


Google Search Results Super Volatile Days After Reviews Update Co...
The last likely Google confirmed update of the year, the November 2023 reviews update, completed last Thursday afternoon on the 7th. But days after it completed the Google search results…

Daily Search Forum Recap: December 8, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google’s November 2023…

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Gemini, Bing Deep Search, Go...
For the original iTunes version, click here. Google confirmed the last reviews update finished rolling out yesterday after 29 days…

Google November 2023 Reviews Update Completed After 29 Days
The Google November 2023 reviews update, the last one Google will confirm, finished rolling out yesterday afternoon on December 7, 2023. It took 29 days to roll out, which initially…

Google’s Alternative Feeds, Secondary SERPs & Current T...
A site owner’s guide to understanding Google’s alternative feeds and secondary serps and how it’s becoming harder than ever to track clicks and impressions from Google’s ecosystem.

Google Things To Know Snippets & Results Expansion
It seems Google is expanding the Things To Know feature in its search results, both in how often it is shown, where it is shown and how it is shown….

Google Tests Bolding Local Business Name In Local Panel
Google is testing bolding the name of the business within the local panel in the search results. I was unable to replicate this but my screenshot shows my company name…

Google Product Results Showing Prices With 30 Day Low
Google now can show if a price is the lowest it has been in a 30-day period. This can show in the product listing results for your Google search results….


Daily Search Forum Recap: December 7, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google launched Gemini,…

Report: Google Local Ranking Now Looks If A Business Is Open Or C...
Joy Hawkin and team posted about a new Google local ranking factor – the factor is is if a business is currently listed as open or closed based on its…

Google Gemini, Next Level AI, Comes To Bard & Coming To SGE
Google announced its latest AI advancements named Gemini yesterday, calling it the most capable AI models yet. It is already baked into Bard and it is being tested in SGE,…

Google SGE Tests Export To Gmail & Google Docs
Google SGE, the Search Generative Experience, is testing the ability to export the responses it provides to your queries to Gmail and Google Docs. There is an export button on…

When Googlers Delete Posts On X (Twitter) – Did Google Roll...
I’ve been noticing that Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, has been removing posts from his X (formerly Twitter) account a lot. I also noticed on select posts, John Mueller from…

Google To Allow Advertisers To Opt Out Temporarily To Search Part...
AdWeek posted that Google Ads is now allowing advertisers to temporarily opt out of the Search Partner Network in Search and Shopping ad campaigns, even if they are using Performance…

Google Search Full Width Image Pack With More Details Now Live
Google seems to have rolled out its full-width and larger image pack search results interface. It comes with not just the large full-width image pack we covered in 2021, but…


Daily Search Forum Recap: December 6, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Bing launched Deep…

Bing Introduces Deep Search & Other AI Copilot Enhancements
Microsoft has announced a new search feature to Bing Search named Deep Search. Deep Search is an “enhancement” to Bing Search that provides “deeper and richer exploration of the web,”…

Google Search Lite Knowledge Panel Snippet
Google is testing a lite version of a knowledge panel, maybe a knowledge panel “snippet” in the mobile search results. It is a snippet that looks like a sub-knowledge panel…

Known Issue: Google Site Names With Some Internal Pages
Google has been battling with site name issues since it launched the site name feature in October 2022 for mobile and then site names for desktop results in March 2023….

Google Search “You Visit Often” Label
When Google announced its more personalized search experience last month, Google said it would show you results you visit more often at the top. Google said those results would be…

Google How-To Rich Results Also Returning To Search?
As a reminder, in August, Google stopped showing the How-to rich results on the mobile search results, and then in September, they did the same for desktop results. Well, they…

Google Search Console To Remove Product Results Search Appearance...
Google is going to remove the Product results search appearance filter from both the Performance report in Search Console and from the Search Console API. This will happen in about…


Daily Search Forum Recap: December 5, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google expanded its…

December 2023 Google Webmaster Report
Here is the December 2023 Google webmaster report for all of you. Here I recap what happened and changed with Google Search on the organic space over the past month…

Google Expands Video Guidelines (Primary Content) Change To Video...
Google is now requiring that the video be the main or primary content on the page for it to show your video in video mode, not just as video thumbnails…

Complaints With Google Invalid Sitemap URL Detected Error
Over the past few days or so there has been a spike in complaints around Google Search Console reporting an invalid sitemap error for sitemaps URLs that should be valid….

Google Search Tests Line Separator Between Organic & Paid Res...
Years ago, Google use to separate the ads in its search results not just with clearer ad labels but also with a line separating the ads from the organic/free listings….

Gone: Google Search Console’s Mobile Usability Report &...
Google has removed its mobile usability report within Google Search Console and has dropped the mobile-friendly test and API. This was expected, Google told us this would happen back in…

Google SGE Tests Search By Image Feature
Google SGE, the Search Generative Experience, is testing the ability to not only type your questions with text but also to upload images to your query. So yes, Google SGE…


Daily Search Forum Recap: December 4, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Vlog #251: Dave DiGregorio On Local SEO Business Strategy, Evolut...
In part one with Dave DiGregorio we spoke about his journey from working in sports memorabilia to getting into SEO. Then, in part two we talked about some local pack…

Google Search Algorithm Ranking Update Winter Blast Continues
Last week we reported on the early signs of big Google Search ranking volatility, fluctuations, chatter within the search results. We just don’t know if that was related to the…

Report: Google Local Service Ads Reviews Being Hijacked
There are some reports of the reviews left on some Google Local Service Ads that say those reviews are being hijacked. In a sense, the reviews are being taken from…

Google Merchant Center Next To Support Rules & Supplemental F...
Google has confirmed that it will begin supporting rules & supplemental feeds in early next year for Google Merchant Center Next. Google added that all existing rules will continue to…

Google Groups Gets Ranking Boost In Google Search?
It seems like Google Search is now giving its old Google Groups forum area a massive ranking and visibility boost in the Google Search results. This started a couple of…

Google Search Central Countdown 2023 Microsite
Google launched a special page on its Search Central portal with a countdown to 2023. This page has these hidden doors that contain resources that they found interesting or were…

Google Search Adds Vacation Rental Structured Data, Rich Results ...
Google has announced it now supports new structured data for vacation rentals, which adds rich results to the Google Search results for vacation rental listing pages. With that, Google also…


Google Hanukkah Decorations Are Live For 2023
Hanukkah (aka Chanukah) starts this coming Thursday night, December 7th. Google has added its Hanukkah decorations to the Google Search results interface to celebrate. Google does this every year and…

Daily Search Forum Recap: December 1, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. I am celebrating…

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Done Followed By...
Google’s November 2023 core update finally finished rolling out this week, and it was the longest core update rollout. Then, a day later…

20 Years Covering The Search Industry
20 years ago tomorrow (December 2, 2003), I started this blog aimed at archiving some of the best discussions within the search marketing community…

Google Discover Showing Older Content Since Follow Feature
Typically, Google Discover shows content that is less than a day old, but it can show content that is weeks, months, or even years old. However, typically, Google will show…

Google Pay Accepted Labels In Google Search Results
Google seems to be testing a Google Pay Accepted label or icon in the Google search results. This label has the super G logo followed by the words “Pay accepted”…

Google May Be Testing Removing Cache Link From Search Results
Google seems to be testing removing the cache link from the search result snippet about this result box. I am in a test where the cache link is no longer…

Google Local Listing With “Serves Vegetarian Dishes” ...
Google is testing showing a justification (or label) for local restaurant listings within Google Search and Google Maps that says “serves vegetarian dishes” with a green leaf icon.


Daily Search Forum Recap: November 30, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

Google Search Ranking Volatility – Is It The End Of Reviews...
I am seeing some signs of some big Google Search ranking volatility and shuffling today. The core update just finished, so Google would say it is not the core update…

Google Patent For SGE: Generative Summaries For Search Results
Google has a published patent named “Generative summaries for search results” which is believed to be the patent behind the Search Generative Experience launch we saw earlier this year. This…

Google Local Service Ads Add New Impression Metrics For Advertise...
Google has added a few new impression metrics for advertisers using the Google Local Service Ads platform. This was spotted by Ben Turner who wrote on X that he is…

Google Ads API 2024 Schedule
Google has published its tentative schedule for the Google Ads API release dates and sunset dates for 2024. Google publishes this annually in order to “bring greater clarity to your…

Google Now Doesn’t Allow E-Juice Products In Ads & Shop...
Google has updated its dangerous product policy for both Shopping ads and free listings to list E-juice products as dangerous and thus not allowed to be advertised or listing in…

Head Of Google Ads, Jerry Dischler, Steps Down After 15 Years
Jerry Dischler, who has been the head of Google Ads since 2020 and has been with Google for over 15 years is leaving the company. Replacing Dischler will be Vidhya…


Daily Search Forum Recap: November 29, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google’s November 2023…

Google November 2023 Core Update Finished Rolling Out
After just under 26 days, the Google November 2023 core update is finally done rolling out. It took almost two weeks longer to roll out than the average core update…

Google Local Photos Results With Heart & Other Reactions
Google seems to be testing allowing searchers to “heart” a photo in the local search results. This can be a way for Google to learn if the images uploaded to…

Google Ads Won’t Allow Personalized Ads For Consumer Financ...
Google posted a new policy update for Google Ads saying it won’t allow personalization of ads for consumer finance in the United States or Canada starting on February 28, 2023….

GPT-4 Turbo Coming To Microsoft Copilot / Bing Chat
Microsoft will be bringing GPT-4 Turbo to Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat. It is unclear when Microsoft will update its AI models from GPT-4 to GPT-4 Turbo, but we…

Google Adds Organization Structured Data With More Business Detai...
Google has yet again launched new structured data named Organization structured data. This new Organization structured data merged the old logo and URL structured data for your business but also…


Daily Search Forum Recap: November 28, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Most SEOs Say Google’s November Core & Reviews Updates ...
The Google November 2023 core update and Google November 2023 reviews update are still both rolling out, and we have no estimated time of when they will finish rolling out….

Bing Chat / Microsoft Copilot Mode Usage: Balanced 70%, Creative ...
Mikhail Parakhin from Microsoft shared how often the different modes in Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat, are used. There is Balanced mode, creative mode and precise mode. Balanced…

Google Business Profile Review Service Restrictions Webpage
Google redid its Google Business Profiles reinstatement process and I think as part of that (I can be wrong), Google added this review service restrictions webpage. It will show you…

10 Best Reasons To Put 10 Best In Your Headlines For SEO
Is there an SEO benefit, a search ranking benefit, to putting numbers in your headlines? Such as the “10 best reasons to put 10 best in your headlines” or more…

New Google Profile Page & Discussion Forum Structured Data Wi...
Google has announced new structured data for discussion forum and profile page structured data on Google Search, with new markup and also new Search Console reports. Also, with this change,…


Google Search Console Down Again For Many
Google Search Console has been having reliability issues since yesterday, as we covered. It is currently down for many users across the world. The outage started again this morning at…

Daily Search Forum Recap: November 27, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Google Search Console Currently Down
Google Search Console seems to be down right now. If you try to access it, you will get a 500 server error. I suspect Search Console will be back up…

Vlog #250: Dave DiGregorio On ChatGPT For Local SEO & Being S...
In part one with Dave DiGregorio we spoke about his journey from working in sports memorabilia to getting into SEO. Then, in part two we talked about some local pack…

Google: The SEO Value Of Bringing Back A 404 Page Is Less Than Th...
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about finding broken links that 404 and if there is SEO value in working on bringing those links back to life. John ended his…

Google Crawl Rate Setting Going Away & Googlebot To Lower Min...
The legacy feature to control how fast Google crawls your website is going away on January 8, 2024. It is a feature that launched 15 years ago but Google never…

Google Tests Line Separators Between Sitelinks
Over the past week or so, Google has been testing line separators between Sitelinks in the Google Search results for snippets. This feature test really gives a lot of screen…

Google Tests “Interview” Label For News Results ̶...
Google is testing an “interview” label in the “For Context” news box within the Google Search results. We recently saw a similar styled label named “by the numbers” and now…

New Google Ads Value Based Bidding Guide
Google has released a new four-page PDF document named Testing value based bidding using Google Ads campaign experiments guide. This document can be useful for those who want to test…


Daily Search Forum Recap: November 24, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core & Reviews Update No...
This week was much slower than the previous weeks, and yes, the core and reviews updates are not yet completed…

Google: No Estimate For Completion Of November Core & Reviews...
Many of you are wondering when the Google November 2023 core update and Google November 2023 reviews update will be completed. Normally these updates finish about two weeks after they…

Google Ads Bug Sends Notice To Some Advertisers That Their Ad Acc...
Right before the Thanksgiving holiday season and right before the big holiday shopping season, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Google Ads sent emails to some advertisers telling them their…

Google Merchant Center Automatically Creating Promotions Based On...
Google Merchant Center has been automatically creating and applying promotions to some of your products over the Black Friday holiday season. The truth is, Google has been doing this for…

Google Tests New Flight Prices Rich Result?
Google may be testing a new type of rich result for flight prices. This test shows a section under the flight search snippet that contains the dates, trip details and…

Google Tests Shading Colors Of Favicons – Altering Your Off...
Google is testing shading and adding color and depth to favicons that they display in the search result snippets. This was spotted some time ago but it seems to be…

Google Removed The Robots FAQs Document
Earlier this week, Google removed its Robots.txt FAQ help document from its search developer documentation. When asked, John Mueller from Google replied to Alexis Rylko saying, “We update the documentation…


Happy Thanksgiving: Google’s History of Thanksgiving Doodle
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and to celebrate the holiday, I will not be posting news today. Don’t worry, a lot of news will be posted tomorrow, including the weekly SEO video…

Daily Search Forum Recap: November 22, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google is testing…

Google: Follower Count Is Not A Google Search Ranking Factor
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, confirmed on X that follower count is not used as a search ranking factor by Google Search.

Google “Simple Search” – New Search Refinement ...
Google may be testing a new “Simple Search” feature that may dumb-down the search results when you want something more simple. Google shows the “Simple Search” +Topics refinement button at…

Google Ads Business Name & Logo Account-Level Automated Asset...
Google has now added the business logo and business name details to the account-level automated assets within Google Ads. We knew this was being tested back in April and now…

Google Fast Pickup Or Delivery Search Box
Google is testing a new section to show which products they have in their index that are available for fast pickup or fast delivery. Google already knows how long it…

Google Bard Can Now Understand YouTube Videos
Google Bard can now respond with answers based on the spoken words in a YouTube video. Google said, it is “expanding the YouTube Extension to understand some video content so…