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With the new Google Search Generative Experience, we are all hopeful that Google will give us reporting and filtering in Search Console. This way, we can track how well our…

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 9, 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 will show…

Daily Search Forum Recap: March 16, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Microsoft Advertising Relaxes Advertiser Identity Verification
In June, we reported that Microsoft Advertising would require advertiser identity verification. Well, Microsoft posted an update relaxing those requirements in a big way.

Google Local Service Ads Anonymous Reviews Stops On August 25th
Google will stop collecting anonymous reviews on August 25, 2023. Google posted this notice in a help document, which reads, “Important: We’ve stopped collecting anonymous reviews and will stop showing…

Google Local Search Update On March 23rd ‘Corrects’ V...
On March 22nd and 23rd I noticed the BrightLocal tracking tool spike up a bit, so I kept tabs on that we may have had a Google local search update….


Bing Doesn’t Support data-nosnippet HTML Attribute
While Google supports the data-nosnippet HTML attribute, Microsoft Bing does not, clarified Fabrice Canel of Microsoft on Twitter. The data-nosnippet attribute lets you designate textual parts of an HTML page…

Google Search Product Comparison Gains Compare With More Products
Google has been showing the ability to compare one product agains the next in Google Search for several years now. But now Google quickly lets you also add additional products…

Daily Search Forum Recap: April 20, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Google Search Tests Images On Left Side Of Search Result Snippets
Google may be testing displaying images thumbnails on the left side of the search result snippets. At first, when Kunjan Shah sent this to me on Twitter, I thought it…

Bing SEO: Subscription-Based & Paywall Content
Fabrice Canel posted an SEO best practices post for sites that use subscription-based and paywall content. While Google has something called flexible sampling, previously a first click free program –…

The Industry Mourns The Loss Of Bill Slawski: The SEO Mentor To T...
It pains me to write this – Bill Slawski, a man who has literally helped transform the SEO industry into what it is today, has passed away on Tuesday, May…


Google Business Profiles Bug Temporarily Drops Product Management...
The folks at WhiteSpark showed screenshots of Google Business Profile limiting the control you have over your product listings within your local panel. They showed how “businesses can no longer…

Google Merchant Center Breaks Up Its Abuse Policy
Google has updated its various abuse policies for Merchant Center. Google said Google Shopping ads and Google free listings Malicious or unwanted software policy will be split into three separate…

Google: Don’t Put Your Company Name In Blank Image Alt Text
Most sites I know do not fill in their image alt text for many images. I know a lot of SEOs work on this task but sometimes it is a…

Google Ads To Address Concerns Over Third-Party Sales Solicitatio...
You probably get these emails all the time from a third-party Google Ads rep asking you to make adjustments to your campaigns, specifically to increase budgets and to go all…

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…

Google: Ignore Black Hat Traffic, We Do.
Google’s John Mueller said it is safe to ignore black hat traffic, he said it is just spam and there is no need to worry about it from an SEO…

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…

Google Maps Tests New Local Panel With Images At Top & Tabs F...
Google Maps is testing a new local listing interface where it shows more images in the top portion of the local listing and there are tabs to show the business…

Microsoft Advertiser Gains Automatic Updates For Shopping Campaig...
Microsoft announced a bunch of new features and other news for the Microsoft Advertising platform. These include automatic updates for Shopping Campaigns, auto-generated Remarketing Lists, more eligible UET tags migrating…

Most SEOs Think There Will Be Another Google Algorithm Update Bef...
Most SEOs believe Google will push out another confirmed algorithm update before the end of the 2023 year – so within the next few weeks. I ran a poll on…

Google My Business App No Longer Available
We knew that when Google rebranded Google My Business to Google Business Profile that Google will be doing away with the Google My Business App. And now that day has…


Google Ads Editor & API Now Support Discovery Ads, Plus New A...
Google announced a bunch of new things for Google Discover Ads yesterday. They include that the Google Ads Editor and Google Ads API now support Discovery ads, there are new…

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google MUM Gives Featured Snippets ...
Google launched new features in search, one where Google is using MUM to give featured snippets a consensus – it is pretty cool. Google also released new about this result…

Google Search Timer & Stopwatch Started Ticking Again
30 days ago, the Google Search timer and stopwatch feature stopped working. Well, I am glad to report, the stopwatch was fixed and it is now working again.

Microsoft Advertising RSAs Deadline Extended Again, This Time TO ...
Microsoft Advertising has extended the deadline to move from Expanded Text Ads to Responsive Search Ads once again. Instead of it being August 29, 2022, Microsoft is now pushing the…

Google Removes datePublished Property From Fact Check Structured ...
Google has removed the datePublished “recommended” property from the fact check structured data documentation. Google said, “Currently, date information isn’t used in the Fact Check rich result.”

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google September Core Update, Helpf...
What a week, we had the launch of the September 2022 core update that started off strong and fast. Google confirmed the helpful content update is done rolling out but…

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 29, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…


Google Ads Continues To Suffer From Latency Issues
Google Ads continues to suffer from ongoing latency issues – mostly from the Google Ads console. This is the place advertisers go in and manage their ads. It has become…

New Interface For Microsoft Advertising Console
Microsoft seems to be rolling out a new Microsoft Advertising console design. The new interface is more modern and possibly more efficient to use.

Multisearch Not Being Tracked In Google Search Console
Google Search Console is not currently tracking clicks or impressions for traffic sent through the new Google multisearch feature. Glenn Gabe confirmed this the other day by running some tests…

Google AdSense Adds First Party Cookie Personalization & New ...
Google AdSense has announced support for personalization with first-party cookies and also new improvements to the blocking controls navigation.

Google Can Search For Your Blockchain Wallet Addresses (Bitcoin &...
You can now search Google for any of your wallet addresses across bitcoin and five new Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks. So you can look up your balances within those…

Google Search Console Notices For max-image-preview
Last week, Google began sending new notices via Google Search Console about ways to enhance your images on Google. The notice talks about using the max-image-preview robots meta tag on…

Google Search Console Geographic Target Setting Still Visibile Bu...
On Friday, Michelle aka @Shelliweb, spotted that the Google Search Console geographic target setting feature was still visible under the legacy features. This is despite Google deprecating the feature months…

Bing Webmaster Tools Notifications & Insights Bug Fixed
Fabrice Canel from Microsoft confirmed Microsoft has fixed a bug with Bing Webmaster Tools showing inaccurate and/or irrelevant notifications in the notifications and insights section. Fabrice wrote, “Happy to report…

Google Business Profiles “Showing The World Cup” Attr...
With the World Cup just around the corner, Google is asking certain businesses, like bars, restaurants and other venues if they will be showing the world cup at their location….

Google Key Moments SeekToAction Markup Supports 12 Languages
Google key moments is a feature where Google Search highlights the sections in a video through a chapter-like interface. Google added support SeekToAction markup for videos on your site, so…

UK Financial Services Advertisers Now Needs Verification For Micr...
Microsoft announced that if you do financial service ads in its network, like on Bing Search, in the UK, you will need to be verified in early 2023. “Starting early…

Google Learning Video Structured Data Text Field Now Recommended ...
Google has updated its learning video structured data documentation to no longer require the text field for Problem walkthrough videos and clips, now it is just recommended.

Google Maps Updates Fake Engagement Policy With More Detail
Google has updated its Google Maps contributor fake engagement policy to flesh out in more detail how the policy works. The new text is like 40% longer and seems to…

Google Search Console Survey – Hint On What May Come?
Google seems to be sending out surveys about Google Search Console and potential future development and features around that tool. The survey takes several minutes to complete.

Google Maps Add Stop Advertisements
Did you know that Google Maps can suggest that you add a stop along the way as an advertisement or sponsored route along the way? It pops up as you…

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Google To Sunset Google Optimize On September 30, 2023
Google will be sunsetting, killing off, the Google Optimize product on September 30, 2023. “Google Optimize and Optimize 360 will no longer be available after September 30, 2023. Your experiments…

Google Does Major Refresh Of The Canonicalization Help Documentat...
Google has updated its search help documentation around canonicalization this morning. The Google Search Relations team split in three distinct sections and updated a lot of the content to provide…


Survey Says SEO Think Microsoft will Gain Less Than 5% Market Sha...
Matt McGee posted a poll on Twitter asking how much of Google’s search engine usage market share do you expect the new Bing with ChatGPT to take in the next…

Google Search Tests More To Ask & Other Alternatives Of Peopl...
Google may be testing replacing the “people also ask” with a “more to ask” box. I am unsure if this is just a headline change or if there is any…

Vlog #214: Sam Michelson On Human Resources and Hiring
In part one, we spoke about who Sam Michelson is and his business development techniques. In part two, we dove into CRM software and how they use it, including looking…


Google: Keyword Stuffing Alone Does Not Make A Page Unhelpful
Google’s John Mueller said that keyword stuffing alone would not make a page be deemed unhelpful. John added that Google is good at ignoring tactics like keyword stuffing, so that…

New Google Analytics 4 Benchmarking Data
Google Analytics, GA4, seems to be rolling out benchmarking data, similar to Universal Analytics before it. This feature lets you compare your analytics data to others in your same industry…

Vlog #216: Sam Michelson On Search Intent, Features & Reputat...
In part one, we spoke about who Sam Michelson is and his business development techniques. In part two, we dove into CRM software and how they use it, including looking…


Google Chart Teetering On The Edge Of Core Web Vitals Field Data
Ever see a chart in your page experience report or core web vitals reports that shows core web vitals data and then doesn’t and then does again? If you do,…

Google Search Car Carousel
We saw Google label some car types as electric and hybrid a year ago. Now Google has this car carousel in the mobile search that lets you filter by many…

GA4 Fractional Cross-Channel Conversion Credit Now Imported Into ...
Google posted an update that now Google Ads will import fractional, cross-channel web conversion credits from Google Analytics 4 properties. Google said this is even if the last non-direct click…



18 Years Covering The Search Industry
For the past 18 years I’ve been writing on this site, covering what you – the search marketers are chattering about. Today marks the 18th anniversary of the Search Engine…

Poll: Search Marketers Prefer To Specialize In Their Job
Azeem posted a Twitter poll a while back asking the digital marketing community if they prefer to specialize in a specific niche of marketing or be more of a generalist…


Google I/O Search Algorithm Ranking Update – Unconfirmed
I am seeing signs of another Google search algorithm ranking update touching down over the past couple of days, which is why I am naming it the Google I/O Search…

SEO Hired To Gain Links Hacked The Client’s Related Site To...
Image you hire an SEO company for SEO services and they email you the links they acquired for you and in that report it shows a link from a site…

Google Sharable Links For Recent Searches & Local Packs
Google lets you create a link of your recent searches that you can share with your friends or colleagues. So if you are planning a road trip with friends, you…

Google Search Console Reporting Glitch With Video Traffic May 4-1...
Google Search Console confirmed it had a bug in reporting video-specific traffic in the performance report between May 4th and May 17th. Google seems to have resolved the issue going…

Google Search Tests Expandable Articles, Videos & Popular Pro...
Google is testing more of those expandable sections in the mobile search results. We have seen them for ads/sponsored listings and other topics but now also for short videos, articles…

Google Search Console Reporting Some Mobile Indexing As Desktop I...
Google has a bug in Google Search Console where it reported some sites being indexed using mobile indexing as being indexed using desktop indexing. I am sure we all have…

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Bing’s IndexNow For WordPress...
It was a slow start to 2022 but I guess that is welcomed by most of you – I have my January 2022 Google webmaster report live, if you took…


Google Finally Launches The Perspectives Search Filter
Google has finally launched the perspectives filter in the Google mobile search results. There is a ton of confusion around what perspectives is because Google has released or tested a…

Google Deduplication Of Top Stories From Web Search Results
We know Google has deduplication efforts for when a featured snippet is displayed so that it might remove the snippet from the main web results. Google may do the same,…

Google Sues Business Over Alleged Fake Business Profiles & Re...
Google had filed a lawsuit against a company that allegedly created fake Google Business Profiles and tons of fake reviews. Google said it filed the suit “to help put an…

Business Name “Keyword Near Me” Might Not Be A Great ...
Chris Tweten posted a photo the other day on Twitter of a dental office sign with its company name – the company name is named “Dentist Near Me.” Of course,…

Google Site Reputation Abuse: Treating Some Sites Within A Site
Jonathan Jones attended the Google Search Central Live event in Zurich last week and posted excellent and detailed notes about the event, including a bit more on the more often…

Google Clearing Out The Manual Actions Backlog?
Earlier this month we reported that Google said there is a backlog with the manual actions in the queue, some as far back as over several months ago. Well, I…

Google Rich Testing Tools Drop Down Selector Now Shows URL Inspec...
Google has updated the Google Rich Results test to spell out that the test is coming from the Google URL Inspection tool. This update probably happened when added the new…

Googlers Working Christmas & Christmas Eve (2024 Edition)
Every year I like to cover how I spot Googlers, like John Mueller, but yes others, working and communicating with the SEO community on Christmas Eve and Christmas day. This…

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 6, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…


Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update & Volatility On July 1...
Hey there – it is me again – reporting about another unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update. This one seemed to start yesterday, July 12th. I am seeing a lot…

Screenshot: Google Ads Negative Keywords In Performance Max
We have been hearing Google Ads will provide a feature to manage negative keywords for Performance Max campaigns for a while and now, maybe, the day has come. Joe Shmo…

Some Recent Weird Google Search Interface Bugs
Over the past couple of days, I’ve seen a few recent complaints about weird interface bugs in Google Search. To be honest, I know some of these are browser extension…

New Microsoft Advertising Dynamic Descriptions Ad Text For Bing S...
Microsoft announced a new feature in Microsoft Advertising for Bing search ads named dynamic descriptions. Dynamic descriptions will automatically create descriptions dynamically powered by Microsoft Advertising’s Artificial Intelligence.


Daily Search Forum Recap: July 31, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Google Business Profiles Gains Batch Price Editing & Moving M...
We recently covered how you can now drag and drop menu items for your restaurant in your Google Business Profiles. But Google also seemed to add the ability to move…

Google Cloud Translated Pages Not Indexed By Google Search
Google Cloud’s web site is having issues being indexed in Google Search, specifically the translated pages. Last week, I reported about a webmaster asking about issues with translated content not…


Google’s Gary Illyes: Focus On Originality In 2025
Gary Illyes from Google reportedly said at event the other day that it is important for us to focus on originality in the coming year. “Originality is something we’re going…

Google Brings Back Pi Day Easter Egg Calculator
If you search for Pi Day in Google Search you will see a calculator come up that has the pie logo sparkling. When you click on that, it will search…

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Weirdness, Google ...
This week, I covered a possible Google update that ticked off a week ago, but it was weird, the tools didn’t pick up on it. Google announced it is sunsetting…