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Some Recent Weird Google Search Interface Bugs

Over the past couple of days, I’ve seen a few recent complaints about weird interface bugs in Google Search. To be honest, I know some of these are browser extension…

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Google Business Profiles New Business Calls API

Google has launched a new API to retrieve call history data from your Google Business Profiles, you know, when people click call this business from Google Search and Google Maps….

Search Engine Journal

We’re Looking For A Unicorn…

We’re looking for a data-driven, curious, and supportive editorial leader who knows marketing inside and out. Is that you? The post We’re Looking For A Unicorn… appeared first on Search…

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Paid Search In A Cookieless World: Are You Ready?

The move to a privacy-first world has significant implications for the entire digital ecosystem. Find out how to come out on top. The post Paid Search In A Cookieless World:…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 16, 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 says there…

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Google Web Stories – The New AMP?

Google’s push for adoption of Web Stories is drawing comparisons to AMP, another lightweight web technology that received a similar push in its early years. The post Google Web Stories…

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Google Ads Announces Top 3 Priorities for 2022

Google Ads sheds light on their top three priorities for 2022: automation, measurement, and privacy. Learn how they’re tackling these topics. The post Google Ads Announces Top 3 Priorities for…

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YouTube Rolls Out New Metadata For Educational Videos

YouTube creators can now optimize educational videos with additional metadata, which will be displayed in search results in the future. The post YouTube Rolls Out New Metadata For Educational Videos…

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Google: There Is No Snippet Wide Ban

Over the past few months, there have been some SEO folks asking me about Google’s snippet wide ban. I have never heard or seen such a thing, so I just…

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New Google Ads Destination Not Accessible Policy

Google Ads announced it is adding a new “destination not accessible” policy under the Google destination requirements policy. Google is also making changes and clarifications to the document overall. Google…

Semrush

What Is Schema? Beginner‘s Guide to Structured Data

This blog post covers schema markups, explaining their SEO value, popularity among top business websites, and provides online resources to add schema markups to your own website.

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Semrush Authority Score Explained

Find out how Semrush Authority Score may help you to get better at your link building efforts when looking for quality domains, and improving your own website‘s authority.

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The Insanely Simple One-Page Marketing Plan Template

The problem is that creating one can get complicated, really complicated. It’s not so bad if you’re familiar with marketing jargon and acronyms like SWOT and KPI. But if you’ve…

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Conductor Acquires Real-time SEO Monitoring Tool ContentKing

Conductor announces its first major move after raising $150M in funding with the acquisition of ContentKing, a real-time SEO auditing and monitoring technology. The post Conductor Acquires Real-time SEO Monitoring Tool ContentKing…

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Google: No SEO Bonus For Keyword-Based Domains

John Mueller says keyword-based domains are limiting and provide no SEO bonus. He then offered ideas for the best domains The post Google: No SEO Bonus For Keyword-Based Domains appeared…

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Mark Zuckerberg Announces Meta’s New Company Values

In an effort to reshape public image as Facebook transitions to Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces new company values emphasizing Meta’s vision for the future. The post Mark Zuckerberg Announces…

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Microsoft Advertising Expands, Now In 29 New Countries

Microsoft announced the expansion of Microsoft Advertising in 29 new countries. This expansion goes across Europe and Africa, with reach to 19 new languages. Microsoft estimates this brings the reach…

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New Google AdSense Related Search For Content Pages

Google has announced a new AdSense ad unit named related search for content pages. The feature embeds ads that displays search terms related to the content of the pages your…

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4 Important Business Benefits Of An International SEO Strategy

Help decision-makers in your organization understand these 4 benefits of an international SEO strategy for better alignment, buy-in, and business results. The post 4 Important Business Benefits Of An International…

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4 Simple UX Practices Proven To Increase Conversions

You don’t have to spend millions to increase your conversion rates. Here are 4 simple optimizations that’ll improve both UX & CRO. The post 4 Simple UX Practices Proven To…

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17 Free SEO Tools For Site Audits

Conducting an SEO site audit can be challenging. Here’s a list of free and useful SEO site audit tools that can help optimize your site. The post 17 Free SEO…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 14, 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 Search Console…

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Google Ads Makes Changes To Automated Extensions

Google announced new improvements on ad extensions to advertisers geared towards easier management. Updates are coming to sitelink, callout, and structured snippet extensions. The post Google Ads Makes Changes To…

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Instagram Enables Likes On Stories

Instagram is introducing a new way for users to engage with stories by showing appreciation with a simple like, rather than sending a direct message. The post Instagram Enables Likes…

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Do Small Sites Have A Chance Anymore?

John Mueller says if you’re a small company competing with large companies it’s always going to be hard The post Do Small Sites Have A Chance Anymore? appeared first on…

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TikTok A Key Part Of Consumers’ Path To Purchase

A global research study finds TikTok is a key part of consumers’ path to purchase, where are increasingly discovering and buying new products. The post TikTok A Key Part Of…

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Google: More Content Does Not Mean More Traffic

Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter “more content definitely does not mean more traffic.” Meaning, writing more content does not always translate to more traffic, espesially from Google Search.

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Google Ads Large Sitelinks Block Design

Google seems to be testing really large sitelinks for some Google search ads in the mobile search results. We’ve seen larger sitelinks several months ago, but here it is in…

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Google Ads To Create & Show More Ad Extensions In Search

Google announced that it has is releasing more features to potentially show more ad extensions including sitelinks, callouts, and structured snippets. This includes a way to review and manage automatically…

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Google Penalties: The Newbie-Friendly Guide

In this post, you will learn the following: What a Google penalty is How penalties help Google fight spam How to identify manual and algorithmic actions What manual actions websites…

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25 Awesome Examples of About Us Pages

About Us pages should be designed to tell a captivating story. Here’s how 25 brands convey their values and benefits. The post 25 Awesome Examples of About Us Pages appeared…

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Redirect Management: An SEO Beginner’s Guide

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…

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How Can I Build On SEO Knowledge To Be Better In PPC?

SEO and PPC go hand-in-hand. Prevent friction between teams, questions about attribution, and self-sabotaging strategies with Navah Hopkins’ advice in response to a reader’s question. The post How Can I…

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How To Premiere A Video On Facebook Live

Premiering a video on Facebook allows your business to enter the world of livestreaming without the pressure of broadcasting live footage. Here’s how. The post How To Premiere A Video…

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Is Google’s MUM A Search Ranking Factor?

Is Google MUM a ranking factor you can incorporate into your SEO strategy? See how it’s being used today and what lies ahead for MUM. The post Is Google’s MUM…

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Google Cautions Businesses About Anti-Tech Legislation

Google is sending emails to businesses warning them of upcoming anti-tech legislation that could impact their businesses. Here’s what you need to know. The post Google Cautions Businesses About Anti-Tech…

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Poll: SEMs Go Deep On Keyword Research

A Twitter poll by Liraz Postan showed that many SEOs and SEMs go pretty deep with their keyword research. 60% of those who took the poll said they go as…

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New Updates To Google Search Ads 360

Google has made some big updates to its Search Ads 360 platform. Search Ads 360 is a search management platform that helps marketers manage search marketing campaigns across multiple engines…

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Google AdSense Has A Revenue Calculator Widget

Google AdSense has a revenue calculator widget that estimates how much money you can make from Google AdSense on your website. It is not new, it has been around for…

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Google Search Ads 360 Updated: Here’s What’s New

Google Ads rolled out a new design and features to its Search Ads 360 platform, allowing advertisers to maximize productivity and scale. The post Google Search Ads 360 Updated: Here’s…

Semrush

A Step-by-Step Guide to New Market Assessment

Thorough market assessment will reveal your most promising international opportunities. Use this 5-step guide to help you choose your next target market.

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W3C Validator: What It Is & Why It Matters For SEO

Make sure your web page code validates across multiple devices and platforms. Here’s how to use the W3C Validator before you launch your site. The post W3C Validator: What It…

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WC3 Validator: What It Is & Why It Matters For SEO

Make sure your web page code validates across multiple devices and platforms. Here’s how to use the WC3 Validator before you launch your site. The post WC3 Validator: What It…

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YouTube Giving Creators More Ways To Make Money

YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan reveals that creators will soon have new ways to monetize Shorts, livestreams, and regular videos. The post YouTube Giving Creators More Ways To Make…

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Top 4 Link Building Mistakes To Avoid In 2022

Break the cycle of bad link building. Discover which mistakes you might be making and how to fix them. The post Top 4 Link Building Mistakes To Avoid In 2022…

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Google Ads API Version 10 Now Available

Google has released version 10.0 of the Google Ads API. Keep in mind, the AdWords API will sunset on April 27, 2022, which is coming up soon. So what is…

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Google Tests Bulleted Descriptions In Search Ads

Yusuf Ozbay spotted Google Search testing bulleted descriptions in the Google Ads spot. So instead of a couple of sentences in the description, Google is testing them as bullet points.

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New Microsoft Advertising Cruise Ads For Bing Search

Microsoft announced a new Microsoft Advertising format for Bing Search named Cruise Ads. It is like Microsoft is creating all these vertical ad formats that in a couple years from…

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Google Tests Larger Fonts In Desktop Search Bar

Google is testing using a larger font in the desktop search bar where you type your query. Google was testing this on mobile recently and has been testing various font…

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Google On The SEO Impact Of Dates In Title Tags

Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller addresses whether including publishing dates in webpage title tags has any impact as far as SEO is concerned. The post Google On The SEO Impact…

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The Beginner’s Guide to Lifecycle Marketing

They are at different stages of the buying journey and, therefore, respond to different messages. Having only one message—and shouting that at all of them—will not work and may even turn…

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Amazon SEO: A Comprehensive Guide For Sellers

Learn about the Amazon A9 ranking algorithm and how to do SEO so your listings stand out in the world’s largest marketplace. The post Amazon SEO: A Comprehensive Guide For…