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Visit SEO <\/strong>is constantly evolving, and what worked yesterday may work today. harm your Google ranking.<\/strong> Every year, search engines refine their algorithms to offer users the best possible results. more relevant<\/strong> and the highest quality. They want sites that are fast, well-structured, with quality content and designed first and foremost for users. Some SEO mistakes<\/strong> can make drop your site<\/strong> in search results, or even exclude it from the index altogether. This article will help you to identify and correct SEO errors <\/strong>that can harm your natural referencing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technical errors fatal to your SEO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Indexing problems: robots.txt and sitemap misconfigured<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Google <\/strong>must be able to crawl your site in order to reference it. Two files are available to guide these robots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The file robots.txt<\/strong> tells search engine spiders which parts of your site they can and cannot access explore<\/strong>. Incorrect configuration can block important pages, or even the whole site. For example, if you mistakenly forbid exploration of your product pages or blog posts, they won't be able to be viewed. never indexed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The file sitemap <\/strong>lists all Important URLs<\/strong> of your site that you want search engines to index. A poorly generated sitemap can lead to a delay in the indexing of your new pages, or even to certain important pages being overlooked by search engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To avoid indexing problems, check regularly<\/strong> your robots.txt file and regularly update your sitemap for submission to Google Search Console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excessive loading times: impact on user experience and ranking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Search engines attach great importance to the user experience<\/strong>. A slow site is considered to offer a poor experience, which can lead to penalize your positioning<\/strong> in search results. Google has even included loading speed as a direct ranking factor<\/strong> via its Core Web Vitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loading time too high <\/strong>may be due, among other things, to images non-optimized <\/strong>(too heavy), poor-quality web hosting, or the use of too many plugins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-mobile-friendly site: adaptation essential for user experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Today, more than 60 % of Google searches are carried out from a mobile device. <\/strong>Google has adopted the mobile-first index, which means that it uses the mobile version of your site as a priority to evaluate its quality <\/strong>and decide on its classification<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If your site is not responsive <\/strong>(i.e. it doesn't automatically adapt to the size of the user's screen), you're offering a poor user experience<\/strong>. For example, texts can be too small, images can overflow, buttons can be difficult to click, making the difficult navigation.<\/strong> This can create frustration <\/strong>in visitors and drive them away from your site. This increases your bounce rate and signals to search engines that your content is not relevant. not relevant<\/strong> or accessible to a large part of their audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poor use of 301 redirects: impact on link juice transfer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A 301 redirection <\/strong>tells browsers and search engines that a page has been permanently moved to a new URL<\/strong>. Its main advantage is that it transfers most of the SEO authority (link juice) from the old URL to the new one. These are the errors <\/strong>frequent : <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redirect chains : <\/strong>if page A redirects to page B, which redirects to page C, this creates a chain. Each page in the chain slightly reduces the link juice transferred and slows loading time for the user. It's better to redirect directly from page A to C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unnecessary redirections : <\/strong>Redirecting a page to an unrelated page can dilute authority or confuse search engines. Each redirect must be logical and relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redirect all pages to home page: <\/strong>This is a classic mistake for sites that are redesigning their tree structure. If a product page no longer exists, it's best to redirect it to the corresponding category or to a similar product page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Content errors that harm your SEO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The content is at the heart of SEO. <\/strong>Even with a perfect structure, poorly designed, poorly optimized or low-quality content can seriously your visibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duplicate content: identifying and solving duplicate content problems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Visit <\/strong>duplicate content<\/a> occurs when the same (or very similar) content appears on several URLs, whether on your own site or on other websites. This can make it difficult for search engines to identify which version to index<\/strong>This weakens your ranking, and may even lead to de-indexation. Google prefers originality<\/strong>. In case of duplication, it can : <\/p>\n\n\n\n