Google Tests New Site Name & Favicon On Desktop Results
Google is already testing the new site name and favicon design change they launched just a couple of weeks ago on the desktop results. This brings the favicon and site name to the desktop search results as Google did for the mobile search results.
Google Search Lets You Expand Video On Top Of Search Results
Google Search, for some videos, allows you to click an expand icon on some videos it shows you in the search results. That expand button will then overlay a larger playable video with more details.
Google Ads Changes Policies For Government Documents & Official Services
Google has announced some changes to the Google Ads policies for government documents and official services. Google said “in March 2023, the Google Ads Government documents and official services policy will be updated to allow government authorized pro…
Google: Having Duplicate Content URLs In Sitemap File Won’t Likely Cause Ranking Issues
Google’s John Mueller confirmed on Twitter that having a Sitemap file that lists pages that are duplicative to others, won’t necessarily cause ranking issues for your site. It might confuse Google when it comes to crawling but it should not impact rank…
Google Search Features Bug Impacted Top Stories & Other Features On October 18th & 19th
Google has posted a short note in the Search Consoles data anomalies that says there was a bug in Google Search that affected some search features, including but not limited to the Top Stories search feature. Google said this started to be noticeable …
November 2022 Google Webmaster Report
The past 30-days or so was pretty heavy between the October 2022 spam update and then several unconfirmed updates that were pretty strong, it was a bumpy road. Google also renamed the webmaster guidelines to the search essentials, rolled out new site n…
Finally: Google Adds Lens Button To Desktop Homepage Search Bar
Google has finally added the Google Lens button to the Google.com homepage search bar. Rajan Patel from Google announced this quietly on Twitter saying the Google homepage, which rarely changes, has changed and pointed at the Google Lens button.
Google Ads Similar Audiences Segments Going Away Next Year
Google announced that it is doing away with similar audiences segments. Starting May 2023 new similar audiences segments will no longer be generated in Google Ads and in August 2023 existing similar audiences segments will be removed from Google Ads.
Google Search Adds New Ways To Find Deals While Shopping
Google announced a few new ways to find and use online deals while searching for products and holiday gifts this season. The updates include clippable coupons and promotion codes, a way to compare deals side-by-side and a new price insights view.
Google Search Console Verified Sites Do Not Get Crawled More
Google’s John Mueller was asked if sites that are verified with Google Search Console get crawled more often or at a higher priority. The answer is no, “crawling is independent of Search Console,” John said.
Daily Search Forum Recap: November 1, 2022
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.
There may have been another Google algorithm update or adjustment on Friday…
Another Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update / Adjustment On October 28th?
Some SEOs are noticing a possible Google search ranking algorithm update on or around October 28th where sites hit by the unconfirmed October 13ish update and even the spam update (amongst others) are noticing big swings the other way in terms of their…
Microsoft Advertising Performance Max Import Tool Upgraded
Microsoft Advertising announced a few upgrades to the Google Ads Performance Max import tool before the holiday season. Most of it is around importing Performance Max campings that use a Merchant Center but not all.
Google: No, Your Website Doesn’t Need 200,000 Words To Be Considered Authoritative
Google’s John Mueller said a website does not need to have 200,000 words to be considered authoritative. This comes after a Twitter thread said “You need around 200,000 words on your website to be considered authoritative by Google.” John replied, “I …
Google Business Profile Photo Insights Will Go Away
Google is not going to be migrating the Google Business Profile photo analytics section, known as “Insights” from the Business Profile manager to the new performance dashboard in search. Joy Hawkins, a Google top contributor, and local SEO, confirmed t…
Changes To Some Of The Google Search Help Documentation
Google has made some changes to its sitemap documentation and title links documentation but has yet to document those changes. Here are a list of the changes, some might be considered more than “minor” but since Google did not document them, I assume t…
Vlog #195: Rick Mariano On Providing High Volume Digital Marketing Services At Low Cost
Rick Mariano is the Vice President of Digital at Hearst and he runs LocalEdge…
Keywords In Local Reviews Does Not Impact Google Local Rankings; Study Says
A new study from Sterling Sky shows that putting keywords in the local reviews on business listings does not help improve the local listings ranking in Google Search. The study said, “it does not improve rankings.”
Google Tests Fall Decorations In Search Results
Google seems to be testing displaying some fall season decorations in the search results. So Google is adding these colored leaves to the background of some search features.
Google Showing On Time Delivery & Order Accuracy Estimates In Search Ads
Google is showing the on-time delivery percentages and order accuracy percentages in some of the Google Ads search listings. This should not come as a surprise because Google Merchant Center has been offering e-commerce sites to pass along that data to…