Google Ads rolls out new design to all markets on Aug. 30

Google Ads is rolling out a new, more organized design to all markets on August 30, 2024, retiring the old interface.
Google to struggling sites: Focus on your audience, content quality

Here are some key takeaways around SEO and how to create content and successful websites from Google’s Search Liaison Danny Sullivan.
Daily Search Forum Recap: June 10, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google’s Search Liaison commented on the Google search leaks, navboost, clicks…
Google Search Console Performance report adds merchant listings to images report

Google now will show the merchant listing performance within the Google Search Image tab in Search Console data.
5 reasons why your content isn’t working and how to create helpful content Google wants to rank

Is your content failing to rank? Find out why and how to create engaging, helpful content that meets Google’s standards.
Google Responds To Specific Search Leak, Navboost, Clicks & User Interactions
The Google Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, gave a more specific comment to specific signals and elements mentioned in the search leak, well above and beyond what is mentioned in the original and very vague comment gave us a couple days after the search…
Driving traffic to gated content and paywalled sites: SEO tips + examples

Explore SEO tactics to effectively market premium content and drive site traffic while preserving the value of your gated assets.
Google: You Can’t Completely Disregard What’s Served On Desktop For SEO
Last week we reported that Googlebot will pretty much halt crawling and indexing websites using its desktop crawler and just crawl using its smartphone crawler (which caused a lot of confusion). But John Mueller of Google said on Reddit that he doesn’…
Google Business Profiles Locksmiths Reinstatements Now Being Processed
Google paused Google Business Profiles restatements for the locksmith industry but has now resumed those requests and is working through the backlog now. Google paused them early last week and began processing them once again on Friday afternoon, June…
Google Fixing Product Variant Structured Data Star Rating Bug
Google is currently working on fixing a bug that prevents the product variant structured data from showing rating stars in the search. This bug was spotted by Jarno van Driel and Ryan Levering from Google confirmed it and said they will work on a fix s…
Google Tests Local Five Pack (Up From 3 Pack)
Google is once again testing showing five local results, a five-pack, instead of the typical 3 local results, a three-pack, in the search results local results section. Google tested this in 2021 and also had this for the SGE labs results and now it is…
How to Optimize Your Place of Worship’s Google Business Profile to Create a Warm Welcome
Ongoing efforts with elements like updates, photos, and review responses show that your institution is an active, welcoming one that cares to be found and chosen by neighbors. Learn how to optimize your place of worship’s Google Business Profile with M…
How to Optimize Your Place of Worship’s Google Business Profile to Create a Warm Welcome
Ongoing efforts with elements like updates, photos, and review responses show that your institution is an active, welcoming one that cares to be found and chosen by neighbors. Learn how to optimize your place of worship’s Google Business Profile with M…
June 8th Weekend Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility
Hope you are all having a nice relaxing weekend because it seems like the Google Search rankings were super volatile again this past Saturday. I am seeing a spike in SEO chatter and the third-party Google tracking ranking tools are showing significant …
Google Ads API v17 released with new features, changes

Google Ads API v17 comes with new features and changes that impact resource usage policies, batch processing, reporting capabilities and more.
Google launches Accelerate with Google resource hub for advertisers

Accelerate with Google is a new educational hub with customized resources to help marketers build expertise using AI.
AI-generated content: The dangers of overreliance

Stop chasing the latest trends and learn to play the long game. Focus on creating consistent and brand-aligned content for customers.
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Volatility, Coupon Sites Abuse, Mobile Indexing Change, AI Overviews Decline & Ad News
Google had some more intense search ranking volatility this week, both on June 1st and also around June 5th. Google said white-labeled coupon sites would be penalized by its site reputation abuse policy…
How to protect deep work time and retain focus as an SEO

Learn how to make the most of your peak productivity hours by eliminating distractions, creating a focus-friendly environment and more.
Google Search Console Removal Tool Drops Cache Updates
Google has placed a notice at the top of the Google Search Console removal tool that says, “Cache updates are no longer available.” It added that you “can still request snippet updates.”