Daily Search Forum Recap: September 7, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google: Helpful Content Signal May Get Stronger With Next Core Up...
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, says the helpful content ranking signal may get stronger with future algorithm updates. The post Google: Helpful Content Signal May Get Stronger With Next Core…
New Google Featured Snippet With Multiple Answers, New Design, Ca...
I am wondering if the screenshots below are the new featured snippet callouts Google spoke about almost a month ago. You can see bolded callouts, multiple answers for a featured…
Google Tests New Format For SEO Office Hours – Do You Like ...
Historically, I mean for over a decade, John Mueller was the single person answering questions from SEOs on the Google SEO office hours segment. Recently John announced changes to the…
Google: Crawl Rate Spikes Not A Sign Of The Helpful Content Updat...
Google’s John Mueller was asked if a spike in crawler activity would be a sign that the helpful content update is rolling out. John said no, as expected because he…
Google Ads Top Content Bids To Stop Working October 2022
Google Ads has stopped supporting the top content bid adjustments and in October 2022 will migrate campaigns using content bid adjustments to automatically default to 0%.
Danny Sullivan: Google Helpful Content Update Is Big But Not A Hu...
So many of you, including myself, are wondering why Google would make such a big deal of an upcoming update when the update itself is not that huge of a…
Find Resources Bigger Than 15 MB For Better Googlebot Crawling
Understand the nature of Google’s 15 MB crawling limit. Here are ways to analyze it and make sure your content can be crawled. The post Find Resources Bigger Than 15…
Facebook Competitions: What You Need To Know
Before jumping into a Facebook competition, there are some things you should consider. Check out these helpful tips. The post Facebook Competitions: What You Need To Know appeared first on…
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 6, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Will Reject Ads Leading To Pages With Intrusive Advertisin...
Google Ads is implementing a policy that requires landing pages to meet the “better ads standards,” as laid out by the Coalition For Better Ads. The post Google Will Reject…
Google Updates Documentation On Meta Descriptions
Google’s documentation for how to control search snippets was updated to include examples of good and bad meta descriptions. The post Google Updates Documentation On Meta Descriptions appeared first on…
Microsoft Advertising Adds Pinterest Import, More Google Imports,...
Microsoft Advertising announced a lot of new features today including the ability to import from Pinterest, Google Import to for Performance Max campaigns, Microsoft Advertising Editor support for multimedia ads,…
Google Learn Something New Web Story Feature
I am not 100% if this “learn something new” feature in Google Search is actually new but I have never reported on it before. Google Search shows a box named…
Google Home Hub Display Reviews Disclaimer Notice
The Google Home Hub display can show users an “about reviews” disclaimer or notice that talks about how the review may not be verified by a confirmed visit or experience.
You Don’t Want Google To Rank Your Site In Specific Regions
Google’s Gary Illyes was on Reddit offering advice to one SEO who simply does not want traffic from Google from users in specific regions. The reason is, that they don’t…
Book On Google For Google Flights To Be Discontinued Outside US
Google has quietly announced that on September 30th, Book on Google for flights will be discontinued in most countries or regions outside the United States.
Meta Lists 4 Ranking Signals For Video On Facebook
Meta shares four of the top signals its algorithm uses to determine which videos receive wide distribution on Facebook. The post Meta Lists 4 Ranking Signals For Video On Facebook…
A Guide to Quora Marketing: How to Use it to Boost Your Business
In this new era of Internet-based communication, our lives have radically transformed. If a question pops into our heads, we can type it into a search engine, and the answer…
5 Types Of Social Media Networks And The Benefits Of Each One
Learn more about the types of social media networks and identify which ones benefit your brand. The post 5 Types Of Social Media Networks And The Benefits Of Each One…
The Best SEO Conferences For 2022-2023 (Virtual And In-Person)
Here’s a look at some of the best online and in-person SEO conferences for the rest of 2022 and heading into 2023. The post The Best SEO Conferences For 2022-2023…
The Top 5 Soft Skills SEOs Should Develop
When it comes to SEO, especially technical SEO, we often talk about the importance of hard skills. And while there’s no doubt that vlookup and regex can be your best…
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 5, 2022
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. For Labor Day…
Google Ads To Disapprove Ads That Don’t Meet Better Ads Sta...
Google Ads sent out emails on Friday to advertisers of a change coming to its policies starting in October 2022. The change says that if your destinations contain ad experiences…
Poll: Only 20% Noticed Ranking Changes After Google’s Helpf...
As we have reported, so far, the Google helpful content update seems pretty minor in terms of what SEOs and tools are picking up, despite what we all thought would…
Google Labor Day Logo 2022
Today is Labor day in the United States and in Canada and to celebrate the laborers’ work and contributions to their states, Google has a Doodle. The Doodle showcases plumbers,…
Google Analytics Makes Privacy Changes To Google Ads Search Queri...
Google announced that it is making changes, for privacy reasons, to the Google Ads Search Queries report in Universal Analytics and the Google Ads query, First user Google Ads query,…
What Is Programmatic Advertising? How Does It Work?
Programmatic advertising refers to the use of automated technology and algorithms for media buying in real-time. Discover how you can use it to your advantage. The post What Is Programmatic…
How To Stand Out In Search & Leadership: Advice From Schema A...
What does it take to rise to the top of search results and stay visible? Martha van Berkel, co-founder, and CEO of Schema App, gave a definite answer in an…
Reciprocal Links: Do They Help Or Hurt Your SEO?
Link-building strategies should enhance your customer’s experience on your site. Find out whether reciprocal links are good for SEO. The post Reciprocal Links: Do They Help Or Hurt Your SEO?…
On-Page SEO Process Guide
On-page SEO, also known as on-site SEO, is an optimization process you can use to rank higher in SERPs by tweaking the elements of your website that are within your…
How to Do Better, Lazier Keyword Research
This post is an expansion on something I discussed in my talk at MozCon this year: my view that a lot of time spent on keyword research is essentially wasted….
11 Ways to Improve E-commerce Category Pages for SEO
And this is for one key reason: SEOs tend to want to add more content and links, and UX experts want to prioritize clicks to products. However, there is a…
What Is Quora & How It Works
Quora can be a useful part of a larger marketing strategy. Learn what it is and how to use it without being spammy. The post What Is Quora & How…
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 2, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
LinkedIn Lists Top 20 In-Demand Skills
LinkedIn publishes a new report on the most in-demand skills based on analyzing job postings. The top 20 skills are featured in 78% of postings. The post LinkedIn Lists Top 20…
How To Use Amazon Hidden Keywords To Increase Product Discoverabi...
Let’s take an in-depth look at Amazon’s hidden keywords and learn everything you need to know to put them to work for your Amazon store. The post How To Use…
Boost Organic & Paid Traffic: How To Bring Your SEO & SEM...
Learn the strategies and benefits of aligning paid and organic efforts to maximize your marketing team’s ROI. The post Boost Organic & Paid Traffic: How To Bring Your SEO &…
Top 10 Free Online SEO Training Courses
Learning search engine optimization (SEO) from scratch can feel daunting. If you’re on a budget and looking for ways to build your SEO skills, we have just the article for…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Weak Google Helpful Content Update,...
This week, again from Jerusalem, I spoke about this weird rollout for the Google helpful content update…
SiteGround Now Hosting Bill Slawski’s SEO By The Sea For Fr...
As many of you know Bill Slawski passed away in May. But earlier this week, Bill’s treasure trove of content covering search patents and more at SEOByTheSea.com went offline. The…
Dual Google People Also Ask Results In Different Languages
Google seems to be testing or launching, showing dual people also ask boxes in the Google Search results. One people also ask box is in English and, in this case,…
Google Can Crawl Site Sections More Frequently & Determine Qu...
Google’s Gary Illyes said on the last Search Off the Record podcast that Google can crawl certain sections of your site more frequently and also infer the quality of certain…
Google Search Tests Explore Brands With & Without Product Ima...
Google is testing a search feature for more product and e-commerce features, this one is titled “explore products.” The explore products feature comes with product images and without product images.
Google Provides Examples Of How To Improve Your Meta Descriptions
Google has updated its meta descriptions help documentation to provide five examples of how to improve your meta descriptions. This was added yesterday, plus Google did some formatting updates to…
How Can We Encourage Older Consumers To Leave Reviews?
Consistency is the key to getting more mature audiences to leave reviews. Expert Tony Wright explains how. The post How Can We Encourage Older Consumers To Leave Reviews? appeared first…
The History Of Social Media
From bulletin board systems to the first ever social networks in the 90s, discover the rise of social media and which platforms influenced its history. The post The History Of…
How To Incorporate More Context In Your Social Media Content
Here are a few ideas on how you can add context to take your social media content to the next level. The post How To Incorporate More Context In Your…
How to Measure Content Engagement — Whiteboard Friday
When it comes to content engagement, you can (and should) be measuring more than just page views. In this week’s Whiteboard Friday, analytics expert Dana DiTomaso summarizes her MozCon 2022 presentation…
How to Write a Blog Post (That People Actually Want to Read) in 9...
If a blog post is published and no one reads it, is it still a blog post? Anyone can write a blog post. But not everyone can create one that…
How to Find a Website’s Keywords (Organic & Paid)
Dive in to see how to really find any website’s organic keywords (keywords that it ranks for in Google) and even paid keywords (keywords used to bid on Google Ads). …
Google Ads Enables Custom Conversion Values For Store Visits
Businesses using Google Ads to drive in-store visits now have more control over smart bidding with the ability to set custom conversion value rules. The post Google Ads Enables Custom…
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 1, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
New Google Ads Conversion Value Rules Features
Google announced new functionality within Google Ads to apply rules to specific store visits or store sales conversion categories. It is called conversion value rules, and it lets you adjust…
Google: Growth Of Microdata Is Fairly Stagnant
Ryan Levering who has been with Google for over 11 years working on structured data said on Twitter that the “growth of microdata is fairly stagnant.”
Google Ads Confirms Bug With Share & Auction Insights Reporti...
Google’s AdsLiaison, Ginny Marvin, has confirmed a bug with Share and Auction Insights reporting for Google Ads Search campaigns starting on August 29th. Ginny said this is just a reporting…
Google Isn’t Done Rolling Out The Helpful Content Update
We keep watching to see if this Google helpful content update is making some sort of dent in the rankings but so far, we are not seeing massive, Panda-like, ranking…
Google May Remove Word Count From Search Console News Article Con...
Google Search Console has a Google News specific article content error named “Article too short.” In that section it offers a recommendation to “make sure your articles have more than…
Twitter Starts Testing An Edit Button
Twitter is internally testing an edit feature that will allow users to modify tweets for up to 30 minutes after publication. The post Twitter Starts Testing An Edit Button appeared…
Compare Vocabulary Differences Between Ranking Web Pages On SERP ...
Not sure why you’re not ranking as well as your opponent? Perform text analysis between your site and competitors with Python and learn what’s missing. The post Compare Vocabulary Differences…
Picking The Right SEM Operation: Legits Vs. Hacks
Beware of industry hacks and find the best search marketers for your type of business with this list of dos and don’ts. The post Picking The Right SEM Operation: Legits…
Google PageSpeed Insights Reports: A Technical Guide
Use this guide to understand your PageSpeed Insights report and learn how to leverage it for better SERP performance. The post Google PageSpeed Insights Reports: A Technical Guide appeared first…
How to Get Started with Corporate Social Responsibility & Pur...
Sustainable marketing, purpose-driven marketing, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are terms that are getting more and more popular. Brands are expected to already have strategies in place to become as…
Google On Why Helpful Content Update Seems Quiet
Google addresses reports that the helpful content update is having a minimal impact on search results, reminding everyone it’s still rolling out. The post Google On Why Helpful Content Update…
3 Ways To Get More Push Notification Subscribers & Clicks (Wi...
Learn to increase your number of subscribers and get more engagement with your push notifications. See successful push notification examples. The post 3 Ways To Get More Push Notification Subscribers…
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 31, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Instagram Best Practices For Recommended Content
Instagram publishes new best practices for creators to follow to increase their eligibility for recommendations. The post Instagram Best Practices For Recommended Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Adds Products Section To Business Profile Guidelines
Google has added a new section for products to the Google Business Profile guidelines. The section says “If you run a retail business, you can show nearby shoppers what you…
Google’s John Mueller: No Recent Search Algorithms Focused ...
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that he is not aware of any recent search algorithm update that focused on links, outside of webspam algorithms. He said this when someone…
Google Learning Video Structured Data Docs Breaks Out educational...
Google has updated the Learning video structured data documentation to add the full list of supported academic values for educationalLevel. It now lists out the values per country, since each…
Google “See Results About” Goes Missing On Mobile Sea...
On August 17th, Google seems to have removed the “see results about” disambiguation search feature from the Google mobile search results. They still show on desktop but on mobile, it…
Google Search Browse Places Feature With Swipeable Cards
Google is testing a “browse places” search feature where it shows you place cards that you can swipe through and then click on. It is kind of like a new…
WordPress Releases 6.02 Security Vulnerability Update
WordPress released a security and maintenance update to address three vulnerabilities. The post WordPress Releases 6.02 Security Vulnerability Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
SEO Split Test Result: How Boilerplate Content Can Impact SEO Per...
SEOs have been discussing how Google treats boilerplate content. We wanted to know if heading tags in boilerplate content affect organic traffic.
SEO For Ecommerce & The Future Of Google Shopping [Podcast]
Get more ecommerce SEO tips this week on the SEJ Show including what to do with discontinued products, optimizing schema integrations, and more. The post SEO For Ecommerce & The…
The Ongoing Evolution of Link Building
Link building has played a fascinating role in the history of search engine optimization. Check out our blog to see where link building originated and how you can easily build…
The Best Times To Post On Instagram
Make the most out of your Instagram posts by posting them at the right times. Here’s what experts recommend. The post The Best Times To Post On Instagram appeared first…
Google Shopping Ads: How To Set Them Up
From account structure to campaign types, here are the basics of setting up Google Shopping Ads so you can tweak your approach and optimize results. The post Google Shopping Ads:…
16 Best Readability Checkers To Improve SEO Content
Use these tools to help you punch up your copy and accurately convey information, all of which will reap benefits for SEO as well. The post 16 Best Readability Checkers…
Is TikTok Going to Replace Google?
TikTok has absolutely taken the world by storm since 2020. And it’s not just for the kids — with over 1 billion users, it’s popular across all demographics. User behavior…
Twitter Circle Lets You Send Tweets To A Select Group
Twitter is rolling out a feature similar to Instagram’s close friends that allows users to make select tweets visible to a small group of people. The post Twitter Circle Lets…
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 30, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
LinkedIn Offers Professional Certifications From Meta, Oracle, an...
LinkedIn is expanding access to professional certifications through new partnerships with Meta, Oracle, and IBM. The post LinkedIn Offers Professional Certifications From Meta, Oracle, and IBM appeared first on Search…
Twitter’s New Feed Options Look To Help Users Discover More
Twitter is working on new timeline options that will integrate Tweets and other media around specific events or themes. Initially announced on June 11, 2022 by the social media platform’s…
Did Google Remove The Maps Review-Gating Policy?
Chris Silver Smith noticed how Google has updated its Google Maps contributed content policy and removed a line that prohibited review-gating. The line that was removed was “don’t discourage or…
YouTube Adds Metrics To Main App, + New Way To Manage Livestreams...
YouTube is adding more metrics for creators in its main app, bringing it to parity with the YouTube Studio app. The post YouTube Adds Metrics To Main App, + New…
Sub-Reviews: Google Local Reviews By Category & Attribute
Google is asking some Google Local Guides to leave sub-reviews about a single business listing. So Google might ask the local guide about the restrooms in the restaurant or the…
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 Promotes Search Console Insights In Some Google Accounts
Molly Youngblood posted some screenshots on Twitter showing how Google is pushing her to check out Google Search Console Insights with a little banner that reads “New: Get insights about…
Google Local Business Structured Data Doesn’t Support addit...
Google has clarified on its Local Business structured data help documentation that when you want to specify multiple types in Local Business structured data, specify them in an array and…
How SEOs and Developers Can Work Together
You need those SEO changes implemented yesterday. The developers have a stack of requests a mile high. What‘s the solution? Many times it comes down to communication. Here‘s how to…
How To Use TikTok Search To Find Content, Community, And Creators...
Use TikTok as a search engine for your brand to fuel collaborations and creative content. The post How To Use TikTok Search To Find Content, Community, And Creators appeared first…
Python Script: Automate Discovery Of Optimization Opportunities F...
Find high & low (or zero) click page clusters with this free Python script. The post Python Script: Automate Discovery Of Optimization Opportunities From GSC appeared first on Search Engine…