Google Maps Details Review Spam Policy Enforcement Systems
I believe for the first time, Google has provided more detail on how it handles review spam policy enforcement for Google Maps. The search company wrote a blog post, accompanied…
70 Blogging Statistics for 2022
We’ve curated, vetted, and categorized a list of up-to-date statistics below. Click to jump to a category, or keep reading for our top blogging statistics: Top blogging statistics General blogging…
Want To Work At Search Engine Journal? Now Hiring A Skilled Copy ...
SEJ is an excellent place to refine your copy editing experience and continue growing your SEO knowledge, too. Learn more about this open position. The post Want To Work At…
How To Write A Standout SEO Resume (With Examples)
Thinking of getting into SEO or advancing in the field? These tips and examples will help promote your skills and get your SEO resume noticed. The post How To Write…
11 Classic Examples Of Exceptional Jingle & Slogan Writing
Here are some of the most iconic jingles and slogans that have succeeded over the last three decades because of the high-quality writing behind them. The post 11 Classic Examples…
B2B Content Marketing: How to Define & Track 7 Key Goals
To join the rank of top B2B publishers, you can’t wing it. You need to set detailed content marketing goals – here’s how. The post B2B Content Marketing: How to…
Are Paid Links A Google Ranking Factor?
Sure, you can buy them. Plenty are willing to sell you links. But are paid links a ranking factor and are they worth the risk? The post Are Paid Links…
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 2, 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. Google Ads revenues…
What Is the Buyer’s Journey? How to Create Content for Every Stag...
In fact, 71% of them start their research with a generic search. They’re reading blog posts, watching videos, consuming reviews, asking their friends, participating in communities—before they even begin to…
SEO For Tourism: How To Outrank The Competition & Get Found
Is your Tourism SEO strategy ready to set sail? Learn how to make sure that your business is the one future travelers are seeing first. The post SEO For Tourism:…
How To Choose the Right Long-Tail Keywords
Long-tail keywords are a great way to reach a more targeted audience for less money & effort. Learn how they work & how to choose the right to create the…
7 Big Enterprise Content Marketing Strategies You Need To Know [W...
Enterprise Brands: How valuable is your content to your target audience? Are you seeing higher bounce rates? [RSVP For This Webinar] The post 7 Big Enterprise Content Marketing Strategies You…
Google Explains How Google Maps Reviews Are Moderated
Google shares how it weeds out fake or abusive reviews left for local businesses on Google Maps The post Google Explains How Google Maps Reviews Are Moderated appeared first on…
Google Ads Can Auto Apply Recommendations & New Recommendatio...
Google Ads can now automatically apply recommendations at scale, also Google Discovery campaigns now support recommendations and Google added more tools for your video ad campaigns.
Google Ads Will Consolidate Advertiser Identity & Business V...
Google Ads will consolidate the current advertiser Identity verification and Business operations verification programs under a unified Advertiser verification program to provide a simplified and improved advertiser experience in March…
Google May Share Your Google Discover Likes Anonymously With Publ...
You know how you can like the Google Discover stories Google puts in your Google home page feed by clicking on the heart icon? Well, did you know that Google…
Google Local Pack Listen & Translate Feature
Google seems to be testing a feature to help searchers listen to how to pronounce a company name with a microphone icon. Google is also testing in that local pack…
Google Mobile Search Tests Colorful Magnifying Glass In Search Ba...
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…
Both Google Ads & Microsoft Bing Ads Revenues Up 32%
Last week, Microsoft reported earnings and yesterday Google (Alphabet) reported earnings and both companies showed a 32% increase with their advertiser revenues…
7 Ways To Segment Your Audience For Successful Retargeting
Boost engagement and conversions with these creative tips and tactics for retargeting audience segmentation. The post 7 Ways To Segment Your Audience For Successful Retargeting appeared first on Search Engine…
Patent Reveals How Google May Interpret Queries Based On Entity I...
SEO expert Bill Slawski shares details from a new patent that sheds light on how Google may use entities to interpret queries. The post Patent Reveals How Google May Interpret…
Social Media Sharing Buttons: How & Where To Add Them
Of course you want people to share your content! But where should you put social sharing buttons for the greatest engagement? The post Social Media Sharing Buttons: How & Where…
The Complete Beginner’s Guide To YouTube Video Advertising
YouTube is the largest video platform. Get your account up and running YouTube ads through the Google Ads platform. The post The Complete Beginner’s Guide To YouTube Video Advertising appeared…
WordPress Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor
1+ Million WordPress sites affected by vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution attacks The post WordPress Vulnerability in Essential Addons for Elementor appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Get To Know Botify: A Sneak Peek Inside With CEO Adrien Menard
Perhaps you’ve heard of enterprise crawler-turned-end-to-end-SEO-management solution Botify in the past. But what has the company and its team been up to lately? And perhaps most importantly for this audience…
How To Get More Leads In 2022 Using Webinars
Are you generating leads at your highest potential? 53% of marketers say webinars are the top-of-the-funnel format that generates the most high-quality leads. The post How To Get More Leads…
Google Gives 3 Reasons Why FAQ Schema Won’t Show In Search
Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller offers three possible reasons why your FAQ schema markup isn’t generating rich snippets in search results. The post Google Gives 3 Reasons Why FAQ Schema…
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 1, 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. Google said it…
Top 100: The Most Visited Websites in the US [2021 Top Websites E...
This post uncovers the top 100 most visited websites in the US, deep-diving into a few industries — Media, Retail, and Streaming Services — that show the biggest position changes.
Paid Search In A Cookieless World: Are You Ready? [Webinar]
Third-party cookies are disappearing. Learn how savvy marketers are overcoming this challenge and getting a first-mover advantage by utilizing improved paid search techniques. The post Paid Search In A Cookieless…
Google Says Emojis Won’t Hurt Or Help SEO
Google provides an update on the use of emojis in webpage titles and meta descriptions, saying they’ll neither hurt or help SEO. The post Google Says Emojis Won’t Hurt Or…
Google Ads Introduces New Recommendations For Discovery Campaigns...
Google Ads introduces a new set of recommendations for Discovery and Video campaigns. Learn how these recommendations will affect your account’s Optimization Score. The post Google Ads Introduces New Recommendations…
Word-of-Mouth Marketing: A Simple Tried & Tested Guide
Let me introduce you to this often overlooked marketing channel that has had a huge impact on our business: word-of-mouth marketing. In this article, you’ll learn the following: What word-of-mouth…
Google Help Doc Goes Deeper On SafeSearch With Troubleshooting Se...
Google has put together a new help document on SafeSearch where it merged a bunch of content into a single page around this topic. It also added content around how…
Google Merchant Center Adds Auto-Tagging To Free Listings
Google Merchant Center announced that auto-tagging is now available for free listings on Google Shopping. “Auto-tagging for free listings is now available in your Merchant Center account,” the search company…
Google: We Don’t Count Links On Domain Level
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that Google Search does not count links on a domain level. John is basically saying that each link counts for itself and that each…
Google: We Do Not Give Full Weight To All Links
Google’s John Mueller said that not all links are given full weight and does not pass the full signals it can potentially pass. Instead, Google might not pass any weight…
Google Ads Performance Max Data To Come To Data Studio In Very Ne...
Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, said that in the “very near future” the Google Ads team will be adding support to have Performance Max data to Google Data Studio….
How To Build an Impeccable Go-to-Market Strategy [Checklist]
Entering new markets is always risky. However, a well-informed go-to-market strategy can soften the landing in a new area. As you move forward with your plans, follow these checklist tips…
5 Big Ways Bing SEO Differs From Optimizing For Google
Bing and Google share many of the same ranking signals, but there are also key differences you need to know. The post 5 Big Ways Bing SEO Differs From Optimizing…
What Are The Top SEO Considerations For Merging Sites?
A lot can go wrong with site migrations and consolidation. In this Ask An SEO, you’ll find the most important considerations. The post What Are The Top SEO Considerations For…
Conversation Intelligence Trends & Tips From Invoca’s CMO
What’s next in conversation intelligence and how are brands using it today to power more effective marketing campaigns and business decisions? Dee Anna McPherson explains. The post Conversation Intelligence Trends…
Google Affirms Reciprocal Linking Is Natural In Many Cases
Reciprocal linking isn’t always bad, in Google’s view. In many cases it’s natural to link back to a site that links to yours. The post Google Affirms Reciprocal Linking Is…
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 31, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
How to Improve SEO Rankings in 11 Steps
There are over 3.5 billion Google searches per day. If you want to stand out, you‘ll need to play by Google‘s rules. Learn all about how you can improve your…
Breadcrumb & HowTo Google Search Console Errors Reporting Cha...
Google has said it changed the error and issues reporting in Google Search Console for Breadcrumbs and HowTo structured data. This may result in new errors, warnings and issues or…
Vlog #157: Brian Wallace On Infographics Helping An NBA Player La...
Brian Wallace is the Founder and President of NowSourcing, an industry leading infographic design agency and he was in my neighborhood, which is actually his old neighborhood and stop by…
How Does Location Of Internal Links On A Page Matter For SEO &...
Google’s John Mueller said the location of internal links, links you place on your website to other parts of that same web site, does not necessarily matter if they are…
Google Search Console Launches URL Inspection API
Google this morning launched a new API for Search Console – the URL Inspection API. This API lets you programmatically interact with the URL Inspection Tool that you would manually…
Google Penalizing News Publishers With Manual Actions For Discove...
About a year ago, Google first introduced guidelines around manual actions for Google Discover and Google News. In the past week, I have seen numerous news publishers, both large and…
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: No One Infected By Untitled Search Spam Issue
Danny Sullivan of Google said that no one was infected by the search spam issue around untitled documents. He said this is a spam issue, not a malware issue and…
Reminder: Some Google Ads Search Terms Report Query Data Being Re...
As a reminder, Google Ads will be removing some query data from your search terms report on February 1, 2022. Google warned us of this change in September 2021 and…
Google Changes More Than 61 Percent Of Title Tags
Page titles have a large impact on click-through rates. A recent study shows Google rewrites page titles more than 60 percent of the time. The post Google Changes More Than…
Google Announces Search Console URL Inspection Tool API
Google expanded Search Console access with the URL Inspection Tool API which extends functionalities of many SEO tools and WordPress plugins and themes The post Google Announces Search Console URL…
Core Web Vitals Data Study w/ CrUX & 5.2M Pages — Ahrefs
We wanted to look at the data to see how websites were doing and if we could glean any important insights. The data we used is from the Chrome User…
The Top 5 Link Building Strategies (With Examples)
Explore proven link building strategies with examples of how they work and what you need to implement them – and learn what to avoid, too. The post The Top 5…
Wix Gets An SEO Upgrade With Deepcrawl Integration
Wix and Deepcrawl are forming a partnership and announcing the immediate launch of custom designed SEO tools built with enterprise-grade technology. The post Wix Gets An SEO Upgrade With Deepcrawl…
10 Big Ways Infographics Benefit Your Content Strategy
Whether you’re just getting started with a simple infographic or already a seasoned pro, infographics belong in any content marketing strategy. Here’s why. The post 10 Big Ways Infographics Benefit…
How To Appraise & Optimize Any Landing Page By Campaign Perfo...
Not sure what to do about low-performing landing pages? Here are two simple campaign metrics that can help you categorize and improve any landing page. The post How To Appraise…
Top 7 SEO Benefits Of Responsive Web Design
Is your site mobile-ready? Check out these 7 ways a responsive, user-friendly website design benefits your SEO. The post Top 7 SEO Benefits Of Responsive Web Design appeared first on…
Google Ads Performance Max Replaces Smart Shopping & Local
Google announced its timeline of upgrading Smart Shopping and Local campaigns to Performance Max campaigns. Upgrading starts in April. The post Google Ads Performance Max Replaces Smart Shopping & Local…
Link Graphs And Google Rankings
Link graphs are a fundamental part of how Google understands websites and ranks them The post Link Graphs And Google Rankings appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Are Manual Actions A Google Ranking Factor?
It can be intimidating not to know what this penalty means for your site. Learn more about manual actions and whether they impact search rankings. The post Are Manual Actions…
Google Study: 90% Of Customers Will Share Their Email For An Ince...
A study between Google and Boston Consulting Group shows 90% of customers will share their email address for a small incentive, such as a discount. The post Google Study: 90%…
Google Says No Correlation Between Impressions And Search Volume
Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller says the impressions your site receives for a keyword is not an indication of the search volume for that keyword. The post Google Says No…
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 28, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
SEO Split-Test Result: Does Bolded Text Help Your SEO?
We decided to test if bold pieces of text on the blog pages of a Canadian SaaS company can help their SEO performance. What do you the impact was on…
Google Unveils .Day Domains
New .Day Top Level Domains makes valuable domains available, with prices dropping every day until February The post Google Unveils .Day Domains appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google Promotes Pointy From Google In Business Profiles
Google is promoting the Pointy from Google solution in Google Business Profiles dashboard, Colan Nielsen explained on Twitter. Google is placing this box that says “Help customers find products they…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Fluctuations, FLoC...
This week, we had another unconfirmed Google search ranking update on January 22nd. Google has admitted defeat with its FLoC cookieless proposal and is now going with Topics API. Google…
New Tools For Smart Shopping & Local Campaigns Being Replaced...
Google has released a set of new tools and features to help advertisers when Google existing and future Smart Shopping campaigns and Local Campaigns get replaced by Performance Max campaigns….
Google Tests Search Results Without Descriptions Again
Google has confirmed it has been testing Google Search result listings without any descriptions, again. Google first tested this in 2015 and is now testing it again for the past…
Google Images Tests Color Themed Related Images Design
The folks at 9to5Google spotted Google Image Search on mobile testing a related image design that takes on the color theme of the image result. So if the image is…
Google Search Console Logging Bug May Result In Drop In Image Sea...
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 Deprecating The Google My Business API On April 20, 2022
Google will be deprecating the Google My Business API on April 30, 2022 and replacing it with new APIs in the Google federated model. So you will have to update…
10 Advanced SEO Skills To Level Up Your Career
Learn about 10 advanced SEO skills that could help you go deeper within your specialization or become a more well-rounded SEO pro. The post 10 Advanced SEO Skills To Level…
6 Tips For Giving Your Reporting Dashboards A Makeover
Turn clunky digital marketing and SEO reporting dashboards into useful analysis powerhouses with these tips for better charts and data visualizations. The post 6 Tips For Giving Your Reporting Dashboards…
Inbound Links As A Ranking Factor: What You Need To Know
There are a number of claims surrounding inbound links as a ranking factor. But are they true? Let’s take a look. The post Inbound Links As A Ranking Factor: What You…
7 Unique Keyword Sources To Boost Your Site Ranking
It’s time to away from the standard SEO strategy. These 7 uncommon keyword sources can help you get ahead of your competition. The post 7 Unique Keyword Sources To Boost…
What YouTube Video To Make Next
Can’t decide what YouTube video to make next? The company shares tips on using data to figure out what your audience wants to see. The post What YouTube Video To…
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 27, 2022
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Learn How TikTok Advertising Works With This Free Guide
TikTok explains how its advertising campaigns and tools work in a free course for businesses, which comes with multiple videos and a downloadable guide. The post Learn How TikTok Advertising…
Does Value of Internal Links Differ Based on Page Location?
Google’s John Mueller answers if value of an internal link is influenced by the location on the page The post Does Value of Internal Links Differ Based on Page Location?…
Google “People Search Next” Search Refinements
Google has a new search refinement titled “people search next.” This is in addition to the related searches, the people also ask, the people also search for and the others….
Multiple Google Search Console Properties For Same Site Is Okay
It is okay to have multiple properties verified for the same site in Google Search Console. It is not a bad thing, it won’t hurt you, in fact, it might…
Stuck In Google Search Dark Mode Bug
There seems to be a bug that Google is working on where some searchers are getting left in the dark. Well, stuck in Google’s dark mode or dark theme setting…
Google Page Experience & Core Web Vitals Label Probably Won&#...
In November 2020, Google said we may see a label for the Google page experience update show up in the search result snippets. Then in December 2020 we saw actual…
Google Maps “Updates From Customers” A Nightmare For ...
Google has added to Google business profiles listings in the Google Maps interface a section named “updates from customers.” This seems to show some recent reviews from Google Local Guides…
Google Sunsets FLoC, Announces New Topics API Solution
Google announces its new user privacy and targeting solution, Topics API, which will replace the heavily criticized FLoC solution. The post Google Sunsets FLoC, Announces New Topics API Solution appeared…
11 Stunning SEO Data Visualizations To Inspire Your Reporting
SEO data visualizations make your reporting far more interesting and easier to digest. Here are 11 examples you can put to work in your reporting. The post 11 Stunning SEO…
10 Creative Whitepaper Ideas To Score Big With Your B2B Audience
Tired of the same old B2B whitepapers? These ideas will help your content stand out and drive more leads. The post 10 Creative Whitepaper Ideas To Score Big With Your…
How to Analyze Competitor Website Traffic with .Trends
Where does your competitors’ traffic come from? How successful are they in engaging the target audience? Are they affected by the main marketing trends? In Semrush’s Traffic Analytics you’ll find…
7 Social Commerce Tips & Who’s Doing It Right
Find inspiration from these proven tips and brand examples to develop a winning social commerce strategy for your business. The post 7 Social Commerce Tips & Who’s Doing It Right…
Instagram Rolls Out Updates To Live Videos & Remixes
Instagram is rolling out updates that will give users a new way to promote their livestreams, and more options when it comes to remixing videos. The post Instagram Rolls Out…