Google Search Ranking Volatility Heated Starting On Jan 20th
We may be seeing more Google search ranking volatility start to get heated starting this weekend, through January 20th and 21st (and maybe today). Some of the Google tracking tools are having issues tracking these changes but some are not. But I do s…
Google Clarified Site Reputation Abuse Policy & Manual Actions
Google has updated not just its site reputation abuse policy for clarification purposes, Google also updated the manual actions section for site reputation abuse. Again, these are just clarification changes, and as Google put it, “it include guidance …
Google Clarified Site Reputation Abuse Policy & Manual Actions
Google has updated not just its site reputation abuse policy for clarification purposes, Google also updated the manual actions section for site reputation abuse. Again, these are just clarification changes, and as Google put it, “it include guidance …
Google Map Pins On Service Area Businesses – A Bug?
For the past month or so, Google has been showing map pins on Service Area Businesses within Google. Previously, Google did not show pins on businesses without a public address but now they are, in some views.
Google Map Pins On Service Area Businesses – A Bug?
For the past month or so, Google has been showing map pins on Service Area Businesses within Google. Previously, Google did not show pins on businesses without a public address but now they are, in some views.
Google: Sometimes Doing SEO Can Cause More Problems
John Mueller of Google said that sometimes doing SEO can cause sites more problems with search and search rankings. Sometimes not doing SEO, might be better, John implies.
Google: Sometimes Doing SEO Can Cause More Problems
John Mueller of Google said that sometimes doing SEO can cause sites more problems with search and search rankings. Sometimes not doing SEO, might be better, John implies.
Google Tests Expandable Brand Store Panel
Google is testing an expandable brand store knowledge panel. So if you search for a brand like New Balance, Google will show a knowledge panel on the right with products, descriptions and so on but then if you click on the arrow button, it will expand…
Google Business Profiles Launches Chat With Text & WhatsApp In US
Google Business Profiles started to allow chat through texting and WhatsApp for businesses in international regions. Now, this feature seems to be rolling out to businesses based in the United States.
Microsoft Bing Now Hiding Google Search Results
Recently we saw Microsoft tricking searchers to thinking they were searching in Google and not on Bing.
Google Ads PMax Reports With Private Search Term Category
In the Google Ads Performance Max search category, Google is now displaying “private search term.” Private queries are terms that have been searched for by fewer than 50 unique users over the past 90 days, Google explained.
Google AI Overviews Translation
Google is testing AI Overviews that offer a toggle to turn on and off translations and/or just show the translations by default.
Google: Word-Count Itself Makes So Little Sense
Google’s John Mueller replied to a bunch of screenshots of SEO tools showing word counts for the same page that tailed the word counts differently. John said, “This is also why word-count itself makes so little sense.”
Bing Adaptive Zoom Setting
Microsoft is testing a new search setting named Adaptive Zoom. I am not exactly sure what it does, I tried to toggle it on and off and see how clicking on results or links or pagination changes but I don’t see any changes. So I am missing something here.
Google Ads Weekly Spend Fluctuations Often Due To Market Conditions Or Budget Changes
Ginny Marvin, Google’s Ad Liaison, explained why you might see weekly spend fluctuations in your Google Ads account. “Weekly spend fluctuations are typically due to changing market conditions (weather events, industry trends, etc.) and/or any recent b…
Google Ads PMax Search Terms Insights Gains Source Data
Google has added a new source column to the Google Ads search terms insights report for Performance Max. The source column can show search themes, URLs, creative assets and more.
Google Search Trending Products Carousel On Right Side
Google is testing placing a new products carousel, a trending products carousel, on the right side where the brand’s knowledge panel would appear. So, instead of having details of that brand, it can show trending products from that brand.
Google Search Quality Analyst Detects & Treats AI-Generated Content
Chris Nelson, Senior Staff Analyst, Search Ranking at Google has updated his LinkedIn bio to specify that he manages a large team that builds ranking solutions for Google Search. One line says, “Address novel content issues (e.g., detection and treatme…
Google: Don’t Dynamically Update Robots.txt File Multiple Times Per Day
Google’s John Mueller said that since the robots.txt file is cached by Google for about 24-hours, it does not make much sense to dynamically update your robots.txt file throughout the day to control controlling. Google won’t necessarily see that you do…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Volatility Cooling, AI Overviews Penalties, Maps Pin Hack Fix, Search Market Share & More
For the original iTunes version, click here.
This week I covered how the third-party search rank checking tools seem to have cooled, but the chatter is still pretty heated. Maybe Google is blocking these tools…