Adobe announced a patch with 33 security enhancements including fixes for 16 vulnerabilities rated critical and important The post Magento Critical Vulnerabilities Announced by Adobe appeared first on Search Engine…
We looked at 1,002,165 domains to find the most common technical SEO issues. Keep reading to see what we found. These are the issues flagged the most across the…
As you all know, I source a lot of forums and Twitter threads (now Mastodon as well) here for the stories that I write. Without the amazing individuals that make…
In a new video from Google, Developer Advocate Alan Kent shares six tips for optimizing images for ecommerce websites. The post 6 Image Optimization Tips From Google appeared first on…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
We recently covered how you can now drag and drop menu items for your restaurant in your Google Business Profiles. But Google also seemed to add the ability to move…
Microsoft Bing has updated the interactive Wikipedia box in the search results to scroll based on where you hover your mouse on the left side of the box. We first…
Deal to purchase Twitter paused as Tesla CEO Elon Musk seeks more details on estimate that just 5% of accounts are spam and fake users. The post Musk’s Twitter Deal…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Search Engine Journal’s first State of SEO Report will help guide your SEO strategy into 2022 with unique data, graphs, and commentary. The post The State of SEO 2021: Key…
Google confronted over search deals in first week of landmark antitrust trial. The post Google Antitrust Trial Week 1: Feds Paint Picture Of Search Bully appeared first on Search Engine…
Miriam helps you get started in Google My Business Products with this illustrated tutorial, walking you through how to add your most important products and services.
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Recognize the complexity of your customers’ intent to reach and engage them effectively. The post What Is A Conversion Funnel? Optimize Your Customer Journey appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Google AdSense said it can now show you screenshots of your issues in the AdSense policy center. “To make it easier to determine what to fix when you have a…
Google Analytics 4 will eventually be our only GA platform option so it’s important to learn how to set it up properly. Here’s how. The post How to Set Up…
Despite Alexa.com formerly shutting down on May 1st and the web site saying it was retired, the backend APIs and tools seems to still work. Not that any of that…
Google is testing opening the normally closed/collapsed AI Answer box. Meaning, normally you need to manually tap to expand the answer, here Google is testing opening these boxes by default,…
Google’s John Mueller posted one of those short question and answer videos the other day, this one was on why do the Google Search Console graphs sometimes fluctuation. The answer…
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Microsoft is testing outlining the individual search result snippets within Bing Search. So when you look at a snippet, it has this outline around it, and then when you hover…
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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. I posted the…
Instagram adds new functionality to its short-form video format Reels, providing creators with new ways to engage with audiences. The post Instagram Releases New Reels Features appeared first on Search…
Wired had a piece named How Google Alters Search Queries to Get at Your Wallet. That piece wrote, “Google just flat out deletes queries and replaces them with ones that…
Yelp releases report on how they removed lead generators and closed down paid review rings on social media sites in 2022 The post Yelp Details Removal Of Paid Review Groups…
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…
Learn all about .htaccess redirect rules, what they do, and how to set up redirects on your site with Semrush.
In this week’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, Mozzer Meghan Pahinui takes you through the process we use to implement customer feedback, in the hopes that you can take it and…
Microsoft Bing seems to be testing an “ads” tab under the search bar, where you see the images, videos, maps, news, shopping, etc options. Honestly, this seems very out of…
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Google seems to have dropped showing the number of reviews are on a page, the review count, next to the review stars, for non-shopping/e-commerce pages. Google Search is now showing…
Google holds over 85% of global desktop search traffic and gets billions of searches per day. Google’s advertising revenue through Google Ads was $209.49 billion in 2021, the majority of…
Yesterday at SMX Advanced, I interviewed the Google executive who announced the March 2024 core update on the main Google blog. I asked Elizabeth Tucker a boatload of questions around…
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A new generation of web users is utilizing TikTok as a search engine. What does that mean for marketers and publishers? The post Could TikTok Be A Search Engine? For…
Vulnerabilities are technically not SEO problems until the site is hacked and then it’s an SEO problem The post Vulnerabilities Are Not an SEO Issue… Until You Get Hacked appeared…
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Learn 14 essential considerations for mapping out an SEO-friendly enterprise-level site structure and implementing an SEO governance plan. The post Enterprise SEO Site Structure: 14 Essential Optimizations appeared first on…
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Today is Veterans Day in the United States and to pay respect to the day, a bunch of search engines have special logos or themes up for the day. We…
Google is conducting tests that block some Canadians’ news content in response to a new government bill, Bill C-18. The post Google Tests Blocking News Content For 4% Of Canadians…
Google Ads simplifies location targeting. Low-impact options removed, targeting experience improved. The post Google Ads Announces Changes To Location Targeting Settings appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The star rating rich result is one of the most sought-after SERP features for many SEOs. The main reason for this is that if you are listed as a rich…
Google Maps launches four new features to improve the local shopping experience for customers, which in turn can lead to more sales for businesses. The post Google Maps Adds 4…
Both Semrush and RankRanger are reporting several point drops in the percentage of time a people also ask box shows up in the Google search results. The drop started on…
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew denied allegations that China-based employees have access to sensitive user data. Google and Apple continue to offer TikTok. The post TikTok Responds To Allegations Of…
Google has updated its logo structured data markup requirements again, this time to say your logo has to look good on a “purely white background.” So you need to test…
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Google is testing a few interfaces for the Google Posts and updates in the local interfaces. One is to overlay the Google updates in the images for the business listing…
Google recently said it made Search “much faster,” at least that is what Rajan Patel, the VP of Engineering at Google Search said on social. There is a larger blog…
Over the past few days there has been some chatter within the SEO community about more Google search ranking algorithmic fluctuations and volatility. This comes after over a week of…
Google may be testing replacing the “people also ask” with a “more to ask” box. I am unsure if this is just a headline change or if there is any…
Google seems to be showing the people also ask feature a lot less often now on desktop. According to Semrush and RankRanger, it was at about 60% of queries showing…
Google announced that it is shutting down the AdSense Matched content ad unit types beginning on March 1, 2022. This is due to “decreasing usage of the content promotion service”…
Microsoft’s Mikhail Parakhin said that the number one feature request is for Bing Chat to save historical chats for later for users to come back to them later or look…
Explore an exhaustive list of new search engine options and how their technology changes the online search game. The post 25 Alternative Search Engines You Can Use Instead Of Google…
Day two of Camp MozCon was everything we expected it to be: more networking, more marshmallows, and more brilliant presentations from the top minds in the industry. Speakers covered the…
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Google confirms there’s a bug affecting reporting across Ads and Analytics products. The issue is ongoing with no word on when a fix is coming. The post Google Confirms Bug…
Google’s update to their documentation on how to control title tags in the search results makes the guidelines clearer The post Google Clarifies Title Tag Guidance appeared first on Search…
Google’s John Mueller said for some sites, you can ignore the Google Webmaster Guidelines that says you should have “a page with a human-readable list of links to these pages…
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Google released the March 2023 broad core update, so far this has been a very fast and big update. Bing said they’ve been using the new GPT-4 technology for the…
Google is testing showing a large “Sponsored results” header in the search results that can lead to more search results and grouping various Google search ads together.
LinkedIn launches in Hindi, making it the first Indian regional language on LinkedIn to support the Hindi-speaking community of 600+ million people worldwide. The post LinkedIn Launches In Hindi, Expanding…
LinkedIn’s latest features for business pages aim to enhance brand visibility, audience engagement, and hiring efficiency. The post LinkedIn Rolls Out 4 Updates For Business Pages appeared first on Search…
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Facebook deployed a new AI technology that speeds up its ability to identify and remove harmful content The post Facebook AI Hunts & Removes Harmful Content appeared first on Search…
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The Microsoft Advertising team announced its PromoteIQ launched a new way to target your ads, by targeting shoppers based on the categories they browse with the ability to also use…
Apple announced this week that it partnered with MICHELIN Guide; The Infatuation and Golf Digest to provide “insights, ratings, and reviews from expert sources” within Apple Maps.
Danny Sullivan of Google said on Twitter that he believes that sites that require age verification would not surface in Google Discover. He added he has to confirm this but…
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Learn more about US11769017B1, a patent that provides insight into Google’s Search Generative Experience and the impact of generative AI in SEO and content marketing. The post Google SGE &…
Microsoft Bing will soon be rolling out cleaner and nicer math result formatting. Mikhail Parakhin from Microsoft Bing said this is already out to 10% of users for all chat…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
LinkedIn is testing a different take on a Discover feed — a new section of the mobile app with content curated by humans not algorithms. The post LinkedIn Tests New…
It seems like Google is having a major indexing or crawling issue this morning – again. Google seems to have not picked up on new content in the past hour…
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Over the past few days or so there has been a spike in complaints around Google Search Console reporting an invalid sitemap error for sitemaps URLs that should be valid….
LinkedIn announces new features, including Suggested Posts, tailored content, and advanced search tools. The post LinkedIn’s New Personalized Features & Enhanced Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Seven open source GPT models challenge the closed-source models by OpenAI, Deepmind and Meta The post Seven Free Open Source GPT Models Released appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Microsoft is testing putting a shopping bag icon on its “Shop Now” Bing Ads layout. I cannot replicate this but normally Bing shows a button that says “Shop Now” and…
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…
Are you having indexing problems? From glitches in Google Search Console to significant website technical issues, this guide will help you determine why. The post 14 Top Reasons Why Google…
A month ago we reported that Google Shopping results had a space for joining membership programs from stores. Now Google is showing these in some shopping listings (not ads) as…
TikTok is not the only technology potentially affected by the RESTRICT Act. Find out what other software and tech products have ties to foreign adversaries. The post 11 Popular Apps,…
Google says an issue with Search Console caused it to report an incorrect number of indexed pages. The issue is now resolved. The post Google Search Console Was Reporting Incorrect…
Discover the importance of on-page SEO factors for search visibility. From website architecture to content optimization, learn how to improve your rankings. The post 13 Essential On-Page SEO Factors You…
The longer users have to wait, the more likely they are to abandon your site. Identify and reduce render-blocking resources to display visual content ASAP. The post How To Identify…