Google Confirms No Broad Core Update Since December 2020
Danny Sullivan of Google confirmed that Google has not released a new broad core update since the company last confirmed one in December of last year, December 2020. Danny said on Twitter “we haven’t had a broad core update. We do announce those,” whe…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Two Google Algorithm Updates, Machine Learning at Google, Google My Business Updates & More
While we had our typical weekend Google Search ranking update, we also saw a ton of chatter on Thursday morning and that is unusual. So there may have been two updates to Google Search this past week, one between May 7th and 9th and the other on May …
Google: Just Because Your Site Ranks Well Now, Doesn’t Mean It Will Rank Well Forever
Just like Saved By The Bell was great for four seasons in 1989, it didn’t mean it would come back and be a success in 2020. Same with your website that ranked well in the early 2000s or even ranks well today, it doesn’t mean that since it ranked well …
Trends That Will Shake Up The SEO World In The Future
Nicolas Bouchand posted on Twitter that he is working on his thesis and selected SEO as the subject. He asked on Twitter “What do you think are the trends that will shake up the sector and that will absolutely have to be mastered?” John Mueller of Goo…
Google Spam Joke: Just Don’t Let Google Know About Your Guest Blog Posts
A Reddit thread asks if guest posting is safe and asks how you can ensure the site posting your guest blog post uses a dofollow. John Mueller from Google spotted the thread and responded with a joke that read “just make sure not to let Google know.”
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Google My Business Performance Report To Add Direction Requests & Website Visits
Google seems like it will be migrating more data from the Google My Business Insights report to the Google My Business Performance report. Specifically, Google will be adding driving direction requests and website visits to the newish performance repor…
Google: Moving Navigation Code From Top To Bottom Should Not Be A Problem
Google’s John Mueller was asked if moving the navigation in your HTML code from the top of the source code to the bottom, while using positioning techniques to render the navigation at the top (not the bottom) – if that would cause any issues. John Mue…
Google Releases Video On Google Ads After Complaints From Rachel Maddow
If you missed it, last week, Rachel Maddow from MSNBC complained on Twitter that the Google Ads were not labeled and jumping in and out. Danny Sullivan from Google responded that Google always labels its ads and it doesn’t sound like those ads are fro…
May 13th Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update (Not Confirmed)
I am seeing early signs and signals of a possible Google Search ranking algorithm update going on right now. It seems to have kicked off this morning and is now spiking in terms of chatter in the SEO forums and also some of the tools have picked up on…
Google Search Screen Saver (Easter Egg)
Do a search in Google for [dvd screensaver] and just wait a bit. The Google logo will start to move around and change colors, like an old fashion screensaver for a TV, monitor, DVD and so on. Here is a screenshot of it in action.
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 12, 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.
Search Engine Roundtable Stories:
SEO Sessions At Google I/O
Google I/O kicks off next week and it is ope…
Google Ads: Cell Therapies and Gene Therapies Are Not Allowed
Google Ads clarified in its speculative and experimental medical treatment policy that cell therapies and gene therapies are therapies not allowed on the Google Ad network. This includes prohibiting stem cell therapy, cellular (non-stem) therapy, gene …
Google 10 Local Pack – A Bug?
Google’s local pack is typically three local listings, but here is an example of a local pack showing ten listings. This is probably a bug and was triggered by Ramesh Singh who shared this videocast of it on Twitter.
Schema.org Markup Validator Is Now Live
In December, Google told us they would move its structured data testing tool from Google’s site to the Schema.org domain. Well, now, the Schema.org markup validator is now live, in beta at validator.schema.org.
Google: Old Site Complain About New Sites; New Sites Complain About Old Sites With Rankings
Generally over the years, we’ve heard and reported on complaints about how new sites find it hard to rank above older sites. We also heard how old sites sometimes can’t make changes and adapt as faster as new sites. Google’s John Mueller said on Twit…
SEO Sessions At Google I/O
Google I/O kicks off next week and it is open to all, remotely, online. I will actually be offline Monday and Tuesday of next week for a Jewish holiday and I/O starts on Tuesday, so I will miss watching some of these live. Although, I think many of t…
Google My Business Insights Now Shows Bookings Reporting Data
If you go to your Google My Business account, click on the Insights tab and check out the new performance report insights reporting, you may see a new “bookings” tab to see if people booked reservations, appointments, etc with you via Google Maps or Go…
Google Bug Displayed Hidden Business Addresses In Google Local Shopping Search
Google notified some local businesses that specifically had set their business address not to show to the public, did end up being shown to some searchers by accident between the dates of October 2019 through April 2021 – yes, a full 18 months. Google …
Google: We Do Not Use The Trust Project Directly For Search Rankings
Back in 2017, Google announced that it was working with The Trust Project to help publishers use “eight trust indicators that newsrooms can add to their content.” But Google’s Danny Sullivan said that was the extent of it, and that Google does not use…
Report: Google Showing People Also Ask Results More Often
Both Semrush and RankRanger are reporting an increase in the frequency Google shows the “people also ask” types of search featured in its search results. It is not a huge jump but up a few percentage points according to both trackers starting on May 6t…