Google Cloud Translated Pages Not Indexed By Google Search
Google Cloud’s web site is having issues being indexed in Google Search, specifically the translated pages. Last week, I reported about a webmaster asking about issues with translated content not being indexed by Google. It turned out that this was som…
Google: Indexing Issues Can Be Old Spam Related But Likely Not Adult Content Related
Having issues with Google indexing your web pages? Google’s John Mueller said while Google may not index pages that are spammy, it will index pages that are adult oriented. John said if your domain had old spammy content on it and you took it over and …
Google Search Results For Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
If you do a search for variations of Russia and Ukraine keywords together, Google will show you a search result page that seems to be tailored specific to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The search results not only include web results and news and vi…
Microsoft Advertising announces new ad type for service providers
Professional service ads stay consistent with Microsoft Advertising’s formula for vertical-specific formats, leveraging feed data and automation to match offers to searches.
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Geotargeting optimization: How region impacts your PPC results
Geotargeting is a critical optimization tactic. Learn how analyzing paid search results by regions may unlock greater ROI.
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Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update On March 4th – Unconfirmed
This past Friday, March 4, 2022, I noticed that the chatter within the SEO community started to heat up and then the day later, the automated search engine tracking tools started to show volatility. There may have been a Google search ranking algorithm…
Google: Googlebot May One Day Crawl From Outside The U.S.
The other day I reported again how blocking US based users would require you to also block Googlebot, Google’s crawler. And that would be devastating to a site’s search rankings in Google. But John Mueller of Google said it is not out of the question …
Google Temporarily Pauses All Ads In Serving In Russia
Last night Google announced it is temporarily pausing Google ads from serving to users located in Russia. This is due to the “ongoing war in Ukraine” according to the Google statement.
Daily Search Forum Recap: March 4, 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.
The Google page experience update for desktop is now fully live but it didn’t seem to impact rankings…
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There Is No Google Search Console Demo Account
Some folks are asking why there isn’t a demo account for Google Search Console like there is for Google Analytics. John Mueller said Daniel Waisberg and the Google Search Console team looked into it but it is “super hard, and requires constant mainten…
Google Page Experience Update For Desktop Done Rolling Out
That is a wrap – the Google page experience update for desktop is now fully rolled out – as of yesterday, March 3rd. If you are counting, that is a 9-day roll out, which began on February 22nd and ended on March 3rd.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Page Experience Desktop Update Live, Search Console Errors, IndexNow Growing, Local Map Interactive & Ads Paused In Russia
This week in search, I reported how the Google page experience update for desktop has been fully rolled out. I also posted my monthly Google webmaster recap…
Google: We Mechanisms To Verify Merchant Experience Scorecard Metrics
A couple of weeks ago we reported that Google has a new set of ranking factors specific to the Google Shopping tab named the Shopping experience scorecard program. The concern was that merchants are asked to feed these metrics to Google and that the me…
Google and Bing halt all ad sales in Russia
The platforms already suspended ads from Russian state media; but, as the conflict in Ukraine intensifies, are now stopping all ads from serving to Russia-based users.
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Google launches new Google Analytics 4 home page
The new GA 4 home page provides more personalized content, the company says.
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Microsoft Advertising’s Ad Creator extracts site images for use in ads
Ad Creator and its built-in photo editor can help advertisers that don’t have access to a design team save time.
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Help for Ukraine SEO & PPC specialists seeking work
An SEO entrepreneur has created two resources: one for job seekers and another for employers with digital vacancies willing to hire Ukranians.
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Yoast Founder: IndexNow Doesn’t Lead To More Traffic Or Improved Crawl Efficiency
Some of you may be wondering why Yoast or WordPress have not integrated the Microsoft backed IndexNow protocol. Well, Joost de Valk, the founded of Yoast said he has seen zero evidence that IndexNow helps sites gain more traffic or reduces crawling or…
Google Local Panel Showing Confirmed By Phone Call (Duplex Related)
Google is now showing how long ago it confirmed a phone number and hours were accurate for a local business. Google can now write in a business local panel “confirmed by phone call” followed by how long ago it was.
Google Ranking Quotas Do Not Exist
Google’s John Mueller said again that websites do not have some form of quota where they can only rank for a limited number of keywords. He said on Twitter “there’s no hard limit for how many pages we show from a site, subdomain or not.”