Google: Having News In Your Site Name Is Fine
Here is a new SEO myth I have not heard before… Someone said that using the word “news” in your site’s name is bad for SEO and Google ranking. John Mueller from Google said it is not, it is fine to use “news” in your site name.
Bing Ads Carbon Neutral Label Goes Green
Microsoft Advertising, the ads you see in Bing, have these “Marketing with Purpose Attributes” ad labels with carbon-neutral labels. Those labels used to be gray, but now Bing has them in a dark green, which makes them way more visible.
Google Product Review Summary Labels Snippet
Google is now showing these short summaries of reviews by placing a label over the review with one or a few words. So the labels might show “low quality,” “compact,” “lightweight,” “performs well” and so on.
Google Local Business Profile Reviews Listings Updated
Google has updated the page where you view, reply and report reviews for your Google Business Profile listing. Joy Hawkins spotted the change and she says it seems to be live, personally, I think I still see the old version.
Google Local Business Profile Reviews Listings Updated
Google has updated the page where you view, reply and report reviews for your Google Business Profile listing. Joy Hawkins spotted the change and she says it seems to be live, personally, I think I still see the old version.
Google is not about blue links, says ex-CEO Eric Schmidt
Calling AI ‘underhyped,’ Eric Schmidt believes Google will be able to monetize AI answers and improve advertising.
Meta launches AI-powered ad creativity tools
Meta unveiled generative AI features – images and text – to help advertisers automate parts of ad creation.
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 7, 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.
Google has started to enforce the site reputation abuse policy with manual actions…
Report: 64% of technical SEOs believe AI isn’t a job security threat
However, SEOs view Google SGE as a threat. Also, AI is impacting SEO planning and roadmaps for brands and agencies.
What is ad hijacking and how do you protect your brand from it? by Adthena
In this guide, you’ll learn how ad hijacking works, how to spot it and tips for PPC brand protection.
Unpacking Google’s 2024 E-E-A-T Knowledge Graph update
Learn how Google is rapidly building its Knowledge Vault and why establishing a strong, E-E-A-T-backed presence is crucial for SEO success.
Google hides search results count under tools section
Is the results count one step closer to fully going away?
How an ecommerce site increased commercial monthly organic traffic from 37K to 210K
Key tactics for driving ecommerce SEO success, from targeting high-search commercial keywords to earning brand mentions through digital PR.
Google Began Enforcing The Site Reputation Abuse Policy Last Night
Google said it began to enforce its new site reputation abuse policy last night. The policy went into effect on Sunday, May 5th, but Google did not announce it would take action until last night. As a reminder, this should target sites doing what some…
Google Search Ranking Update Volatility Starting On May 3rd
I am slow to report on this but figured I’d document it just in case some of you noticed ranking volatility and fluctuations on or around May 3rd and May 4th. This is not a confirmed Google Search ranking update but there are signs of an update that t…
Google Ads New Performance Max For Marketplaces
Google Ads has launched Performance Max for Marketplaces. This is designed to help you sell your goods or services on specific marketplaces using Performance Max.
Number Of Search Results Dropped Google Search Results Page
It seems Google has fully removed the number of results found, the results count, from the Google Search results page. It was removed from the Google Search Generative Experience last June and Google has been testing removing it for ages but not it see…
Rumors Of Google Auditing 25% Of Google Ads Are False
The Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin, said the rumors of Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts are false. She wrote, “The rumor about Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts on 1 May is inaccurate.”
Google begins enforcement of site reputation abuse policy with portions of sites being delisted
Sites like CNN, USA Today, LA Times and others are seeing their rented subdomains and subfolders dropping out of the Google Search index tonight.
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 6, 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.
Google says sites hit by the old helpful content update can recover and even grow…