Bulk Downloading Backlink Data from Google Search Console

I wanted a quick way to get all backlink data from Google Search Console for a domain so I built this Python script. Setup isn’t too complicated. You’ll need to run this on your local machine or somewhere you’re logged into Search Console. First, add your GSC cookie to the gsc_cookie.txt file Open GSC->External Links->More, … Read more

Four Places to Check the Google SEO Weather (SERP Volatility)

MozCast by Moz – most poplar, tracks different google search result page features (Images, Videos, FAQ, etc) https://moz.com/mozcast SEMRush Sensor – probably the 2nd most popular, has a great mobile/desktop and category filter https://semrush.com/sensor/ Algoroo – made by the SEO Marketing Group, DEJAN out of Australia (of course) 🦘. – limited functions, but contains history … Read more

Updated WordPress Ping List / Update Services [and why you shouldn’t use a big list]

WordPress offers a feature called “Update Services” in Settings -> Writing. Many blogs will offer large “Ping Lists” for you to add as Update Services. They claim adding these will improve indexing, but most of these lists will do more harm than good. Why these lists are useless a large number of invalid pings can … Read more

Repairing an SQLite Database

This post gives instructions on how to check for errors and make a clean copy of a corrupted SQLite3 database. Checking for errors in an SQLite3 database:1. Make a backup of all the sqlite3 databases. They are located in the storage folder for your data storage. For example x:\storagenode\storage\bandwidth.db, where x:\storagenode is the data folder … Read more

Shortcut Forwarding Engine

Shortcut is an in-Linux-kernel IP packet forwarding engine. It’s designed to offer very high speed IP packet forwarding based on IP connection tracking. On DD-WRT, SFE is listed under Setup->Basic Setup->WAN Setup-> Optional Settings. SFE reduces CPU utilisation as it bypasses unnecessary firewall checks once a connection has been established. Some users report that enabling … Read more

Front-End-Checklist Asana Template and CSV / Google Sheet

The Front-End-Checklist project is an “exhaustive list of all elements you need to have / to test before launching your website / HTML page to production.” It covers many important things in accessibility, performance, and SEO. You can get this checklist in CSV or JSON format below. FrontEndChecklist_Template.csv [import to Asana] Front-End-Checklist.json Google Sheet To … Read more