Google Search Does Not Support AVIF Images Just Yet
Did you know that Google Search does not support the AVIF image format? At least not yet. Google Search doesn’t list it on its supported image formats and Google Image Search simply won’t index them. But John Mueller of Google said on X, “I’m sure thi…
Mikhail Parakhin Steps Down As Head Of Bing Search & Microsoft Advertising
Mikhail Parakhin, the head of Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising, is stepping down from that role as Parakhin “decided to explore new roles.” We’ve quoted Mikhail Parakhin here countless times over the past couple of years, to hear that he is leavin…
7 tips to improve your website speed in 2024 by DebugBear
Learn what you can do to improve the page load time and Google Core Web Vitals of your website.
Instagram updates hashtag search to simplify account and post discovery
The platform rolled out the change to make it easier for users to find relevant accounts and posts in one place.
Local SEO in 2024: 6 simple ways to dominate local search
New to local search? Wondering where to start? Here are six tactics to help you kick off your local SEO campaign.
Google, Meta and Apple under investigation for uncompetitive practices by EU
The big tech companies could face large fines and may be required to sell off some of their business divisions.
Google Begs SEOs To Stop Showing Google Things; Show Visitors Things Instead
Google’s Search Liaison responded to a series of posts on Twitter, leading him to beg SEOs to stop trying to “show Google” things, explaining that the process of doing things to your site to rank better in Google is the opposite of the advice Google is…
Google Tests SGE AI Overviews In The Wild (Subset Of US Users)
On Friday, Google began to test SGE-based AI overviews in the real Google search results. That means you may see AI overview snapshot answers in Google search results without being opted into the Google search labs experiment. This is being tested on a…
Google: Publishing More Content Doesn’t Improve Quality For Faster Indexing
A couple of weeks ago, Gary Illyes and Lizzi Sassman of Google had Dave Smart as a guest on the Search Off The Record podcast and they spoke about crawling. In one part, they said again that the quality of your site can impact how fast and how much Goo…
Google Tests Products & Product Sites Search Bar Filter Tabs
Google is now testing placing “product sites” as its own search bar filter tab in the search results. Also, Google is testing replacing “Shopping” with “Products” in that search bar.
How To Remove A Subdomain Of A Subdomain Via Google Search Console
Let’s say you have a subdomain of a subdomain, such as sub.sub.domain.tld, how do you remove sub.sub.domain.tld from Google while keeping sub.domain.tld in the Google search results. The answer is to verify the sub.sub.domain.tld property directly in S…
Search Central Live 2024 in Warsaw, Poland
We’re excited to announce a Search Central Live event in Warsaw, Poland on April 24, 2024.
Search Central Live
is our global Google Search event series specifically for site owners, publishers, and SEOs.
Cognitive Science Meets SEO: Why True Localization Matters
Connect with diverse audiences across the globe by embracing a multi-local strategy. Explore how brands can merge cognitive science with local expertise.
Google SGE a top threat to brand and product terms, study finds
Among the findings: 91.4% of all search queries triggered SGE; Quora was a big winner; and paid search ads appeared 50% of the time.
Bing Deep Search is officially live for all users
Microsoft announced Deep Search back in December, it went live for some users last month and is now officially live for all users.
Google publishes Performance Max developer guide
The new guide offers simplified access to all the necessary information required to build PMax integrations.
TikTok publishes lead generation best practice guide
The Lead Generation Playbook offers advice on how to create effective forms, hooks, messaging and calls to action.
Google starts testing AI overviews from SGE in main Google search interface
Some users who do not opt in to the Google Search labs SGE feature may see AI overview answers in the search results.
Is ChatGPT the Google Search killer we’ve been expecting?
The next Google won’t do what Google does. Could that be OpenAI? Sam Altman shares his vision for combining LLMs and a search engine.
Yoast SEO snippets to customize your site
Yoast SEO automatically handles all sorts of things for your site. Features like meta tags, schema, sitemaps, and content analysis help you rank higher in organic search results. However, you may have a custom or specific use case that requires adjusting how our plugin works for your site. Yoast SEO includes filters that allow you […]
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