advisable to put at least 3 4 at minimum as QnA. LSI s should be used only on H3 s Exact matches should be more left on H1 s.
Synopsis 10: Technical SEO Analysis and Synopsis 10: Technical SEO Analysis and Solution Solution GSC Based 404 handling Non-GSC Based Re-direct chain fixes 5XX handling Crawl trap fixes 3XX handling De-index of Zombie pages Query parameters handling H-tags modifications
Synopsis 11: Canonicalization Synopsis 11: Canonicalization Audit All the URL s are not self- canonicalized Solution All the URL s should load without / and the page source should be applied a canonical with a /
Synopsis 12: E.A.T Synopsis 12: E.A.T Audit Page contents and blogs are missing authorship information and entity matching. Solution Entity and authorship can be justified if we link all the contents with an external high Value assets in the name of the management (CEO, VP etc.) Also, author entity optimisation and microdata needs to be deployed. Author microdata missing
Synopsis 13: CTA optimisation Synopsis 13: CTA optimisation Audit All the CTA buttons from homepage are closely placed to each other. This will lower the quality rated guidelines as per the latest updates. Solution The CTA s should be spaced from each other and no CTA should be appearing on the first fold of the website.
Synopsis 14: BONUS TIP for MBD Synopsis 14: BONUS TIP for MBD All the sports betting and casino brand pages should be dynamically triggered for review microdata using GTM. This can then be linked with MREID or a AI based entity schema which can add further boost to the process. Further steps has been shown to Tuhin
Expected Outcome If the recommendations are followed then there can be an expected rise of 75% of the decline Also, additional organic exposure will be favored at least by another 28% Clicks and impressions are likely to rise at a rate of 17% per bi-week
