Again, Google Does Not Use BBB Ratings As A Search Ranking Factor
In 2012, 2017 and 2018 Google said they do not use the BBB (Better Business Bureaus) rating of a business as part of its search ranking factors. Well, Google had to say it again, this time in 2020. Danny Sullivan of Google said on Twitter “No, we don…
Example Of How Google Communicates Search Issues Internally
We report issues to Google in many ways, but did you ever wonder how Google reports issues with search internally? Danny Sullivan from Google shared an example of how he documents the issue for internal reporting and posted the example on Twitter.
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Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Search & Local Updates, New Bing Webmaster Tools, EAT, BBB, Maps Spam & More
This week I did the recap video from the United lounge in San Francisco airport. So I prerecorded it and scheduled it to go live Friday morning because I want to get this video out early and I don’t land until around 7am Friday…
New Bing Webmaster Tools – Tons Of Screen Shots
Bing announced phase one of the new Bing Webmaster Tools last night at SMX West. I covered it at Search Engine Land in some detail but here are some more detailed screen shots, now that I have access to it.
Google Posts Now Supports Multiple Photos & Videos
Did you know you can now upload multiple photos or videos to your Google Posts in Google My Business? Previously, it was one image or video per Google Post but now you can do up to ten, I believe.
Google Testing Massive Images In Search Results Again
A few weeks ago we saw Google testing this more open design. Well, Google is back at it and just look at this, look at how massive these images are in the search results. This example was shared by Christian Oliveira and it shows a more flashy and in…
Google: Our Systems Aren’t Looking For EAT But We Hope Our Signals Align To EAT
Danny Sullivan from Google said that while its search systems are not looking for EAT specifically, Google does hope the outcome of the search results that the algorithm outputs “align with what a good human EAT assessment would be.”
Google My Business: Keywords In Descriptions Don’t Guarantee Ranking Improvement; But They Could.
Remember when Google added that keywords in business descriptions is a local ranking factor? Then Google pulled some of that information from the help document after local SEOs said it is not true? Well, Google just said on Twitter, days after this de…
Google Change Of Address Tool Adds Redirect Validation & Reminders
Google has added two new features to the change of address tool in Google Search Console. The one helps you validate your move with redirect validation. The other feature reminds you, or someone else with Search Console access, that the site is moving…
Google Ads Enables Audience Sharing Between Manager Accounts
Google Ads announced that you can now enable continuous audience sharing in your manager accounts. This allows you to not have to share them manually all the time, instead just enable it and Google will continually share the audience lists across acco…
Google Core Updates & Broad Core Updates – Is There A Difference?
John Mueller of Google was asked if there is a difference between a Google broad core update and a Google core update. John responded “I imagine that’s generally the same.” I suspect they are.
Google Search Algorithm Update Blip On Monday & Tuesday?
Monday and Tuesday there was a blip of fluctuations and chatter across the SEO community around a Google search algorithm update. We have SEOs noticing ranking changes over a 24-48 hour period and some of the toolsets picked up on dense rank position c…
Vlog #47: Rhea Drysdale On Saving Clients Money With SEO & Hyperlocal SEO Changes
Rhea Drysdale (@rhea), CEO of Outspoken Media invited me to her office in Troy, New York to talk search. We started off talking about growing up in the SEO industry…
Google AdSense Ransom Extortion Emails For Invalid Traffic
Krebs on Security posted about new AdSense based extortion and ransom emails going out to Google AdSense publishers. Telling them if they do not pay $5,000 in bitcoins within 72-hours, they will send invalid traffic to the site, thus removing the AdSe…
Google Snippet With “Uploaded By” Details
I don’t think I’ve seen this before in the Google search results. A snippet that shows “uploaded by” next to an organic search result listing. This was shared by Ryan Clutter on Twitter and it is hard to know exactly why this is shown. It seems like …
Google On Webspam Manual Actions Help: Be Honest, Share Everything & Brace For Feedback
John Mueller from Google posted a short, less than two minute video, for the #AskGoogleWebmasters series on YouTube around dealing with webspam manual actions from Google. In short he said if you are not sure what to do with a webspam manual action, th…
Google Tries To Clarify New Google Partner Program Performance Requirements
As you know, Google announced new Google Partner program requirements and the SEM industry did not like them. So Google went ahead and clarified the performance requirements saying that partners do not need to do 100% of the performance metrics but ra…
How To Remove Postmates Links In Google Local Knowledge Panel
One of the more annoying things I run into with the Google local panels is a link to order online that simply does not work. In fact, I see it so often that I do not trust the links Google shows in the local knowledge panel. Instead, I go directly to…
Google Says Comments Technically Do Not Need To Be In AMP Version But…
Google wants the AMP version of your page to be equivalent to the main mobile version of that page. So if your page has a comments area, Google would like to see those comments in the AMP version as well. But technically, John Mueller said, Google wo…
Google Local Algorithm Update: February 14th Through Today
It looks like there was a significant Google local search algorithm update starting this past Friday, February 14th, and still continuing through today. This seems to have impacted the rankings of local business listings in the Google local packs and …