Google: Use 301 Redirects When You Have A 1:1 Replacement
Google’s John Mueller said on Twitter that you should use a 301 redirect really only when there is a one to one relationship between the URL you are redirecting from and the URL you are redirecting it to…
Googlers Submit 20-50 Search Result Complaints Per Day
You all know about the “send feedback” link on the footer of the Google search results page. You can go there to submit your two-cents to Google about the quality of those search results…
Google Won’t Confirm The June 25th Update; It’s “Just Random Chatter”
As you know, we are now at a point where we strongly believe there was a Google update over the weekend after tracking the update for about 24-48 hours…
Google News First Redesign In 7 Years; Massive Complaints
Google News announced they have pushed out a new redesign for their Google News site last night. It has been seven years since the last major redesign and that time it didn’t go too well.
In this new design…
Huge: Google Fined $2.7 Billion By EU Over Anti-Competitive Search Results
Google has been officially fined by the EU $2.7 billion over their shopping search results and how the company gives an “illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service.” Meanwhile Google said they “respectfully disagree” and will consider an app…
Hint: Google To Display More Featured Snippets; Maybe Expand In Other Languages?
Google has been expanding their featured snippets over the past year or so, not just in the US but also in the EU. In a video hangout with Google’s John Mueller…
Google Tests Detailed Search Refinements: By Material, Type, Brand & More
Google is testing even more detailed search refinements in the core web search results. I personally cannot replicate it by the folks at Glass Digital posted on Twitter examples of the refinement options at the bottom of the search results for queries …
Danny Sullivan, The Father Of The Search Industry, To Step Away From Search
By now, most of you heard the news that Danny Sullivan is stepping away from covering the search industry after 21 years of devoted service to our industry. He told me the news several months ago and I’ll be honest…
June 25th Google Search Algorithm Update Legit
Yesterday I reported about the early chatter and reports of a Google algorithm update brewing. Well it seems to be the real thing based on the feedback I’ve received over the past 24 hours or so…
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 26, 2017
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:
Google Algorithm Update Brewing…
Google Does Not Share An Index With Bing Or Other Search Engines
Just in case you thought Google and Bing share the same index of the web – you’d be wrong. John Mueller stated the obvious on Twitter this morning. John said “we don’t share indexing with other search engines…
Google: Prepare For Mobile First Index By Looking For Noindex & Faulty Redirects
Google’s Gary Illyes said on Twitter this morning that you can prepare for the mobile-first index which likely isn’t launching until next year by looking for noindex directives and faulty redirects…
Google Tests Large Images For Hotel Listings
Sergey Alakov spotted and posted on Twitter yet another local hotel test, where Google is testing showing large swipeable images for the hotel results…
Google Related Services Carousel Shows Competitors For Your Brand Name
I am very confident this is not new, but I don’t think I’ve covered this before. If you search for a specific business on mobile, sometimes Google will show the searcher other businesses in similar categories at the bottom of the search results. So if …
Google Algorithm Update Brewing? Maybe.
I received a few emails yesterday, saw some comments on this site and on WebmasterWorld and the tools are still pretty high in tracking volatility – there may be a Google search algorithm update brewing right now…
Google Posts Now Live In Google My Business For All Businesses
Last night, as I covered at SEL, Google Posts went live to all businesses verified within Google My Business. Google Posts are an instant way to post a message to your customers and prospects…
Google: Use The Google Search Console API? Refresh The Last Day Of Data.
This is probably common sense to most of you but if you are using the Google Search Console API it is recommended that you refresh or redownload the previous day of data to make sure you have the most complete set of information…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Mobile First Index Hints, Google Posts Live, Google Job Search & The SEO Movie
This week in search, we got a bunch more information around the Google mobile first index. Google said if you are planning on moving to an m-dot domain to responsive…
Google: Parameter Handling In Google Search Console Is A Big Gun, Watch Out
Do you use the parameter handling feature within the Google Search Console interface…
Google: Moving A Site Won’t Help A Site Impacted By Panda
It has been some time since we talked about Panda here and I am sure most of you are happy about that. But since Gary Illyes from Google brought it up yesterday on Twitter…