Google November Core Update Is Over – What Happened?
Google announced that the November 2021 Core Update is over. Search marketers share their insights on the impact The post Google November Core Update Is Over – What Happened? appeared…
Google announced that the November 2021 Core Update is over. Search marketers share their insights on the impact The post Google November Core Update Is Over – What Happened? appeared…
YouTube is shortening the length of the copyright dispute and appeal process, which should help reduce the impact of false claims. The post YouTube Reduces Length Of Copyright Dispute Process…
A few weeks ago, Microsoft added three tones or modes of responses to the Bing Chat feature; balanced, creative and precise. Yesterday, Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Bing, explained the…
Google Search’s local pack has for a long time let you filter the local results by hours of operation. But I am not sure when Google added by the day…
Google is once again deactivating accounts for inactivity. Google AdSense sent out emails last week to AdSense publishers and YouTube publishers saying your AdSense account has been deactivated due to…
Google has updated the industry and services selector or picker tool within the Google Local Service Ads interface. This makes it a bit faster to find and activate your business’s…
The Google Things To Know box, which was announced at Google I/O, and eventually has been showing up for about 1% of desktop queries, is no longer showing up for…
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
This may be obvious to a lot of folks but embedding iframes can be a confusing topic to many. John Mueller of Google confirmed that if you embed an iframe…
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Google Ads is introducing cross-channel conversion credit import, improving analysis of the customer buying journey, and empowering informed marketing decisions. The post Google Ads Update: Cross-Channel Conversion Credit Import appeared…
For one of the largest ecommerce parties in the Netherlands, OrangeValley wanted to test if adding headings to the product names of the listed products on ecommerce category pages would…
Google released AI Mode in the U.S. a couple of days ago and Tom Critchlow and Patrick Stox noticed that Google prevented you from tracking referrer data from AI Mode….
WordPress released Gutenberg 13.8, offering welcome incremental improvements to design options and accessibility The post WordPress Gutenberg 13.8 Offers Greater Editing Flexibility appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Market your business effectively by adding text message campaigns to your marketing strategy. The post SMS Marketing For Local Business: Trends You’ll Need In 2022 appeared first on Search Engine…
Google announced three new features for Google travel including a new story format for hotel bookings, price guarantees for some flights and new discover tools for locations.
Google has confirmed a bug with Google ads impacting conversion data. The issue is specific with Google Ads conversions that use non-First/Last Click attribution models, such as Data Driven Attribution…
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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,…
Find out about the latest legal issues surrounding OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other generative AI services that could shape the future of AI development. The post ChatGPT And Generative AI Tools…
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…
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Microsoft and Roku join forces, enhancing ad buying and optimizing performance with unique cross-channel data insights. The post Microsoft & Roku Unite To Enhance The Ad-Buying Experience appeared first on…
Did you even make a single sale for that affiliate program you joined recently? The above question is a nightmare for almost every affiliate marketer. And if you fear answering…
You do not need to nofollow or use a rel sponsored attribute on your internal links, even if those internal links lead to sponsored reviews content with affiliate links to…
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What a busy week, we had Google confirm it is working on an all-new search engine that uses AI and Bard. There is no ETA for when that will go…
Google is investigating reports of a number of searchers seeing that all the links shown in the Google search results are marked as previously visited. When you click on a…
Microsoft is making the IndexNow protocol easier to implement by ensuring submitted URLs are simultaneously shared between search engines. The post IndexNow Enables Data Sharing Between Search Engines appeared first…
Microsoft Bing has seemed to add the site name and favicon feature to its search results. This is similar to what Google launched first on mobile last year and then…
In part one, we learned about Jill Fecher, Chief Growth Officer at Cypress North. We learned about her past history in marketing, why she joined Cypress North, what she does…
Google has released Google Ads API version 13.1, and below is a list of what changed. The big changes include bid simulations retrievals, added several recommendation types related to Shopping…
I finally convinced Glenn Gabe to let me interview him on my vlog, and we spoke for a while on a ton of core SEO topics. Glenn has been doing…
Google is now showing price tracking widgets at the top of the feed. We’ve seen products with price tracking markup notifications within the feed but these widget styles may be…
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…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Microsoft Advertising announced many new changes and information yesterday, including a new campaign-level change history report, new code-free conversions for Smart Campaigns accounts with Multi-platform, postponing the Enhanced CPC change,…
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.
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Lily Ray asked John Mueller of Google if the product reviews update work also for reviews of places or things. For example, think about comparing universities, online courses, vacation locations,…
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The Google helpful content update finished rolling out around 2 pm ET on September 9th. That morning we reported we started to notice more widespread volatility and fluctuations, possibly related…
Google has confirmed an issue with the Google Search Console Performance reports specific to image search. The issue is a logging issue that may result in your clicks and impressions…
Google Ads has added a new consolidated or bundled page that puts all your automatically applied recommendations on one page. Google said there is “a new version of the “Manage”…
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Google is testing making the black/gray magnifying glass in the search bar of he mobile search results page a bit more colorful. Well, the magnifying glass has the Google colors…
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Local SEO expert Joy Hawkins shares tips and advice to help marketers stay agile in a changing local landscape in this Q&A interview. The post Local SEO Trends, Tips &…
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have recently become a buzzword. More and more entrepreneurs are capitalizing on this trend by building NFT marketplaces—distinct online platforms where digital assets are sold, bought, and sometimes…
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Google denies favoring big brands in search results while acknowledging challenges for smaller sites. The post Google’s Search Liaison Addresses Brand Bias Concerns appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Don’t lose link equity or sabotage UX by redirecting users to the wrong place. Here’s how to clean up and future-proof all your redirects. The post Redirect Management: An SEO…
Bing has a feature in the Bing video search results to see “more like this” on video overlays. Plus, there are a few more features here on the video landing…
Google has told Joy Hawkins that giving charitable donations in exchange for a positive review on your Google Business Profile listing is against its guidelines.
A couple of weeks ago we reported that Google was sending out its first batch of manual actions (Google penalties) to news publications for Google News and Google Discover policy…
Google posted an update that it is currently working on linking your Google AdSense account with your Google Analytics 4 property as it offers with Universal Analytics 3.
Is trust enough to keep your content marketing going? Is the end of content marketing near? Vitor Peçanha of Rock Content shared his thoughts. The post The Death & Afterlife…
Google’s John Mueller answers the question of whether author expertise is important to Google’s algorithm The post Is Author Expertise Important To Google’s Algorithm? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Learn five lessons that will help you create industry content that is interesting to your audience. The post Industry News Doesn’t Have To Be Boring: 5 Lessons For Niche Content…
Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed that Google does indeed check to see if an XML sitemap has a change in it before reprocessing the XML sitemap file.
Is mobile-friendliness a ranking factor today? What impact does it have on search rankings? Read on to find out. The post Is Mobile-Friendliness A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on…
Google is investigating a possible bug where the Google Search results are disappearing from the search results page. This seems like it is happening to some searchers on iPhone devices…
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 may have…
David Mihm pointed out on Twitter that Google is hosting a partner workshop event named “Drive Traffic to Your Website with SEO.” The interesting bit is that the workshop says…
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway plugin vulnerability allows hackers to steal sensitive customer information The post Vulnerability In WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway Plugin Affects 900,000+ Websites appeared first on Search Engine…
In a move intended to improve community trust and safety, TikTok is updating its livestreaming functionality to restrict hosting to users aged 18 or over. The post TikTok Update Will…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google seems to be testing a new local feature that has a section named “preview this place.” This shows an image carousel from the local business profile of that business…
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Google mobile search results can show the Google Business Profile listing in one section and the reviews later down in another section. I am pretty sure I’ve seen this on…
Google My Ad Center is now rolling out globally to all users, giving users the ability to control the ads they see or do not see, across Google Search and…
Google has clarified its help documentation for the new site name markup and old favicon requirements about if they can be specified on the domain versus sub-domain versus sub-directory levels.
It looks like Google is rolling out a small update for knowledge panels in the mobile search results with more card-like results and a larger card at the top and…
Google is pushing the sunset date of Universal Analytics 360 (UA360) to 2024, giving enterprise users more time to transition to Google Analytics 4 (GA4). The post Google Pushes Universal…
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Google is testing showing the price fluctuations of a product in a graph over a three-month period in the search results. We saw product pricing sliders but this is on…
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Discover the steps to maximize visibility in app stores with app store optimization! Learn how to succeed in Google Play & Apple App Store. The post A Complete Guide To…
Microsoft Advertising announced a few upgrades to the Google Ads Performance Max import tool before the holiday season. Most of it is around importing Performance Max campings that use a…
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Next month, Google Ads will remove the examples it provides in its Google Ads Legal Requirements policy. Google posted that on August 7, 2023, it will no longer list examples…
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