Google Local Panels Design With Expandable Menus
Google seems to be now rolling out expandable menus and information sections for the local panels on the right side of the desktop interface. These were live for normal knowledge panels for a while, but I am told they are now available for local panels…
Google Search Filetype Operator For Site Commands Broken; Filetype Does Work
There are reports that the filetype operator within Google Search has stopped working, it has not. It doesn’t work when you add additional search operators to it, like a site command to see a specific file type on a specific type. Google has said it is…
Did Google Test Removing The News Tab Or Was It A Bug?
A week ago, I had several people notify me that the news tab in Google Search was missing. I checked using multiple browsers and devices and I saw the news tab, so I thought it was a quick bug that was resolved. Then, days later, Nieman Labs reported t…
Did Google Test Removing The News Tab Or Was It A Bug?
A week ago, I had several people notify me that the news tab in Google Search was missing. I checked using multiple browsers and devices and I saw the news tab, so I thought it was a quick bug that was resolved. Then, days later, Nieman Labs reported t…
Daily Search Forum Recap: February 27, 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 local pack dropped the ability to see more results…
Google unveils major Search Partner Network update as it removes opt-out option
Google is offering advertisers increased insights and control over ad placement within the SPN, In light of a critical Adalytics report.
Reminder – Google is enforcing stricter rules for consumer finance ad targeting
Take action now to ensure your personalized ads don’t violate Google’s updated policy.
3 reasons not to block GPTBot from crawling your site
There’s much more to gain than lose by embracing GPTBot. Explore three primary benefits of adopting OpenAI’s bot technology.
7 reasons why your AI content sucks (and how to fix it)
Lazy AI articles full of plagiarized text and generic writing can’t compete with insightful, specific articles by real experts. Here’s why.
Hobo SF Multi-Site for Google Sheets
Hobo SF Multi-Site for Google Sheets is a complete SEO auditing system built in Google Sheets, that uses Screaming Frog files to prioritise your web development tasks and predict your budget spend and estimated timescales. Hobo SF costs GBP 199 pa (149…
37 key questions to ask when evaluating digital marketing agencies
Essential questions to evaluate digital agencies on auditing, performance, team structure and capabilities during selection.
Google Europe Search Hijacking Bug With TripAdvisor, Booking, Hotel.com & More
Google Search may have a bug in the European regions with hotel listings being hijacked by spammy sites. Google will show TripAdvisor, Hotels.com, Booking.com and other legit sites in its search results but when you click on those listings, you’re take…
Google Analytics Adds New Default Google Ads Report
Google Analytics seems to have added a new default Google Ads report to the performance reporting section. This is if you have linked your Google Analytics 4 profile with your Google Ads account.
Google Ads Limited By Budget Status Now Color Coded
Google Ads now will use colors, like yellow and red background highlights, for the “limited by budget” status column. I assume a yellow indicator color is not as limited as a red indicator color.
Google Drops Link To See More Local Results From Search Results
Google has dropped the “more places,” “view all” and links to see more local results from the local pack, the places box, in the Google Search results. This happened last night around 5 pm ET, and I thought it was a bug, but so far, Google has not yet …
Report: Microsoft Tried Selling Bing To Apple But Search Quality Issues Held It Back
According to a court filing by Google, Microsoft tried to sell Bing, its search engine, to Apple but Apple did not want it because of search quality issues and lack of investment. Plus, Microsoft pitched Apple to make Bing the default search engine bu…
Google removes option to see more local results in the search results
It is unclear if this was intentionally removed or if this is a bug that Google will fix soon.
Find Your Difficulty Benchmark – Next Level
With this workflow, you’ll successfully identify your site’s current Difficulty benchmark to help you focus your research, set goals, streamline resource allocation, and set expectations for stakeholders.
Google: Apple rejected Microsoft Bing deal over quality and advertising worries
Microsoft claims Google, which pays Apple up to $19 billion a year to be the default search engine on its products, blocked the sale.
How SMBs are approaching digital marketing in 2024
A new report reveals key digital marketing trends, goals and pain points for SMBs in 2024.