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<item><title>Does Google penalise AI-written content? What the rules actually say</title><link>https://therankbench.com/blog/does-google-penalise-ai-content/</link><guid>https://therankbench.com/blog/does-google-penalise-ai-content/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI Corner</category><description>Google doesn’t ban AI content, but it does act against low-value pages made at scale. Here’s what its guidance says, and how to stay on the right side of it.</description></item>
<item><title>How long should a title tag be? Think pixels, not characters</title><link>https://therankbench.com/blog/how-long-should-a-title-tag-be/</link><guid>https://therankbench.com/blog/how-long-should-a-title-tag-be/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>Google cuts off titles by width, not by a fixed number of characters. Here’s the practical limit, why it varies, and how to write titles that show in full.</description></item>
<item><title>A simple AI writing workflow that doesn’t hurt your SEO</title><link>https://therankbench.com/blog/ai-writing-workflow-for-bloggers/</link><guid>https://therankbench.com/blog/ai-writing-workflow-for-bloggers/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>AI Corner</category><description>A practical five-step routine for using AI writing tools to publish faster, while keeping your content original, accurate and genuinely useful.</description></item>
<item><title>How to write meta descriptions people actually click</title><link>https://therankbench.com/blog/write-meta-descriptions-that-get-clicks/</link><guid>https://therankbench.com/blog/write-meta-descriptions-that-get-clicks/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tool tips</category><description>Meta descriptions don’t directly boost rankings, but they can win you the click. A simple formula, real examples and the length that fits.</description></item>
<item><title>Core Web Vitals explained in plain English (LCP, INP and CLS)</title><link>https://therankbench.com/blog/core-web-vitals-explained/</link><guid>https://therankbench.com/blog/core-web-vitals-explained/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>What Google’s three page-experience metrics measure, the scores to aim for, and the fixes that make the biggest difference on ordinary websites.</description></item>
<item><title>How to compress images for the web without losing quality</title><link>https://therankbench.com/blog/compress-images-without-losing-quality/</link><guid>https://therankbench.com/blog/compress-images-without-losing-quality/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Tool tips</category><description>Images are usually the heaviest part of a web page. The right format, size and quality setting can cut them by 70–90% with no visible difference.</description></item>
<item><title>robots.txt vs noindex: which one keeps a page out of Google?</title><link>https://therankbench.com/blog/robots-txt-vs-noindex/</link><guid>https://therankbench.com/blog/robots-txt-vs-noindex/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Guides</category><description>They sound similar but do very different jobs, and using the wrong one can backfire. A plain-English guide with examples of when to use each.</description></item>
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