Google May Ask Searchers To Submit Missing Knowledge Panel Data
Brian Freiesleben spotted Google possibly testing a new knowledge panel feature. The feature asks the searcher to enter in missing fact data it doesn’t seem to have access to. Google asked “help others by suggesting these missing facts” and had a but…
Google Shopping Box Displays Shops & Details Button
Claire Carlile posted on Twitter a screen shot of Google showing a shopping box but one that has buttons for more details about the item and a button to look up shops that sell the item. I think that terminology is new, but I do not cover Google Shop…
Rand Fishkin’s Mention In Congressional Hearing On Google
Congressman David N. Cicilline questioned Google on the Google’s mission on getting people to go off of the search results page and on to a different site as quickly as possible. He then referenced a study Rand Fishkin published on SparkToro…
Google Algorithms Cannot Judge The Realness Of An Author Name?
With all the E-A-T discussion, a lot of SEOs are into building up the authority of the authors that write on their sites. But what if your authors don’t want their names out there? Asaf Bernstein asked John Mueller of Google about using the authors …
Google’s John Mueller: ~2/3rds Of What He Says Is Taken Out Of Context
As you know, John Mueller from Google gets quoted a lot, quoted a heck of a lot here. Jason Barnard published a podcast interview with John where John said that he estimates about two-thirds of what he says and what gets quotes of what he says is taken…
Local SEOs Say Google My Business Suspension Issues Not Fixed
The other day we reported that the Google My Business issues were reportedly fixed according to Google. Well, many local SEOs and businesses are saying this is not true.
The Google Unconfirmed July Search Ranking Algorithm Update Is Heated
Google has yet to confirm the July 11/12 search ranking update that we reported on, but it does seem to have some legs. Meaning, the chatter has 100% spiked up a lot after the weekend and it seems to be related to a core update. But again, Google has…
Google: Not Having Discover Section In Google Search Console Is Not A Quality Judgement
Google added a discover report to Google Search Console back in April. But the only way for you to see that report, as we said back then, was to have enough data (impressions/clicks) within the Google Discover feed for Google to report it within Searc…
Google Mostly Fixed The Recipe Rich Results Bug
Back in April we reported about issues with recipe rich results in Google. This was an issue that recipe sites started to lose their rich results and cards in masses. Well, back on June 28th, 2+ months after the issue, Google seems to have mostly fixe…
Google Tests Sharable Search Results & New Snippet Buttons
Google is testing new search buttons for the search results snippets, including the ability to share a search result snippet with a friend or colleague. The new buttons are visible if you are in this Google test and then click on three dots and then a …
Google AdSense To Kill iOS & Android Apps
Google has announced they are going to discontinue supporting its native iOS and Android apps for AdSense publishers. You will no longer be able to check your earnings and performance using the native apps.
Google Fixed The Missing Or Suspended Google My Business Listings
We have been tracking the issue with Google My Business listings going missing maybe due to suspensions and other rumors around shortnames. But as we said, a fix was coming and it came. Greg Sterling from Search Engine Land updated us on Google’s sta…
Google: We Made Over 3,200 Changes With 654,680 Experiments In Search Last Year
Although I am tired of Google saying they make thousands of changes per year to search, I do like when they release updated numbers here. Yesterday, Danny Sullivan from Google published a blog post saying Google made 3,200 changes to its search systems…
Former Google Engineer: Google Hasn’t Used PageRank Since 2006
A former Google engineer named Jonathan Tang who worked at Google on search between 2009 and 2014 said Google hasn’t used PageRank since 2006. He said this in a Hacker News thread yesterday.
Google Local Result On Mobile With Sticky CTA
If you do a search for a local company in Google mobile search and then click on the result, you will be taken to that company’s Google My Business local listing. If you now scroll through the information on that business, Google will stick the CTA opt…
Google People Also Search For Below Featured Snippets
Google is showing the people also search for query expander feature below some featured snippet results. This was first spotted a week ago, which we didn’t specifically mentioned but had a screen shot in our more images in featured snippets story. Bu…
Google Ads Bug In Geographic Reports Between July 10-12
Google is posting notifications in the Google Ads advertiser console about a bug with the geographic report. The bug was between July 10 through July 12, 2019 and only impacted the web based report. It did not impact the rules, scripts, or APIs.
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Google Maps To Fix Suspension & Reviews Issues Soon
Google told Search Engine Land they are pushing out a fix for the issues around business listings not being visible soon. They said the rumors around the shortnames causing the issues were not exactly true, saying it “was not directly tied to the shor…
Possible Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update July 11 & 12th?
I am seeing some limited chatter within the SEO community about a Google algorithm update happening around July 11 and 12th. The chatter, to be honest, is not that huge but it is 100% more than normal. Plus the automated tracking tools are showing si…
Vlog #2: Mike King of iPullRank On How Link Building Has Changed (Or Not) Over The Years
In our third vlog episode, I sat down with Michael (Mike) King of iPullRank (@iPullRank) to discuss the evolution of link building and content marketing over the years in the SEO space. Mike is known for being super amazing on stage…