Google PageSpeed Insights Adds Partial Field Data
Google has upgraded the Google PageSpeed Insights tool to show partial field data. Google said “previously, field data was only surfaced if all metrics for a page or origin met a threshold of data.” “Now, any metric that meets the data threshold will b…
Site Owner Posts Google Penalty Eviction Notice After Manual Action
A site that lets you do online HTML editing has supposedly received a manual action for unnatural links. So what the site owner did was post a notice to its user base in a big box saying “goodbye” that the site “has been penalized for unnatural link b…
Google Tests Updated Delivery Icons In Local Pack
Google seems to be testing a new design for the delivery buttons in the local panel and local pack for restaurants. The old icon was a fork and knife but the new one looks like a car or bike delivery icon.
Google Maps Restaurant Search Results Display Average Ratings Pins
Google is now showing the average review ratings for restaurant listings when you overlay restaurant results in Google Maps. This is currently working for me in the mobile user interface but not the desktop user interface.
Vlog Episode #124: John Shehata On NewzDash & Google AMP
John Shehata is the Global Vice Present of Audience Development Strategy & CRM at Condé Nast. John also founded NewzDash.com, an SEO software toolset for news publishers. But more importantly…
Unconfirmed Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update June 11 & 12
There has been a heck of a lot of chatter from the SEO industry over the weekend, starting late Friday, June 10th, and then heating up June 11th and June 12th. Google has been doing this weekend updates for a couple of months now, all going unconfirme…
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 11, 2021
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 has a new set of algorithms aimed at demoting libel and exploitative content…
Google Search Tests Custom Designed Backgrounds Based On Query Again
Only nine months ago, Google tested a feature to show a graphic behind the Google search box header, that was customized based on your query. So if you searched for [flowers], Google would show an image of flowers as the header for Google Search. Googl…
PSA: Google Will Use Your Link Spam Email Requests Against You
Just another reminder that if you spam people asking to buy links or other link schemes, Google will potentially use that email and the sites listed in that email against you. John Mueller of Google said on Twitter the other day “Yes, we do use these kinds of lists to check our existing manual actions & algorithmic classifications, as well as to expand them.”
Google Partners Can Keep Their Status Through February 2022
Search Engine Land reported that Google told them that Google Partners can now keep their existing status and partner badges through February 2022. This is after postponing and then lessening the requirements of this program last year.
Google Local Search Ranking Update On June 8th
We may have seen a Google local search ranking update on Tuesday, June 8th. The BrightLocal tracking tool showed significant changes and volatility on June 8th, with a bit of heat also on June 6th and June 9th.
20% Call Google Search Console, Webmaster Tools – 6 Years After Rebranding
So while about half of you call Google Ads, Google AdWords, only 20% of you call Google Search Console, Webmaster Tools. I ran a poll for both to see if the new branding is sticking and clearly, it takes time but the new brand does for the most part s…
Google Predator Algorithms Target Exploitative & Slanderous Sites
The New York Times published a story on how Google has been working on and continues to work on algorithms aiming at preventing sites that extort people from ranking well in Google Search. The Google Predator algorithm (which I am kind of calling it) a…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google June 2021 Core Update Touched Down, Local Search Ranking Update, Google Predator Algorithms & More
It was a pretty busy week, but to start off, I posted my big monthly Google webmaster report – catch up there on the month. Google released the June 2021 core update on June 2nd…
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 10, 2021
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 doesn’t like the idea of ranking its search ranking factors – no joke…
Google 2021 Search Central Unconference On June 21st
Google has announced less than 12 days before the event kicks off that they are bringing back the Google Search Central Unconference. It is on June 21st at 3PM UTC (11am ET) and you can register over here.
Google Ads API Version 8.0 Now Available
Google has released version 8.0 of the Google Ads API that includes a ton of new features including cross-account bidding strategies, label retrieval, CallAdInfo support, cart data support for conversions, smart campaign support and much more. Version …
Google: Ranking Ranking Factors Is A Bad Idea
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that it is a bad idea for Google to try to rank its ranking factors. To say content is more or less important than links, or to say one search ranking factor is more important than an other, was a “was a bad idea …
Almost Half Call It AdWords 3 Years After Google Rebranded Google AdWords To Google Ads
It has been almost three years since Google rebranded Google AdWords to Google Ads and still almost half of us still refer to it as AdWords or Google AdWords and not Google Ads. I’ll be honest, I call it Google Ads now but I write it a lot, so that he…
Google: There Will Never Be Stability In The Search Results
Here is a good line from Google’s John Mueller who responded to someone asking for less algorithmic updates; he said “here’s a secret: there will never be stability, unless someone turns off the internet.”