Google: Embedding Local Reviews Collected By Third Parties Does Not Help With Web Search Rankings
Google’s John Mueller was asked if it would help with web rankings in Google to embed reviews from sites like Facebook, Bing, Google, etc on your web site. John said, no, not for web search and he also warned us about not using structured data on those…
Google Site Move Documentation Updated
Google has updated the site move related search documentation this week. It seems like most of the changes were mostly about simplifying things around site moves, removing some content, clarification and so forth.
Report: Over 50% Of Google Search Business Flows Through Apple Devices
Did you know that (1) over 50% of the Google search business goes through an Apple device and (2) Google also gives Apple a share of the Chrome iOS (and Mac) revenue as well?
Google: Favicons No Longer Need To Be Hosted On Same Domain
Google has updated its favicon search developer documentation to now say that you don’t need to host the favicon in the same domain in order to be eligible for a favicon in Google Search results. Google removed the line, “the URL must be in the same do…
Google Search Console Updates Users & Permissions Controls
Google Search Console pushed out a security control update that reworked how the user and permissions management works. This is to bring over the old Webmaster Tools version to the new Search Console, and Google will sunset the old version in the comi…
Google Business Profiles “See Photos” Button
Google Business Profiles lets you access and edit your business profile from web search (like it or not) and recently, Google has been testing showing a “see photos” button in addition to the normal “add photos” button.
Five video optimization tips to help boost your landing page conversions
Videos can considerably increase your landing page conversions, if you use them right. They will also help you create additional traffic and product discovery channels
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New Bing AI Chat Now On Mobile With Voice Search
Yesterday, Microsoft announced that the new Bing AI Chat features are available for some users on the Bing mobile app and Edge mobile app on iOS and Android. And with that, voice search using Bing AI chat is just so sweet.
Google: Google Discover Impacted By Many Search Signals, Including Now The Helpful Content Update
Google has updated both the Google Discover help documentation and the Google helpful content system page documentation to clarify that Google Discover uses many of the same signals as Google Search for ranking. The big news is that previously Google …
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 22, 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.
Bear with me – a lot going on today…
Google Unwraps February 2023 Product Reviews Update With Language Support
Google, at about 5pm ET last night on February 21, 2023, has unleashed the sixth product reviews update. This is named the February 2023 product reviews update and it expands to several more languages in addition to just English.
Many Advertisers Complaining About Google Ads Account Suspensions
Last week we had reported that Google Ads campaigns were seeing mass disapproval and suspensions but now I am seeing new reports of Google Ad account suspensions across multiple verticals. I am not sure if this is a new thing or just something Google …
Microsoft Bing Tests Image Creator In Search Results
Last October, Microsoft introduced its Image Creator tool to help you create images using AI. Well, now Bing seems to be testing this in the web and image search results in some regions.
Prometheus: Why Bing AI Chat Is So Fast & Up-To-Date
Microsoft’s Jordi Ribas, Corporate Vice President of Search & AI at Microsoft put together a detailed blog post explaining the Prometheus technology and how Bing uses it to make Bing AI chat fast and current.
Report: Google Business Profiles Services Now Impact Local Rankings
Joy Hawkins and friends re-did a study they did years ago to discover that now the services you add to your Google Business Profiles now have an impact on your local rankings – at least way more than it did in 2019.
SEO tutorial for beginners
If you are a beginner to SEO (search engine optimisation), or a website developer, manager, or designer wanting to learn about the basics of SEO, you are in the right place. This SEO tutorial is a beginner’s guide to Google SEO and offers you an introduction to the basics of Google search engine optimisation. This […]
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Updating Search Console users and permissions management
This post discusses an update to Search Console’s user and permissions to incorporate
functionality related to ownership and user management.
Updating Search Console users and permissions management
This post discusses an update to Search Console’s user and permissions to incorporate
functionality related to ownership and user management.
Bing AI Chat In Edge Sidebar Tests Not Showing Citations For Some Results
Microsoft Bing is testing not showing the citations or links to publishers by default for some results in the Edge Sidebar. So instead of showing the links to the publishers, Bing is showing “click to view” and when you click it, then Bing will show y…
Google Adds Ongoing Bulk Data Export From Search Console to Google BigQuery
Google has just added a new feature to export your data in bulk, on an ongoing basis, from Google Search Console to Google’s BigQuery. Daniel Waisberg from Google said on Twitter, “I have been dreaming about this for a long time, so excited to see it l…