Google Search “Ask A Doctor” PPA
Google Search has what looks like the people also ask (PPA) section but titled “Ask a doctor.” I am not sure if this is new, because I suspect since I can replicate this myself that it has been out for some time. But for some medical queries, Google do…
Seven FAQs On Automatically-Created Assets For Google Responsive Search Ads
Google’s Ad Liaison, Ginny Marvin, posted seven FAQs around automatically-created assets (ACA) for responsive search ads. She posted these on X yesterday, and I figured I’d archive them here.
Google Tests Longer Local Justifications From Third Party Sources
Google may be testing showing longer-form justifications in the Google local results. In the example below, provided by Miriam Ellis on X, it showed a more extended description/justification provided by Yelp.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 20, 2023
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.
You can send your site to Google if it lost a lot of traffic in Search…
Vlog #249: Dave DiGregorio On Local Pack Reductions, Diversifying Traffic, Services & The Community
In part one with Dave DiGregorio we spoke about his journey from working in sports memorabilia to getting into SEO. Then in part two, we talk about some local pack reductions, diversifying your local SEO efforts, the services feature…
Google Ads Performance Max Products With Brand & Custom Labels
Google has added to the Performance Max product campaigns within Google Ads brand and custom labels. This allows advertisers the quick ability to segment your products also by brand and custom labels.
Reminder: Google Search Notes Are Public & Can Show In Google’s Search Results
This is just a reminder that the new Google Search and Discover Notes feature that launched as a Search Labs experiment are crawlable, indexable and visible in Google Search. You can see them both in the Search Labs experiment when looking at notes but…
How To Let Google Know That Your Google Search, Discover & News Traffic Significantly Dropped
On Friday, Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said you can reply to a thread on X or post a help thread in Google’s forums to let him know about sites that saw a significant drop in Google Search, Google Discover and Google News traffic recently.
Bing Chat To Offer Always Read Aloud Option
Microsoft is working on a feature or setting to allow searchers and users to have Bing Chat always read aloud the responses without having to request it manually each time. Mikhail Parakhin from Microsoft said the team is working on such a feature.
Not New: Google Announces Small Business Shopping Filter
Remember when Google announced its new small business attribute, where businesses can self-claim they are small, which would add a “small business” icon to their products in Google Search? Well, Google now announced
Google Investigating Issue With Search Console Experience Report URL Declines
Google is currently investigating a likely issue or bug with the Google Search Console experience reports. The issue is that they seem to be showing a decline in the number of valid reported URLs across the core web vitals, HTTPS, AMP, mobile usability…
A Beginner’s Guide to Google Search Console
Discover the value of Google Search Console for SEO, marketing, and business owners. Learn how this free tool provides insights into your site’s performance, engagement, and technical issues. Learn how you can use GSC to make more informed decisions fo…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Buckle-Up, Google Reviews Update Weak, Hidden Gems Rolled Out, Personalized Google, Follow & Notes, SGE, Bing Chat, Copilot, SEO, Local, Ads & More
For the original iTunes version, click here.
It was a very busy week, so I apologize for the length of this video, so buckle up and get ready. Not that Google wanted to say that…
Google Search Actively Working On Fixing Obituary Spam Problem
Google is actively working on fixing the problem it was with showing too much spam for obituary-related queries. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, said “it’s something we’re actively looking at ways to improve.”
Bing May Now Use AI To Write Your Snippets With AI-Generated Captions
Bing announced this week that it may use AI to create your snippets. Bing is calling this “Generative AI Captions” and if Bing uses AI for your snippet, it will label it as such.
New Yahoo Search Experience May Launch Soon
The new Yahoo Search experience may launch as soon as a few months from now. Brian Provost, the Senior VP and General Manager of Yahoo Search, said the new Yahoo Search experience will be launching in the very early days of 2024.
Google Search Quality Raters Guidelines Updated With Fewer Pages
Google has updated the Google search quality raters guidelines and it is now only 168 pages, down from 176 pages – so it takes less time to read. I scanned through the changes and I did not see any massive changes like with the December 15, 2022 update.
Google Business Profiles Verification Method: Upload Photo At Customer Location
Google Business Profiles is adding a verification method for some categories of businesses to make it easier for them to verify their business with Google. This one, you can upload a picture of your vehicle in the local area where you meet your custom…
Danny Sullivan Posts His Google Search Presentation On X
Last night, Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, shared the presentation he gave at brightonSEO online on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The presentation covers Google Search results not being perfect, how Google update aim to improve…