Google: Scrolljacking May Cause Rendering Issues But No Direct Ranking Impact
Google’s John Mueller said that while Google Search does not have anything specifically against scrolljacking where Google would issue a penalty or manual action for such practices, it may have an indirect issue for ranking in Google Search.
Google August 2023 Core Update Volatility Yesterday – The Final Wave?
We are expecting Google to announce that the Google August 2023 core update has been completed any minute now. But yesterday, I believe we saw another wave of volatility, maybe the final wave of fluctuations before Google calls this update as being done.
Google: Self-Assess Your Content & Remove Unhelpful Content
Marie Haynes asked Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison for more clarity on recovering from a helpful content update by “removing unhelpful content.” Danny’s response was that you should “self-assess” your content to understand if you believe it …
Poll: Most SEOs Won’t Use AI To Translate Sites Into Multiple Languages
A new SEO poll shows that over 60% of SEOs would not use AI, in its current state, to translate their websites into multiple languages. The rest would, which might be a concern.
Google Ads Emails Now Contain Customer ID – PPC Community Rejoices
One of the big complaints from PPC agencies and consultants is that the emails the Google Ads team sends do not contain the campaign or customer information within the email. Well, Google has added, to some emails, the customer ID that the email is ref…
Google: Search Console Insights Tip For Creating Modern Looking Content Is Not Official
Did you know that the Google Search Console Insights analytics tool offers “tips.” Did you know that some of those tips are not SEO or technical in nature? One of those tips says to “create modern looking and visually appealing content.” But John Muell…
September 2023 Google Webmaster Report
It is time for the big Google Webmaster Report, the September edition. This past month, we finally had a confirmed update, the August 2023 core update that was announced on the 22nd but began being felt on the 25th. We also had a couple of unconfirmed…
Google Fixed The Search Console Canonical URL Reporting Bug
From the end of July through just a couple of days ago, Google has had this weird error for some sites in Google Search Console. In short, Google Search Console was reporting the wrong canonical URL for some pages. Yesterday, September 4th, it seemed l…
Google SGE Drops Local Results (5 Local Pack)
When Google launched its Search Generative Experience, the AI-powered answer embedded local results from Google Business Profiles in a local pack. In fact, it was a “five pack” but now, Google is no longer showing the local pack at all – at least at th…
Google Local Negative Reviews Hack Leads To Harassment & Abuse
Did you know that Google is totally fine with customers leaving negative reviews and then every few months they “update” that negative review just to ensure the review is labeled as “new” and remains at the top of all the other positive reviews?
Google: Content Quality Is Not About Typos But Overall Quality
Google’s John Mueller said when it comes to rankings, Google doesn’t really care too much about typos here and there but rather the overall quality of the site’s content. I guess I am in luck on this sight (did that on purpose), don’t you think?
Vlog #239: Jordan Mazza and Jamie Reedy On Publishing & Content SEO In AI
In part one, we learned about Jamie Reedy and Jordan Mazza from Amsive Digital and then spoke a bit about e-commerce SEO. In this next part…
Bunch Of Google Search Interface Tests & Experiments
There have been a number of Google Search user interface tests and experiments I haven’t been able to post yet. Being that today is Labor Day, I figured I’d cover a bunch of them in one story – since many of you want stories today.
Bing Search Tests Hiding URLs In Search Result Snippets
Bing is testing not displaying, hiding, the site’s URL in the search result snippets. Google has been testing this on and off for years and flip-flopping with that. But now Bing is doing the same – testing removing the full URL in the search results.
Bing Search Tests Explore Collections Overlay
Microsoft Bing Search is testing a new overlay feature to help you explore products in search. This is titled “Explore Collections” and it shows products probably from Bing Shopping results but in an overlay where you can quickly browse and explore tho…
Google: LSI Keywords Have No Effect Again & Again
I am not sure what the obsession around LSI keywords is in the SEO space. It is one of those myths that simply won’t go away, despite how often SEOs and Googlers say there is no such thing. So it is now 2023, and John Mueller of Google said it again.
Bing Tests Related Search Interfaces
Microsoft Bing has been testing some new interfaces for its related searches. Some of these interfaces are boxed at the top right section, while others seem to float over elements on the right side of the page.
Google Labor Day Doodle (Logo) 2023
Today is Labor Day in the United States and Canada, and to celebrate the holiday, Google has a Doodle. The Doodle shows laborers, including chefs, farmers, painters, doctors, construction workers, firefighters, and others working.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google SGE Links & Expansion, August Core Update, Emailing Google Link Spam, Bing, Ads, SEO & More
This week, we continue to track the Google August 2023 core update, where we saw volatility last weekend and mid-week. Google Search Generative Experience gained links, expanded to India and Japan, added listen features…
Google August 2023 Core Update Volatility Continues Over Past Few Days
On August 22nd, Google released the August 2023 core update. We did not feel much of any volatility until a few days later, on August 25th. Then we had some movement on that Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and then it died down for a couple of days, pic…