Google Adds Messaging Directly to GMB App in New Trial & Further Muddies Messaging Strategy
Google My Business is testing a new, direct in the GMB App messaging capability. This was noted by Casey Bryan(from down under) on Twitter and confirmed by Steven Johns in the UK: This is new! I’ve just turned on messaging for my #GoogleMyBusiness listing 👩💻 pic.twitter.com/F2NLakoZRS — Casey Bryan (@CaseyABryan) December 7, 2018 I have … Continue reading Google Adds Messaging Directly to GMB App in New Trial & Further Muddies Messaging Strategy →
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Algorithm Changes, Sticky Search Bar, Filter Bubbles, Livestreams & Holidays
This week I covered the big monthly Google webmaster report for December. Google may have done a big search algorithm update last Friday. Google launched their sticky rounded search bar last Friday night. Google said they do not have a filter bubble…..
How to increase page speed to improve SEO results
Is your site’s page load time having a negative impact on SEO? Don’t sweat! Here are 5 ways to strengthen your page speed scores to improve SEO results.
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SearchCap: Google Analytics with Search Console bug & old Search Console reports
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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Content Comprehensiveness – Whiteboard Friday
Posted by KameronJenkinsWhen Google says they prefer comprehensive, complete content, what does that really mean? In this week’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, Kameron Jenkins explores actionable ways to translate the demands of the search engines into …
Google To Shut Down Many Old Search Console Reports December 13th
Google has posted the date of December 13, 2018 as the date they will be removing some of the old Google Search Console reports. The reports are already replaced by similar reports in the new Google Search Console.
Join Google’s John Mueller In Zurich For A Webmaster Hangout
Google’s John Mueller rarely invites people to join him for his webmaster hangouts but when he does, it is a good opportunity to have some fun at a Google office. If you are in Zurich this December 21st, you can go to the next hangout at the Google Zur…
Google Again: Do Not Worry About Words Or Keywords In URLs
Google’s John Mueller said it again, do not worry about words or keywords in the URLs. John responded to a recent question on Twitter saying “I wouldn’t worry about keywords or words in a URL. In many cases, URLs aren’t seen by users anyway.”
Google Assistant Testing Audio News
Google announced audio news for the Google Assistant. This is not speakable markup or YouTube videos playing on the Google Home Hub, this is real audio news, like broadcaster, podcaster, etc that produce audio form content.
How to test WordPress 5.0 — and every other new release
December 6, 2018, is the day we shall remember for the birth of WordPress 5.0 and its new block editor. While we love the new editor, we’re advising people to hold off updating to WordPress 5.0 until early next year when the release will be much more stable. Not to mention, the busy holidays will […]
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Google to redirect old Search Console reports to new ones Dec. 13
It’s time to get acquainted with the new Google Search Console reports.
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Google Analytics admin emails sent to Search Console users in latest bug
Google said it has fixed the bug that was active between Nov.12 and 13.
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Google: Canonical Tags May Not Work With Other Inconsistent Signals, Like Redirects
Aaseesh from Google responded to a complaint about Google not picking up on a web site’s canonical tags. He said that “even if you setup the canonical tags properly, other signals like inconsistent redirects can make Google not select your preferred U…
SearchCap: Google hack removal, Allo goes goodbye & responsive search ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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Google rolling out more features for responsive search ads, adding 10 languages
New tools in the web interface are designed to make creating RSAs easier.
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Google Images Best Practices Guide Updated, But What Changed?
Google announced yesterday on Twitter that they updated their Google Images best practices guide. I did a compare of the old and new pages, and for the most part, it seems like there is no new specific advice. They cleaned up some of the text and page …
Most SEOs Think Google Shouldn’t Delist A Hacked Site
As you know, Search Engine Land was delisted from Google’s search results for most of the day on Friday because a bug in Google’s hack sites classifier labeled the site as being hacked. Colin McDermott ran a Twitter poll asking if Google should delist…
Matt Cutts: Google Index Was Cursed In The Month Of March
There is this outstanding article from The New Yorker named The Friendship That Made Google Huge. It talks about how Googlers Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat fixed code and server problems, with the rest of the team, in the early days.
New Google Livestream Support In Search With Structured Data & Indexing API
Google now supports showing livestreams in the search results and in Google Assistant. Google added structured data to help Google understand the information in the live stream and also added using the Indexing API to support communicating the new liv…
What people search for: Tools for trends
Seven of the top tools available to help you discover what people search for online: the most popular topics, keywords, and trending stories.
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