Googlebot Still On Hold On Supporting HTTP/2
John Mueller of Google said the other day in his hangout at the 1 hour and 13 minute mark that Googlebot still is not crawling in HTTP/2…
Google Tests White Knowledge Panels
Google is now testing white knowledge panels for local results. This was first spotted by our man Sergey Alakov and he posted a screen shot on Twitter of the white look. Typically there is a blue interface for the knowledge panels but here, as you can …
Google: Responsive Sites Don’t Need To Worry About Mobile First Index
Gary Illyes from Google said at the BrightonSEO conference that those with responsive sites don’t really need to worry about the upcoming mobile first index. I was not at the event where he said that but Greg Gifford was there and he posted it on Twitt…
Google: Fetch & Render Preview Not Used In Search
If you thought Google uses the preview you see in the fetch and render for search purposes…
Search Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Ranking Changes, Top Ranking Signals & Dynamic Algorithms
First, I am offline, so this video and post was all created and produced on Wednesday, things may have transpired between now and then that I may have to catch up on this Monday. Google did some algorithm search ranking updates this week…
Titles and meta variables in Yoast SEO
Variables have become a staple of Yoast SEO. Variables make it possible to automate certain processes on your site. They also make it easy to change large batches of meta descriptions for instance, since you only have to change the structure of the variable – the site fills in the data automatically. Here, we’ll take […]
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How to use demand generation channels to effectively expand your reach
As Q4 approaches, it’s crucial that you plan to capitalize on all the traffic that comes with it. To continue to scale, you need to effectively get in front of audiences that aren’t yet interested – but could be! – in your service/product. That’s where demand generation comes in.
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Using Ngram Phrase Models to Generate Site Quality Scores
Navneet Panda, whom the Google Panda update is named after, has co-invented a new patent that focuses on site quality scores. It’s worth studying to understand how it determines the quality of sites. Back in 2013, I wrote the post Google Scoring Gibberish Content to Demote Pages in Rankings, about Google using ngrams from sites […]
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10 Things that DO NOT (Directly) Affect Your Google Rankings – Whiteboard Friday
Posted by randfishWhat do the age of your site, your headline H1/H2 preference, bounce rate, and shared hosting all have in common? You might’ve gotten a hint from the title: not a single one of them directly affects your Google rankings. In this rathe…
SearchCap: AdWords extensions for call-only ads, SEO 101 & Bing Ads updates
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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New Google iOS App Has Related Content Bar
Google announced Tuesday they launched a new update to their iOS search app that has a new content bar. The content bar appears as the user scrolls up on the content…
Google: We Do Not Manually Review All Spam Reports
Yesterday in the Google Hangout at the 21:05 mark into the video…
Google Featured Snippets Relocates AMP Icon
Earlier this month we reported that Google started to show AMP links for featured snippets in their search results. Well, the AMP icon is now less noticeable in this featured snippet box…
Google: Our Algorithms Don’t Look At Disavow Files
Google’s Gary Illyes said on Twitter that Google doesn’t train their algorithms to find spam by fetching and processing disavow files across the web…
New Google AdWords Terms & Conditions
Google earlier this month updated the terms and conditions for their massive ad network, Google AdWords. Google sent out emails to their advertisers saying “you’re receiving this message because weâve updated our Terms and Conditions…
3 AdWords extensions now eligible for call-only ads
Account-level extensions will be eligible to display automatically with the ad type.
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3 behavioral stats for retailers to supercharge your holiday strategy
Columnist Andrew Waber takes a look at consumers’ retail search activity to give you insight into the keywords and product content that will give your brand a leg up during the holiday season.
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SEO 101: Which URL versions to add to Google Search Console
Can you really afford to miss out on free technical data about your website’s performance in Google search results? Of course not! Contributor Fili Wiese explains how to set up your website in Google Search Console to make it work to your advantage.
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How long does it take to deindex low-quality or thin content published by accident? [case study]
Is mistakenly published content impacting your site’s SEO performance? Columnist Glenn Gabe shares a case study detailing how to fix this issue — and how long it may take to resolve once fixed.
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