SE Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 25, 2023

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 now…

Search Engine Journal

Google Now Allows Mixing Structured Data Formats

Google announced a new way to communicate Structured Data which can help reduce the amount of code used on a page The post Google Now Allows Mixing Structured Data Formats…

Semrush

12 Things You Can Do With a Free Semrush Account

With a free Semrush account, you can perform keyword research, analyze your competitors, track keyword rankings, and much more. Learn more about what tools you can use and their capabilities.

SE Roundtable

New: Google Search Supports Syntax Graph Merge

Google Search as of last week now supports syntax graph merge. This allows you to use two different forms of structured data, such as JSON-LD and Microdata, on the same…

SE Roundtable

Google Ad Revenue Up 9.5% & Bing Ads Revenue Up 10%

Both Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising revenue were up big this past quarter, both up about 10%. Comparing it to last quarter, Google was only up 3% and Microsoft was…

Semrush

Ecommerce Keyword Research: A Practical Guide

Ecommerce keyword research doesn’t have to be challenging. Here’s how to find keywords that are relevant to your audience and can drive sales.

SE Roundtable

Google Ads New Dynamic Overview Carousel

Google Ads is testing (or rolling out) a new overview design for the advertiser console. It lets you pick which metrics you want to show in that view, and you…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Product Overlay Nearby Store Filter

For many years now, Google Search has offered ways to find products that are in stores near your location. Now the product overlay feature within Google Search also lets you…

Diggity Marketing

Diggity Marketing SEO News Roundup—October 2023

October’s SEO roundup comes in the aftershock of several huge Google updates and developments that may determine the future of AI content. Get caught up here with the latest case…

SE Roundtable

Vlog #246: Chris Long on E-Commerce SEO

In part one, we learned about Chris Long and his experience working with Bill Slawski. Then, in part two, we spoke about helping people with SEO on LinkedIn and using…

SE Roundtable

Google Search Console Failed: Hostload Exceeded Error

Since late last week there has been a spike in Google Search Console’s URL Inspection Tool showing a “failed: hostload exceeded” error. Google’s John Mueller said on Friday they are…

SE Roundtable

Google News For Context “By The Numbers” Tag

Google Search is testing a “by the numbers” tag or label in the Google News / Top Stories “For Context” section. I guess Google adds this tag if it thinks…

SE Roundtable

Google Ads API Version 15 Now Available

Google has released version 15 of the Google Ads API last week but I did not notice until over the weekend. The big updates include but are not limited to…

SE Roundtable

Google “Do More With Search” Feature

Google seems to be testing a new search feature to encourage more searches from its user base. There is this new “Do more with search” box that shows other searches…

SE Roundtable

Google AdSense Vignettes Ads New Frequency Controls

Google AdSense this morning rolled out frequency controls for vignette ads format in Auto ads. These frequency controls let AdSense publishers decide how often vignettes are shown to their users.

Search Engine Journal

SERP Volatility: What Do You Do About It?

This is what SERP volatility is and how to keep it from disrupting your rankings. The post SERP Volatility: What Do You Do About It? appeared first on Search Engine…

Ahrefs

How to Avoid Search Over-Optimization

But can you go too far? Can you over-optimize? Google says “yes”, in two ways. Harmful over-optimization is, as Google’s Gary Ilyes puts it, “literally optimizing so much that eventually…

SE Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 20, 2023

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…

Search Engine Journal

Google Completes Rollout of October 2023 Spam Update

Google finished rolling out the October 2023 Spam Update targeting thin and misleading content. The post Google Completes Rollout of October 2023 Spam Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

SE Roundtable

New Google AdSense Related Search For Auto Ads

Google has added a new auto ads option to AdSense named related search for auto ads. Related search for Auto ads lets publishers show their users search terms related to…

Ahrefs

8 Handpicked Competitor Analysis Tools (With Use Cases)

These eight tools will allow you to do things like:  And more!  Ahrefs is an all-in-one SEO toolset that provides best-in-class data about your competitors’ content, backlinks, keywords, PPC ads,…

Search Engine Journal

Google’s October 2023 Core Update Now Complete

Google completed its October 2023 core search update rollout, which aims to improve rankings by promoting quality content. The post Google’s October 2023 Core Update Now Complete appeared first on…

SE Roundtable

Twitter (X) Now Is Blocking Bing Search

X, well, Twitter.com, is now blocking Bing Search, specifically Bingbot, from crawling and accessing content posted on Twitter.com, on the X platform. Twitter specifically added to its robots.txt file a…

Search Engine Journal

The Top 3 Google Ranking Factors That Really Matter

Explore the evolving nuances of ranking and SERP visibility, where adaptability and expertise are key. The post The Top 3 Google Ranking Factors That Really Matter appeared first on Search…

Search Engine Journal

Google Lighthouse 11.2.0 Updates Coming To PageSpeed Insights

Google Chrome team published details about an update to Lighthouse that introduces numerous changes to PageSpeed Insights The post Google Lighthouse 11.2.0 Updates Coming To PageSpeed Insights appeared first on…

Search Engine Journal

Google Chrome Address Bar Upgrades Enable Faster Searches

Google enhances the Chrome address bar with “smarter” autocomplete, typo correction, bookmark search, and interface updates The post Google Chrome Address Bar Upgrades Enable Faster Searches appeared first on Search…

Ahrefs

SEO Community Spotlight: Singapore

Having lived in this city-state for a good three decades, I’ve gathered that SEO remains a niche here—but the people within it are welcoming and always happy to exchange ideas….

Ahrefs

7 Fast Ways to Increase Organic Traffic

If you want to get more organic traffic fast, you need to squeeze more juice out of what you already have. These seven tactics will show you how. If people…

SE Roundtable

Google Bard With Side By Side Drafts

A couple of weeks ago, Bard posted that for some questions, it might show you two drafts side-by-side. I have yet to see that in action, that is until now.

SE Roundtable

Google Explore With Products

Google is now showing products within the Google Explore section. Google Explore is the section you see in mobile search after you continue to scroll through the search results.

SE Roundtable

Googlebot Crawls Using Pacific Time Zone While In US

Google has added a single line to its Googlebot documentation to say that when Googlebot crawls from within the US, it crawls using the Pacific timezone. Google added, “When crawling…