Google Ads Outage This Morning Being Restored
Google Ads had an outage that started at around 3am ET on Tuesday October 1st. The issue is now mostly resolved, but many advertisers were unable to access their Google Ads accounts and campaigns for a few hours this morning.
Will Google’s defense hold up against DOJ antitrust claims?

Google’s argument that its advertising practices benefit customers and are not anti-competitive faces a big challenge in seven key areas.
Google Search Console Performance report filters now stick

There is a “reset filters” option to remove the filters you previously set.
Keyword research for SEO: The ultimate guide

Keyword research should focus on revenue generation, not just traffic. Here’s how to turn keywords into business assets that drive growth.
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 30, 2024
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.
The Google Search ranking volatility won’t calm down…
Why you should turn off optimized targeting in GDN today

This Google feature sounds too good to be true, and it mostly is. Here are the pitfalls and how to navigate them.
Google Search Ranking Volatility & Shuffles This Weekend
Google will not, refused to, calm down, and the ranking volatility, the shuffling of the search results, remains constant. This weekend, probably starting on Friday, September 27th, through the whole weekend, we are seeing even more signs of movement …
Winning the 2024 holiday retail season: A macro approach

Prepare for a strong holiday season with actionable tips based on insights from past ecommerce trends and consumer behaviors.
Another Interview With Google’s Search Liaison: Big Brands, UGC Content, AI Overviews & Future
Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, has been interviewed again – this time by Alyeda Solis. It is pretty similar to my interview with Google’s Search Liason, but this one is recorded and available for everyone to watch.
Google Shopping Interface Updated With Expandable Refinements
Earlier this month, we reported that Google was testing a new Google Shopping Search interface. Well, Google may have rolled it out now. There is the new logo, with a more e-commerce like interface and then these large search refinement boxes.
Google Local Service Ads TCPL (Target Cost Per Lead)
Google seems to be rolling out a new bidding option for Local Service Ads named Target cost-per-lead (tCPL) bidding. Target cost-per-lead (tCPL) bidding is a semi-automated smart bid strategy. You set your desired average cost per lead, and Local Servi…
Did Google Hit Forbes Advisor With A Search Penalty Over Site Reputation Abuse?
Google may have hit Forbes Advisor with a manual action, downgrading its rankings over maybe the site reputation abuse policy. Lars Lofgren wrote about this marketplace, as he put it, on September 18th and then a week or so later, it looks like it wa…
Google Search Console Recommendations Not Fully Rolled Out
About 8 weeks ago, Google announced Google Search Console Recommendations and rolled it out to a limited number of properties within the platform. Google said the roll out will be slow and yea, it is slow. Daniel Waisberg from Google confirmed on Fri…
3 core flaws of SEO audits (and what to do instead) by Crowdo

Automated SEO audits often lead to nowhere. Let a tailored SEO roadmap guide your business to success.
How to set up Hobo SEO Dashboard
Hobo SEO Dashboard is a tool in Google Sheets that helps marketers, SEOs and website developers perform an SEO audit report of any website. SEO Dashboard will autonomously run regular reports on every client in your Search Console to a schedule you set…
SEO Dashboard in Google Sheets
SEO Dashboard is the quickest way to accurately audit your website SEO, track your website performance and manage your SEO project. SEO Audit Reporting Domain Stats Reporting Winners and Losers reports on pages and keywords Rank tracking and analysis T…
Today Is Google’s 26th Birthday – Where Is The Doodle?
Today is the day Google would be celebrating its birthday or anniversary – September 27th. As Google posted last year, On September 27, 1998, Google Inc. was officially born.
15 AI tools you should use for SEO

Get more done in less time with these must-have AI tools to automate tasks, optimize content and improve your search engine rankings.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility With Gains & Losses, Updated Web Spam Policies, Cache Gone & More Search News
Google Search rankings gains were lost for many, followed more more volatility this week. Google updated its web search spam policies, with a focus on site reputation abuse. Google’s cache operator is now fully dead…
How SEO can work with digital marketing teams

SEOs can help boost digital marketing efforts through collaboration, all while championing the customer journey.