Fact or Fiction: SEO Edition
Fact or Fiction: SEO Edition
The world of SEO is spinning faster than ever, and for every new strategy, an old one becomes obsolete. See if you can guess whether the following statements are fact or fiction - you might surprise yourself.
The world of SEO is spinning faster than ever, and for every new strategy, an old one becomes obsolete. See if you can guess whether the following statements are fact or fiction - you might surprise yourself.

Having a secure (HTTPS encrypted) site is important for SEO.
Meta descriptions have a significant impact on search rankings.
Keyword optimization is the key to SEO.
The H1 is the most important on-page element.
The more pages I have, the better.
In Google search results, your headline gets cut off after 65 characters.
The text you specified for your meta description will be pulled into search engine results pages.
Search engines favor web page URLs that make it easier for them AND easier for website visitors to understand the content on the page.
Hiding keywords is a good and clever SEO tactic.
If you submit an updated sitemap manually, any new pages you add to your site can start generating organic traffic and conversions on the same day.