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What is Index Bloat? — Whiteboard Friday
Tom Capper

What is Index Bloat? — Whiteboard Friday

Deep dive into index bloat - a critical SEO challenge affecting medium to large websites. Learn how to identify URLs consuming your index quota without delivering traffic, understand the difference between crawl budget and index bloat, and discover practical solutions for cleanup. This Whiteboard Friday video helps you assess your site's index health and implement effective remediation steps, from content consolidation to proper URL handling.

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