Google My Business Spreadsheet Upload Process Updated
Google has quietly updated the process for uploading your spreadsheet to the Google My Business console. The main new thing is that you no longer have to review the changes after you upload your spreadsheet…
Google My Business & Ads Looking For Trusted Testers
Elisabeth from Google posted in the Google My Business Help forums news that Google is now looking for “trusted testers” aka beta testers for new features within the Google My Business department including organic and ads…
Google: Why Would A Mobile-Friendly Site Rank Drastically Worse On Mobile?
John Mueller in a Google Hangout on Google+ this past Friday was asked a question around why would a site that is mobile-friendly according to Google, not rank as well on mobile search than it does on desktop search…
I Want A Google No Date/Timestamp Penalty
As you all know, I read a lot about search news on both official news sites, large and small blogs and all the way down to social media posts and forum posts. The news sites…
Google Adds One Click Verify For My Business Listings Through Search Console
In April 2014 Google began allowing webmasters to verify their Google My Business listings through the Google Search Console linkage. So if you had a verified web site in the Search Console…
Google: We Don’t Want To Clutter The Search Results With Too Many Rich Snippets
Zineb from Google posted on Twitter in French that Google doesn’t want to clutter the search results with too many rich snippets. She said, “enfin, nous essayons de ne pas trop “encombrer” les SERPs avec trop de sites avec RS. Du coup…
Google Changes Penguin Messaging To “As Soon As It Is Ready”
All this back and forth on when Google will launch Penguin 4.0 is getting to everyone. Will it be Q1, why wasn’t it in January or in 2015…
Google UK Canonical hreflang Duplicate Content Issue
Terence Mace spotted and posted on Twitter two of the same pages listed in the Google search results from Google because Google seems to have misconfigured their hreflang and canonicals.
The query is done on Google.co…
Google Web Transcoder Killed Off?
Back in 2006, Google built a feature to make web sites load faster on mobile devices named Web Transcoder. It was specifically designed for those old feature phones and not the smart phones.
But last week…
Google Penguin 4.0 Still On Target For Q1? I Don’t Know Says Google
For those wondering when Google will release Penguin 4.0, well – I don’t have any new information for you. We expected it in 2015 and the holidays delayed it to 2016… Gary Illyes doesn’t know…
Google Shopping To Expand GTINs Requirements
Google announced on Google+ that they are going to be expanding their GTINs (Global Trade Identification Numbers) requirements for the Google Merchant Shopping feeds.
In September 2015 Google began requiring GTINs for many products from a list of 5…
Knowledge Graph Clicks Not Counted In Google Search Console
Google’s John Mueller confirmed in a Google Hangout on Google+ this past Friday that the Search Analytics report in the Google Search Console does not count impressions and clicks from the Knowledge Graph sidebar…
Google Removes Content On Google.com From Right To Be Forgotten Regions
Google will now remove content through the Right To Be Forgotten legislation from the search results of searchers in those regions. Prior, it was removed only when searchers used the Google cTLD, i.e. Google.co.uk, Google.de…
Google Knowledge Graph Edits By Owner Happen Quickly
A couple weeks ago we mentioned at the bottom that you can edit your knowledge graph via a tip from @ChrisGDunn. Well, it has been showing up more…
Google: Crawl Rate Increases Are Not Related To Algorithm Updates
Often I’ll see webmasters and SEOs say that they see a huge spike in GoogleBot crawl activity on their web sites and thus, they are expecting to see an update in the upcoming days…
Google UK’s Matt Brittin Asked What He Is Paid
Matt Brittin, Google’s President, EMEA Business & Operations is now all over social media buzzing about he refused to answer how much he is paid by Google…
Google Spam Squad On Polish Hacker’s Trail Over Vapor URLs
Last week we covered that Google Investigating Polish Hacker Who Is Stealing Webmaster Rankings. It was a case of a hacker using iframes and hacking into other sites…
Google: We Aren’t Going To Provide SEO Certification
While most SEOs want SEO certification by a formal and trusted organization…
Google App Indexing App Install Button Engagement Very Low
Google’s Gary Illyes said in a Google hangout with Stone Template Consulting yesterday that the engagement levels on the App Install button for those app developers who integrated Google App Indexing is very low…