Google: Setting A Geographic Target Doesn’t Prevent Your Site From Showing In Other Locations
John Mueller of Google reminds us that when you use the geographic target setting in Google Search Console it will not stop you from getting traffic to your site from users outside of that target region. All it does is help Google understand your site …
Google Tests Removing A Site’s Normal Snippet When Featured Snippet Is Displayed
Kieron Hughes posted on Twitter that he is seeing a test where Google is not displaying a site’s normal snippet in the search results when Google displays that URL for the featured snippet. Generally when Google shows a URL as a featured snippet, it wi…
Google did several search algorithmic updates; somewhat confirming update rumors
Google said “We did, actually several updates” this week.
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YouTube Subscriber Giveaway Is Now Done
I’ll be honest, when I launched my YouTube subscriber giveaway I really anticipated that I would get well over 10,000 subscribers, I thought maybe a total of 100,000 subscribers. I guess this shows that I know very little about the YouTube world…
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Google Drops Calling In To Google My Business Support
Google announced it has removed the toll free customer support numbers from the Google My Business homepage. Now if you do try to call one of the existing numbers, you will be directed to the Google My Business Help Center. You can still request someo…
Want to speak at SMX West? Here’s how
The agenda for our upcoming SMX East show is live and we’ve opened up our “speaking pitch” form for select sessions for the show, November 13-14 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.
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Here’s what you need to know about Google’s newest local algorithm update
Google’s biggest local algorithm update since 2016 will require businesses and agencies to be more vigilant about fighting spam in affected areas.
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Google expands Local campaigns inventory, BOPIS offers for Shopping campaigns
New Local inventory includes Promoted Pins in Maps and catalog-style ads in Display.
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Google My Business discontinues toll free phone support
This will impact how quickly your Google My Business issues can be addressed.
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New SERP feature truncates title tag in favor of location
Google automatically adding locations to title tags can work well in local businesses’ favor.
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Dwell Time & SEO: Does it Matter as a Ranking Factor?
Dwell time has been a topic of discussion within SEO for some time. Google has the data, yet is it used to influence rankings?
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Here’s how to set up the Google Site Kit WordPress plugin
Although it may not be ideal for formal data reporting, it is a helpful dashboard to stay on top of site performance metrics.
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Veterans Day At Google, Bing, Yahoo & The Search Industry
Today is Veterans Day in the United States and the search engines have special logos and themes up for the day. Google historically did not do a special logo for Veterans Day but started doing it recently just a year or so ago.
Google Warns: Don’t Build Your Business Around Google Discover Traffic
Gary Illyes from Google commented on how some publishers are getting insane traffic from Google Discover, the feature where Google shows articles from publishers on its Google.com home page. Gary said on Twitter “I just hope people realize that this m…
Google’s Gary Illyes: I’ve Talked To SEO Spam Email Senders
We all get it and get it a lot, email spam selling links, DA, PR, and metrics around trying to improve your rankings in Google by manipulating Google’s algorithm. Some of this spam comes from places like India (not all) and Gary Illyes from Google sai…
Google Tests Removing Reviews From Local Knowledge Panels Again
Google may be testing (or it might be a bug) removing reviews from the local knowledge panel in the search results. It seems so weird that I am thinking this is a weird bug, but who knows. Darcy Burk posted this on Twitter with screen shots showing t…
12 Email marketing best practices for sales
Email marketing is one marketing tool that remains powerful even after all these years. A roundup of effective tactics with examples.
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Which SEO software is right for your company?
Let MarTech Today’s ‘Enterprise SEO Platforms: A Marketer’s Guide’ help you make the informed choice.
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Unconfirmed Google Search Algorithm Ranking Update November 8th
Friday morning, November 8th, I saw a sprinkle of chatter across the industry about a Google search algorithm update. Some were claiming massive changes in traffic and rankings. But to be honest, the chatter was incredibly limited, that is until sever…
Vlog #24: Danny Sullivan – Father Of Search Marketing & His Transition To Google
Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) is currently the Google Public Liaison of Search, which means he helps with communication between the Google Search team and Google users and others (like us)…