Daily Search Forum Recap: September 19, 2023
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 Search can now double-check the responses given by Google Bard…
Google Search Generative Experience Tests New AI-Generative Snapshot Design
Google is testing a new design and layout for the Google Search Generative Experience AI-generated snapshot answer. The new design bakes the AI answer into the more traditional user interface as opposed to the more colorful interface you expect from t…
New: Google Ads Indicator “Limited By Bid Strategy”
Google Ads has a new indicator that may show up in your Google Ads advertiser console or dashboard named “limited by bid strategy.” This may show when Google thinks your campaign can get more value using a different bidding strategy.
Google Search Can Now Check Bard’s Answers
Google Bard now has deeper integration with Google Search, where you can use Google Search to double-check the responses Google Bard provides. Google will then tell you if Google Search found similar content to the Bard responses or found content that …
Some Local SEOs Reporting Google Business Profile Emails Not Being Received
Some local SEOs are reporting that they are not receiving emails from Google Business Profiles. They are not getting notified via email when they are being added to a Google Business Profile to access that profile, they are not getting notices like su…
Google Ads UA3 To Google Analytics 4 Conversion Mapping Causes Confusion
Google Ads has begun converting some of its conversion metrics from Universal Analytics 3 to Google Analytics 4 (UA3 to GA4) and it caught some advertisers off guard, despite numerous notices that this will eventually happen.
Yusuf Mehdi & Mikhail Parakhin New Roles At Microsoft With Panos Panay’s Departure
Microsoft’s chief product officer Panos Panay is leaving the company and with that there were some internal leadership changes. Including Yusuf Mehdi and Mikhail Parakhin who are both super involved with Bing have newish roles.
Vlog #241: David Iwanow On Big Companies With Google Algorithm Updates & SEO Agencies Tactics
In part one, we got to learn about David Iwanow and why it is important to reinvent yourself in this space, over and over again. In part two…
Report: Google Search Things To Know Rarely Showing Now?
It seems like the Google Search feature for “things to know” has significantly dropped and is rarely showing now both on desktop and mobile. I am personally not seeing things to know boxes for my test queries and according to RankRanger, Things to know…
Google AdSense Gains Real Time Verification & Meta Tag Verification
Google AdSense has improved its site verification methods with a real-time site check, meta tag verification method, and Ads.txt improvements.
Google Tests Blue Highlighting Text Within Search Result Snippets
Google seems to be testing highlighting portions of text in the search result snippets. This seems different from the highlighting of featured snippets, people also ask, things to know or sections of the explore feature. This is Google using blue high…
Bing Tests Lock Icon In Search Results For Secure Websites
Bing is testing showing a lock icon in the Bing Search results for snippets from secure websites. Previously, Bing tested secure site labels and HTTPS labels in those positions but now Bing is testing showing a lock icon.
Google Search Tests European Union Energy Labels On Products
Google is testing displaying the European Union energy labels or icons on some product search results. The energy efficiency of the appliance is rated in terms of a set of energy efficiency classes from A to G on the label, A being the most energy eff…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Helpful Content Update, Post Google Core Update Tremors, FAQ Rich Results Drop, Search Console Merchant Center Reports & More
We got another official Google ranking update, the September 2023 helpful content update. This week, we had our first post-Google core update tremors and fluctuations. After saying they would a month ago, Google also finally dropped the FAQ-rich result…
Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update Rolling Out With Improved Classifier
Last night, Google began to roll out an update to the Helpful content system – the Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update. What is new is not the part about finding hidden gems (that will come later) but a new “improved classifier.”
Google: Site Name Issues Massively Dropped Since Last Algorithm Update
Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said on X that the number of issues and complaints posted in the forums about site names being wrong in Google search has “massively dropped” since the last Google site names update in July.
Google Drops All How-To Rich Results For Desktop (& Mobile) Search
In August, Google announced it would do away with How-to rich results on the mobile search results. Now, Google has decided to completely do away with How-to rich results both on mobile search and also on desktop search.
New Google Merchant Center checkout_link_template Attribute
Google Merchant Center has added a new attribute named checkout_link_template. Including this new attribute lets you include a checkout URL in your product data which gives online shoppers the option to go directly to your checkout page from your free …
Google Business Profiles Attributes For Nursing Room & Are Children Allowed For Restaurants
Google has added a couple of new attributes to Google Business Profiles. One is for does the location has a nursing room for mothers to feed their babies and the other is an attribute to specify if the location allows children to enter.
Google Search Products Overlay With Zoomable Product Images
Google Search now zooms in on product images when you are previewing a specific from on the right-hand panel. All you need to do is hover your mouse cursor over the product image.