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   by ryanb 10y ago

   Yep, we work with all languages. One caveat though is we only test against Google metrics, so if you live in a country where Google is not the predominant search engine, we're of no help at the moment. : )
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   by ryanb 10y ago

   Thanks! Great questions 1) We actually work with CloudFlare/CloudFront etc if companies are already using them. In that case, we sit in between CloudFlare and your origin webserver. But if you don't already have a CDN in front of
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   by ryanb 10y ago

   We look at Clicks, Rankings and Impressions. We use Google Analytics, Webmaster Tools, and another third party data source. More clicks is obviously the ultimate goal, but sometimes we also have significant experiments where rankings or imp
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   by ryanb 10y ago

   It's based on how much traffic goes through our CDN. If you signup on our site or send me a note directly ryan@rankscience.com I can give you more details
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   by ryanb 10y ago

   Thanks Tom. Would love to buy you guys a beer sometime. : )
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   by ryanb 10y ago

   Oh, I misunderstood. Good question. A lot of people have suggested this. The main reason we've avoided it is complexity, but it's something we might revisit. I'd also be concerned about customers not having an easy way to und
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   by ryanb 10y ago

   Ours is automated and continuous, and there's is a self-service product. We like those guys though!
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   by ryanb 10y ago

   The biggest reason is that there's so much more volume in organic search (80% of all clicks) vs paid search (20%), and the ROI on SEO is so high. There's also so many companies in the PPC space -- it's quite saturated. SEO is
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   by ryanb 10y ago

   We're not reverse engineering Google's ranking algorithm, so no. : ) Good luck to anyone trying to do that! (I'd recommend against it) Yes, you're allowed to make changes to your pages.
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    This is link is related to Conversation Rate Optimization testing (like Optimizely). We don't do A/B testing on single pages, or do cloaking or anything of the sort, but we run experiments across groups of URLs, and then we sum up
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    The only way to deal with Google algorithm updates is through experimentation. A data-driven approach is the only approach. : ) Staying abreast of what both Google is saying publicly and what the SEO community is saying also helps (ie Googl
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    RankScience automates split-testing for SEO to grow organic search traffic for businesses. 80% of clicks from Google go to organic results and yet most companies don't know how to improve their SEO, or can't effectively measure th
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    Launch HN: RankScience (YC W17) – Automated Split-Testing for SEO(rankscience.com)

    121 points by ryanb 10y ago|84 comments
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    RankScience | https://www.rankscience.com | SF Bay Area or Remote Hiring: Front-end Developers, DevOps Engineers, SEO Analysts RankScience automates split-testing for SEO to grow organic search traffic for businesses. 80% of cli
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    What content were you hoping for?
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    Can UX design negatively impact SEO? (Explained)(rankscience.com)

    3 points by ryanb 10y ago|2 comments
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    Great post and kudos for the strength to write this. Last year, 7 Cups launched a Startup Support system for founders, that you might find of use: http://www.7cups.com/startups/
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    Good question -- we think it's because people searching for programming related help are lost and want clear, simple answers to their problems. Which one of these results would you click on? (query: mysql split string) http:/&#x2
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    Inferring causal impact using Bayesian structural time-series models: http://research.google.com/pubs/pub41854.html
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    There wasn't a sudden increase in rankings - this test showed CTR from Google increased dramatically with the change. When it was rolled out to the entire site, clicks went up, and over many weeks impressions/rankings followed.
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    How Coderwall grew over 50% with an A/B test(rankscience.com)

    103 points by ryanb 10y ago|27 comments
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    The left turn problem for self-driving cars has surprising implications(driverless-future.com)

    1 points by ryanb 10y ago|0 comments
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    RankScience | Part-time SEO Analysts Remote Only We're hiring part-time SEO analysts to conduct site audits and help come up with on-going technical SEO experiments to help clients' pages rank higher. http://www.ranksci
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    by ryanb 10y ago

    RankScience | Part-time SEO Analysts Remote Only We're hiring part-time SEO analysts to conduct site audits and help come up with on-going technical SEO experiments to help clients' pages rank higher. http://www.ranksci
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    How to find someone to talk to if you can't afford therapy(lifehacker.com)

    3 points by ryanb 11y ago|0 comments
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    by ryanb 11y ago

    Garry's advice and support throughout YC (and afterwards) was unparalleled, but more importantly, he's just a really good person. I'll never forget when he broke out Photoshop during office hours and redesigned our app on the
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    by ryanb 11y ago

    I think this is the most ambitious YC batch in recent memory. The ideas you've mentioned above are potentially huge. (sandwich making robots, anyone can start their own coffeeshop business)
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    How to create NBA shot charts in Python(savvastjortjoglou.com)

    253 points by ryanb 11y ago|28 comments
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    Mobile Changes Everything(a16z.com)

    299 points by ryanb 11y ago|209 comments
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    by ryanb 12y ago

    There's been a number of attempts at this - see ShareDesk.