SEO Technical SEO & Site Architecture 2

Question 1

What is the primary benefit of implementing HTTPS over HTTP for SEO?

Accepted Answer

It is a confirmed Google ranking signal and protects user data

Answer

Google confirmed HTTPS as a ranking signal in 2014, and secure connections protect user privacy, building trust with both users and search engines.

Question 2

Which Core Web Vital metric measures the time it takes for a page's main content to become fully interactive?

Accepted Answer

Interaction to Next Paint (INP)

Answer

INP (Interaction to Next Paint) measures responsiveness by assessing the delay between user interactions and the next visual update.

Question 3

What does a hreflang attribute help search engines understand?

Accepted Answer

The target language and geographic region of a page

Answer

Hreflang tells search engines which language and region a page targets, helping serve the correct version to international users.

Question 4

Which of the following is the most effective way to handle a large number of thin, low-quality pages on a website?

Accepted Answer

Consolidate, improve, or use noindex to remove them

Answer

Consolidating or noindexing thin pages reduces crawl waste, improves overall site quality signals, and focuses index equity on valuable content.

Question 5

What is the purpose of the 'noindex' meta robots tag?

Accepted Answer

Instruct search engines not to include a page in search results

Answer

The noindex directive tells search engines to exclude a page from their index, meaning it will not appear in search results.

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