Google AdSense New Ad Unit Design Launches With Modern Look
Google announced on Google+ that they’ve launched a new ad unit design for their AdSense text and link unit ads. They said the new look is modern and “introduces a minimalist design that brings the focus back on the text content…
Google AdWords Changes Display URL Unicode Characters Support
Google AdWords announced quietly on Google+ that they are now changing the way how they handle displaying unicode characters in the display URLs. Google said display URLs in Unicode characters will show as Unicode characters regardless of the user’s G…
Google Displays More Images In Mobile Web Results
A few weeks ago we reported that Google was showing many shopping images in the mobile web results. I personally was able to see them, but it is not just shopping…
Improve Social Proof By Generating More Reviews
We know that social proof is increasingly important in the world of ecommerce. How can we leverage it in product reviews in order to boost sales? Find out more from Guy Levine.
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A complete Local SEO guide for small businesses
A practical local SEO guide for business owners.
Dynamic Ad Extensions: don’t let your sitelinks and callouts get out of date
Keep your ad extensions up-to-date and applied everywhere with the latest AdWords script from columnist Daniel Gilbert at Brainlabs.
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Ask Yoast: reference number in URL?
Reference numbers (or post IDs) might be easy for your CMS, but they aren’t for your users. Remembering a URL with a number in it is hard, so the chance people will remember it and link to it is smaller. If people can remember your URLs they can also find it and share it with their friends more […]
Buying Viv, Samsung makes its “me too” virtual assistant play
Like Siri, Viv sells itself before its ambitious product vision is realized.
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Why the online user experience should be a priority for all businesses
As businesses begin to take UX more seriously, what can we learn from the shortcomings of some of the UK’s top travel websites? James Crawford takes us through the results.
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SearchCap: Google My Business advanced verify, AdWords Editor update & Google Home featured snippets
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
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AdWords Editor now supports more ad formats, device bidding
Advertisers can create and edit Gmail ads and more in version 11.6.
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Learning SEO by Looking at Anomalies
Sometimes one of the best ways to learn is to question why you see something that you possibly shouldn’t be seeing. This can produce more interesting lessons than even digging into things like patents and whitepapers. For instance, I published a post last night, October 4th, 2016, on Context Vectors. On Twitter this morning, Dan … Continue reading Learning SEO by Looking at Anomalies →
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How to check which URLs have been indexed by Google using Python
Google Search Console can help you determine which of your website pages are indexed, but what about identifying the ones that aren’t? Columnist Paul Shapiro has a Python script that does just that.
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Infographic: 11 amazing hacks that will boost your organic click-through rates
Got great content and rankings, but still not getting clicks from organic search? Columnist Larry Kim shares tips and a fantastic infographic on how to improve your organic CTR.
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Google Advanced Verification For Locksmiths & Plumbers To Reduce Map Spam
One of the more spammy areas in Google is the Google Maps results for locksmiths. Google told the top contributors…
Google Maps Tests Blue Pins & Gray Map Icon
Google is testing showing blue map pins and gray map icons in the search listings.
Sergey posted on Twitter a screen shot of a Google Maps result set that shows a blue pin instead of the red pin…
Listen To How Google Home Quotes Features Snippets
Google announced their slew of hardware yesterday and while it is cool and all, the one that excites me the most is Google Home. The truth is…
Google Update Chatter Suggests Penguin Movement Or Algorithm Changes
Monday I scheduled a post about webmasters noticing Penguin recoveries after not seeing much of an impact shortly after the Penguin 4.0 launch.
But now I am seeing an uptick in chatter as of this morning, October 5th…
Google: Keep Using Disavow File Even Though Penguin Devalues Links
So Google has been confusing us a bit, with good intention, on the disavow file and its use after Penguin 4.0. Initially, Google implied disavow files help with Penguin still – but that does not seem to be true…
Give Google a break: Tackling paid links is harder than you may think
Google is often criticized for how it handles spammy links, but columnist Ian Bowden believes this criticism may be unfair. Here, he takes a look at the challenges Google might face in tackling the ongoing issue of paid links.
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