By now, you’ve likely seen the announcements about the March 2024 Core Update. This major update will roll out over the entire month and aims to reduce “unhelpful” content by 40%. Interestingly, Google also updated its spam policies to call out some new types of spam it targets. Let’s delve into what exactly changed in … Read more
Google’s SearchLiaison answered a question asking for advice on how to diagnose content that’s lost rankings because of the Helpful Content update. SearchLiaison offered advice on how to step back and think about what the problem could be and if there even is a problem to consider. Question On Fixing HCU Affected Pages Someone on … Read more
Scraping data from webpages is a relatively advanced task that, until recently, required a degree of technical skill. The idea of diving into code or scripts for data extraction seemed overwhelming for many, myself included. Data scraping can power many SEO tasks, such as auditing, competitor analysis, and examining website and data structure. Google sheets … Read more
Google updated it’s documentation to add a new 3DModel markup Type to the Product structured data type, connecting the two by the use of the subjectOf property. Understanding The New Structured Data Property A structured data Type is an entity or a concept (like EatAction or DrugCost). Some common structured data Types most people are … Read more
Google dramatically increased the amount of Reddit answers in the search results in order to surface actual user opinions but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that it’s having a negative effect on the quality of search results. Everyone seems to know it but Google. Lack of Expertise But Makes Sense User generated content that is typically … Read more
Google’s John Mueller offered a suggestion about a long-standing problem with missing images in search results for recipe sites but recipe bloggers don’t seem convinced or satisfied. Missing Images In The Search Results Several recipe bloggers have for the past few months brought up the issue of image thumbnails that stopped appearing in the search … Read more
Google’s Search Off the Record podcast covered the topic of Core Web Vitals (CWV), noting that while it’s a ranking factor it’s not so important that improving it will improve search visibility. The podcast explains how to reconcile how CWV can be a ranking factor while at the same not something that will noticeably help … Read more
Google Search Generative Experience (SGE) has caused anxiety amongst the SEO world, but it’s not time to run for the hills yet. Before you claim that “SGE has killed SEO,” remember that it’s still very much a work in progress, and we don’t know what impact it will have or how its functionality will change. … Read more
Explore a decade of Google’s ever-evolving algorithm, revealing over 30,000 changes and a surge in updates, as we delve into the intricate dance between human-driven decisions and machine learning’s influence on search rankings. Source link
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about whether showing different content based on IP address of the site visitor affected SEO. His answer offered insights into Google’s crawling and indexing. Showing Banners For Specific Countries The person asking the question managed a website that wanted to show a banner on the side of … Read more
Google has announced an update to Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to provide marketers with more insightful measurement tools and a consistent view of conversions across Google Ads and Analytics. The update, which is being rolled out today, includes the following changes: Introduces ‘key events’ to replace conversions in behavioral analytics. Aligns the definition of conversions … Read more
Google has begun implementing changes to its search results in the European Economic Area (EEA) to comply with the European Union’s recently enacted Digital Markets Act (DMA). The DMA, which took effect on March 6, aims to promote fair competition in the European digital market by imposing new rules on large technology companies designated as … Read more
Google has announced the completion of its spam update rollout, which began on March 5, alongside a core update. The spam update, which took approximately two weeks to deploy fully, targeted scaled content production, expired domain misuse, and authority abuse. The core update, which incorporates the “Helpful Content” evaluation into the core algorithm, is still … Read more
Google integrates SafeSearch tool into Search Console, enabling website owners to manage explicit content settings alongside SEO tools. Google has moved its SafeSearch tool functionality to the Search Console platform. The SafeSearch tool allows website owners to control the level of explicit content in their search results. The integration aims to provide a more unified … Read more
Google’s John Mueller responded to a question on LinkedIn to discuss the use of an unsupported noindex directive on the robots.txt of his own personal website. He explained the pros and cons of search engine support for the directive and offered insights into Google’s internal discussions about supporting it. John Mueller’s Robots.txt Mueller’s robots.txt has … Read more
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about what to do about an increase in spammy backlinks that are perceived as having a negative impact on rankings. Mueller’s answer showed what publishers should focus on. Noticing Spammy Backlinks The person asking the question said that they had noticed an increase in spammy backlinks and … Read more
OpenAI’s Sam Altman answered questions about challenging Google’s search monopoly and reveals that he’d rather entirely change the paradigm of how people get information rather than copy what Google has been doing it for the past twenty+ years. His observations were made in the context of a podcast interview by Lex Fridman. What Altman proposed … Read more
For most small businesses, Google Business Profile (GBP) is their marketing lifeblood. Because it’s free, many local businesses rely solely on their Google Business Profile to generate traffic and calls, as well as to bring customers to their business. Marketers know it’s risky to put all your marketing eggs in one basket. But for a local business that has … Read more
