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How many beans make five?

Facts Apr 6, 2023 0

Have you ever heard the saying 'How many beans make 5'? and wondered if anyone had actually answered it? Not happy that it is just a rhetorical question and thought it deserves an answer? Answer We dug deep and came up with the answer for you. The Genie says that...

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How to Ask a Question?

Search Engines October 14, 2024 0

How to Ask a Question: Getting the Answer You Need In a world where information is at our fingertips, asking the right question can make all the difference between getting an insightful solution and getting sidetracked. Whether you're seeking help from a search engine, an online forum, or a... Read more

Google and Wayback Machine Integration: A Leap Forward in Digital Preservation

Search Engines September 24, 2024 0

In today’s digital-first world, the internet is constantly evolving, with websites, articles, and media being created, updated, and removed every day. Yet, in this rapid cycle of creation and deletion, much of our digital history gets lost. In a powerful move to preserve and provide easy access to that... Read more

Google-Safety BOT

Search Engines August 25, 2024 0

Why does the Google-safety bot appear to visit your site? Is the Google-Safety bot considered to be a good or bad bot and what does it mean when the safety bot visits? User Agents User Agents (UA) can be easily spoofed, so just because the logs show a visit... Read more

AI Bots Scraping your Content?

Search Engines July 6, 2024 0

What is GoogleOther and why does it visit my website? The User-agent with GoogleOther, from AS15169 GOOGLE, looks like it is one of those Google bots you should welcome to your site? AS15169 GOOGLE A Google-owned block that can source official Google traffic, but why are they not using... Read more

Why does Google think my site is unhelpful?

Search Engines October 10, 2023 0

Google bot as the smiling assassin deeming your site to contain only unhelpful content and removes your website from the google result page.

Bing Ads

Search Engines August 21, 2023 0

Does Microsoft pay to show ads on your website? Microsoft advertising has been missing for a long time from the list of advertisers that want to pay you to show their ads on your site. But things are changing. Microsoft is inviting a number of small sites to join... Read more

Mobile vs Desktop Search Traffic

Search Engines March 29, 2023 0

Years 2013 to 2022 for mobile search traffic vs desktop-based searches show a clear tipping point in 2017 when the desktop lost its crown and mobile became king. Year Mobile Desktop 2013 16.2% 83.8% 2014 23.4% 76.6% 2015 33.4% 66.6% 2016 43.6% 56.4% 2017 50.3% 49.7% 2018 58.2% 41.8%... Read more

The Story of Google Search

Search Engines March 29, 2023 0

Google Search is the most popular search engine in the world, revolutionising how we find information. But how did Google Search come to be? What are its origins? And how has it evolved? Google, the world's most widely used search engine, has become an indispensable tool for individuals and... Read more

WordPress Categories or Tags

Search Engines March 26, 2023 0

Running a WordPress site can be rewarding. But getting to grips with the basics can be challenging. The difference between categories and tags is one example. Should the post have a tag and a category, or which is best, a tag or a category? What if I have the... Read more

Getting indexed by Google

Search Engines February 26, 2023 0

You have a website and you want it to appear on the google search engine. This is a very common request and some are more successful than others in getting their website added to the big G. Great Content You have great content, but there is more to engaging... Read more