Google Posts Large AMP Indexing FAQs For SEOs & Webmasters
Dong-Hwi Lee, a Googler, posted in the Google Webmaster Help forums a large FAQs around indexing questions related to AMP. This is a very comprehensive FAQ around the topic and I thought it would be useful to bring more attention to this document to t…
Bing Search Spam Fighter: Interesting Reality Check From SEOs
Frédéric Dubut is a Bing spam fighter, he works on search quality and safety at Bing – we quoted him here a few times. He attended the TechSEO Boost search conference yesterday and posted on Twitter “I always find it fascinating to hear the “reality check” from SEO folks.”
PSA: Not All Sites Were Moved Yet To Google Mobile First Indexing
I keep getting asked if Google is now done migrating sites to the mobile first indexing process. The answer is no, there are many sites, including this one, that has not been migrated yet. Google said many times it can take years and years for it to h…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Search Engine Land Dropped In Google, Zero Search Results, Thanksgiving Update & More
This week in search I covered how this morning Google’s removed Search Engine Land from their index this morning by accident. Google started showing zero search results again and it looks like it will stick. Google may have done a big algorithm updat…
Google Releases Google My Business API v4.3
Google has released version 4.3 of the Google My Business API. Version 4.2 was released in August and this new release brings new functionality including the ability to read and respond to customer Q&A, read reviews in bulk, Identify unclaimed locations and more.
Google To Split Google News User & Publisher Forums
Forever, Google had a single Google forum for both Google News consumers (i.e. searchers) and publishers (news publications) to share and post their complaints in. So you would have people complaining about the quality of the Google News results and a…
Google Tests Dropping The Knowledge Panel From Search Results
Google has confirmed in the Google Web Search Help forums that they are running a test where the search results page shows no knowledge panel. The knowledge panel on desktop typically shows up on the right of the page when there is a match for a name,…
Google Beta Testers Wanted For The Search Console Performance Report
Google is once again looking for beta testers to help improve the Google Search Console Performance report. John Mueller of Google posted on Twitter saying “we’re looking to make some changes and would love to get your feedback, especially if you use the report regularly & have a kinda complex site.”
Branded Searches In Google My Business Insights
Last month, Google introduced a new group of analytics data in Google My Business Insights called “branded” searches. Google defined them as “Customers who find your listing searching for a brand related to your business.” Joy Hawkins met with Google…
Google Image Search Tests New Image Preview Frame
Google is testing a new design for how they display the previews and thumbnails of an image after you click on an image in the Google Image Search results. Instead of showing it framed out in a large black area, Google is testing showing the image pre…
Google Search Tests Expandable Related Queries
Google is testing new functionality for the related queries section you see at the footer of the Google search results. This shows Google giving the searcher the ability to click on a related query and then it expands and shows them a single search re…
Why Does Google Confirm Some Core Algorithm Updates & Not Others?
I always wonder why Google will confirm some core ranking algorithm updates and not others. So I asked John Mueller of Google if he knows the behind the scenes decision making process on when Google confirms a core algorithm update. He said it is most…
I Wish Google Would Stop Saying They Do Hundreds Or Thousands Of Updates Per Year
I really wish Google would stop responding to algorithm update questions with “we do hundreds or thousands of changes per year.” Like I’ve been saying for years, I’d bet 95% of those updates have little to do with core ranking but more related to UX, …
Google: Build A Site That If Google Doesn’t Rank Well, It Would Be A Search Bug
Google’s John Mueller said it is wise to think long term with your web site and build a site that is so fantastic that if Google isn’t ranking it well for relevant queries that Google would consider it a bug. Thus Google would have to update their alg…
Google Search Console Index Coverage Report Updated For Mobile-First Indexing
Google posted that they made a change to how the index coverage status report works around sites that have been migrated to the mobile-first indexing initiative. Google said now the error counts and new issues will reflect the status of mobile-first i…
Speakable Markup Is Now Supported On Google Home Hub
The Google Home Hub, the one with the display, now supports speakable markup. When the Google Home Hub first launched it did not support speakable markup, like the Google Home without the display.
Fe del Mundo, Filipino Pediatrician, Google Doodle
Today on the Google home page in the United States, Philippines, Australia and some other countries is a Google Doodle, special Google logo, for Fe del Mundo. Fe del Mundo was a Filipino pediatrician and the first woman to be admitted to Harvard Medic…
Some Google AdSense Payments Delayed & Still Pending
Some Google AdSense publishers and YouTube creators are noticing that they didn’t get paid yet in November from Google. Google issues a notice that they are working on getting payments out but there is currently a delay.
Notice: Google Search Console To Replace Search Analytics With Performance Report
Google has posted an important notice in Google Search Console, above the Search Analytics report that it will “soon be replaced” by the new Performance report within the new Google Search Console.
Google Featured Snippet Refinement Bubbles Video Option
Google seems to be showing a special query refinement option in the featured snippets section to show videos. Eric Hedekar from Moz (formerly STAT) shared two screen shots of this in action on Twitter.