JavaScript SEO in 2024: Q&A with Martin Splitt from Google (Issues, Mistakes, Tips, Facts, & Myths) 😱

Ever wondered how JavaScript impacts SEO?

Here is the full written guide on JavaScript SEO on my website. 

In this interview, I ask Martin Splitt from Google the most pressing JavaScript SEO questions. Martin sheds light on Googlebot's behavior, the importance of server-side rendering, and how to identify and fix JavaScript SEO issues. Watch now to level up your JavaScript SEO knowledge!

Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0iHDk7uqByI 

In this comprehensive Q&A session, we cover a wide range of topics, including:
✅ The path Googlebot follows when visiting a page 
✅ How Google decides whether to index a specific page 
✅ The new robots.txt reports in Google Search Console 
✅ Dealing with crawl budget issues for small and large websites 
✅ The time difference between Googlebot crawling and rendering a page 
✅ How Googlebot handles dynamic content and JavaScript rendering 
✅ The impact of "no-index" and "index" tags in source code vs. rendered HTML 
✅ Blocking users based on geolocation and its SEO implications 
✅ Understanding and identifying crawl budget issues 
✅ Googlebot's behavior with button links, JavaScript links, and redirects 
✅ Effective communication between SEOs and developers 
✅ Evaluating JavaScript-based sites with SEO tools 
✅ Best practices for e-commerce websites, pagination, and infinite scroll
✅ Common JavaScript SEO mistakes and how to avoid them

This interview is packed with valuable insights and actionable tips for optimizing your JavaScript-based website for search engines.

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