Blog
Get exclusive tech SEO insights
Recent Articles
Why does the data in Google Search Console differ from the number of indexable pages in crawl results?
Why can the number of indexed pages differ in Google’s SERP data and Google Search Console? Why is the number of indexable pages found by JetOctopus also different from these numbers? Let’s try to figure it out in this article. The number of pages in SERP and Google Search Console If you check the number […]
Take Control on Googlebot: the best takeaways from Serge Bezborodov’s talk at BrightonSEO
We want to share key insights from Serge Bezborodov’s brilliant talk at BrightonSEO. Serge talked about how to control Googlebot and why it is needed for all SEOs. The presentation was based on a long-term analysis of the activity of search robots. 1. On average, ~40-60% of pages of most sites are uncrawled by Googlebot. […]
How to check redirects during a website migration with JetOctopus
JetOctopus is one of the universal SEO tools that will help you migrate your website without wasting time and efforts. Earlier, we already wrote about how to audit a website before relaunching. In this article, we will tell you how to check redirects during website migration. What types of redirects can be checked with JetOctopus […]
How to audit a website for a relaunch with JetOctopus
A website relaunch is an important event, the success of which depends on whether your website will retain organic traffic. Therefore, for a relaunch, you need to thoroughly prepare and take into account the most minor details. In this article, we will tell you how to prepare for a website restart using JetOctopus. Preparation for […]
How to analyze queries in the title and description
You may have noticed the “Query on Page” dataset in the Google Search Console section. This very useful report will help you optimise your website pages to get more organic traffic. In this article, we will tell you how to analyze data from the “Query in title” and “Query in meta description” datasets. What is […]
How to use custom robots.txt to make the crawl more efficient
As you know, you can use a custom robots.txt file when configuring a crawl. This is a useful option if, for example, you want to scan a staging website. But there are other advantages of using a custom robots.txt file during crawl settings. In this article, we will tell you how to make the most […]
Product Update. GSC Discover: dive deep into recommendations analysis
The JetOctopus team made a great and handy update: now all clients can analyze the effectiveness of their pages in Google Discover. What is Google Discover? Google Discover is personalized recommendations for Google users. You can see recommended articles and news both on your smartphone and on Google’s desktop services if you use them. Based […]
6 hidden features: how to use JetOctopus more effectively
JetOctopus is a comprehensive tool for SEO that has many advantages and cool features. We would like to remind you about several cool features that will help you use JetOctopus more effectively. Thanks to these tools, you will be able to analyze the website in less time. And you will be able to find technical […]
Sum up for the six months of 2022
The last six months have been interesting and exciting for the JetOctopus team. It was difficult at times, but we managed it. And as a result, many useful updates were released. As we know, our beloved customers are actively using many new features. We are happy to improve JetOctopus and make it more convenient for […]
How to use Include and Exclude settings when configuring a crawl
Use the Include and Exclude feature to prevent JetOctopus from scanning unwanted pages. We recommend that you use this option if you need to scan one or more types of pages. You can use this feature if you need to scan a part of the large website. Read about other ways to scan a large […]
How data export to DataStudio works
Data Studio integration is one of the most anticipated JetOctopus updates in 2022. After extensive testing, all our users can integrate data to Data Studio and build custom reports. In this article, we will tell you how export to Data Studio works and what settings should be made. Step 1. Log in to JetOctopus and […]
How to find lost keywords with JetOctopus
The index of search engines is extremely dynamic. It depends on Google updates, competitors’ activities, the health of your website and many other factors. That is why it happens that the traffic suddenly drops, and the reason cannot be identified. In such cases, we recommend (after a technical check of the website) to analyze the […]
How to find URLs that redirect back to itself
When a page redirects back to itself, it means that the redirect location is the same as the redirecting page. For example, https://example.com/page-1 – 301 – https://example.com/page-1. An endless redirect loop will occur until the browser crashes. Using JetOctopus, you can quickly find pages with redirects back to itself. How do I check for URLs […]
What is DFI (distance from index) and how to analyze it
As you know, internal linking is extremely important for users of your website and of course for search engines. All visitors, even artificial intelligence, want to access any page of your site in just a few clicks. And the simpler and clearer the path from the home page to the desired one, the better the […]
Product Update. GSC metrics dynamics
We are pleased to present to your attention an interesting dataset that will help you analyze your search metrics. How effective are your pages in search? How many clicks and impressions does a certain segment of pages receive for specific queries? What is the average position for each query in different countries? Now you don’t […]
Why are there missing images during crawling?
If you have configured image crawling, but the results do not include all of them, there may be several reasons. Below we will tell you how to find out the reason. Understanding why there are missing images in the results is important, because search engines may not have access to all images either. Reason 1. […]
How to analyze internal link anchors
Internal linking is very important for search engines. Thanks to internal linking, search bots understand the structure of the website. Internal link anchors are also important. With the help of this text, search engines understand what the page is about. Of course, this is not the only thing that bots take into account when scanning […]
How to find pages with extreme count of links and why it matters
Search engines, especially Google, say that a lot of internal links on a page is not a good way to improve internal linking. If there are too many internal links, their value to search engines may decrease. The same situation with external links: if there are too many of them, search bots will reduce the […]
How to eliminate and fix cannibalisation issues
Every SEO specialist has heard about the terrible consequences of cannibalization at least once in his life. If two pages rank for the same query, it’s terrible, because users will get confused and click on the wrong page. And it will be difficult for search engines to figure out which page to rank in the […]
A complete list of user agents used by JetOctopus
Security is important to all websites. For JetOctopus, the security of your data is also in the first place. Therefore, we want to tell you which user agents JetOctopus uses when scanning your website. DevOps or website administrators will also need this information so they don’t block the JetOctopus crawler. We emphasize that JetOctopus is […]
How to bulk export anchors of external links
External links are links that contain a domain other than yours in <a href=> HTML element. The text of <a href=”https://external-domain.com/“>Text (anchor) to identify the external domain</a> is called an anchor. An anchor text will be displayed visually for the user. And after clicking on this text, the user will go to the external domain. […]