No, SEOs & Google Didn’t Ruin The Internet & Nor Is The Internet Ruined
The SEO community was in a buzz yesterday when The Verge published an entertaining, detailed, and long piece titled Did SEO experts ruin the Internet or did Google? The short answer is no, SEOs didn’t ruin the Internet, Google did not ruin the Internet…
Google Core Update Bug Resulted In Discover Traffic Issues – Now Fixed
Last night, Google confirmed a bug with the Google October 2023 core update that impacted Discover traffic for “some sites.” The bug was started on October 5th and lasted through October 31st.
Google Business Profiles Adds Detailed Parking Attributes
Google Business Profiles has added a huge list of detailed parking attributes you can add to your business. I am not sure if this is fully rolled out to all businesses but you may be able to see it when you edit your business profile.
Google Search Deals Section With Green Discount Labels
Google is testing showing really bold green labels on products within the product grid section. I personally see more muted white labels but Khushal Bherwani saw bold green labels.
Google Business Profiles Adds Small Business Attribute
Google added a new business attribute for small businesses to showcase they are small. You can add it under your Google Business Profile, where you edit your listing and select your attributes.
Daily Search Forum Recap: November 1, 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.
Google mobile first indexing is really done this time…
Google: Stop Thinking What Should I Do For Google When Writing Content
Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said that you need to stop thinking, “What should I do for Google” when you are writing content. He said just think what you need to do for your readers and leave everything else out of mind when it comes to t…
Google Bard Responds In Real Time, Like Its Competitors
Google Bard now responds in real time, so you can watch it “type” the answer as it “thinks” up the response. So now Bard works like Bing Chat and other AI chat tools.
Google Mobile First Indexing Now Really Done
Google announced that its mobile-first indexing “trek” is now “complete.” Which is strange to me being that Google said it was done moving sites to mobile-first indexing last May but hey, now it is really done.
Google: Keyword Stuffing Isn’t About The Number Of Times A Word Is Repeated
While Google has a clear definition of what keyword stuffing is on its spam policies page, Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, explained that it is not about the number of times a word is repeated on a page. Rather, it is about how the words on t…
Google Merchant Center Next Adds Google Business Profile Details
Google Merchant Center Next, its upgraded version of its Merchant Center platform, reportedly just gained integration with Google Business Profiles. Emmanuel Flossie reported, “Google Merchant Center Next now allows you to connect your Google Business …
Google Ads New Intrusive Popup Survey When Pausing A Campaign
Google Ads is now popping up a short survey asking you why you are pausing your ads campaign before you end up pausing it. Yes, this adds more unnecessary time to the PPC manager’s day and I can see it being insulting for some PPCers.
Google Search Generative Experience Now Triggers AI Answers For Recipes
The new Google Search, the Google Search Generative Experience, now shows AI-generated answers for recipe queries. I am told it did not show in early releases of SGE but sometime in the past several days Google SGE started to show for recipe queries.
Report: Google Local Service Ads Showing Ads More Evenly
Google is reportedly showing its Local Service Ads more evenly. This means that previously, the same advertiser would often show up in the LSA spots in the Google Search results and remain there, but now it seems Google is bringing in a more diverse se…
Google: Old Content Doesn’t Make It Unhelpful Content
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said on X that just because content is old, it doesn’t mean that content is unhelpful. He said, “Just because something is older doesn’t make it unhelpful.”
Google Expands Testing People Also Ask Speaker & List Icons
Google is expanding its testing the people also ask speaker and list icons. A nice number of people noticed these icons showing up in the Google search results within the people also ask section over the weekend. It does not seem to be rolled out yet…
Vlog #247: Chris Long on Improving Technical SEO Skills & Playing Offense SEO
In part one, we learned about Chris Long and his experience working with Bill Slawski. Then, in part two, we spoke about helping people with SEO on LinkedIn and using Facebook for a career change. Then, in part three, we spoke about SEO strategy and …
Google To Recipe Bloggers: We’ve Heard Complaints, Ensure Key Parts Of Recipe Have Easy Access
Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, posted that he is aware of the complaints about recipe pages being too long and hard to find the ingredients and directions. He added that this is something content producers might want to keep in mind. “If you …
Google On Algorithm Updates: The “Web Changes. Content Changes. People’s Expectations Change”
Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, defended why Google pushed out search ranking algorithm updates, saying on X, “The web changes. Content changes. People’s expectations change. That’s why we keep looking at ways to improve the search results we …
Google Again Says Schema Does Not Make Your Site Rank Better
Google once again said that adding schema or structured data markup to your pages will not result in those pages ranking better in Google Search. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said this on X, “using schema doesn’t give you a ranking boost,…