You can create a hanging indent in Google Docs using the Ruler, the Indentation Options dialogue box, or a keyboard shortcut. A hanging indent is created when the first line of a paragraph is at a location to the left of the subsequent lines in the paragraph. The first line can be indented to the … Read more
Google Analytics (GA) is a powerful tool that lets website owners learn how users interact with their webpages. The amount of information we can get from Google Analytics is so in-depth that a theory has been circulating, for over a decade, that GA data is a ranking factor. Is Google Analytics really powerful enough to … Read more
At face value, the average website user cannot tell whether a link is Nofollow or Dofollow. You can copy or click on a Nofollow link just the same as they do any other link on the web. Behind the scenes, however, there is quite a big difference. Google considers Dofollow links a vote of confidence … Read more
At face value, the average website user cannot tell whether a link is Nofollow or Dofollow. You can copy or click on a Nofollow link just the same as they do any other link on the web. Behind the scenes, however, there is quite a big difference. Google considers Dofollow links a vote of confidence … Read more
Google’s October SEO office-hours answered whether it was okay to use automatically translated content that has been reviewed by a human and subjected to only minor editing changes. Google SEO-Office Hours Episode This episode of the office-hours hangout follows a new format where questions are submitted, and answers are given. The Googlers answering the questions … Read more
As early adopters, Google Play Services Beta and Chrome Canary members now have access to passkey functionality, according to a post on the Android Developers Blog. The feature, which will roll out to all users “later this year,” will automatically enter saved passwords when a user’s credentials are verified. This beta launch enables two features, … Read more
In a recent Search off the Record podcast, Google’s Lizzi Sassman and John Mueller discussed the use of AI generated images on websites. Some of their opinions might seem surprising given how AI generated text content is treated by Google. John Mueller highlighted inherent limitations in the AI image generator technology. Automatically Generated Content Automatically … Read more
Do 301 redirects affect your rankings in organic search? Read on and discover the relationship between 301 redirects and improved Google rankings. The post Are 301 Redirects A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on Search Engine Journal. Source link
At today’s Google’s Search On conference, the company announced it’s rolling out five significant changes to how people search on mobile. Starting today on the Google app for iOS, you’ll see shortcuts to various actions you can perform other than typing in a traditional search query. In the coming months, Google is upgrading the mobile … Read more
Google has announced it will begin rolling out a new HTTPS report in Search Console. The announcement came via Google’s Search Central Blog and indicated the search engine expects the launch process to take a few months. “One of the common requests we heard from you was to provide more information regarding the HTTPS status … Read more
Reports flooded in from Twitter on Monday evening as Google experienced a rare, widespread outage. Searchers around the world were met with this error message for a brief period when using Google: According to Down Detector, the outage occurred around 9:39 p.m Eastern and lasted for a little over ten minutes. Image Credit: Screenshot … Read more
Every time someone enters a query into Google, the search engine applies a complicated equation to discover precisely what the searcher is looking for. All sorts of factors are included in this predictive algorithm, but one of the important ones is the searcher’s location. Google has been very clear about the emphasis it puts on … Read more
Wix is integrating Google’s URL Inspection API directly into the new Wix Site Inspection Tool, providing users with an easy way to achieve and maintain a good search presence. Users can now view insights into how Google is indexing a site and debug technical issues like structured data on a sitewide basis. Search Console URL … Read more
Google experienced a major outage this week that affected Search and Maps. Publishers and SEOs also reported problems with search indexing. The problem seems to largely be resolved, although earlier today there were still some pockets reporting ongoing issues. Ranking Disruptions Many people reported disruptions in rankings, and some thought it was due to a … Read more
Google updated its structured data documentation for Editorial Product Review webpages. There is now a new Pros and Cons structured data that makes sites eligible for an enhancement in search. This change to Google’s structured data for product reviews can significantly impact product review websites. Only editorial product review sites can have an enhanced listing … Read more
In a world where many people offer services like SEO and Google Ads management, it is important to stand out and be as educated as possible. Seasoned veterans and new professionals alike can both benefit from Google Ads Certification. As an industry standard with content tied directly to the Google Ads platform, it is the … Read more
Google updates search results for product review pages by listing an item’s pros and cons in the search snippet. In addition, there’s structured data to go along with this update, but it’s not 100% mandatory to qualify for the new snippets. While the new pros and cons structured data is recommended, Google says it will … Read more
Google’s search snippets look slightly different when you put quotes around your queries. Learn more about what’s changing in today’s announcement. “We’re making quoted searches better,” says Google Search software engineer Yonghao Jin in a blog post. Now, when you put quotes around a word or phrase in a query, the snippet will contain an … Read more
