Brave Search rolls out independent image and video search, freeing itself from reliance on Microsoft and Google. The post Brave Search Breaks Free Of Bing With Standalone Image Index appeared…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, full of fairy lights, gift-giving, and carols galore—not to mention a time to create some of your most memorable campaigns!
Every Monday, I end up covering an unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update but this past week, going into the weekend, was even more volatile than the others. I am…
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…
Mobile landing pages can be powerful for both sales and lead generation. Learn how to improve yours with these 5 landing page examples. The post 5 Examples of Awesome Mobile…
Explore the latest developments in generative AI tools for sellers on Amazon and other popular ecommerce platforms focused on improved product descriptions. The post Amazon Reportedly Testing Generative AI Tools…
A recent study looked at 892 migrations to find out how long it takes for organic traffic to recover after a domain migration. The post How Long Should An SEO…
Do you know which search trends and keywords to focus on this year? Help your business rise above the rest. Register for our upcoming webinar. The post SERP Trends &…
I don’t typically wear jewelry. However, when I heard a friend rave about the ring and necklace he bought from Automic Gold, it piqued my interest. As I scrolled through…
It’s the new year and why should that mean that Google Search calm down at all, in fact, it has been heated all holiday season, through New Years. I posted…
Before I start, just a reminder, this was pre-recorded and schedules to go live as I am offline today for Passover. That being said, it was a busy week with…
A major version upgrade of WordPress was released, version 5.8, containing nearly 300 improvements and new features The post WordPress 5.8 Released With Nearly 300 New Features & Fixes appeared…
Understand success and fail signals, as well as how to establish them for your brand. The post How To Understand If A PPC Test Is A Failure appeared first on…
It seems that the Google Maps team is asking some Google Local Guides to update older reviews they have left in the past. Tricia Clements posted a screenshot on Twitter…
Are your competitors stealing your traffic, keywords, and even your brand? Find out if your paid search campaigns are leaving you vulnerable. The post How To Keep Your Paid Search…
Jessica Budde was next to be interviewed and she has an amazing personality. She co-hosts the Marketing O’Clock podcast…
Cross-channel remarketing helps you connect with your customers in a more impactful way. Here’s how – plus, get helpful tips for your own remarketing success. The post Cross-Channel Remarketing Campaigns:…
Google Ads’ new cryptocurrency policies have officially taken effect. Here’s what crypto advertisers need to do to continue advertising! The post Google Ads’ New Cryptocurrency Policies Take Effect appeared first…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google will update its Google Advertising policies to disallow the promotion of content or engaging in behavior that risks harm to Google users, Google employees, or the Google Ads ecosystem….
Google triggers global outages at rank and keyword tracking services around the world The post Google Causes Global SEO Tool Outages appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The ReferralCandy blog was popular. We were publishing tons of content and getting significant traffic. But none of our content mentioned the product or any of the product’s features. Looking…
Real productivity means moving towards the goals you set. Learn about marketing productivity and actionable steps you can take to improve it. The post Marketing Productivity: What It Is &…
Instagram is a powerful social media channel with considerable marketing potential to grow an audience and reach your customers. The post Instagram Marketing: An In-Depth Guide appeared first on Search…
Oh, the summer months. Rising temperatures, awesome vacations, and decreased productivity. Wait, what? The last part is not about SE Ranking because we actually did a lot in July! I’m…
Welcome to 2023, and with that, here is our Google webmaster report for 2023 – where we summarize the bigger Google SEO-related changes in the past month. The big items…
Google has added a method to bulk manage the special hours for all the businesses you manage in Google Business Profiles. You can easily copy special hours from one business…
Google has added a new help document for the use valid page metadata and also added a new section to the title link help document with troubleshooting. These additions were…
Let’s get started. Hikers turn to Google for all kinds of inspiration. For example, if we search Ahrefs’ Keywords Explorer for “best bikes in” and check the Matching terms report,…
In its essence, calculating ROI is quite easy and straightforward. But in SEO, there are many caveats you should be aware of. Those ultimately make measuring and interpreting ROI one…
YouTube answers questions about its advertiser-friendly guidelines and offers advice to creators to help ensure videos are always fully monetized. The post How to Make YouTube Videos More Advertiser Friendly…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
There are a number of advertisers in the local space who are complaining that the lead quality has been worse than ever in the past few months. They blame the…
According to Google Webmaster Trends Analyst Gary Illyes, ~60% of the internet is duplicate content. Canonicalization is complex and often misunderstood. I don’t think most of the duplicates are nefarious….
What Google’s new AI Overviews documentation says that SEOs and publishers need to know The post New Google AI Overviews Documentation & SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Have you ever wondered what is and isn’t a ranking factor? This guide determines whether these 88 signals are Google ranking factors. The post We Analyzed 88 Google Ranking Factors…
An online business allows you to take control of your life in a way that nothing else can. It’s one of the few ways to create true financial freedom. But…
Google seems to have removed the minimum required budget for Local Service Ads. It is not clear if this is intentional or a bug but the box to stop you…
Google’s John Mueller said that “rich results would not drop due to a slower response from the server.” He said this on Twitter when someone said they “lost 90% of…
Gain more positive brand awareness when you newsjack a trending topic correctly. Read on to get inspired by 5 successful examples from various brands. The post What Is Newsjacking: 5…
Discover the critical impact of a fast website on user experience and SEO rankings for better conversion rates. The post How To Create a Certified Fast Website To Compete In…
Explore how to do a competitive content analysis step-by-step. Find out how to use it to identify your own content strengths and areas for improvement.
Learn how to use keyword match types in Google Ads: broad match, phrase match, and exact match.
Google Search Console Insights seems to have added a new section named “Achievements.” I believe Google would email these achievements but now there is a section at the top of…
Microsoft has this new style for some of the Bing Search Copilot answers. They can show a card or box that has a tabbed carousel where you can swipe through…
Plenty of questions are coming up on Google Business Profile features and bugs in the Help forum. Here are the top ones answered. The post 5 Top Google Business Profile…
Looking to accelerate your company‘s growth with content? We‘ve talked with 14 experts and listed the key tips and strategies for startup content marketing.
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, posted a message on Twitter and other social networks, apologizing for the ongoing issues and complaints with Google showing the preferred language in the search…
Inlinks launches keyword topic and content planning tool that speeds up the content creation process The post Inlinks Launches New Keyword & Topic Research Tool appeared first on Search Engine…
SEO apps for Shopify can help your store appear more often and higher in organic search, and offer a better experience for customers. Here’s how. The post Top 10 Shopify…
Google has added a new section to the Google Discover documentation to explain three reasons why Google Discover traffic may drop. Those three reasons include changes in interests, content type…
Google has officially suspended (pun intended) the job training rich results, this is something Google did by accident in January 2021 but now it is official. Google said they “ultimately…
Learn about Semrush‘s updated Authority Score, built to resist spam and manipulation. Read our study comparing it to Moz Domain Authority & Ahrefs Domain Rating. See how our score correlated…
Digital content is crucial for your marketing strategy. Learn how to find ideas and turn them into content.
Google is testing a new shopping ad format. This format expands product listings available within a store, shows the products with larger images and product details and then lets you…
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…
Need to gain insight into the budgets, keywords, and product ads driving your competitors’ paid search campaigns? Learn a tactical approach here. The post Competitor Paid Search Analysis: Why Is…
New cybersecurity bot attack defense gives SaaS apps deeper insight into threats and attackers The post New Cybersecurity Bot Attack Defense Helps SaaS Apps Stay Secure appeared first on Search…
As you remember, the Google May 2022 core update officially started on May 25th and officially ended on June 9th. But like we said initially, we felt it started or…
AI is shaking up search. Here are some Google alternatives you can try, offering better search experience and higher levels of privacy. The post 21 Great Search Engines You Can…
Google Ads now lets you quickly hide all recommendations with the click of a button. Previously you had to hide each recommendation one-by-one, but now you can hide them all…
Google has pushed out three Product Reviews Updates, the latest being in March 2022. There was some confusion on if that March Product Reviews Update was more global in nature…
The Core Web Vitals Technology Report shows which web publishing platform offers the best Core Web Vitals performance The post Core Web Vitals Winner: WordPress, Drupal, Duda or Wix? appeared…
Introduced in 2019, the before: and after: search operators help you find webpages that were published during a specific time period. The post Get To Know Google’s Before: and After:…
Google made a really small change to its spam policies documentation to say, “In the context of Google Search, spam refers to techniques used to deceive users or manipulate our…
Hreflang can reduce traffic cannibalization and cart abandonment, increasing local revenue – if you can avoid these common misconceptions. The post Hreflang Implementation: The 10 Biggest SEO Misconceptions appeared first…
A major quality improvement should be coming to the new Bing AI Chat feature on Thursday, February 23rd said Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Advertising and Web Services at Microsoft.
When big-name sponsors put their logo on your event materials, they’re essentially saying: “This event matters.” We know this firsthand because event sponsorships have been a big part of our…
We decided to run an SEO experiment where we changed existing meta descriptions to make them shorter on an ecommerce site. CTAs and product categories stayed. Read this short case…
Google has released a new algorithm update the search company is naming the Google June 2024 Spam Update. This update does not have anything new specific changes that we are…
Software development done differently. Loren chatted with Syed Balkhi of Awesome Motive to learn how they developed their suite of tools using a community-first approach. The post How to Make…
LinkedIn Service Marketplace, now available to everyone after a limited launch earlier this year, lets professionals promote their freelance services for free. The post LinkedIn Lets Freelancers Promote Their Services…
Learn how to find—and target—keywords searchers use when looking for local products and services online
Microsoft Bing now shows if the content is medically reviewed by a medical professional for health-related search queries. So if you search for [heart burn] or other health-related queries, Bing…
Google is testing another variation of the Feeling Curious feature in Google Search. This one is labeled “Feeling Curious?” This section lets you “look through more topics” to explore and…
Learn about the traits and characteristics of 500K top-performing content articles in our global report.
Google said it again – structured data does not help your site rank any better. John Mueller of Google said this on Bluesky, “Structured data won’t make your site rank…
Bounce rate may not be a Google ranking factor, but it still matters in SEO. Learn how to calculate, audit, and improve it here. The post How To Calculate, Audit…
Learn how the marketing funnel can help you increase sales. Get actionable tips for every funnel stage.
Our hypothesis states that since many users are looking for employee information, adding terminology that connects to that user intent would lead to a higher CTR and thus more traffic.
Discover the easiest way to add your business to Google Maps to reach more customers.
Improve your technical SEO with this data-driven approach to internal linking, including a step-by-step process for modeling the distribution of internal links by site depth. The post A Data Science…
A new Google Ads feature lets you access the GA4 audience builder directly in the Google Ads UI. The post Google Ads Simplifies Audience Creation W/ GA4 Audience Builder appeared…
Microsoft is now showing two rows of shopping ads at the top of the Bing Search results. There is even an option to expand them to show more ads.
YouTube demystifies the community guidelines appeal process in a new video answering commonly asked questions from creators. The post YouTube Answers Questions About Community Guidelines Appeals appeared first on Search…
Learn how to set up Google Local Services Ads to get qualified leads from customers in your area.
Google’s John Mueller answers a question about diluting the impact of anchor text by using it sitewide. The post Google On Diluting SEO Impact Through Anchor Text Overuse appeared first…
Microsoft Bing is testing a section under its featured snippet answers named “answered by Bing expert.” Bing will show an answer pulled from the source website, put the author’s name…
Let’s get started. Multiple location SEO (MLS) is the process of optimizing your business’s organic search presence for multiple geographic locations. It may sound complicated, but it’s similar to…
YouTube is introducing an easy way to link Shopify stores with channels, which allows content creators and businesses to feature their products across YouTube. The post How To Connect Your…
Check out these 10 image optimization plugins for WordPress to improve SEO via faster page speeds and better user experience. The post 10 WordPress Image Optimization Plugins For Faster Page…
The post SE Ranking’s Looker Studio Templates and How to Set Them Up appeared first on SE Ranking Blog.
Learn how to map out each stage of the sales funnel so you can identify opportunities to refine your content strategy and convert more leads. The post How A Customer…