Google Search Console Change of Address tool adds redirect validation & reminder
Google has some new features in Search Console to help you move your site.
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Google Ads offers more granular conversion actions for leads and sales
The new options give advertisers more options to track website actions through the customer journey.
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Video: Chris Boggs on experience in the SEM industry
This former US Marine built a professional career in SEO and SEM while giving back to the community.
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Microsoft Office hits pause on forcing Bing search in Chrome, Firefox
Rather than automatically changing default search engines for Chrome and Firefox, administrators are required to opt-in for it to do so network-wide.
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Leverage Python and Google Cloud to extract meaningful SEO insights from server log data
This is the first of a two-part series about how to scale your analyses to larger datasets from your server logs.
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Google: ‘We do updates all the time’ — somewhat confirming February update rumors
There was an update, in fact, multiple updates, but that is normal Google said.
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No, the Google My Business description does not impact ranking
After a lot of testing by many since the help center update, we can safely say the description has no impact in the 3-pack.
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Big Google Partners program changes are coming: What you’ll need to qualify
New requirements for agencies to achieve and maintain Google Partner status take effect starting in June.
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Google backtracks on using (relevant) keywords in your Google My Business description
An update to the help page about adding keywords to improve visibility in local search results was disputed by local SEOs and quickly removed.
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New chart annotations make Google Ads’ change history reports much easier to navigate
Annotations are available in campaign-level change reports in the Google Ads UI.
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Learn how to chart and track Google Trends in Data Studio using Python
By using the codes in this article, you can connect Google Spreadsheets and Jupyter Notebook to import data into Google Data Studio and easily share the analysis with your team.
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Google: Use (relevant) keywords in your Google My Business description
An update to the help page ends the debate over whether keywords can impact your visibility in local search results.
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Attend Search Marketing Expo next week for FREE
Join hundreds of search marketers next week in San Jose for an unrivaled training experience!
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Video: Ann Smarty on the history of guest blogging & the future of link building
Remember when Google cracked down on guest blogging? Ann Smarty does, she ran MyBlogGuest that got hit hard by that penalty.
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