Do Keywords Still Matter?
Explore keywords’ pivotal role in Google’s indexing system, user experience, and content creation for effective online visibility and strategic connections. The post Do Keywords Still Matter? appeared first on Search…
Explore keywords’ pivotal role in Google’s indexing system, user experience, and content creation for effective online visibility and strategic connections. The post Do Keywords Still Matter? appeared first on Search…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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This week, we covered another Google Search indexing issue, plus this ongoing issue with recipes in the Google Search results. I suspect we will soon have a very big Google…
Are you ready for the big Google Webmaster report – well, here is the February 2024 edition. This month, Google confirmed an issue with teetering in and out results over…
Google seems to be testing two lines of text for sitelinks within the mobile search ads interface. So yea, double-line sitelinks in the search ads in the Google mobile search…
Google has released three new changes to its Google Ads Responsive Search Ads. First, Google may now show a single-line headline instead of two. Second, Google now lets you associate…
Google Search on the mobile interface can show a store button with an arrow on it, that if you click on it, it overlays a filter to filter results by…
Google announced it is testing generative AI technology to answer local specific questions within Google Maps. “Starting in the U.S., this early access experiment launches this week to select Local…
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Google investigating indexing delays affecting some sites since Monday night, working to identify and resolve root cause. The post Google Confirms Indexing Issue Affecting Some Websites appeared first on Search…
Google has announced that March 12, 2024 will be the official date for when Interaction to Next Paint (INP) will replace First Input Delay (FID) as a Core Web Vital…
Not only is Google having indexing issues this morning, but Google has been having issues with showing recipes in the carousel and images of recipes in search over the past…
Google’s John Mueller said that you don’t need to worry about those spammy emails you get asking to buy or trade links based on a certain DA or other link…
Google Business Profiles now lets you add products to your business profiles and merchant centers section using a barcode scanner; Google will even mail you a free barcode scanner. This…
We all have been seeing Google Search become more and more e-commerce and shopping-heavy. Well now we are seeing Google testing a specialized menu just for shopping features in the…
Google has confirmed it is working on resolving an indexing issue that it says is “affecting a small number of sites.” Google said that some “sites may experience slower than…
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A 2005 patent authored by Amit Singhal matches what is known about the Navboost algorithm The post Could This Be The Navboost Patent? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google to replace First Input Delay with new Interaction to Next Paint metric as a Core Web Vital on March 12. The post Google Updates Core Web Vitals With Interaction…
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Google launches gesture-based search feature Circle to Search on Pixel and Galaxy phones today. The post Google’s ‘Circle To Search’ Now Rolling Out To Select Android Phones appeared first on…
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Google has a newish section named “Related categories nearby” that shows you various categories of products, when you click on the categories, it then shows you local stores nearby that…
Google is testing showing a “highly rated” label on the Google Local Services Ads (LSAs) listings. These are also named Google Screened, as you can see. I guess this filters…
Both Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising revenue were up this past quarter, year over year. Google ad revenue was up 11% and Microsoft Advertising revenue was up 8%. The previous…
Lily Ray asked Google’s John Mueller what does Google do with all the ranking signals from the content syndication partners when Google Search decides which URL should be the canonical….
Google seems to be testing a new option under the Google Ads “bulk actions” named “solutions.” Solutions gives you account summaries, ad performance and account anomaly detection options.
Here’s a 5-minute, beginner-friendly introduction to each of them. Organic traffic data refers to how often people visit your website through unpaid search results. Key data How to get it…
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John Mueller answers question about when Google chooses to rank the syndication partner as the canonical source The post Google Answers Question About Signals And Syndicated Content appeared first on…
Alphabet’s Q4 earnings show steady growth driven by AI integration across Search, YouTube, Cloud; presenting risks and opportunities. The post Google’s Q4 Earnings Reveal AI’s Growing Role In Search appeared…
In this week’s Ask An SEO, learn to align content with user intent, optimize mid-funnel experiences, and master the art of seamless conversions. The post How Do I Optimize SEO…
Google’s John Mueller shares insight about the time it takes to process changes to a larger site The post Google: Changing URLs On Larger Sites Takes Time To Process appeared…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Google may have officially rolled out and launched the clippable feature for product snippets. We saw variations of this in the product results before and I thought it went live…
Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, replied to with very specific feedback on a specific article on how to make that article more helpful. I figured I’d share those details,…
Google is testing showing a section in its search results titled “Results from the web” and “More results from the web.” I mean, why? Aren’t all Google Search results from…
Google has been launching changes to its search results in the European regions to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). We’ve seen tests of how this will change the…
Bing seems to be testing displaying ads on the left side bar of the Bing Search results. Previously, Bing had organic free listing details on that left side bar but…
Google Ads may be testing a new ad format that look more like those perspectives, where the ads are in these tall boxes or cards and those cards are on…
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An internal linking strategy for SEO that matches Google’s semantic understanding of content The post Sentence-Level Semantic Internal Links For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Elevate your media presence by mastering the Expert Evaluation Tool. Learn to communicate proven expertise and become a go-to resource for journalists in your field. The post How To Uncover…
Takeaways from SearchLiaison’s informal audit that explained why a webpage wasn’t ranking in the search results The post Google SearchLiason: 4 Reasons Why A Webpage Couldn’t Rank appeared first on…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
It has been almost 12 weeks since the last confirmed Google search ranking algorithm was released. That was the November 2023 reviews update. Before that was the November 2023 core…
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Google seems to have launched a new feature for some restaurants to make corrections and updates to the feedback customers leave about their menus and dishes. This feature is called…
A new report says that custom Google Business Profile services also impact rankings, maybe to a lesser degree than normal services. This report was from the folks at Sterling Sky…
Google seems to be testing moving the reports around in the Google Ads advertiser console. There is a bit of a debate amongst advertisers if this is a good change…
A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft introduced Copilot Pro, the paid premium version of Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat. And on Friday, Microsoft finally added support for Copilot Pro…
Google has added the “add note” search labs notes feature to the URL bar and in SGE while browsing. This makes it way more visible to add a note to…
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The surprising reality about what’s going on with Google SGE, why it’s still in Google Labs and what’s next for AI Search The post Why Google SGE Is Stuck In…
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Don’t miss out on the latest Google Business Profile enhancements! Regularly monitor and optimize your profile for accurate information with this in depth guide. The post Google Business Profile: A…
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 is cutting…
Google’s Search Relations team plans to update their SEO Starter Guide, focusing on debunking myths and modernizing advice. The post Google’s SEO Starter Guide Updates: Branding In, Keywords Out appeared…
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Google has confirmed that issue where sites would rank during the week and then not rank on the weekends – just wild. We had an unconfirmed Google ranking update this…
Google is in the process of reworking its popular SEO starter guide, which it initially released in 2010. The starter guide is about 8,500 words right now, but it will…
Google is testing a price slider for some queries where narrowing by price may make sense. We’ve seen Google show price range sliders for products and price slider filters for…
Gary Illyes from Google said that the HTML structure for your web pages does not matter much for rankings. He said this on the latest Search Off The Record podcast,…
Just like Microsoft has been testing swapping out the Bing Chat link with the Copilot link within the Bing Search results pages, now Microsoft is testing swapping out the Bing…
Earlier this week, we reported that Google said we should expect a decline in the number of driving directions reported in the Google Business Profiles performance reporting tool. Well, the…
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The termination of the Appen search quality raters ignited speculation about AI versions to replace them. What’s really going on? The post About Those Google AI Search Quality Raters appeared…
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google is revamping its official SEO Starter Guide, streamlining advice for modern website owners, and simplifying complex topics. The post Google’s SEO Starter Guide Set For A Major Update appeared…
Let’s explore three common mistakes and how you can fix them. Believing everything ChatGPT says is never a good idea, but believing answers to questions it doesn’t have data to…
Discover your competitors’ backlinks and gain new insights on how you can improve your link building strategy.
First, we have someone offering us to pay for it: Then there’s someone else, framing their backlink request as a “guest post opportunity”: And finally, here’s the most professional one…
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Google’s John Mueller had a nice one-liner again on X; he said, “Nobody can guarantee you traffic, sorry.” This means you can’t say making X changes will result in Y…
Google does not read or use the content within your HTML comments for Google Search or ranking purposes. Google’s John Mueller confirmed this once again saying, “Googlebot doesn’t understand your…
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It looks like Google is testing an update to the Google Business Profile design where Google shows new icons and a slightly updated layout from the old version. The new…
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, said that Google may soon target or penalize recipe collection pages using recipe structured data, when recipe structured data should be used on pages that…
Google is testing showing video results on the right side of the search results page. Google tested this a few years ago, in a different format and now seems to…
After a couple of months of testing, it seems Google has now removed the cache link from the search results page. I no longer see a link to the Google…