571 | News from the EDGE | Week of 2.20.2023

<p>Would you pay $12 a month to be verified on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp? Looks like Meta is adopting the Twitter model. Did you know Bing just put a cap on how many questions you can ask in a chat session. After 30 years of the existence of HTML Google finally gives actual guidance on link best practices.</p> <p>Erin Sparks and Mordy Oberstein examine these topics and much more on this episode of EDGEtalk.</p> <p>A big thanks to our new title sponsor of the show, <a href= "https://edgeofthewebradio.com/seranking" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">SE Ranking</a>. Check out their exclusive giveaway to the EDGE audience!</p> <p><strong>News from the EDGE:</strong></p> <p>[00:04:58] You get a blue check and you get a blue check- Meta to add paid verification option, just like Twitter</p> <p>[00:10:01] Our Title Sponsor: <a href= "https://edgeofthewebradio.com/seranking" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">SE Ranking</a></p> <p><strong>Take the SE Ranking Checklist Challenge!</strong>Receive a one-month Pro 1000 subscription for completing this challenge when you go to <a href= "https://edgeofthewebradio.com/seranking" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://edgeofthewebradio.com/seranking</a> and send a screenshot of these completed steps:</p> <ol> <li>Create a project, add at least 5 keywords;</li> <li>Find 5 competitors via the Competitive Research tool and add them to “My Competitors” section;</li> <li>Run a website audit and show what issue you are going to fix;</li> <li>Do a backlink check and upload your backlinks to the Backlink Monitoring tool;</li> <li>Optimize one page using the Content Marketing tool.</li> </ol> <p>Good luck! Deadline for the contest is February 28th.</p> <p>[00:11:30] Bing users seem to be chatting it up too much…</p> <p>[00:15:39] EDGE of the Web Sponsor: <a href= "http://edgeofthewebradio.com/inlinks" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Inlinks</a></p> <p>[00:16:42] Google Releases New Best Practices for Links</p> <p><strong>Barry Blast from Search Engine Roundtable:</strong></p> <p>[00:2