Google March 2024 Core Update Finished April 19th (A Week Ago)
The Google March 2024 core update finished a week ago and Google did not tell us until today. It finished officially on April 19, 2024, and took 45 days to roll out after starting on March 5, 2024. Google also said this helped reduce low-quality and u…
Google March 2024 core update rollout is now complete
The first core update of 2024 finished rolling out on April 19 – this was a pretty big one but it overlapped with other big changes leading to a 45% reduction in unhelpful content.
Google Search revenue increases 14% YoY to $46 billion
Google Search (as well as YouTube) continues to be the biggest driver of Alphabet’s increase in overall revenue.
Google CEO says AI overviews are increasing Search usage
Satisfaction with the AI overviews is increasing and Google will continue to evolve the experience this year, according to Sundar Pichai.
6 things you should do after a Google core update rollout completes
A step-by-step guide on how to analyze and respond to Google’s core algorithm updates, from assessing the impact to planning for recovery.
6 things you should do after a Google core update rollout completes
A step-by-step guide on how to analyze and respond to Google’s core algorithm updates, from assessing the impact to planning for recovery.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Core Update Updates, Site Reputation Abuse Coming, Links, Ads & More
Google’s core update is still rolling out over 7 weeks later and yes we are seeing more fluctuations and chatter. Forbes blocked its coupon directory in preparation for the Google site reputation abuse policy. Google said splitting and merging sites …
How to launch a product-led SEO strategy
Five practical tips for transitioning from a keyword-focused approach to a customer-centric and product-led SEO strategy.
Google Publisher Center No Longer Allows Adding Publications
Google has removed the feature to add publications manually to the Google Publisher Center. Instead, publications will be automatically added when Google’s algorithms decide to.
Google Tests Placing The Snippet Date Next To URL
Google is testing placing the date in the snippet on the same line as the URL in the snippet. This is instead of placing it before the snippet’s description section.
Google Breaks Out Googlebot IP Ranges For User-Triggered Fetchers
Google is now sharing the Googlebot IP ranges for the User-triggered fetchers. User-triggered fetchers are from Google tools and product functions where the end user triggers a fetch.
Google Ad Revenue Up 13% & Bing Ads Revenue Up 12%
Google and Microsoft both reported very good earnings, driving both stock prices up after hours. I like to dive into the ad revenue side, and it looks like Google Ad revenue was up 13% from last year and Microsoft Advertising revenue was up 12% from l…
Google Ads Diagnostic Tool Low Keyword Quality Warning
Google Ads is showing yet another new and fun notice to some advertisers. This one shows an impression issue for “Low keyword quality.” As a reminder, as for diagnostic insights, quality score is not used in the auction.
Affiliate Marketing is Dead
Has Google done in the AffWorld?
Google Publisher Center to stop allowing you to add publications
Instead, Google will automatically add eligible publishers and will eventually remove those publishers not eligible.
Meta ad revenue jumps 27% in Q1 2024
Don’t expect Meta search ads, but there could eventually be ads and paid content in Meta AI interactions, says CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Perplexity AI: Exploring AI-powered search beyond Google
Perplexity’s AI-powered search experience challenges Google’s model by delivering conversational answers, citing sources and more.
Is optimizing for one specific keyword an outdated SEO practice?
Explore when a narrow keyword focus works vs. a broader topic/intent-based SEO strategy to reach more qualified traffic.
Google March Core Update Stilling Rolling Out & Heated SEO Chatter Continue
Over the past few days, while I was offline, the SEO chatter around the Google search ranking volatility continued to be super heated. The Google tracking tools seemed to calm down a bit, but the chatter is still very heated. This is all while the Go…
Report: How Prabhakar Raghavan Killed Google Search
Ed Zitron wrote a piece named The Man Who Killed Google Search. It goes through in detail how Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s former head of ads – led a coup so that he could run Google Search, and how an email chain from 2019 began a cascade of events th…