01What Google says to expect from an SEO
Google’s own guidance on hiring an SEO suggests asking for past examples, being wary of ranking guarantees, and understanding every change made to your site [1].
02Technical first, then content
Search Essentials sets the eligibility bar [2]; the SEO Starter Guide covers the structure, content and links built on top of it, and notes that changes take time to show [3].
Speed is part of it: Core Web Vitals feed ranking systems [4], but helpful, people-first content remains the core [5].
References
- [1]Do you need an SEO? · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/do-i-need-seo
- [2]Google Search Essentials · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/essentials
- [3]SEO Starter Guide · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/seo-starter-guide
- [4]Understanding Core Web Vitals and Google search results · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/core-web-vitals
- [5]Creating helpful, reliable, people-first content · Google Search Centraldevelopers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content