Google Algorithm Update Around August 8th
I am seeing significant signs of a real Google update both in terms of summer/weekend forum chatter at WebmasterWorld…
August 2014 Google Webmaster Report
The month of July was absolutely insane in terms of Google webmaster topics, just a lot covered, while the specific announcements, although some big…
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: August 8, 2014
This week in search, Google launched a new ranking algorithm/signal, to give a small boost to sites using HTTPS…
SEO Says: I Switched To HTTPS & My Google Rankings Dropped
24 hours ago, Google announced that HTTPS was a ranking signal and SEOS and webmasters, including
Google News Publishers Can Switch To HTTPS
After learning about the Google SSL Algorithm that was launched yesterday morning…
Google Change Of Address Tool Does Not Support HTTPS Migration
During the made rush for all SEOs to migrate from HTTP to HTTPS to get that tiny little boost in their rankings with the new Google HTTPS Algorithm, many noticed a failure within the Google Webmaster Tools Change of Address Tool…
Google AdWords Says You Can Be Charged For Invalid Clicks When…
An advertiser posted in the Google AdWords Help forum a discussion he had with a Google AdWords representative about invalid clicks he was being charged for.
He said…
Google Webmaster/SEO Rank: Like Author Rank Or Site Authority
Greg, aka goodROI, asked in a WebmasterWorld thread if Google assigns an “SEO credit scores” to a webmaster or SEO…
Google’s Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg & Alan Eagle Book: How Google Works
Google’s top business leaders, Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg and Alan Eagle have teamed up to write a book about their experience in running Google over the years. The book is named “How Google Works” and the companion web site is at howgoogleworks…
Google Toolbar PageRank Hasn’t Been Updated In 8 Months
It has been eight months and one day since the last toolbar PageRank update and the one before that was on February 4th, a 10 month wait time. Prior to that…
Going HTTPS/SSL Will Now Give You A Ranking Benefit In Google
Google announced early this morning that they are now using SSL/HTTPS as a ranking signal in their Google search algorithm.
The signal is incredibly weak and webmasters should not go crazy about it…
UC Berkeley & Google Not Getting Along: Indexing & Ranking Issues
The University of California, Berkeley is having some issues with Google crawling, indexing…
Your Business Have Nicknames Or Acronyms? How To Get Them Listed In Google Maps.
A business owner posted a question in the Google Business Help forums asking how he can get his business to show up for multiple names.
His business has its official business name, which in this case is Quincy Asian Resources…
Google AdSense Ad Choices Arrow On Left?
Google AdSense seems to be testing placing the ad choices arrow on the left top of the ads, instead of the top right of the ads.
A WebmasterWorld thread has complaints from some publishers, claiming the arrow, when positioned at the top left…
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Google Merchants Shipping Configuration Tool Updated
Google announced they made major changes to the shipping configuration tool within the Google Merchant Center based on complaints from Google shoppers…
You Can Now Delete Google Analytics Properties
Google quietly announced on Google+ that you can now delete Google Analytics properties within your accounts.
Google said in the past this was not allowed because of the way the accounts, properties and profiles were associated…
Google News Publisher Center: Webmaster Tools For News Sites
Google Webmaster Tools already has special features for Google News publishers, like a separate view of the news indexing and processing details, as well as news specific errors…
Google Webmaster Tools Messages Shows Your Reconsideration Request Submissions
When you submit a reconsideration request, Google notifies you they received it with a blanket message in Google Webmaster Tools. Now, supposedly, Google will also show you a copy of your submission via the reconsideration request form…
Google Learn More About Links With Publisher Images
Just when we think authorship and publisher is dead, because Google dropped author images back in June – we see signs of maybe rel=publisher making some headway…
Google Gives No Comment On Pigeon Updates
On Friday we reported on a refresh of the local search results, after the major Google Pigeon update a week or so before. Google basically told us they have nothing to say on this and likely will not provide future details on local search algorithm ch…