Google Mobile First Index Expanding Within Next Several Weeks
Gary Illyes from Google said at PubCon that Google will be rolling in more web sites into the mobile first index starting over the next several weeks.
Google Algorithm Update Chatter & Signals February 20th
I am starting to see a bit of chatter around the SEO industry about a possible Google algorithm and ranking update…
Duane Forrester – The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series – feel free to nominate someone over here.
Duane Forrester has been in the SEO/SEM industry for a couple decades now…
Google AdSense Auto Ads Now Out Of Beta
Last September we told you about a limited beta running through AdSense named auto ads. Well, now, as of this morning…
Google Tests Multiple Images In Featured Snippets?
@Adoubleagent shared a photo (well, multiple) on Twitter of Google showing not just a single featured snippet image but multiple images in the featured snippet. I don’t believe I’ve seen multiple images in a featured snippet and for the life of me…
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Google: We Changed Request Indexing Limits & Quotas Over Spam & Abuse
When Google first changed the request indexing limits and quotas in the Google Search Console tool, Google was pretty cryptic and secretive about the whole situation. Just the other day, they documented the new quotas…
Google To Port All Old Search Console Features To New Version
On a daily basis I see complaints around the new beta Search Console which began rolling out recently about how it is missing many of the features from the old version. Google is aware of these complaints and is not removing the old version anytime so…
Will Google Search Ranking Algorithms Use Chrome Ad Blocking Signals
Glenn Gabe asked if Google would be using those signals used to block ads in Chrome as ranking signals or factors for ranking in the future.
Ashley Berman Hale – The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series – feel free to nominate someone over here.
Ashley Berman Hale is 34 years old and lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with her husband and two “confident” daughters ages 7 and 5…
The Search Community Mourns The Loss Of Jill Sampey
Jill Sampey has passed away on Saturday, February 17th. It comes to a shock to everyone who knows her. She was the most smiley…
Google Local Panel Adds Mall Directories Search
Google has added mall directories information to the local panel in the search results. If you search for a local mall in your area, you may see a tab for “Directory” which will show you the stores located in that mall…
Google Share URL For Random Number Generator Goes To Metronome
If you go to Google and search for [random number generator] you will be given a box at the top to generate that number. If you try to share that URL to that search result using the share buttons…
Google News Meta Keywords Tag Hasn’t Been Supported Since October 2017
So for the past four months or more, Google has not supported the Google News meta keywords tag. Don’t confuse this with the normal meta keywords tag…
Eric Enge – The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series – feel free to nominate someone over here.
Eric Enge lives in Southborough Massachusetts for the past 24 years, has three children with his wife and they recently all went on “great vacati…
Google Tests Black Search Results Interface Again
For the past many many years, Google tests black designs for the search results interface. We’ve covered many of these tests over the years and here is yet another one…
Google’s John Mueller: hreflang Is The Most Complex Aspect Of SEO
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that hreflang “is one of the most complex aspects of SEO (if not the most complex one).”
If you set it up for a couple pages…
Google Drastically Changes Crawl Limits In Search Console
For the past ten days or so we have been following the quota changes with how many URLs you can submit to Google via the Google Search Console fetch as Google feature.
Well…
Google Adds Trending Tag To Knowledge Panel
Search for [michael jordan] and you will see his knowledge panel on the right side of the page. What you will also see a section about his net worth that says “1.65 billion USD (2018) Forbes…
Aaron Bradley – The Search Community Honors You
This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series – feel free to nominate someone over here.
Aaron Bradley lives in Vancouver, Canada and works for Electronic Arts…
Bing Ads Editor Adds Labels For Dynamic Search Ads
Bing Ads announced new support for the dynamic search ads within the Bing Ads Editor tool. Dynamic Search Ads launched in October of last year but now it is available in Bing Ads Editor…