Google’s John Mueller answers if Google applies different algorithms depending on the niche and affirms that some kinds of content is treated differently The post Does Google Use Different Algorithms…
Wouldn’t it be great if your leads were worth your team’s time? In this webinar, you’ll discover a defined process that attracts high-quality inbound leads. The post 3 Overlooked Ways…
While SEO is critical, counting on search alone to reach your market isn’t a winning strategy. Here’s why. The post Focusing On SEO Alone Just Isn’t Enough. Here’s Why. appeared…
Should you create content with Google in mind? Yes. Learn how to follow Google’s rules to create user-first content that works – and vice versa. The post 4 Reliable Ways…
CMS can be a solid foundation for your SEO efforts. How do you find the best one? Here’s what you need to know. The post How to Pick the Most…
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…
We are finally seeing ranking volatility in the search results related to the product reviews update after not seeing much early on. Google also released a local search ranking update…
Google seems to be testing a web search feature for the image pack that keeps you within web search when you click on a specific image. Punit shared a screenshot…
Google’s John Mueller confirmed an unusual SEO myth that said that the date filter in the Google Search tools will show you how pages ranked in the search results during…
Google Search has these “more” links in the Google search ad listings that expand to show more ad extensions. I am not 100% sure if it is new or not…
Google’s John Mueller responded to a complaint that Google’s search algorithms around crawling and indexing are being lazy. John said on Twitter “algorithms like those used for crawling & indexing…
Google’s John Mueller posted a response on Reddit with his advice on how to improve your site’s DA, domain authority. He said he was “torn” with his response since DA…
New tools added to LinkedIn’s Creator Mode gives you more analytics data with greater insight into audience engagement, and access to new profile features. The post LinkedIn Adds New &…
Should you be using the Google Search Partner network? Let’s look at some of the ways it helps advertisers gain visibility and control. The post Google Search Partners: 5 Misconceptions…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for decades or just returned from Mars, it would be safe to assume that you’ve heard the term “Drip Campaigns” being tossed around…
As a small business owner, you’re already busy and overwhelmed. Here are 103 easy, proven small business marketing ideas you can try today. The post 103 Small Business Marketing Ideas…
Creating a Google Business Profile is the first step to local search success. This guide will take you through how to optimize your GBP completely. The post Google My Business:…
The majority of lawyers don’t have a marketing budget, yet content marketing is essential for SEO, lead generation, and conversion. Here’s how it’s done. The post 5 Reasons Law Firms…
SEO experts weigh in on the nine top SEO Key Performance Indicators worthy of consideration for developing your own business KPIs. The post The 9 Most Important SEO KPIs You…
What’s unique in content marketing for SaaS? How can you incorporate it into your own strategy? Find out in our latest ebook. The post SaaS Content Marketing: A Complete Guide…
Marketing interviews are unpredictable, and there’s no wonder. There are many different marketing roles and candidates with many backgrounds, skills, needs, and wants. Yet some questions get asked and answered…
WordPress community offers negative response to proposed feature that could cause disk usage to rise by up to 70% The post “Flawed” WordPress Proposal Causes Backlash appeared first on Search…
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The new Google Ads Editor v2.0 is officially out. Create Performance Max campaigns, view asset performance and more with this new update. The post Performance Max Now Supported In Google…
TikTok has quietly rolled out a search ads beta for specific partners. Learn about the new experience and some tips for using these ads. The post TikTok Launches Search Ads…
Implementation of SEO changes can literally make or break a website’s growth. Yet 65% of respondents say it takes at least one month to get their changes made. In this…
Last month we spotted Google testing an audio based listen and translate feature for the local panel. It seems Google is now trying this out for standard knowledge panels. These…
Earlier this week I reported that we were not seeing huge changes yet for the March 2022 Google Products Reviews update. Well, it seems like some of the tools and…
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that the “nofollow is not a dampening factor.” Meaning, when you put a nofollow attribute on a link, it does not dampen the value…
Google promised to let us know when they expand when they use MUM in search and Google did just that yesterday with this new announcement. Google announced how they are…
Google is rolling out to features to give searchers more ammunition when looking at the search results on news related topics or evolving topics. One is a highly cited label…
Google announced that now the Search Console connector for Google Data Studio can now bring in traffic data for Google Discover and Google News. This means you can do more…
Content provides the fuel for your local SEO strategy. Learn how to leverage content through on-page and external sources. The post A Complete Guide To On & Off Page Local…
Being present on brand terms remains incredibly important. Here’s what you can do with brand search to cater to different audiences in a cost-effective manner. The post Are Brand Keywords…
Google is rolling out a new label is search results for pages that are recognized as highly cited sources. The post New Google Search Label For Highly Cited Sources appeared…
Looking to grow your agency by taking on enterprise-level clients? Here are some signs you’re up for the challenge and positioned to succeed. The post 4 Signs Your Agency Is…
But they are the foundation of good keyword research. Spending a bit of time to develop a good seed list often results in better outputs from keyword tools. In this…
Many of these podcasts also represent great link building opportunities. In this guide, you’ll learn how to utilize podcasts to build more links to your website: What is podcast link…
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. This newsletter showcases…
A worldwide survey of paid search professionals provides a clear picture of what they’re earning across various sectors and locations. The post New PPC Salary Report Details How Much PPC…
WordPress SEO Plugin AIOSEO integrates Microsoft Clarity Behavior Analytics, giving publishers access to powerful insights for improving conversions and diagnosing site issues The post WordPress All In One SEO Plugin…
Google shares new information on how it has reduced “unexpected shocking” search results with BERT and the role MUM plays in safe search. The post Google Explains How AI Keeps…
Microsoft Bing is testing (or maybe rolling out) new explore icons for images that show up in the web results. There are these round circle category icons that let you…
Microsoft Bing seems to be testing a new search feature that embeds snippets of content from Wikipedia in this large Wikipedia box in the search results. It basically brings in…
Google seems to be testing a specialized local pack that looks more like the local service ads. Maybe this is a bug because the ads are not labeled or maybe…
Google’s John Mueller said again on Twitter that you should only keep old URLs that have been redirected elsewhere in your XML sitemap file temporarily and not long term. John…
Additional data from Search Console is now available through the Google Data Studio connector, allowing users to visualize traffic from more Google sources. The post More Search Console Insights Added…
Back in August 2021, Google began testing this expandable tab search result snippet. Then the test seemed to have expanded in November 2021. Last week, I had countless folks ask…
The coveted Google Trusted Store badge is now available on free product listings. Learn how to earn the badge and its benefits. The post Google Expands Trusted Store Badge To…
A reminder to all Google Ads advertisers — there’s three months left to utilize expanded text ads before they go away. The post Reminder: Support For Google Expanded Text Ads…
Kickstart your career in SEO and take steps toward landing your dream job with these helpful tips from an industry expert. The post 7 Tips For Landing Your Dream SEO…
Topic clusters and semantics started to become a mainstream trend in SEO. Design your content hubs and learn the best interlinking strategies today. The post How Should We Internally Link…
LinkedIn announces Newsletters for business pages. Newsletters are serialized long-form content that followers subscribe to. Here’s how to get started. The post LinkedIn Pages Can Now Publish Newsletters appeared first…
Page speed browser extensions are extremely useful for publishers and developers. Use these top browser extensions to optimize your webpages. The post Best Browser Add-Ons For Analyzing Page Speed appeared…
Online reviews should be a core component of your marketing strategy. Stand out in local search by leveraging these top review platforms. The post Where & How To Get The…
The study was conducted in cooperation with Sock Data marketing agency The objective of this study was to single out the most relevant SEO factors of the TOP ecommerce sites…
What’s really going to move the needle in your social media marketing campaigns? Check out these social facts and get inspired. The post 30 Crazy Social Media Facts Marketers Need…
I’ve been an SEO consultant for the past four years and have worked specifically with niche site owners. They include people just starting out. I’ve worked with clients to build…
What could be missing from your organic marketing strategy? Push notifications are an easy way to increase organic traffic to your site. The post How To Drive Traffic & Engagement…
Here is the story of Australian SEO agency owner, Pulkit Agrawal, and his journey of starting and growing a digital marketing firm, developing his team, and successfully solving the agency‘s…
What is a tender response? Know the complete tender response process with some valuable tips for digital agencies on writing a winning tender response letter.
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. Almost a week…
In this short case study, for an international fishing charter company, we wanted to validate whether changing non-keyword-related words in the page title would make the page title more appealing,…
Google has added new visibility to its free hotel booking links feature. Take advantage of these free links on Search and Google Maps. The post Hotel Booking Links Now Available…
Improvements to accessibility don’t directly impact a website’s search rankings, says Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller. The post Google: Accessibility Not A Direct Ranking Factor appeared first on Search Engine…
Google has launched a new Trusted Store badge for merchants who have an excellent Google Shopping experience scorecard score. Google also launched a new set of Google Merchant Center insights…
Google today has rolled out more specific, descriptive and contextually helpful names for the structured data error reporting it shows in Google Search Console rich result status reports, the Google…
So far, I will say that the Google Products Reviews update version 3, the March 2022 version, is not that huge. That is, not that huge compared to the previous…
Google’s John Mueller said there is nothing wrong with using the Google Search Console URL inspection tool to request indexing but the better route is to have Google discover those…
Google AdSense announced that those with AMP sites that have Auto ads with AdSense will now support anchor ads. From April 11, 2022, if you’re using Auto ads for AMP,…
TikTok & GIPHY are partnering on a new editing tool, allowing users to quickly grab clips from a vast library of short videos. The post TikTok Taps Into GIPHY’s Video…
Looking for industry benchmarks to inform your marketing strategy and upcoming campaigns? Oracle survey results reveal what’s trending in digital marketing today. The post Top Digital Marketing Trends For 2022:…
Google is updating the structured data report in Search Console to provide more context about errors, helping you fix invalid markup with less guesswork. The post Google Search Console Updates…
What does it take to train into an SEO leadership role with a major brand? Autotrader’s Senior Director of SEO Product and Content Strategy explains. The post Growing Into In-House…
Get the latest tips and insights for a powerful B2B content marketing strategy. The post B2B Content Strategies for SEO & Beyond [Podcast] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
From content budgets and teams to performance metrics and trending formats—dive into these global content marketing statistics for 2022 (Semrush research).
In this week’s Ask An SEO column, you’ll learn when and where to use blog tags and how much they really impact your site’s SEO. The post Tagging Blog Posts:…
See how top advertisers are combining creativity with data insights to earn more clicks on their Facebook Ads. The post Facebook Ads: Who’s Best At Earning The Click & How…
Wish every SEO fire had a more standardized, easy-to-follow solution? With this 4-Step Technical SEO Waltz webinar, finding a consistent approach is surprisingly easy. The post 4-Step SEO Waltz: Tackle…
Without new customers, businesses cannot survive, let alone grow. In this guide, you’ll learn how to acquire more new customers for your business. Here’s what we’ll cover: What is…
This is why simply creating great content isn’t enough. You need a distribution strategy to make sure your content actually reaches its intended audience. Otherwise, you’ll just be wasting your…
Will 2022 be another great year for agency growth? We believe it will be, especially if your agency exceeds what your competition may be doing. The post 7 Insights Into…
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 had a…
YouTube is testing a new way to search for videos on desktop with ‘Search Chips’ that allow users to refine results with suggested keywords. The post YouTube Testing ‘Search Chips’…
In this post, we will discuss what outliers are in SEO A/B split testing. We will also shed light on some of the issues that cause outliers to occur.
In part one of my interview with David Melamed, we spoke about his background and the beauty of the search marketing industry. David Melamed and I in part two then…
Brodie Clark reported that Google is now showing web stories / visual stories on the first page of the mobile results even for competitive keyword phrases. I can confirm that…
On Friday afternoon, Google confirmed with me that the search company has rolled out more visual results for some queries in the mobile search results. I’ve been experimenting with a…
Google is always testing, always, and here is another test where Google is testing snippets in the Google News search results without borders.
On March 22nd and 23rd I noticed the BrightLocal tracking tool spike up a bit, so I kept tabs on that we may have had a Google local search update….
Google has announced this morning that on April 26, 2022 it will be killing off the URL parameter tool under the legacy Google Search Console. This is a bit of…
If your Google Business Profile got suspended out of nowhere, here’s a list of reasons why (and how you can fix it). The post Why Did Your Google Business Profile…
If you’ve struggled getting PPC to work for B2B, explore some tips to ensure that your ads are reaching the right people and qualifying users. The post How To Make…
Google is sunsetting the URL Parameters tool in Search Console next month, the company confirms in an announcement today. The post Google Sunsetting URL Parameters Tool Next Month appeared first…