Daily Search Forum Recap: March 28, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Search Updates: About This Author, Diverse Views, + More
Google enhances Search with “About this author” and other features, empowering users to evaluate online information and sources. The post Google Search Updates: About This Author, Diverse Views, + More…
Google Ads Editor Version 2.3 Gains Business Information Assets, ...
Google has released version 2.3 of the Google Ads Editor, this comes four and a half months since version 2.2 was released in November 2022. The new version gains image…
Google Search Console Breaks Out Merchant Listings and Product Sn...
Google has updated some of the reporting within Google Search Console to break out the Merchant listings and Product snippets differences. You can see the difference in performance between how…
Bing Chat Bests Google Bard Says SEOs
By now, many of you, not all of you, have played with both Bing Chat and Google Bard. So far, about 70% of SEOs find Bing Chat to be better…
Microsoft Fixes Missing Data In Bing Webmaster Tools API
Microsoft has fixed the missing data in the Bing Webmaster Tools API. As a reminder, there was a bug that caused the Bing Webmaster Tools API to stop working, then…
Google Search Console Core Web Vitals Report Update
Google updated the Core Web Vitals report in Google Search Console on March 27, 2023. The update may have resulted in a change in the number of URLs in your…
ChatGPT, Bing, Bard, Or Claude: Which AI Chatbot Generates The Be...
Curious how generative AI chatbots stack up against each other? Here are eight prompts with responses from ChatGPT, Bing AI, Google Bard, and Claude. The post ChatGPT, Bing, Bard, Or…
How To Use Performance Max For Travel Campaigns
This step-by-step tutorial teaches how to successfully create and optimize a Performance Max for Travel Goals campaign. The post How To Use Performance Max For Travel Campaigns appeared first on…
Server-Side Rendering: The Pros & Cons To Consider For SEO
Discover server-side rendering and how it can help boost your SEO, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. The post Server-Side Rendering: The Pros & Cons To Consider For SEO…
Multilingual SEO: What It Is & How to Do It
Multilingual SEO is optimizing a website‘s search visibility for multiple languages. Get started with this guide.
13 Local Search Developments You Need to Know About from Q1 2023
Can you believe we’ve already sped through the first quarter of the new year? So much has happened, and on the strength of the warm reception this nascent local search…
How to Write Website Content That Ranks (And People Want to Read)
Specifically, you need website content that: In this post, you’ll learn how to create content that achieves both goals. You can’t get search traffic if no one’s searching for your…
Link Building In 2023: 14 Ways To Create Your Own Backlink Opport...
Get the 2023 best link building guide that can help you identify link building opportunities and turn them into powerful backlinks. The post Link Building In 2023: 14 Ways To…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 27, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Ads Policy Update: Changes To Government Docs & Servic...
Google is postponing the enforcement date of new advertising policies to May 24, allowing extra time to make needed adjustments. The post Google Ads Policy Update: Changes To Government Docs…
What Is a Perfectly Competitive Market?
Perfect competition doesn’t exist, but some highly competitive markets come close. Learn how to stand out with convenience, customer service, and marketing.
Google Updates Search Console With New Merchant Reports
Google Search Console adds clicks and impressions reports for product snippets and merchant listings The post Google Updates Search Console With New Merchant Reports appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Vlog #216: Sam Michelson On Search Intent, Features & Reputat...
In part one, we spoke about who Sam Michelson is and his business development techniques. In part two, we dove into CRM software and how they use it, including looking…
Local Ranking Study For 2023 From Whitespark
The folks over at Whitespark has published there 2023 local ranking factors study, where they asked dozens of local SEO experts to rank what they think are the most important…
Microsoft Exec Burns Google Over Lack Of Citations In Bard
As a reminder, when Google launched Bard, I, along with some others, were taken back by the lack of citations and links to sources provided in its answers. A Microsoft…
Google Might Not Fully Render A News Article Before Showing It In...
Gary Illyes from Google said that in some cases, Google may not fully render a page before showing it in Google Search or Google News. It depends on how timely…
Google Currently Looking Into AMP Support in GA4
As you know, Google Analytics 4 does not support tracking AMP pages. Well, Google’s Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin, said on Friday that Google is “currently looking into it and will…
Google Ads Tests Blue Badges For Verified Advertisers In Search
Google is testing showing blue badge icons and labels on some search ads for advertisers who are verified by Google Ads. The blue label is a blue circle with ridges…
Google Enhances Discovery Ads: Boosting Engagement & Conversi...
New features in Google’s Discovery ads enable brands to captivate consumers with tailored experiences and more accurate data analysis. The post Google Enhances Discovery Ads: Boosting Engagement & Conversions appeared…
SEO Split Test Result: Product-Focused vs. CTA-Focused Meta Descr...
How does replacing a CTA-focused meta description with a product-focused description affect the organic traffic to an online music store? Read the short blog post to find out.
New Open Source ChatGPT Clone – Called Dolly
Open Source AI movement achieves another milestone with the release of a ChatGPT clone that anyone can use The post New Open Source ChatGPT Clone – Called Dolly appeared first…
Analyzing The February 2023 Product Review Update
With the rollout of Google’s February 2023 Product Review Update, product review sites are kicking it up a notch. Discover more in this in-depth analysis. The post Analyzing The February…
Identify Featured Snippet Opportunities – Next Level
Featured snippets offer a fantastic opportunity for increased traffic and visibility for your site. There is a lot to say about this SERP feature and a lot that has already…
SEO for a New Website: 8 Important Steps
Here are all the steps you should take: It’s easy to overcomplicate the process of choosing a domain. But choosing a branded domain that is short and memorable works better…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 24, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Should You Invest In Paid Verification From Twitter Blue Or Meta ...
Is paid verification through Twitter Blue and Meta Verified worth it? Learn more about the benefits and drawbacks of paying for notability. The post Should You Invest In Paid Verification…
Bing Chat Image Creator Now Working
A few days ago, I reported that Bing Chat has now integrated the Bing Image Creator tool. But the truth is, it was not integrated, not until at least after…
Google Ads Can See A Significant Performance Impact By Not Migrat...
As we approach the Google Analytics 4 migration deadline, Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin reminds advertisers that some “advertisers could see a significant performance impact” in their ad campaigns if…
Non-Supported Rel Link Attributes Do Nothing In Google Search
The other day, John Mueller of Google tweeted something true but sarcastic and it seems some took it the wrong way. He said In case you’re curious, the rel=dofollow works…
Google Business Profiles Has A New Manage Menu Feature
Google Business Profiles seems to have launched a new manage menu feature for restaurants in the web version of the business profile tool. It opens a “your menu on Google”…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Bard Launched, Bing Chat Ima...
The Google broad core update for March is not done yet, and we see tremors. Google started to roll out Bard, and while it is fast and has a sleek…
Google March 2023 Broad Core Update Tremors & Fluctuations Co...
As you know, Google has started to roll out the Google March 2023 Broad Core update on March 15th, it should probably continue to roll out through the first half…
17 Inspiring Product Page Examples (+ Best Practices for Yours)
Product pages are designed to sell products online. See top examples to improve your site and drive sales.
WordPress WooCommerce Payments Plugin Vulnerability
WordPress plugin vulnerability allows full site takeover by unauthenticated attackers. Affects over 500,000 WordPress WooCommerce sites The post WordPress WooCommerce Payments Plugin Vulnerability appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How to Choose Keywords for SEO (A 5-Step Guide)
Learn how to choose the right keywords for SEO, rank higher, and drive more organic traffic to your website.
Website redesign checklist to keep your SEO afloat
Sure, everyone knows not to judge a book by its cover, but the same rule does not apply to your website. And there are ifs, ands, or buts about it…
How Do You Clean Up Content Without Effecting Rankings?
More content doesn’t equate to better rankings. Here’s the advice straight from SEO pro, Tony Wright, on deciding whether to keep, update, or remove it. The post How Do You…
How to Rank Higher On Google In 2023
In this post, I’ll show you EXACTLY how to get higher rankings in Google. In fact, this is the same process I’ve used to rank #1 in Google for “SEO…
Spy on Your Competitors ?️ (How Do You Do It?)
It’s simple—you can use a tool like Ahrefs to find out. If you want to get an overview of the organic search competition in your industry, the first step…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 23, 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. Microsoft’s CEO of…
TikTok’s US Future Uncertain: CEO Faces Congress
Intense scrutiny at a US congressional hearing explores privacy, data security, and TikTok’s ties to China. The post TikTok’s US Future Uncertain: CEO Faces Congress appeared first on Search Engine…
Optimize Your SEO Strategy For Maximum ROI With These 5 Tips [Web...
Join our next webinar! Get 5 actionable plans that help you uncover the most impactful opportunities for your business and achieve maximum ROI. The post Optimize Your SEO Strategy For…
Google Says Bard Won’t Link To Sources Too Often
As you know, we’ve been playing with Google Bard, it just started to roll out a couple of days ago. Early on, we were disappointed thus far with how limited…
OpenAI Introduces Plugin Support For ChatGPT
OpenAI introduces plugin support for ChatGPT. It can now access the web, interpret code, and retrieve data from custom knowledge bases. The post OpenAI Introduces Plugin Support For ChatGPT appeared…
Bing Webmaster Tools API Missing A Week Of Data
The Bing Webmaster Tools API might have a week of data loss, a data gap, if you will. There was some sort of issue where the API was not returning…
New In Microsoft Advertising: Target Shoppers By Browsing Categor...
The Microsoft Advertising team announced its PromoteIQ launched a new way to target your ads, by targeting shoppers based on the categories they browse with the ability to also use…
Microsoft Bing’s CEO: Google Bard Is Pretty Far Behind Bing...
Mikhail Parakhin, the current CEO of Bing at Microsoft and former CTO at Yandex said that Google Bard is “pretty far behind” compared to Bing Chat. “We learned to never…
Google Search Console Adds If embedURL Page Uses indexifembedded
Google Search Console’s URL Inspection tool can now report if the embedURL page for a video uses the newish indexifembedded robots tag. This was spotted by Jon Henshaw and posted…
Google Bard: Everything You Need To Know
Google has just released Bard, its answer to ChatGPT. Here is everything we know about Bard. The post Google Bard: Everything You Need To Know appeared first on Search Engine…
Mozilla Open Source AI To Challenge ChatGPT & Bard
Mozilla announced an open source counterweight against profit-focused AI companies. Will create an open source challenger to ChatGPT and Bard The post Mozilla Open Source AI To Challenge ChatGPT &…
How a freelancer collective helped an ecommerce site multiply mon...
Agency Phanum is a young agency with headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More than an agency, Phanum is a freelancer collective that gathers freelancers from all over the world and…
What Are UTM Codes: UTMs in Google Analytics & GA4
Learn how to use and build UTM tracking codes to analyze campaign performance in Google Analytics.
10 Strategic SEO Insights & Tactical Advice For 2023 And Beyo...
I’ve written about search engine optimization (SEO) for over 20 years. So, I wasn’t shocked when the editors asked me to refresh an article I wrote on October 21, 2020,…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 22, 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 started…
E-commerce Marketing 101: How to Maximize Sales
Plus, knowing the basics of marketing can get you ahead of the competition, and it’s valuable to have a base understanding if you ever hire marketing roles for your company….
13 Advanced SEO Techniques & Strategies for Success in 2023
Learn these advanced SEO techniques today to increase traffic and make your website more Google-friendly.
Microsoft To Relax Bing Chat Limits On Balanced Mode Before Other...
Microsoft is planning first to work on relaxing the Bing Chat limits and chat caps for the balanced mode before working on relaxing those limits on other modes, said Mikhail…
Google Ranking Updates Added To Google Search Status Dashboard
Google has added a new section to the Google Search Status Dashboard – Ranking. The Ranking section will show the confirmed Google ranking updates that Google already posts on its…
Google: URLs Excluded By Robots.txt Aren’t Removed Until UR...
Google’s John Mueller posted a clarification on how and when Google processes the removal requests, or exclusion requests, you make in your robots.txt. The action is not taken when Google…
Bing Chat Can Make Images With Image Creator
Microsoft has announced that Bing Chat in “creative” mode can now create images based on you inputting a description of what you want it to create or referencing another image….
Google Bard Begins To Slowly Rollout – Citations, Limitatio...
Yesterday, Google began to slowly roll out Google Bard to some initial reporters and also Google opened up a waitlist to users in the US and UK. I personally do…
TikTok CEO To Testify In Hearing On Data Privacy And Online Harm ...
Learn more about tomorrow’s hearing with TikTok CEO about data privacy and creating a safer digital space for younger audiences. The post TikTok CEO To Testify In Hearing On Data…
Diggity Marketing SEO News Roundup—March 2023
With Google updates, advancing AI capabilities, and possible new search engine players entering the field, this is no time to be uninformed. Fortunately, this latest update is packed with studies,…
Opera Introduces AI-Powered Features In Desktop Browsers
Opera introduces AI-powered features, enhancing desktop browsing with AI Prompts, ChatGPT, ChatSonic, and plans for a browser AI engine. The post Opera Introduces AI-Powered Features In Desktop Browsers appeared first…
GPT-4: How Is It Different From GPT-3.5?
Learn how OpenAI’s latest version of the popular tool has improved to revolutionize marketing and AI-driven communications. The post GPT-4: How Is It Different From GPT-3.5? appeared first on Search…
Microsoft Introduces Category-Based Targeting For Search Ads
Microsoft’s new search advertising solution for retailers can improve campaign performance with category-based targeting and boosted bids. The post Microsoft Introduces Category-Based Targeting For Search Ads appeared first on Search…
The Top 3 Ways To Build Authority By Going Beyond Just Link Build...
Get pro tips on how to increase your brand authority by publishing unique, relevant, and authoritative content that gets referenced and cited by others. The post The Top 3 Ways…
The ROI of Digital Accessibility
In a recent AudioEye survey of 500 business leaders and web professionals, 70% said that “cost” was their main concern when it came to digital accessibility. Many of the respondents…
What Services Do Digital Marketing Agencies Offer?
Marketing services can be beneficial to your business in various ways. In this list of marketing agency services, we tell you about each one and how they can help to…
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 21, 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. Bing Chat is…
The 29 Best WordPress Plugins (Organized by Category)
However, over 60,000 WordPress plugins are available, and more are released every day. Plus, installing too many plugins can cause slow website loading speeds, so you want to avoid adding…
TikTok Updated Community Guidelines To Include AI Content
TikTok updated its Community Guidelines to include new rules related to AI-generated content and how public figures can be used for artistic and educational content. The post TikTok Updated Community…
Should Congress Investigate Big Tech Platforms?
Is TikTok the only company that poses a threat to U.S. users? Learn how companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta pose similar risks. The post Should Congress Investigate Big…
Bing Chat Answers Now In Bing Search Results
If you do some queries in Bing Search, you may get the Bing Chat box and a brief answer from Bing Chat at the top. We knew this was coming,…
LinkedIn Rolls Out 4 Updates For Business Pages
LinkedIn’s latest features for business pages aim to enhance brand visibility, audience engagement, and hiring efficiency. The post LinkedIn Rolls Out 4 Updates For Business Pages appeared first on Search…
Google Local Services Ads Updated The Industry & Services Sel...
Google has updated the industry and services selector or picker tool within the Google Local Service Ads interface. This makes it a bit faster to find and activate your business’s…
Bing Chat Access Content Behind Paywalls?
There is some concern and speculation on the internet that Microsoft Bing is feeding in content behind paywall and using such content to provide answers in Bing Chat. I asked…
Google Tests Only One Star Icon In Local Pack Results
Google is testing showing only one star in the local pack in the search results. This is instead of showing five stars with some of those stars filled in with…
Google: Keyword Stuffing Alone Does Not Make A Page Unhelpful
Google’s John Mueller said that keyword stuffing alone would not make a page be deemed unhelpful. John added that Google is good at ignoring tactics like keyword stuffing, so that…
Google Launches BARD AI Chatbot To Compete With ChatGPT
Google releases BARD, an AI chatbot entering the market to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing Chat. The post Google Launches BARD AI Chatbot To Compete With ChatGPT appeared…
Bing Image Creator: AI-Powered Visual Content By Microsoft
Create visual content instantly with Bing Image Creator, an AI-powered tool in Bing and Microsoft Edge. The post Bing Image Creator: AI-Powered Visual Content By Microsoft appeared first on Search…
Top 7 Influencer Campaign Management Situations To Avoid
We asked you for the most common situations stymieing your influencer marketing strategy. Read on to find out what causes these headaches and how to overcome them—or, better yet, how…
Will AI Kill SEO? We Asked ChatGPT
Should you be worried that ChatGPT taking over your SEO job? Here’s what to expect about the hot topic in this week’s Ask An SEO. The post Will AI Kill…
How to Find Your Competitors’ Backlinks (And Get Them for Yoursel...
That’s because understanding how they got links can help inform your link building strategy. In this post, you’ll learn how to find, replicate, and learn from your competitors’ backlinks….
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 20, 2023
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
What Is the Google Knowledge Graph & How Does It Work?
Google‘s Knowledge Graph is a database that allows Google to provide direct answers in SERPs.
Enterprise SEO: 4 Ways To Boost SEO ROI With No Overhead Costs
Learn how to work more efficiently with smaller in-house marketing budgets by executing SEO strategies that only cost money when they work. The post Enterprise SEO: 4 Ways To Boost…
ChatGPT Is Down: OpenAI Reports Major Outages For ChatGPT And Lab...
ChatGPT experienced an outage affecting all users. Find out where to go to get the latest updates from OpenAI. The post ChatGPT Is Down: OpenAI Reports Major Outages For ChatGPT…