Google Updated Review-Type Results That Can Impact Search Console Reports
Google has posted that it began upgrading some review-type results to product-type results in Search, and has been able to generate some new product type results. This started on August 22, 2022 and as a result, your Search Console performance and rich…
Google Tests Site Name Above URL In Mobile Search Results & Rounded Favicons Again
Google is testing, again, placing the site name above the URL and description in the mobile search result snippets. Also, we are seeing more rounded favicons in those snippets as well.
New Google Ads Setup Ad Groups Column Options
Google is adding a new set of data metrics to the Google Ads ad groups column reports. The new options are under a section called “Setup” and include eight new metrics.
Google SEO checklist for eCommerce stores
If you are the website developer, manager or owner of an online store looking to improve Google traffic to it, the Hobo Google SEO checklist for eCommerce stores is made for you.
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Google Tests New Format For SEO Office Hours – Do You Like It?
Historically, I mean for over a decade, John Mueller was the single person answering questions from SEOs on the Google SEO office hours segment. Recently John announced changes to the format and it seems like once again, John is making changes to the …
Google: Crawl Rate Spikes Not A Sign Of The Helpful Content Update Rollout
Google’s John Mueller was asked if a spike in crawler activity would be a sign that the helpful content update is rolling out. John said no, as expected because he said no to this question numerous times on previous updates.
Google Ads Top Content Bids To Stop Working October 2022
Google Ads has stopped supporting the top content bid adjustments and in October 2022 will migrate campaigns using content bid adjustments to automatically default to 0%.
New Google Featured Snippet With Multiple Answers, New Design, Callouts & More?
I am wondering if the screenshots below are the new featured snippet callouts Google spoke about almost a month ago. You can see bolded callouts, multiple answers for a featured snippet block, and a newish design that looks a bit like the knowledge pa…
Danny Sullivan: Google Helpful Content Update Is Big But Not A Huge Shake-Up
So many of you, including myself, are wondering why Google would make such a big deal of an upcoming update when the update itself is not that huge of a shakeup to the search results. There is an interesting back and forth between Glenn Gabe, an SEO c…
Microsoft Advertising Adds Pinterest Import, More Google Imports, Editor Updates & More
Microsoft Advertising announced a lot of new features today including the ability to import from Pinterest, Google Import to for Performance Max campaigns, Microsoft Advertising Editor support for multimedia ads, cruise ads, tours, and activity ads now…
Book On Google For Google Flights To Be Discontinued Outside US
Google has quietly announced that on September 30th, Book on Google for flights will be discontinued in most countries or regions outside the United States.
Google Home Hub Display Reviews Disclaimer Notice
The Google Home Hub display can show users an “about reviews” disclaimer or notice that talks about how the review may not be verified by a confirmed visit or experience.
Google Learn Something New Web Story Feature
I am not 100% if this “learn something new” feature in Google Search is actually new but I have never reported on it before. Google Search shows a box named “learn something new” that takes you into a web story format in Google Search on mobile.
You Don’t Want Google To Rank Your Site In Specific Regions
Google’s Gary Illyes was on Reddit offering advice to one SEO who simply does not want traffic from Google from users in specific regions. The reason is, that they don’t ship to all locations and they don’t want a ton of abandoned carts. So if they can…
Daily Search Forum Recap: September 5, 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.
For Labor Day…
Google Ads To Disapprove Ads That Don’t Meet Better Ads Standards
Google Ads sent out emails on Friday to advertisers of a change coming to its policies starting in October 2022. The change says that if your destinations contain ad experiences that do not conform to the Better Ads Standards then the ad will be disapp…
Poll: Only 20% Noticed Ranking Changes After Google’s Helpful Content Update
As we have reported, so far, the Google helpful content update seems pretty minor in terms of what SEOs and tools are picking up, despite what we all thought would happen. A recent poll by Aleyda Solis confirmed that, showing that only 20% of SEOs not…
Google Analytics Makes Privacy Changes To Google Ads Search Queries Report
Google announced that it is making changes, for privacy reasons, to the Google Ads Search Queries report in Universal Analytics and the Google Ads query, First user Google Ads query, and Session Google Ads query dimensions for your explorations in Goo…
Google Labor Day Logo 2022
Today is Labor day in the United States and in Canada and to celebrate the laborers’ work and contributions to their states, Google has a Doodle. The Doodle showcases plumbers, farmers, painters, bakers, handy workers, and delivery folks.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Weak Google Helpful Content Update, Links In Search Algorithms, Google Ads Glitch & More
This week, again from Jerusalem, I spoke about this weird rollout for the Google helpful content update…