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Manual ActionA manual action is a manual Google measure against pages or sites when a reviewer finds violations of spam policies.IntermediatePenalties And RecoveryMeta DescriptionA meta description is a short HTML page summary that Google may use as the snippet in search results.BeginnerOn-Page SEOMobile SEO EssentialsMobile SEO means making the smartphone version of a page complete, crawlable, readable, fast, usable, and equivalent to the desktop version.BeginnerMobile SeoMobile-First IndexingMobile-first indexing means Google uses the mobile version of a page for indexing and ranking.IntermediateTechnical SEOModern Link Building: Digital PR, Data Assets and Safe OutreachModern Link Building is the earning of real editorial references through helpful content, data, expertise, digital PR, tools, studies, partnerships and thoughtful distribution. It does not replace old manipulation with new tricks. It builds assets that are genuinely worth citing in a topic.IntermediateLink Building