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Google updates its guide with an opening paragraph that is clearer, more thorough explanation of Organization Structured Data The post Google Updates Organization Structured Data Documentation appeared first on Search…
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Google confirms that low-quality traffic won’t impact ranking algorithms and explains why it has no effect The post Google Explains Why Low-Quality Traffic Can’t Impact Rankings appeared first on Search…
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Google announced that all merchants will be migrated (or as Google put it “upgrading”) from the old Google Merchant Center to Google Merchant Center Next by September (next month). We…
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Google has greatly expanded and clarified its documentation around how Search Appearances work within the Google Search Console reports. Google wrote on X, “We improved our documentation on Search Appearances…
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Martin Splitt from Google said that having unanswered comments on your site or webpages does not negatively hurt your rankings in Google Search and is not a bad SEO thing….
Google has confirmed another bug with Google Ads where it accidentally attributed traffic to a match type that should not exist anymore – smart matching. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ad…
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Google’s John Mueller offers solutions for retailers when inaccuarate prices are displayed in search results. The post Google Offers Solutions for Inaccurate Product Pricing In Search appeared first on Search…
Google challenges the validity of specific SEO audit suggestions made by auditing tools The post Google Casts Doubt On Popular SEO Audit Advice appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Google cautions: Search Console data remains after domain expiration. No reset option available. Temporary removal can hide expired sites. The post Google: Search Console Data Survives After Domain Expiration appeared…
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Google’s John Mueller advises waiting until the August core update is complete before measuring the impact, claims most sites don’t see big changes. The post Google’s Mueller On August Core…
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Google’s Martin Splitt posted a video in his SEO Made Easy series on the topic of the Google Search Console “Discovered – Currently Not Indexed” page indexing report status note….
Google core updates, such as the August 2024 core update, seem to directly impact if a site shows in the Google AI Overviews or not. Google did say quality is…
Google is testing a new search feature named “your related searches” that seems to be pinned to the sidebar of the Google Search results. It reminds me of the Chrome…
Google Search has a new design for the embedded map you see for both local pack maps and knowledge panel maps. The new map has a more subtle design, with…
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Google’s Gary Illyes continues to warn SEO professionals and website owners about URL parameter crawl issues. The post Google’s Gary Illyes Continues To Warn About URL Parameter Issues appeared first…
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Google has confirmed it has fixed the search ranking bug that started over four days ago. The issue was first confirmed by Google on Friday morning, August 16th at around…
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Google Search is testing a new category of search refinements named “you may also need.” These refinements show products that may be found in a specific e-commerce store.
Google is now testing rounded outlines around some of its search result snippet features. This includes around the snippets in the local pack and also knowledge panels. I do wonder…
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