{"id":4096,"date":"2011-07-06T17:46:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T17:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/06\/free-guide-to-seo-basics-from-google\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T16:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T16:10:06","slug":"free-guide-to-seo-basics-from-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startwp.logomaker.com\/blog\/free-guide-to-seo-basics-from-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Free SEO Guide From Google"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few years ago, Google put together a little guide to help small business owners optimize their websites for their search engine. Last year they updated the guide with additional content. 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