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
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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…
Google To Work On Complementary Robots.txt Protocols For AI &...
Google announced last night that it is looking to develop a complementary protocol to the 30-year-old robots.txt protocol. This is because of all the new generative AI technologies Google and…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Update, Twitter Blocked Goog...
This morning, we are seeing significant movement with the Google search results ranking and algorithm. Twitter blocked unregistered users from seeing tweets, which blocked Googlebot and resulted in huge drops…
Google Search Player Ratings & Compare Lineups
If you do some sports-related queries, sometimes, Google Search will let you rate the players and then see how those players line up against each other based on their ratings.
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update & Volatility Super Hea...
I am really trying to not cover the Google search ranking volatility and not report on another Google search ranking update but today things got super heated again. And don’t…
Google Search Deals Carousel & Product Grid Formats
Google Search can show deals in both a product carousel format and a product grid-type of format. Some of these I think were somewhat showcased last November but over time,…
HTML Sitemap: The Benefits for SEO and Users
An HTML sitemap helps search engines and users find pages on your website. Learn how to create one.
How to Do a Backlink Audit (5 Simple Steps)
Find out what a backlink audit is and how to perform one for your own website in five simple steps.
SE Ranking deploys a new AI-based formula for estimating organic ...
Organic traffic is the lifeblood of any online business. It’s the fuel that propels coveted conversions and drives business income. But what happens when you can’t accurately measure the true…
Why OpenAI Expansion Of GPT-4 API Means Apps Will Become More Pow...
OpenAI announcement means that more powerful AI-based applications and services are coming soon The post Why OpenAI Expansion Of GPT-4 API Means Apps Will Become More Powerful appeared first on…
43 Best Subreddits For Marketing Professionals
Discover the 43 best subreddits for work and life covering business, marketing, technology, and more. The post 43 Best Subreddits For Marketing Professionals appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How SEOs and Developers Can Work Better Together
This is part one of a three-part series with Helen Pollitt on how to work better with folks within your company. SEOs and developers need to work better together. Understand…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 6, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Code Interpreter Available Soon For All ChatGPT Plus Users
OpenAI announced the availability of the Code Interpreter plugin for all ChatGPT Plus users. See one of the ways you can use it for SEO. The post Code Interpreter Available…
Google Merchant Center Automated Discounts Fully Live
Google Merchant Center seems to be rolling out its old beta feature named automated discounts. Automated discounts helps retailers automatically discount their product prices based on multiple real-time signals, Google…
Google Ads To Remove Examples From Legal Requirements Policies
Next month, Google Ads will remove the examples it provides in its Google Ads Legal Requirements policy. Google posted that on August 7, 2023, it will no longer list examples…
Edits To Your Local Service Ads Will Update Your Google Business ...
Now when you update your business hours, and maybe other information, on your Google Local Service Ads, those updates will be synced up with your Google Business Profiles within 24…
Test: Google Top Stories With Author Names
It looks like Google is testing placing author names in the top stories carousel within the mobile search results. I believe Google had this at some point before, but I…
Google: It Doesn’t Matter If You Use Blog Folders For URLs ...
Google’s John Mueller said it doesn’t matter either way if you put your blog posts on a subfolder of /blog or just on the root directory of the site, without…
Google Clarifies Value-Based Bidding In Week-Long Social Series
Check out the weekly series on value-based bidding that Google Ads Product Liason, Ginny Marvin, provided to marketers last week. The post Google Clarifies Value-Based Bidding In Week-Long Social Series…
11 Crawlability Problems & How to Fix Them
Crawlability problems are common SEO issues that can be fixed with a few simple steps.
Keyword Mapping for SEO: Guide + Free Template
Keyword mapping is an SEO strategy that involves tactically assigning target keywords to pages on your site.
How To Use ChatGPT To Be More Productive & Creative
Whether you need fresh marketing angles, captivating headlines, or engaging social media posts, ChatGPT is there to inspire, support, and refine your ideas. The post How To Use ChatGPT To…
How to Build a Full-Funnel Marketing Strategy (w/ Example)
Rather than giving you unnecessary details, this article aims to teach you how to build a simple and effective full-funnel marketing strategy so you can target potential buyers at…
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 5, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Don’t Call It a Throwback: 20 Years of SEO & Search Engine Jo...
Loren Baker has seen and learned a lot in 20 years of Search Engine Journal. He shared some of them in our special 20th Birthday episode The post Don’t Call…
Microsoft Launches Free AI Training With Professional Certificate...
Microsoft partners with LinkedIn to offer free AI skills training and certification amid rising workforce demand. The post Microsoft Launches Free AI Training With Professional Certificate appeared first on Search…
Threads: The New Instagram App Raising Privacy Concerns Launches ...
As excitement over the launch of Threads, an Instagram app grows, so do privacy concerns over the app’s access to your personal data. The post Threads: The New Instagram App…
Google Predicts £400 Billion Economic Boost From AI In UK
Google report: AI could add £400bn to UK economy by 2030. AI aids workers, boosts skills, and spurs social innovation. The post Google Predicts £400 Billion Economic Boost From AI…
Bing Chat To Allow You Not To Search The Web (No-Search)
Bing Chat will be adding a feature to tell it not to search the web for an answer. Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Bing Search at Microsoft, said on Twitter,…
Google’s John Mueller: No Ranking Factor Compensates For Mi...
Google’s John Mueller has another good one-liner about SEO and Google ranking. He said on Mastodon, “No ranking factor compensates missing relevance, or missing user interest.”
Meta Begins Blocking Content From Canadian News Publishers
Meta follows through on threat to block Canadian news content over law demanding compensation for publishers. The post Meta Begins Blocking Content From Canadian News Publishers appeared first on Search…
ChatGPT Shut Down Browse With Bing After Accessing Paywalled Cont...
The other day Open AI announced that it disabled the browse with Bing add-on to ChatGPT “out of an abundance of caution.” The issue was that some content that was…
Google Ads Editor Version 2.4 Gains Multi-Account Overview, Googl...
Google has released version 2.4 of the Google Ads Editor, this comes 14 weeks since version 2.3 was released in March 2023. The new version gains video asset library, multi-account…
Twitter Makes Changes To Show Content To Google, Tweets Returning...
On Monday, I reported that Google stopped crawling and indexing Twitter content after Twitter made it that unregistered (signed-out) users were not able to see tweets. Well, Twitter made a…
Generative AI Integration SERPs And PPC Advertisers
Adapt your ads for Bing generative SERPs and Google’s chat-based generative Google Search Experience with this detailed guide. The post Generative AI Integration SERPs And PPC Advertisers appeared first on…
Google Ads: How To Boost Revenue & Optimize For Offline Sales...
Unlock the secret to scaling your Google Ads & optimizing offline conversions! Join industry leaders in our on-demand webinar. Access now! The post Google Ads: How To Boost Revenue &…
How to Combat SERP Volatility
Have you ever lost keyword rankings and felt a sudden wave of panic? If so, you’ve likely been on the wrong end of SERP volatility, meaning periods of extreme fluctuation…
Google Analytics Violates GDPR, Says Swedish Watchdog
Google Analytics is under scrutiny for GDPR issues. Swedish data protection authority warns companies against use. The post Google Analytics Violates GDPR, Says Swedish Watchdog appeared first on Search Engine…
Twitter’s Google Rankings Plummet Following Actions By Elon Musk
Twitter’s search visibility on Google fell by 32% in a single day, according to Sistrix, following actions taken by CEO Elon Musk. The post Twitter’s Google Rankings Plummet Following Actions…
ChatGPT Disables ‘Browse With Bing’ Amid Legal Challenges
OpenAI suspends ChatGPT’s ‘Browse with Bing’ amid content concerns while facing lawsuits over copyright and data privacy violations. The post ChatGPT Disables ‘Browse With Bing’ Amid Legal Challenges appeared first…
Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Allows Full Site T...
WordPress vulnerability in plugin with 200,00+ active installations is actively exploited, allowing full site takeover with trivial effort to bypass security filters The post Ultimate Member WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Allows…
How To Build A Future-Proofed SEO Strategy When AI Is Changing SE...
The best way to future-proof your business is by staying engaged with AI, pushing the boundaries and trying things. The post How To Build A Future-Proofed SEO Strategy When AI…
Relationship-Based Link Building: How to Earn Trust & High-Qu...
Hey {First Name}, Just came across your post about {x}. Great stuff! I just published a resource that will provide a ton of value to your readers. {Some Random URL}…