YouTube is announcing several updates for content creators, including viewer reactions on live broadcasts, new stream management tools, improved insights, and more. The post YouTube Introduces Reactions & Ads Automation…
Save time when you discover a slew of new automation opportunities for PPC advertisers in Generative AI. Here’s a step-by-step using PT to start with. The post ChatGPT & PPC:…
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 John Mueller explains the search engine’s approach to crawling iframes and provides SEO recommendations for iframe content visibility. The post Google & iFrames: Debunking Myths, Understanding SEO Impact appeared…
Google Ads added a new notice or warning to the Google Ads appeal form, that says if you don’t fix your policy violation prior to submitting the appeal, Google may…
Google is testing displaying a business profile listing in an overlay interface within the web search results instead of taking you into the Google Maps interface. So when you click…
LinkedIn announces new features, including Suggested Posts, tailored content, and advanced search tools. The post LinkedIn’s New Personalized Features & Enhanced Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Google’s Danny Sullivan responded to a complaint around why a well-researched and detailed piece of content around Gwyneth Paltrow was not ranking above the “the obvious spammy robo chat churners,”…
Brandon Mercer, who works at Hearst Newspapers, posted in the Google Search Console help forums that people are using the “remove outdated content tool” from Google to remove competitor pages,…
Google announced three new features for Google travel including a new story format for hotel bookings, price guarantees for some flights and new discover tools for locations.
Google Analytics introduces regex support for event creation, offering greater flexibility, precision, and improved insights for marketers. The post Google Analytics Introduces Regex Support For Event Creation appeared first on…
Today, whether you’re a site owner or an SEO expert, keeping a watchful eye on your website’s search visibility is an absolute must. Doing so can help you gauge how…
Read more about the latest updates in Microsoft Advertising for Professional Service Ads, enhanced CPC, easier asset management, and more. The post Microsoft Advertising: Professional Service Ads, Enhanced CPC, And…
For the past 20 years, local business owners and their marketers have had to live and work with Google as the “great house”, owning all the good real estate. The…
Looks like professional blogging may actually be a good idea. You can make a full-time income or a decent side income. You can even own several blogs, hire copywriters, and…
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. I am seeing…
Since there have been webpages on the internet, scrapers have been out there scraping content off those sites for one reason or another. Well, even Microsoft’s Bing Chat has to…
Google released spam and fraud prevention stats for Google Maps and local search. In short, Google blocked 21% more reviews, 5% more photos, 40% more videos, and 5% more fake…
Microsoft has been busy making improvements to Bing Chat. It not only increased chat limits, is exploring ad revenue sharing, and nicer math formats, but also added image and video…
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…
The other day I reported on how some are upset that Bing Chat is surfacing content that is behind paywalls, raising suspicions that Bing Chat is not respecting the robots.txt…
I am starting to see early signs of a possible Google search ranking algorithm update touching down this morning, April 3rd. The automated tracking tools are not picking it up…
Jack Krawczyk from Google, who is the lead on Bard, said on Friday that Bard just rolled out improvements around math and logic. It did this by incorporating PaLM, Google’s…
Harness the massive traffic potential of YouTube to your advantage with this guide to creating (and optimizing!) your own YouTube channel. The post How To Create And SEO Optimize Your…
Artificial Intelligence is nothing new. It has been running behind the scenes of many marketing tools for several years now. But the key here is that it was running behind…
Spoiler alert: I was wrong. There has to be some merit to it though, right? Even Google’s John Mueller seems to be on board with digital PR. To learn more,…
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 testing…
Google restructures the Assistant division, prioritizing Bard AI chat technology, potentially impacting the virtual assistant landscape. The post Google Restructures Company To Prioritize Bard AI Chatbot appeared first on Search…
Google Business Profiles seems to allow some restaurants to copy a menu that it thinks it pulled for that restaurant from another source and use that copied menu to start…
Google has extended the Google Ads Government documents and official services policy for several weeks, from March 31, 2023, to May 24, 2023. This was previously announced in late January,…
Google finished rolling out the March 2023 broad core update on Tuesday, and it took about 13 days to roll out. Microsoft said they are exploring sharing ad revenue from…
Microsoft Bing is testing adding an “official site” label in the search results. If you search for a specific site, you may find that Bing adds to the title of…
Google announces upgrade to Bard chatbot, enhancing math and logic capabilities with PaLM integration. The post Google Enhances Bard’s Math & Logic Capabilities appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Social ads and metrics help you earn leads, traffic, and conversions, as well as inform future decisions. Find out how in this SEJ Show episode. The post Social Ads: Connecting…
Google’s John Mueller is no longer recommending you verify all the variations of your domain with Google Search Console. Instead, he said, keep it simple and verify using domain verification.
Google Search seems to be testing a new product carousel titles “products gaining attention.” I assume this carousel shows products that are being viewed or clicked on more often than…
Google explains how it catches fake and misleading business reviews and accounts on Google Maps The post Google Reveals How It Catches Fake Local Business Reviews appeared first on Search…
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Learn about the Google Ads Grants program, how it works, and how you can make the most of the ad opportunities for your nonprofit organization. The post Google Ad Grants:…
The on-page SEO checklist for 2023. Complete all 11 optimization tasks to appear higher in search results.
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
IndexNow and AI are changing the face of SEO. How? Find out in this special episode of the SEJ Show with Bing’s Fabrice Canel. The post Talking AI, SEO &…
Right now you cannot sit all day and ask Bing Chat questions, no matter how lonely you are, at some point, Bing will say to give it a break. But…
It looks like review spammers are using ChatGPT and other AI tools to generate fake reviews. These reviews are being posted in Google Business Profile local listings and causing a…
Microsoft may share the ad revenue it generates through the Bing Chat responses with some publishers it obtains that content from. Yusuf Mehdi from Microsoft wrote, “exploring placing ads in…
Microsoft announced it would be testing the ability of third parties who are delegated or authorized providers to advertise for certain government services with review and pre-approval.
Google has released its annual ads safety report and the report showed that Google removed 67% more ads this year and in the previous year. Google removed over 5.2 billion…
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Microsoft to introduce ads in Bing chat, transforming the ad-free platform and offering new opportunities for publishers. The post Bing Chat To Feature Ads, Shaking Up The Ad-Free Experience appeared…
Alter a few lines of code and with minimal plugins, you can improve your WordPress-run website using these top hooks. The post How to Use WordPress Hooks To Improve Technical…
In this article, I’ll kick things off by explaining what mobile SEO is and why it’s important. I’ll then get to the core focus of this article, sharing my…
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 finished…
Google launched the Ads Transparency Center and released the 2022 Ads Safety Report. Learn more about how advertisers can benefit from both. The post Google Announces The Ads Transparency Center…
Google’s Daniel Waisberg reveals how to identify and analyze traffic drops using the Search Console performance report and Google Trends. The post Google Search Console Tutorial: Analyzing Traffic Drops appeared…
How would moving the brand name to the front of the page titles on an online marketplace listing pages impact the organic traffic? Read the short blog post to find…
Google has launched the new perspectives feature, added an “about this author” section, globally rolled out “about this result” and made it easier to access “about this page” in the…
Microsoft Bing will soon be rolling out cleaner and nicer math result formatting. Mikhail Parakhin from Microsoft Bing said this is already out to 10% of users for all chat…
With all the talk about ChatGPT and other AI bots, did you know that there is an OpenAI ChatGPT bot and it respects the robots.txt protocol? So if you want,…
Several weeks ago, Google enabled the ability to export your Google Search Console data in bulk, automatically, to Google’s BigQuery. Now, Google announced that you can do this across multiple…
The Google March 2023 Broad Core update finished rolling out yesterday morning at about 10:30 am ET. It took 13 days to roll out, kicking off on March 15th at…
Google may be showing less site names and brand names in the title of the search results snippet. Yes, Google has a sitename and favicon change for the search results,…
Google Ads is introducing cross-channel conversion credit import, improving analysis of the customer buying journey, and empowering informed marketing decisions. The post Google Ads Update: Cross-Channel Conversion Credit Import appeared…
Google tackles extreme heat with Search alerts, Tree Canopy expansion, and a $5M investment in climate innovation projects. The post New Google Search Advisory: Extreme Heat Alerts appeared first on…
Microsoft launched a pilot program for third-party government service providers. Learn more about the select services eligible and how to apply. The post Microsoft Launches Third-Party Government Services Advertising Pilot…
WordPress accessibility plugin scans and creates reports on unlimited pages – Free The post Yoast SEO Founders Invest in WordPress Accessibility Plugin appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Impress multiple stakeholders with your effective communication of data insights. Here’s how to build an SEO dashboard for massive enterprise sites for a powerful report. The post Enterprise SEO Reporting:…
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This week I’ve been fortunate enough to get access to both Google Bard and the New Bing, so a day later, I’m here to share my first impressions. What is…
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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 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 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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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 is optimizing a website‘s search visibility for multiple languages. Get started with this guide.
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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…
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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…
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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.