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Meta is introducing a new way to schedule Facebook Reels with a new feature integrated into Meta Creator Studio. The post Meta Introduces New Way To Schedule Facebook Reels appeared…
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. If you are…
Microsoft’s IndexNow protocol is growing and the search company keeps investing in it, despite Google not adopting it – yet. Microsoft said that more than 16 million websites are publishing…
What do you do if you run an event and the event is over, do you keep the webpage live, do you redirect it, do you just delete it and…
Microsoft Bing Shopping has officially added a lot of the features we noticed early such as coupons and promotions, price history, and ethical choice annotations, the company announced.
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Google has reenabled the validate fix feature in Google Search Console just now. It was not there a couple of hours ago and has been not working since the beginning…
The switch to Google Analytics 4 affects far more than just SEO. Krista Seiden discusses paid media, reports, and more in this episode. The post Google Analytics 4 – More…
The last Google product reviews update, the July 2022 Google Product Reviews Update, was an interesting one. It felt, based on SEO and webmaster feedback, that it just didn’t hit…
Google Discover can now show the author name of a specific story instead of showing the site name under the story. I personally do not use Google Discover much but…
Google finishes migrating all Search Console properties to an updated system that simplifies how pages, items, and issues are classified. The post Google Updates Search Console To New Item Classification…
What makes working in SEO exciting? For many, it’s about weighing in on Google’s crucial ranking factors or cracking open the mysteries of search algorithms. For some, it may be about…
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Want to be officially Google Ads certified? Here’s a step-by-step guide that walks you through the basics of getting a Google Ads Certification. The post Step-By-Step Guide To Earning Your…
Here are 10 ways that understanding code can help turn a good SEO into a great one. The post Coding For SEO: 10 Ways Coding Skills Can Improve SEO Efforts…
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 now says…
Take a look at 25 SEO-friendly WordPress alternatives separated by primary functionality, so you can make the best choice for your needs. The post 25 Best SEO-Friendly Alternatives To WordPress…
Google loves to test new designs and interfaces for the Sitelinks it shows in the snippets of its search results. This one shows larger rectangular curved buttons under the snippet…
We know that each XML sitemap file can contain a maximum of 50,000 URLs but what is counted as the 50,000 URLs? John Mueller was asked if Google counts both…
Google Images at images.google.com now uses Google Lens when you click on the upload a photo icon. This has been coming for a long long time and is finally fully…
Google has added a label on the Google Guaranteed Local Service Ads reviews to say the reviews are not guaranteed. This I guess comes as no surprise with all the…
One of the oldest myths in the Google SEO-verse is that clicking on your search results in Google Search will help you rank better. Google does not and has never…
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…
YouTube is adopting another feature popularized on TikTok, making it possible to reply to user comments with a short video. The post YouTube Adopts Feature From TikTok – Reply To…
Matt Mullenweg criticized that it took a month to redesign two pages, saying it would take a day with Wix or Squarespace The post WordPress Creator Mullenweg: Designing In Wix…
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Yet, Zapier’s blog alone brings 1.6M organic visits every month. That’s traffic worth about $3.7M and 67.5% of its overall organic traffic. So let’s see why Zapier didn’t turn away…
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A Pew Research Center survey of American teenagers ages 13 to 17 finds Facebook usage is down as they gravitate toward video-centric social media apps. The post Facebook’s Popularity Plummets…
While some of the Google changes target low-quality content and spam, other updates aim to improve the searcher’s online experience. The post Google Algorithms & Updates Focused On User Experience:…
Yoast SEO Plugin update causes fatal errors on WordPress websites. The post Yoast SEO 19.5 Update Causes Fatal Errors appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google has the gtin12 property to the Product structured data documentation in its help center. Note, the gtin12 property was always supported but Google just didn’t have it in the…
Google has confirmed it had a reporting issue in the Google Search Console Performance Report for Discover traffic. Google said the issue was on July 26th and may result in…
Google has deleted and 404ed the Rich media file best practices. Google said removed its “documentation about rich-media files, such as Silverlight and Flash.” Why? This is the best part,…
Google has launched some improvements to featured snippets, about this result and the content advisories in Google Search. MUM now works with featured snippets to help Google understand the notion…
Google may be testing showing search refinements in the autocomplete, Google Suggest, in the desktop search experience. We saw this a year or so ago in mobile search and now…
Google’s Multitask Unified Model (MUM) algorithm is now capable of identifying when multiple high-quality sources agree on the same fact. The post Google’s Algorithms Can Understand When Sources Agree On…
Using special characters or emojis in page titles and meta descriptions always generates a lot of discussion within the SEO community. “Is it advisable to use them?”, “Is it good…
Search isn’t just about matching keywords. Use AI re-ranking to customize results down to individual level – here’s how. The post AI Re-Ranking For Semantic Search appeared first on Search…
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Wix is integrating Search Console URL Inspection API, giving users an easy way to view site health in Google search. The post Wix Integrates Google URL Inspection API appeared first…
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. FYI…
Meta is rolling out new tools to help small business advertisers take advantage of advances in AI and automation. The post Meta Brings Automation To Small Business Advertising appeared first…
What was the impact of the Google outage on the search community? We look at aftermath, which includes ranking and indexing problems. The post Aftermath Of August 8 Google Outage…
Microsoft Bing is adding new annotations to shopping search results, including active coupon codes for retailers’ websites. The post Microsoft Bing Adds Coupon Codes To Shopping Searches appeared first on…
Google is testing displaying all of the menu bar options under the Google Search bar. This is instead of showing the “more” button, to see more search options.
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Google has made a couple of tweaks to the documentation for the Follow Feature in Google Search. Google added you should use (1) descriptive titles for your RSS feed and…
Google may be showing fewer reviews in the search result snippets, fewer review rich results, specifically when you filter by the shopping vertical. This seemed to happen right when Google…
Google has updated its help documentation on dynamic rendering to say “dynamic rendering is a workaround and not a long-term solution for problems with JavaScript-generated content in search engines. “Instead,…
Live shopping is the new home shopping network. Learn how it works and discover how each generation prefers to shop ecommerce products online. The post An Online Marketer’s Guide To…
Become an SEO PM rockstar by structuring your SEO plans into clear buy-in worthy actions that easily integrate into team workflows. The post SEO Project Management: A Guide To Organizational…
There are several ways you can see how you’re ranking from different locations, each with its own advantages and drawbacks. The post How To See Google Search Results And Rankings…
43% of people tasked with marketing local businesses say there just aren’t enough resources available to teach them local SEO. Today, Moz is debuting our Local SEO Certification program to…
See the easy content marketing strategy that has produced 100,000+ unique visitors from organic search in just 6 months. The post 3 Key Content Marketing Strategies To Get Website Traffic…
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…
Duplicate content in posts published by Google Business Profiles is now considered spam, according to an updated document on content policies. The post Google: Avoid Duplicate Content In Business Profile…
Last night, Google suffered a pretty big outage with Google Search that is still lingering through this morning. It seemed to be larger than just an outage because there are…
Google has quietly updated its product structured data document to specify that the GTIN value must be presented is in numerical form. Google said it does not support the URL…
Google has revised the emails they are sending Local Service Ads advertisers with a new email that says “Weekly recap | See how your ads did this week.”
Google has added a newish feature to the Keyword Planner tool to organize keywords into ad groups. The reason I say newish is because Search Engine Land explained it was…
Google may be displaying more people also ask rich results and showing fewer FAQ rich results. Semrush and RankRanger are reporting that there are big swings in some rich results…
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Save time and lower conversion costs with Google Ad Customizers. Here’s how to set them up so you can start personalizing ads without hassle. The post Google Ad Customizers: The…
Get evidence-based answers for all your pressing ranking factors questions. The post Ranking Factors: Fact Or Fiction? Let’s Bust Some Myths! [Ebook] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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The Boolean search logic offers a powerful way to extract specific and helpful SEO information. The post Why You Should Use Boolean Search Operators For SEO appeared first on Search…
In SEO and digital PR, there is a lot of discussion surrounding how and why brands need to close backlink gaps in order to rank high and be competitive in…
Google experiences rare, widespread outage. Cause of the outage is currently unknown. The post Google Experiences Rare, Widespread Outage appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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. Over the weekend…
LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature that allows users to add external links to photos shared in posts. The post LinkedIn Lets You Add Clickable Links To Photo Posts…
Update to structured data makes product review sites eligible for the new Pro & Con enhancement in Google Search. The post How Google Pros & Cons Update Impacts Product Review…
Sarah Burke is the Data and Analytics Manager at Cypress North, she has been with the company for seven years, starting as a digital marketing manager. Prior to that…
On Saturday, August 6th, we saw a lot of signals that there was another Google Search ranking algorithm update. It is not clear if these are tremors for the finished…
Google now supports new structured data for pros and cons of editorial review pages. This new markup can be validated in the Rich Results testing tool and other Search Console…
Several days ago we reported how Google was testing a web search feature for the image pack that keeps you within web search when you click on a specific image….
In the latest Search Off the Record podcast, Lizzi Sassman of Google asked Gary Illyes of Google about using a noindex on international URLs in an hreflang set. Gary said…
Google has updated its Business Profile posts content policy to specify that Google now considers duplicate photos, posts, videos, and logos as spam. If you have duplicate photos, posts, videos,…
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Get more clients for your writing services by investing in SEO. Here’s how to drive organic traffic to your portfolio, as well as active clients. The post 7 Tips To…
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Check out these PPC strategies, tips, and ad formats specifically aimed at the real estate vertical to enhance your visibility. The post Real Estate PPC: Tips For Optimizing Google Ads…
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…
DuckDuckGo responds to recent criticism saying the third-party tracking scripts it blocks will now include scripts from Microsoft. The post DuckDuckGo Now Says It Will Block Microsoft Trackers appeared first…