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Does pushing "delete" on old content boost your SEO? - SuccessWorks-SEO

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[ad_1] Have you ever had this feeling? You check out an old blog post and think, “I hate how I wrote this post, and it’s soooo old. My blog is so much better now. Maybe I should delete the old posts I don’t like anymore. Wouldn’t Google prefer fresher content anyway?” Reviewing old blog posts can feel like looking at old pictures. It’s easy to have cringe-worthy moments and think, “Why did I think that weird hairstyle was ever okay?” Oh, how I understand that feeling. But does deleting content make sense for your site (and your SEO campaign?) Let’s break it down: Should SEO content be deleted because it’s old? Somewhere in the sands of SEO time, a content ageism myth arose that implies site owners should purge all old content. In a Logan’s Run-like SEO strategy (my Gen Xers will know the references), all content over a certain age would be eliminated. How many articles have you read that are still helpful and well-written — even though they may be five (heck, even ten) yea...

To limit racial bias, home appraisers are pushing changes : NPR

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[ad_1] Real estate appraiser Jack Sonceau (left) and his trainee, Devin Minnis, assess a house in Baltimore. Shuran Huang for NPR hide caption toggle caption Shuran Huang for NPR Real estate appraiser Jack Sonceau (left) and his trainee, Devin Minnis, assess a house in Baltimore. Shuran Huang for NPR Years of homeowner horror stories and a growing body of research has cast a harsh light on how frequently racial bias can skew home appraisals. It's an industry that's dominated by white men whose methods fo...