AIOSEO WordPress plugin contains two vulnerabilities affecting versions up to and including 4.2.9 The post All In One SEO WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Affects Up To 3+ Million appeared first on…
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I’ve started over half a dozen online businesses in my life (three of which were highly successful, and one of which I sold for multiple six figures). What I’ve learned…
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…
So much to discuss this week in the SEO video recap – just so much. Let’s start with a new confirmed Google update, and the February 2023 Google product reviews…
The Google Maps app for Android has seem to add a new tab to manage your business profile(s). The tab shows a store icon with the word “Business” below it….
Google Ads announced four new features coming soon to Performance Max, including campaign-level brand exclusions, page feeds, video creation tools and more reporting. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liason, said…
Google has updated the site move related search documentation this week. It seems like most of the changes were mostly about simplifying things around site moves, removing some content, clarification…
Google’s John Mueller was asked if it would help with web rankings in Google to embed reviews from sites like Facebook, Bing, Google, etc on your web site. John said,…
Did you know that (1) over 50% of the Google search business goes through an Apple device and (2) Google also gives Apple a share of the Chrome iOS (and…
Learn how to use this online speed-testing tool to track and analyze your site’s speed and performance. The post GTmetrix: How To Use The Speed Test Tool appeared first on…
This week, Shawn talks you through the ways your site structure, your sitemaps, and Google Search Console work together to help Google crawl your site, and what you can do…
It’s on you to set specific marketing objectives because every business is different and the highest priority needs in marketing change over time. Deciding where your marketing focus should be…
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 clarifies guidance on Discover traffic to increase emphasis on helpful content and the Helpful Content System The post Google Updates Guidance On How to Qualify For Discover Traffic appeared…
Discover how to optimize your LinkedIn presence with new SEO tools, content display options, and newsletter features. The post LinkedIn Introduces SEO Tools For Articles appeared first on Search Engine…
Your online reputation is everything. Here are some ways you can generate third-party reviews that will build customer trust. The post 8 Techniques To Get More Customer Reviews For Your…
Google is conducting tests that block some Canadians’ news content in response to a new government bill, Bill C-18. The post Google Tests Blocking News Content For 4% Of Canadians…
Google has updated both the Google Discover help documentation and the Google helpful content system page documentation to clarify that Google Discover uses many of the same signals as Google…
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Google Search Console pushed out a security control update that reworked how the user and permissions management works. This is to bring over the old Webmaster Tools version to the…
Google has updated its favicon search developer documentation to now say that you don’t need to host the favicon in the same domain in order to be eligible for a…
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Google introduces new features to optimize digital marketing campaigns with Performance Max, including brand exclusions and better reporting. The post Google Ads: New Features For Performance Max Campaigns appeared first…
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This seemed to come as a bit of a shock to some, but I think there are three reasons why it makes total sense. If you’ve ever been asked what…
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. Bear with me…
Discover the new AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge web browser for mobile, complete with chat and voice search capabilities. The post Microsoft’s AI-Powered Bing Search Now On Mobile appeared…
Joy Hawkins and friends re-did a study they did years ago to discover that now the services you add to your Google Business Profiles now have an impact on your…
Microsoft’s Jordi Ribas, Corporate Vice President of Search & AI at Microsoft put together a detailed blog post explaining the Prometheus technology and how Bing uses it to make Bing…
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Last week we had reported that Google Ads campaigns were seeing mass disapproval and suspensions but now I am seeing new reports of Google Ad account suspensions across multiple verticals….
Google, at about 5pm ET last night on February 21, 2023, has unleashed the sixth product reviews update. This is named the February 2023 product reviews update and it expands…
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Google Search Console update improves security and collaboration with more granular user permissions. The post Google Search Console Update: More Granular User Permissions appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Microsoft published new details on how AI Search benefits from web content and what that means for web publishers The post Microsoft Explains How Bing AI Search Uses Web Content…
Google Doodles have been entertaining web searchers for a quarter century. Here’s a look back at some of the memorable ones. The post 55 Google Doodle Moments To Celebrate 25…
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Google announced the February 2023 Product Reviews Update, accompanied by a clarification in the product reviews update guidance The post Google February 2023 Product Reviews Update appeared first on Search…
Takeaways from the opening arguments in the Supreme Court case involving Google and Section 230, with implications for internet regulation and free speech. The post Tech Giants On Trial: Why…
Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Microsoft Bing, said on Twitter that they have fixed the systematic “Something went wrong” issue that some of you have seen over the past week…
Google’s John Mueller said on Mastodon that for small and local businesses, “in most cases,” core web vitals work should not be at the top of their list. He said…
Microsoft Bing is testing not showing the citations or links to publishers by default for some results in the Edge Sidebar. So instead of showing the links to the publishers,…
Google’s John Mueller said on Mastodon that an existing site isn’t not going to drop in ranking just because it uses an exact match domain. “Changes like that would be…
Google has just added a new feature to export your data in bulk, on an ongoing basis, from Google Search Console to Google’s BigQuery. Daniel Waisberg from Google said on…
Google AdSense is updating the Sites page, where you define which sites you want to monetize using AdSense. The updates are coming on March 20, 2023, and include a redesigned…
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Learn about Google Search Console’s Bulk Data Export feature and how it can enhance SEO analysis for large websites. The post Google Search Console Bulk Data Export Is Here appeared…
Reaching the top of the SERP requires hard work, time and effort, but it can become even harder if someone uses SEO against you. Bad actors can resort to dirty…
When choosing the best CMS for your business, it’s important to consider your specific needs, as well as the technical capabilities and resources available. The post The 4 Best Content…
Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a free tool that enables you to manage marketing tags without modifying code.
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Aggregators typically don’t create content because the content is being provided to them through other creators. Think Google, Facebook, YouTube, or Spotify. Integrators are on the opposite side of the…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Learn about TikTok’s Creativity Program Beta, a new monetization tool to help creators earn more money with longer content. The post TikTok’s Latest Monetization Tool: Creativity Program Beta appeared first…
What happens when the noindex, nofollow directives are in the HTTP header and that URL is also being redirected somewhere, will Google respect or ignore the directive. Gary Illyes from…
Sam Michelson was in town, and he is the CEO of Five Blocks, a digital reputation management firm based in Jerusalem, Israel. We spoke about how Sam started…
A major quality improvement should be coming to the new Bing AI Chat feature on Thursday, February 23rd said Mikhail Parakhin, the CEO of Advertising and Web Services at Microsoft.
Microsoft is increasing the price of using the Bing Search APIs by 10x the current cost, effective May 1, 2023, the company posted. That includes using the API for Bing…
Last June, Google began testing a “profile strength” widget or status icon that shows you if you need to do more with your Google Business Profile. Well, that just went…
A week ago, Thanos Bertes posted on LinkedIn, which I found via Mike Ryan on Twitter, that Google Ads disabled the ability in campaign settings to easily opt out of…
Meta launches “Meta Verified” bundle offering users account verification, protection, support, and visibility for a monthly subscription. The post Meta Verified: New Subscription Bundle On Facebook & Instagram appeared first…
Microsoft has implemented new changes to improve Bing’s chat feature, including a cap of 50 chat turns per day. The post Microsoft Limits Bing AI Chat Messages Per Day appeared…
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Google responds to increase in erroneous use of 403/404 responses from publishers and Content Delivery Networks as a way to rate limit Googlebot The post Google: Don’t Use 403/404 Error…
Estimated brand reach is the most important high-level metric that everyone seems to either interpret incorrectly, or ignore altogether. Why? Because it’s a tough nut to crack. By definition, brand…
With AI getting more and more hype, marketers worry and ask: will my job disappear? The short answer is: it won’t. The post How To Keep Your Job Safe From…
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. FYI…
Gary Illyes posted a new blog post on the Google Search Central site asking all of you to stop using 403 and 404 server status codes to reduce the crawl…
What a week, we had another big unconfirmed Google search ranking algorithm update. Google Ads had a pretty massive bug with campaign disapprovals and suspensions. Google published a new SEO…
Several months ago, Google tested displaying a left-hand sidebar filter on the desktop search interface. Google is doing something similar on mobile search, but now they are tucking the search…
Did you see the scrollable and expandable features in some user experiences with the Google Search knowledge panel and answer boxes?Well, here are examples of both – I am not…
John Mueller of Google said not all Googlebots use the same rendering engine, in fact, not all Googlebots need to do rendering John added. So while the main desktop and…
Microsoft Bing has added a “more” button on some featured snippets in the mobile search interface. When you click on the more button, there is this brief and subtle animation…
Learn Google’s best practices for making links crawlable, including guidance on anchor text, internal links, and external links. The post Google Updates Help Article On Link Best Practices appeared first…
Google’s expanded guidance on links and how it tracks surprisingly close with algorithms and HTML best practices The post Four Takeaways from Google’s Updated Link Guidance appeared first on Search…
Over 600,000 active installations of ShortPixel Enable Media Replace WordPress Plugin The post WordPress Vulnerability: ShortPixel Enable Media Replace Plugin appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Every search engine is different. Transform your search strategy by incorporating an integrated approach to stay ahead of the game. The post Building An Integrated Search Strategy appeared first on…
Petra has plenty of experience talking to C-level decision-makers about their business problems, and translating them into SEO solutions. So in today’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, she takes you through…
When I started my career as a writer, I didn’t focus much on content research. My focus was always on completing the first draft as soon as possible. But with…
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
Google Analytics introduces new features for a better reporting experience, including improved data quality identification and enhanced sampling controls. The post Google Analytics: New Features For Managing Large Data Sets…
Google has released Google Ads API version 13.0 and below is a list of what changed. Version 12.0 was released in October 2022, Version 11.0 of the Google Ads API…
Matt McGee posted a poll on Twitter asking how much of Google’s search engine usage market share do you expect the new Bing with ChatGPT to take in the next…