8 Types of Bad Links to Avoid
In the world of SEO, links are a crucial ranking factor. With that comes a temptation for many website owners and marketers to resort to manipulative tactics to acquire links,…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 17, 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. This past weekend…
Vlog #232: Fabrice Canel Of Microsoft Bing On Indexing Quality
Fabrice Canel is someone most of you who watch my videos know already, he has been with Microsoft for 26 years and is now the Principal Program Manager at Bing…
Google Search “Updates For You” Section
Here is a Google Search treatment that feels old but I can’t see any coverage of this feature on this site or on other sites. There is a carousel section…
Google Still Working On Improving Preferred Language Search Issue...
In January, Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liason, said that Google Search has issues showing the searcher’s preferred language on the search results page. He said this is a priority for…
Google Quality Rater Traffic In Analytics From Raterhub.com
Have you ever spotted a Google quality rater visiting your website? It is not as uncommon as you thought. I even saw it on this website. You can spot it…
Confirmed: Google News Indexing Bug Fixed After 3 Weeks Of Issues
Google confirmed an indexing bug with Google News publishers that went on for about three weeks. It started around June 21st and was officially fixed on Friday, July 14th.
Google Merchant Center: How To Build Trust With Your Customers
Google has posted a new document in the Google Merchant Center area on how to build trust with your customers. The document goes through your business identity, your transparency, your…
Meta Enhances Video Capabilities On Facebook
Meta enhances Facebook video tools, centralizes content in new Video tab, and deepens integration with Instagram Reels for wider reach. The post Meta Enhances Video Capabilities On Facebook appeared first…
Brave Browser Under Fire For Alleged Sale Of Copyrighted Data
Brave browser faces criticism for allegedly selling copyrighted data for AI training, sparking debates on ethical data usage and transparency. The post Brave Browser Under Fire For Alleged Sale Of…
ChatGPT Boosts Productivity 40% For Writing Tasks [STUDY]
New study finds ChatGPT increases productivity 40% for professionals doing common writing tasks but broader economic impacts remain unpredictable. The post ChatGPT Boosts Productivity 40% For Writing Tasks [STUDY] appeared…
Underneath Google’s Bard AI: A Peek Into The World Of Human Train...
Contractors under pressure and low pay crucially shape Google’s Bard AI chatbot, raising concerns over AI product quality. The post Underneath Google’s Bard AI: A Peek Into The World Of…
Wix AI Site Generator Creates Entire Website: Images, Text – Ever...
Wix AI Site Generator can create an entire website, including text and images. It also analyzes business trends and suggests strategies The post Wix AI Site Generator Creates Entire Website:…
A Beginner’s Guide to URL Parameters
URL parameters are query strings that provide additional information and data for a given URL.
Semantic Keywords: What They Are & How to Find Them
In SEO, semantic keywords are words or phrases that are conceptually related to a given keyword or topic.
Google Answers How To Get Discover Traffic Back After It Dries Up...
Google’s Martin Splitt says that there is no easy answer but mentions the role of demand and habits of users. The post Google Answers How To Get Discover Traffic Back…
Topic Clusters for SEO: What They Are & How to Create Them
SEO topic clusters are groups of webpages used to establish authority around a particular subject.
Google’s Mueller To Those Who Create Fake Personas: You’re Deludi...
Google’s John Mueller makes it clear that fake personas and LinkedIn profiles aren’t fooling anyone The post Google’s Mueller To Those Who Create Fake Personas: You’re Deluding Yourselves appeared first…
What’s a 302 Redirect? And When Should You (Actually) Use It?
Confused about when to use 302 redirects? Learn best practices & common mistakes in our in-depth guide.
10 Best Social Media Interaction Posts
Social media interaction, done right, helps you learn more about your audience, build interest and engagement, and ultimately earn their trust and loyalty. The post 10 Best Social Media Interaction…
Boost Your SEO: How To Identify & Eliminate Keyword Cannibali...
Unlock your SEO potential! Find out how to conquer content cannibalization and upgrade your keyword rankings. Access the on-demand webinar here! The post Boost Your SEO: How To Identify &…
Your GA4 Migration: 10 Things You DON’T Want to Miss
Universal Analytics is officially done collecting data. Cue one single tear running down every marketers’ cheek. Now all of your site data will flow solely through Google Analytics 4. Are…
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update & Volatility Explodes ...
I often post about Google ranking volatility and search ranking algorithm updates but I rarely post about them on a weekend. But I just had to this Sunday morning; the…
How To Navigate Social Media Trends & Emerging AI Technologie...
AI is coming whether you want it to or not. Here’s how to prepare your social media team. The post How To Navigate Social Media Trends & Emerging AI Technologies…
ByteDance Releases CapCut Plugin For ChatGPT
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, created a ChatGPT plugin for CapCut that generates everything you need for viral video content in moments using generative AI. The post ByteDance Releases CapCut Plugin…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 14, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Search Practice Speaking Feature For Specific Countries
Google Search seems to be testing a new feature to help searchers learn to speak in English (and maybe other languages). It is called Practice Speaking and can be triggered…
Bing Tests New Snippet Questions Result Box
Microsoft Bing has this feature where you can see “people also ask” like results under search result snippets, I am not sure what Microsoft calls them, but they provide additional…
Will Google Confirm A Future Search Algorithm Update?
With all these unconfirmed Google search ranking updates over the past couple of months and the Google results being super volatile, we are all asking when will Google confirm the…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Volatility, Google Ne...
For the original iTunes version, click here. Surprise, surprise, we had another unconfirmed Google search ranking update. Google confirmed it had a Google News indexing bug for weeks and just…
Google: Don’t Change Your Redirects In A Week (If You Can A...
Google’s John Mueller responded to a question on Reddit about how to “undo” a 301 permanent redirect. In short, John said you can just change the redirect but he does…
Google Images Tests “See More Like This” Button
Google is testing an icon or button overlayed on images in the image search results to “see more like this.” I personally do not see this myself, so it must…
WordPress 6.3 Will Improve LCP SEO Performance
WordPress 6.3 helps publishers achieve better SEO with improvements to Largest Contentful Paint scores The post WordPress 6.3 Will Improve LCP SEO Performance appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
134 Social Media Statistics You Need To Know For 2023
What social networks should you spend your time and marketing budget on in 2023? Find out using this list of over 130 social media statistics. The post 134 Social Media…
How SEOs and Content Writers Can Work Better Together — Whiteboar...
This is part two of a three-part series of Whiteboard Fridays with Helen Pollitt on how to work better with folks within your company. Learn all about how SEOs and…
How to Improve SEO: 15 Tactics to Boost Your Rankings (That Don’t...
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any low-hanging opportunities to improve your SEO. Not only will the tactics below improve your rankings, but they also don’t need you to create…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 13, 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’s search results…
OpenAI CEO Responds To FTC Investigation As AI Concerns Rise
See comments from OpenAI CEO on the leaked FTC investigation document and how OpenAI plans to respond to allegations that it violated the FTC Act. The post OpenAI CEO Responds…
Is ChatGPT Getting “Dumber”? Usage Drops As Users Complain
ChatGPT’s viral popularity wanes as website traffic and downloads drop; users complain AI chatbot’s performance is worsening. The post Is ChatGPT Getting “Dumber”? Usage Drops As Users Complain appeared first…
Google Search Tests Snippets With Translation Drop Downs
Google is testing translating search results snippets with a “Translated by Google” drop-down feature under that specific search result snippet. It shows you that Google can translate the result from…
Poll Shows We’re Using Google Search Generative Experience ...
The new Google Search Generative Experience started to roll out to some users in late May but we are already seeing a decline in usage for these generative AI search…
Google Bard Gains New Features & Available To More Users
Just when updates to Google Bard were getting stale, Google announced a boatload of new things for its generative AI tool, Bard. In short, Google added several new features to…
Google Search To Release New Improvements To Site Names
Google is going to release its second batch up improvements for Site names in the search results “in the near future,” Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison said.
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update & Volatility On July 1...
Hey there – it is me again – reporting about another unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update. This one seemed to start yesterday, July 12th. I am seeing a lot…
SEO Web Design: 10+ Tips to Build a Better Website
Follow these 10+ SEO web design tips as you build your website to set your business up for success.
How UHS uses Semrush to elevate digital marketing team’s performa...
We run all our digital marketing projects with Semrush. We started with three colleagues using Semrush, and now we are up to 11.
Google Bard Expansion: New Features, New Languages, New Countries...
Google Bard rolls out major expansion with new features, languages, and availability in additional countries. The post Google Bard Expansion: New Features, New Languages, New Countries appeared first on Search…
Bluehost Unveils AI-Powered WordPress Platform
New platform makes it easy and fast to create an online presence with WordPress The post Bluehost Unveils AI-Powered WordPress Platform appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Do Categories & Structure Matter More For SEO Than Just Conte...
Content silos aside, discover the impact of categories and structure have on your SEO efforts in this week’s Ask An SEO. The post Do Categories & Structure Matter More For…
How to Use Yoast SEO to Improve SEO
Fortunately, there are tools available that can help simplify the process and improve your results. One such tool is Yoast SEO, a WordPress SEO plugin. In this article, we will…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 12, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
xAI: Elon Musk’s Endeavor To Unlock Mysteries Of The Universe
Elon Musk announced xAI with AI experts from DeepMind, OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft. Will it unlock the code to reality or create another ChatGPT clone? The post xAI: Elon Musk’s…
Google Search Explore Section Gains Ads
Google’s explore section, which we first found a year ago and is now live for all, now seems to be showing Google Ads or sponsored listings. I have not seen…
Google John Mueller: If You Weren’t Buying Links, Don’...
John Mueller, a Search Advocate at Google, was asked when you should use the link disavow too. He said on Twitter, “Essentially — if you weren’t buying links, don’t disavow.”
Google Tests Swipe To Share & Save A Search Results
Google is testing a feature to swipe over a specific search result snippet so you can save or share it. When you swipe over the snippet, you are presented with…
Google Might Not Showing Your Site Name Over A Confidence Issue
Google introduced the site name feature last October for mobile and last March for desktop search. Did you know that sometimes Google might not show a site’s site name in…
Google Bard Goes Without Updates For 5 Weeks
Google has not published a new update for Google Bard for five weeks now. The last update published was on June 7, 2023 and since then it has been quiet.
Microsoft Mitigates Hacker Access To Government Email Accounts
Find out how Microsoft resolved a security breech of the email accounts of 25 organizations, including government agencies. The post Microsoft Mitigates Hacker Access To Government Email Accounts appeared first…
Google Launches NotebookLM – An AI Note-Taking Assistant
Google unveils experimental AI notebook NotebookLM to summarize documents, answer questions, and generate ideas. The post Google Launches NotebookLM – An AI Note-Taking Assistant appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How To Collaborate With Local Influencers To Drive Global B2B Con...
Harness local influencers to amplify your international content marketing efforts and reach international audiences with this guide. The post How To Collaborate With Local Influencers To Drive Global B2B Content…
Advanced SEO Audit Techniques: Excel
Discover advanced techniques for your SEO audit, such as merging data sets and extracting data from URLs, utilizing the power of Excel and Google Sheets. The post Advanced SEO Audit…
2023 SEO Landscape: Organic Traffic & SEO Benchmarks By Indus...
Unlock your site’s potential! Discover 2023’s SEO benchmarks, learn from industry leaders, and power your growth. Learn more inside. The post 2023 SEO Landscape: Organic Traffic & SEO Benchmarks By…
How to Prepare for an SEO Conference, Including MozCon
Conferences are a whirlwind experience. Regardless of your industry, conferences give you the chance to step out of your home office and into a dynamic environment filled with non-stop sessions,…
How To Perform An SEO Audit That Actually Helps You Win Clients
Win new clients with comprehensive SEO audits. Learn the step-by-step guide to impress prospects and boost your agency’s success in 2023. The post How To Perform An SEO Audit That…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 11, 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 has a…
Google On Fixing Discovered Currently Not Indexed
Google’s John Mueller answers whether removing non-indexed pages will help get other pages indexed The post Google On Fixing Discovered Currently Not Indexed appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Anthropic Launches Claude 2 With 100k Context Windows, File Uploa...
Anthropic launched Claude 2, an upgraded version of its conversational AI assistant, with improved reasoning, safety, coding skills, and file uploading capabilities in public beta. The post Anthropic Launches Claude…
Google AdSense Now Supports Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) Paym...
Google AdSense now supports Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payments in EUR currency for publishers in many new countries. The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is a payment-integration initiative of…
Google Will Pass Along Feedback From Publishers Around Canonical ...
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said he would take the feedback he heard from the publisher community yesterday back to the Google Search team. This feedback was around Google’s advice…
Google Search Console Page Indexing Report Updated July 2nd With ...
Google Search Console’s page indexing report should show more fine-grained page indexing issues starting on July 2nd. Google forgot to add an annotation to the report back then but promised…
Confirmed: Google Working On Google News Indexing Issue Impacting...
After hearing reports that the Google News team is working on fixing an issue, Google has confirmed it last night. Many publishers were either not showing up in Google News…
Google Ads Circumventing Systems Policy Update
Google Ads will be updating its generic Circumventing Systems policy this month. The change will “clarify that the policy prohibits repeated and simultaneous policy violations across any of your accounts,…
GA4 Legal In Europe Following New Data Privacy Framework
New EU-US data privacy framework brings legal clarity for Google Analytics 4 in Europe; companies still accountable for compliance. The post GA4 Legal In Europe Following New Data Privacy Framework…
How To Create A B2B Content Strategy For YouTube – Ep. 315
How do you make YouTube a profitable venture for B2B businesses? Find out about how to do B2B YouTube marketing right. The post How To Create A B2B Content Strategy…
8 Microsoft Advertising Updates Including Predictive Targeting An...
Microsoft Advertising’s latest updates include AI-enhanced predictive targeting, RSA improvements, and a range of other features designed to optimize ad performance and streamline advertising processes. The post 8 Microsoft Advertising…
What You Need For The Big Pitch To Enterprise Companies
Stand out from the competition when pitching to enterprise companies when you keep these top 10 tips in mind. The post What You Need For The Big Pitch To Enterprise…
17 Best Social Media Tools to Use in 2023
Check out 17 social media tools to streamline social media management, grow your following, and more.
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 10, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google News Indexing Disruption Causes Decrease In Traffic For Co...
Google is addressing a reported issue impacting Google News indexing, resulting in decreased traffic for content publishers until the problem is resolved. The post Google News Indexing Disruption Causes Decrease…
Google Recommends Noindex For Syndicated News Content
Google clarifies advice surrounding the use of noindex for publishers concerned about syndicated news content outranking original sources. The post Google Recommends Noindex For Syndicated News Content appeared first on…
Google Search Console Notifying About INP Core Web Vitals Issues
Google began to send out email notifications about the new INP, Interaction to Next, core web vitals report recently. I believe Google started to send them out shortly after the…
Google Business Profiles Drops Call Tracking Features
Google has removed the call tracking feature from Google Business Profiles. Supposedly this was a very buggy feature that would not work well and sometimes send calls to the wrong…
Vlog #231: Matt Abbagnaro On PPC Client Services & Business D...
In part one, we learned about Matt Abbagnaro and also about his experience with Performance Max Google Ads campaign. In part two, we moved on to talking about client services…
Google’s Universal Analytics 3 Still Collecting Data For Mo...
Google’s Universal Analytics 3 which was supposed to stop collecting data over a week ago, on July 1st, is still collecting data for most, if not all, UA3 profiles. Every…
Google Details SEO Guidance For Content Syndication Partners
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, posted a Twitter thread, with slides from a presentation he prepared for an AOP event in London back in May around SEO and Google guidance…
Google: Our Core SEO Advice Has Not Changed In Two Decades
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, posted that Google’s core advice around how to rank well in Google Search has not changed in two decades. Google showed a screenshot of its…
Google PageSpeed Insights: What It Is & How to Boost Your Sco...
You can use Google PageSpeed Insights to measure your site speed and improve performance. Here‘s how.
Using Chrome DevTools To Diagnose Site Issues In An Audit
Learn how to perform comprehensive SEO audits using Chrome DevTools, a powerful tool built into the Chrome browser. The post Using Chrome DevTools To Diagnose Site Issues In An Audit…
10 Great Google Analytics Alternatives
Whether you need to save time, have data privacy concerns, or simply want to try a new tool, discover our top 10 Google Analytics alternatives. The post 10 Great Google…
Google SGE: Early Local Search Data
If the local version of Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) experiment rolls out broadly, what will that be like for local business owners and their marketers? This is the question…
The Story of Blocking 2 High-Ranking Pages With Robots.txt
I was trying to see the impact on rankings and traffic that the removal of content would have. My theory was that if we blocked the pages from being crawled,…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 7, 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’s search results…
Google Calls For Public Discussion On AI Use Of Web Content
Google wants a discussion on AI’s use of web data. AI relies on data, but how much access is too much? The post Google Calls For Public Discussion On AI…
Bing Tests Search Result Listing Branded Side Labels
Bing is now testing showing branded side labels next to each search result listing. We saw earlier more basic side labels and before that branded side bars for some search…