Archive of July, 2024

July, 31 2024

How we're addressing explicit fake content in Search Today we are announcing improvements and new policies to help people affected by explicit [...] - Inside Search
Google Expands ‘About This Image’ To More Platforms via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google expands "About this image" feature, enhances deepfake detection, aiming to combat [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google’s AI Overviews Appear In 3.9% Of Trending News Searches, Study Finds via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's AI Overviews rarely appear in trending news searches, study finds. Health queries most [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Search Algorithm Update Targeting Explicit Deepfakes via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google updates search algorithm to combat explicit deepfakes, improving content removal and [...] - Search Engine Journal
How to make the most of GA4 for SEO Learn to link GA4 with Google Search Console, analyze organic traffic and set up events and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Improved Autocomplete Predictions After Trump Criticism Over the past few days, Google has come under fire over its autocomplete predictions in Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Launches New PMax Reporting Updates & AI Generation Tools Google announced new Performance Max reporting updates and asset generation and image editing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google updates deepfakes search algorithms and controls and expands About this image Google is making it easier to remove deepfakes and also expands About this image to Circle to [...] - Search Engine Land
Google "Hidden Gem Stores" Search Feature Google seems to be testing a new search feature named "Hidden gem stores." This shows [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
8 free tools for PPC reporting Explore cost-effective PPC reporting solutions and enhance your paid media strategy using resources [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 30 2024

Website migration checklist: 11 steps for success Website migration is complicated. Eliminate errors and help streamline the site migration process [...] - Search Engine Land
New reporting and genAI tools to boost creative results We’re adding conversions to Performance Max asset reporting, improving image editing, [...] - Inside Adwords
Google: Don't Make Your M-Dot URLs The Canonical Google's John Mueller repeated advice from a while ago that you should not switch your m-dot URLs [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
New Google Ads Google Merchant Center Feed Integration In AI Image Editor Google has a new Google Ads feature within Google Merchant Center feeds in AI image editor that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 30, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
New Google Ads Format "For Your Consideration" Google may be testing a new search ad format named "for your consideration." These ads, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google May Replace X (Twitter) With Latest Posts From Google Search may be replacing the heading for "X (Twitter)" posts with "Latest [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Performance Report Search Appearance Filter Bug (To Be Fixed) Google Search Console has a bug with the Search Performance report, where if you want to filter by [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Better RSA creation and optimization in 3 steps Learn key mistakes to avoid when running Google responsive search ads, plus expert optimization [...] - Search Engine Land
Data: How often Google mixes ads into organic results New data shows Google mixes ads into organic search results in only 0.31% of desktop searches and [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 29 2024

Google: Core Update Isn't Extremely Far Away As Publishers Grow Concerned Google's John Mueller responded to complaints about image thumbnails still not showing up for some [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Advises Caution With AI Generated Answers via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes cautioned against blindly trusting generative AI answers - Search Engine Journal
Google streamlines ad creation with Merchant Center-Ads integration Advertisers can now enhance product images in their ad campaigns, streamlining the creation of [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Showing X Carousel Less Often For News Topics? Google may be displaying the X (formerly Twitter) carousel in the search results less often for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Hints Lowering SEO Value Of Country Code Top-Level Domains via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google suggests ccTLDs could lose SEO value in years' time due to creative branding use, urging [...] - Search Engine Journal
What is generative engine optimization (GEO)? Understand what GEO is, how it's revolutionizing digital marketing and key strategies to optimize [...] - Search Engine Land
Report: How Often Google Mixes Ads Into Organic Search Results Google has been mixing search ads into the free organic search results for several months now; [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Insights: Can Incorrect Hreflang Tags Hurt SEO? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's Gary Illyes suggests incorrect hreflang tags may not hurt SEO, but the content language [...] - Search Engine Journal
Ongoing Google Search Ranking Volatility For 2 Weeks Over the past almost two weeks, we have seen consistent and ongoing ranking volatility on a daily [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Business Profiles New Generate Menu From Photo Google Business Profiles has a new AI feature to let you upload a photo of your menu and Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Discover Promoting AI Overviews In Search Google Discover is now pushing users to see AI Overviews directly in the Google Search results. As [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Discover promoting AI Overviews for Olympic Games in Paris Clicking to see the AI Overview takes you into a Google Search results page with the AI Overview at [...] - Search Engine Land
New Google Business Profile AI tool creates a menu from an image Learn how Google's AI-powered feature helps you create a detailed menu from a photo, along with its [...] - Search Engine Land
Google May Rely Less On Hreflang, Shift To Auto Language Detection via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google hints at a potential shift to automatic language detection, which could reduce reliance on [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 26 2024

Google Cautions On Blocking GoogleOther Bot via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes cautioned that blocking the GoogleOther crawler may have an effect on a wide [...] - Search Engine Journal
How blogging builds trust and brand loyalty in the age of AI Is business blogging truly dead? Learn why and how every business should integrate blogging into [...] - Search Engine Land
Google's John Mueller: Don't Use LLMs For SEO Advice Google's John Mueller said on LinkedIn he does not recommend you use LLMs (AI tools) for SEO [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
DIY reactive digital PR: How to earn media coverage on a budget Implement these DIY reactive PR strategies to share your expertise and build media relationships [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 26, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Local Book Online CTA For Call Business Google seems to be testing a new option for the Book Online call to action option that does not use [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
SearchGPT - OpenAI's AI Search Tool OpenAI has announced SearchGPT, its AI search tool that looks and feels a lot like ChatGPT but [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 25 2024

Reddit Blocked Bing Search & Others But Not Google On July 1, 2024, Reddit updated its robots.txt file to prohibit most search engine and AI crawlers [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
OpenAI Launches SearchGPT: AI-Powered Search Prototype via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern OpenAI launches SearchGPT, an AI-powered search prototype offering direct answers with citations. - Search Engine Journal
How to manage SEO campaigns during economic downturns Keep your marketing strong in tough economic times with insights on consumer behavior, market [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing’s Updated AI Search Will Make Site Owners Happy via @sejournal, @martinibuster Bing's updated AI search layout is good news because it was purposely designed to keep sending [...] - Search Engine Journal
Study Backs Google’s Claims: AI Search Boosts User Satisfaction via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern An independent study finds that AI boosts search satisfaction. Google leads, but competitors gain. [...] - Search Engine Journal
OpenAI starts testing SearchGPT prototype, here’s what it looks like SearchGPT is a temporary prototype. ChatGPT plans to integrate search features from SearchGPT into [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 25, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Again: We Will Test Ads In AI Overviews Soon Google said it again, it will soon test ads within its AI Overviews. Philipp Schindler, senior vice [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Apple Maps Web Version Launches Beta Apple has launched a public beta version of Apple Maps on the web after launching the mobile app [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to START building a modern digital marketing plan Learn how to craft a robust digital marketing plan using the START framework to stay focused and [...] - Search Engine Land
Microsoft Now Testing Bing Generative Search Experience Microsoft announced yesterday it has begun testing its new Bing generative search experience - so [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 24 2024

8 ways to keep up with the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Google Keep up with the 2024 Olympics across Search, Maps, Gemini, YouTube, Google TV and more. - Inside Search
What retailers can expect from the new Merchant Center The new Merchant Center will be available to all users in September, with gen AI tools, insights [...] - Inside Adwords
Introducing Bing generative search After introducing LLM-powered chat answers on Bing in February of last year, we’ve been hard [...] - Bing Search
Google Search Revenue Grows 14% In Q2 2024 via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Alphabet reports strong Q2 2024: Google Search revenue up 14%, Cloud surpasses $10 billion. AI [...] - Search Engine Journal
Can’t keep up? 3 timeless ways to future-proof SEO Uncover the power of brand-driven SEO, integrated marketing efforts and a focus on high-quality [...] - Search Engine Land
New Google Local Service Ads Budget Options Google has added new ad budget options and features to Local Service Ads. You can now set a maximum [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
SEO Poll: 54% Of SEOs Saw Positive Effects From Google Updates Aleyda Solis posted the results of a poll she ran, which showed 54% say their sites have seen [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ad Revenue Up 11% - $64.62 Billion In Ad Revenue Google / Alphabet reported its Q2 2024 earnings last night, where its ad revenue hit $64.62 [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google will ‘soon’ test search, shopping ads in AI Overviews Google once again touts positive trends of AI Overviews and plans to scale it up, while expertly [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 24, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - July 23rd I probably should have covered this yesterday but I have been seeing more ranking volatility [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Bing testing new generative search experience Microsoft said this "combines the power of LLMs and SLMs with Bing’s search results to [...] - Search Engine Land
2024 organic website traffic benchmarks by Edna Chavira Join us on July 30th to ensure your organic search and content strategies are set up for success [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Outlines Videos In Search Results Google seems to have changed how it shows large videos in the search results. I am now seeing them [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 23 2024

Google Cautions: Exponential Content Growth Causes Re-Evaluation via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller says that an exponential growth in content can trigger a re-evaluation - Search Engine Journal
Google Shares Tips To Improve SEO Through Internal Links via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google shares three key tips for effective internal linking to improve SEO and user experience on [...] - Search Engine Journal
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 23, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Could AI eventually make SEO obsolete? As long as users need to search for information, search optimization will remain [...] - Search Engine Land
Digital marketing primer: Understanding strategies and measuring success Dive into key tactics, the results you can expect and how to measure success across SEO, PPC, [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads Editor Version 2.7 Is Now Out Google has released version 2.7 of the Google Ads Editor. This new update brings a number of new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
New Google Ads Sitelinks Interface Google Ads has a new sitelinks interface, and functionality, for Performance Max campaigns. The [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search AI Overviews Video Descriptions Google Search is testing using AI Overviews to provide video descriptions in the Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Tests Larger Sitename & Favicons Google is testing larger sitenames and favicons again. You can see a considerably larger font used [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Survey: User satisfaction with Google grows in 2024 Google's push into AI-driven search doesn't seem to have hurt customer satisfaction. Meanwhile, ads [...] - Search Engine Land
Google offers enhanced conversions consultations Google offers select advertisers personalized consultations to implement enhanced conversions, [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Won't Deprecate Third-Party Cookies In Chrome Google has decided not to deprecate, do away with, third-party cookies in Chrome. This is something [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 22 2024

Google Tests Link Icon Citations For AI Overviews Google is also testing link icons in the AI Overviews to show citations for statements generated in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Says How To Get More Product Rich Results via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller explains 4 things you need to know in order to get more product rich results - Search Engine Journal
Google Says This Will Cancel Your “Linking Power” via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller offers an unexpected answer to whether blocking Google cancels the [...] - Search Engine Journal
2024 holiday marketing: Top SEO and PPC tips for a short shopping season Start preparing for the condensed 2024 holiday season. Optimize for multiple holidays across [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Testing Save Button For AI Overviews Google is testing the ability to save your AI Overviews to your Google Interests section. If you [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Knowledge Panels Using AI-Generated Images Google is showing AI-generated images in some of the knowledge panels they show in Google Search. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 20 2024

Google Warns Of Last Chance To Export Notes Search Data via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's documentation is updated to alert users of their final opportunity to export and save [...] - Search Engine Journal

July, 19 2024

Google Confirms Ranking Boost For Country Code Domains via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes confirmed that Google Search will show preference to country code domain names [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google: ccTLDs & Language Do Help You Rank A Little Better In Local Country Region Gary Illyes from Google said in the latest Google SEO office hours that using a ccTLD and the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Billions Of Google goo.gl URLs Will No Longer Work Google announced that it will stop serving the Google URL Shortener, so any URL that was set up to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google's On Knowing If Your SEO Team Is Doing Their Job Google's John Mueller laid out a few ways to determine if your SEO team is doing the actual work [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Billions of Google redirects to stop working next year Google announced its URL shortener service will stop working completely on August 25, 2025. - Search Engine Land
WP Engine WordPress Hosting Acquires NitroPack via @sejournal, @martinibuster WP Engine announced the acquisition of NitroPack, a leading SaaS website performance provider - Search Engine Journal
7 strategies to maximize your AI-powered search market share Navigate the new frontier of AI-powered search and equip your brand with essential strategies to [...] - Search Engine Land
Why single keyword ad groups still matter in 2024 Delve into the debate over SKAGs vs. modern ad group structures and find out why SKAGs might still [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Merchant Center Next Gains Support For Supplemental Feeds Google Merchant Center Next now finally supports supplemental feed/source support. Google promised [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to build and manage your brand across multiple platforms Your brand’s online reputation depends on way more than just Google or your favorite social [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Local Panel: Search Products With Camera Google is testing showing a button in some local panels, some Google Business Profiles, that reads [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 18 2024

Google Search Ranking Algorithm Volatility - July 18th We may be seeing the start of a Google Search ranking algorithm update, as I am starting to see [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Clarifies H1-H6 Headings For SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes answered a question about hierarchical headings and what it means for ranking [...] - Search Engine Journal
Baidu vs. Google: Navigating the SEO landscape in 2024 Learn the similarities and differences between Baidu and Google SEO and how to boost your presence [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Merchant Center Next Coming To All Merchants Google announced that Google Merchant Center Next, the updated version of Google Merchant Center it [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
AI and Google advertising: What’s next? Discover the latest AI-driven changes in Google Ads, their implications for PPC marketers and six [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Tests AI Overviews In Workspace Accounts In The UK Google AI Overviews are only really live in the United States, for personal Google accounts (not [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s John Mueller On How To Verify An SEO Agency’s Work via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's John Mueller shares tips on checking if the SEO company you hired is actually doing the [...] - Search Engine Journal
3 ways to add a human touch to AI-generated content Find out how to add a personal touch, maintain your brand voice and incorporate human expertise [...] - Search Engine Land
Google's Site Reputation Abuse Update Leads Gaming Affiliate To Reduce Financial Forecast Catena Media, a publicly-traded online gambling information company, issued their Q2 earnings [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
4 ways Google will show up in NBCUniversal’s Olympic Games Paris 2024 coverage We’re partnering with Team USA and NBCUniversal to showcase our features in NBCU’s [...] - Inside Search
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 18, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 17 2024

Research Confirms Google AIO Keyword Trends via @sejournal, @martinibuster Research confirms Google AIO keyword trends observed by digital marketers - Search Engine Journal
5 ways to incorporate trends into your SEO content strategy Learn how to integrate trends into your SEO content strategy for improved brand awareness and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Tests Renaming Short Videos To Quick Takes Google is testing renaming the short videos carousel to quick takes in the Google Search results. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Query Refinements Under Ad Carousel Google seems to be testing a query refinement ad option. Where Google is showing other search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Notes Finally To End There was a lot of speculation that Google would remove the Search Notes feature from the Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google tightens AdMob policies, reshaping ad placement rules Ads will be restricted in private communications and personalized advertising rules will be [...] - Search Engine Land
Survey: Search marketing gender pay gap is widening Men earn an average of $130,000 while women earn an average of $95,000, according to Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Merchant Center Next rollout expands Rollout expands to all accounts, offering a revamped interface and new features, but early adopters [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Knowledge Panels Tests Store Ratings Reviews Google is testing showing store ratings review stars in the knowledge panels for some retail [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Changed Broad Match To Intent Match In Japan Google Ads has changed what they call broad match to intent match in Japan. So now it is called [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 16 2024

How AI is reshaping the content creator industry Learn about the benefits, risks and ethical considerations of AI-powered content creation and how [...] - Search Engine Land
Google: Core Update Expected In The Coming Weeks Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said that he expects the next core update will be [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google May Allow Publishers To Exclude Content From Google Discover Google may allow publishers to exclude some of their content from being displayed in Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
CWV & Google Page Experience Ranking Factor Updated via @sejournal, @martinibuster Performance metrics in June 2024 CrUX data are expected to inform Google's Page Experience Ranking [...] - Search Engine Journal
New Google core update coming in weeks The last core update was the March 2024 core update, any many sites are still waiting since [...] - Search Engine Land
The Reason Why Google Uses The Word “Creators” via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's choice of the word "creators" illustrates the transitory quality of digital [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Search Tests Back To AI Overview Button Google Search is testing a way to jump back up to the AI Overview after you scroll past it. This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to become a recommended solution provider on Google entity lists Learn how to leverage knowledge panels, E-E-A-T and niche notability to become a top recommended [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Artificially Generated Content AGC Classification Score? Google may have some type of classification score for if your site uses AI to write content. This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Chat Feature Won't Let You Start New Chats Yesterday, July 15th, Google ended support for new chats to be initiated within Google Local, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
2024 Salary and Career survey: How much search marketers make Learn the average search marketing salary ranges, plus what most impacts compensation in Search [...] - Search Engine Land
Google’s Web Crawler Fakes Being “Idle” To Render JavaScript via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's web crawler simulates "idle" states to better render JavaScript-heavy sites, [...] - Search Engine Journal
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 16, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google ending Notes on Search today Google launched Notes in Search 8 months ago as a labs experiment - that experiment ends today. - Search Engine Land
How to start an SEO program from scratch in the AI age Find out how to launch a cutting-edge SEO program, focusing on brand authority, content quality and [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 15 2024

Google Says There’s No Way To Block Content From Discover Feed via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google confirms no option to block content from Discover, unlike News, highlighting limitations in [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google’s Indifference To Site Publishers Explained via @sejournal, @martinibuster A recent Google podcast and interview unintentionally reveals why Google seems indifferent to [...] - Search Engine Journal
The Google Maps pin scam: A new Google Business Profile threat Understand how this deceptive practice affects rankings and learn the safe way to correct your [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Renders All Pages For Search, Including JavaScript-Heavy Sites via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google renders all webpages, including JavaScript-heavy sites, for search indexing. - Search Engine Journal
The B2B releases I wish we’d gotten at Google Marketing Live What B2B advertisers need to know about new features, missed opportunities and shifting control in [...] - Search Engine Land
Content marketing and SEO: Creating an integrated SEO plan Explore the benefits of merging SEO and content marketing and how this powerful combination can [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Tests AI-Organized Local Search Results Page Google seems to be testing its AI-organized search results pages for local search queries. We saw [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 15, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Report: Google AI Overviews Barely Showing Reddit Or Quora Citations Anymore Google AI Overviews is rarely ever showing citations from Reddit or Quora anymore, according to a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Removing Massive Disavow Lists Should Not Worry You John Mueller from Google was asked if you should worry that massive link disavow lists can hurt you [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google To Host More Creator Meetings Brandon Saltalamacchia, the founder of Retro Dodo, covered his meeting he had with Danny Sullivan [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Schema.org Redesign With Updated Validator Schema.org has a new design, it seems like the design went live this week. The Schema.org validator [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google May Be Rolling Out 3D/AR Images More Widely Back in 2019, Google began testing and piloting showing 3D/AR images for products and other items [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 12 2024

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 12, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Confirmed Ads Below Featured Snippet As Part Of Dynamic Ad Placement It is not news that Google now mixes in ads within organic results, but I have to say it still [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
OpenAI is ‘going to build a search product’ The Atlantic confirms it has granted permission for its content to be included in OpenAI's search [...] - Search Engine Land
Remove Thumbtack Book Links In Google Business Profiles There are new reports that a booking/appointment system run by Thumbtack, a local search service, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Tests Autoplaying Video Thumbnails In Results? Google may be testing auto-playing the video thumbnails it has within its search results page. I [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
New: Google Search Console Let's You Add Your Shipping & Return Information Google has added a method in Search Console settings to add your shipping and return information. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
The rise of forums: Why Google prefers them and how to adapt Discussion boards are cool again. Find out why Google now prioritizes them and how to foster [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 11 2024

How to harness the power of data gathering for SEO Amid the sea of generic AI content, set your SEO strategy apart with original research. Learn [...] - Search Engine Land
Google’s Now Translating SERPs Into More Languages via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google is now translating search results into 8 more languages, increasing global visibility for [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google AI Overviews only show for 7% of queries, a new low Some of the biggest visibility drops were on education, entertainment and ecommerce queries. Reddit [...] - Search Engine Land
Mastering SEO account management: The recipe for success Learn to maintain a work-life balance while keeping clients happy and managing your SEO workload [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads: Double Row Carousel Shopping Search Ads Google seems to be testing a new ad format with two rows of shopping ads in the search results in a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Hidden Google tool reveals GA4 and Google Ads discrepancies Google Analytics 4's Conversion Differences report offers a tool to reconcile discrepancies between [...] - Search Engine Land
No deal: Alphabet won’t acquire HubSpot after all On, on again and now off. It appears that Alphabet's rumored acquisition of HubSpot isn’t [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Business Profiles Consumer Alerts Document Google Business Profiles can include consumer alerts on them, which will notify those viewing your [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Configure your shipping and returns directly in Search Console This post discusses a new and easier way to add shipping or return information directly in Search [...] - Google Webmaster Central
Google Search Tests Thin Video Snippets Google is testing a new video format for its search results in the mobile search results. This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Tests People Also Browsed Carousel Google is also testing this new ad format labeled "People also browsed." I guess this [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: SEO Feedback On The Last Core Update Was Really Helpful Google's John Mueller said in a video he posted yesterday that the feedback submitted and Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 10 2024

4 Google updates coming to Samsung devices New Circle to Search capabilities, Wear OS 5 and more are coming to Samsung’s latest devices. - Inside Search
Internal linking for bloggers: 9 mistakes to fix immediately Correct internal linking is one of the most powerful SEO strategies available. Here’s what to [...] - Search Engine Land
Google’s Response To Experts Outranked By Redditors via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller confronted with question about anonymous Redditors outranking authoritative [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Ads Enabling Broad Match By Default For New Search Campaigns Google now enables broad match by default when you create new search campaigns within Google Ads. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Tools Show July 9th Google Search Ranking Volatility But Chatter Limited Many of the Google Search ranking volatility tracking tools are showing a spike in volatility over [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
What Google’s query matching update means for future PPC campaigns Learn about Google Ads' latest improvements to query matching and brand controls and what it [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing Search Now Shows Coupons In The Explore Menu Bing Search is now showing coupons deeper in the search results interface, where you now need to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 10, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Tests Shifting Google Logo Right In Search Results Google is testing shifting the Google logo on the search results page to the right. Instead of it [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Link building + technical SEO + CRO = the perfect SEO strategy by Page One Power Discover how you can stay ahead when old strategies begin to fail. - Search Engine Land

July, 9 2024

Google Says These Are Not Good Signals via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes confirmed that markup that SEOs and site owners control are generally not good [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Search Now Supports Labeling AI Generated Or Manipulated Images via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google Search updated their documentation to reflect full support for labeling images that were [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Ads makes broad match default for new search campaigns Google Ads now defaults to broad match for new search campaigns, potentially impacting performance [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Extracts Composite Images With Trained Algorithmic Media Types Google Search now supports a new IPTC digital source type for images which seems to be about [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads & Google Merchant Center Country of Sale Migrating To New Feed Label A couple of years ago, I reported that Google has changed how your feeds work in Merchant Center [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Tests Country Label In Search Result Snippets Google may be testing showing which country the site operates in with a country label attached to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to win with generative engine optimization while keeping SEO top-tier Strategies to make your content AI-ready while keeping it engaging for human readers and visible in [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads Changes Its Mind - Will Not Allow Opioid Painkillers Ads Last month we reported that Google Ads began to allow some ads for opioid painkillers, like to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google pauses opioid painkiller policy update Google cites implementation challenges for indefinitely pausing the policy. It would have allowed [...] - Search Engine Land
How to evolve your PPC measurement strategy for a privacy-first future Overcome cookie limitations, leverage first-party data and implement diverse attribution methods [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 8 2024

Google Search Bug: Not Indexing or Serving New Content Again Google Search is currently having yet another indexing bug, similar to what Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Struggles To Boost Search Traffic On Its iPhone Apps via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google struggles to shift iPhone searches to its apps, reaching a low 30% adoption, as antitrust [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google URL Best Practices Updated: Don't Use Fragments To Change Page Content Google has updated its URL structure best practices for Google Search help documentation to tell us [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
The SEO’s guide to Google Search Console Dive into Google Search Console's features and reports, plus how to navigate the tool like a pro, [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Maps Add Stop Advertisements Did you know that Google Maps can suggest that you add a stop along the way as an advertisement or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Ranking For Unrelated Keywords In Search? Make Your Titles & Content Clearer Have you ever had a site that ranks for unrelated keywords, queries you do not want to rank for? [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 8, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to boost SEO decision-making with correlation analysis Uncover the power of applied mathematics in search and how to use it to validate – or [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Console New Owner Notifications Bug? There are numerous reports of Google sending out email notifications about there being new owners [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 7 2024

July 4th Weekend Google Search Ranking Update & Volatility Surprise, surprise, it was another weekend and we again see some more than usual ranking volatility [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 5 2024

Google Gives Exact Reason Why Negative SEO Doesn’t Work via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes offers an unusually precise reason why negative SEO links don't work - Search Engine Journal
11 of the best free tools every SEO should know about Looking for budget-friendly SEO solutions? Learn about free tools to help you analyze, optimize and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google launches tool to simplify Enhanced Conversions setup Google unveils EC Assist, a Chrome extension to help advertisers troubleshoot and optimize their [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Tests Long Search Bar Variations Google is testing a longer search bar, so I guess you can enter in a longer query into the search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Using A CDN & Want One Robots.txt File, Redirect Yours To The CDN Do you use a CDN for some or all of your website and you want to manage just one robots.txt file, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 5, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
How to get more of what you want in SEO Get more SEO buy-in and budget by aligning with company goals, telling compelling stories and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Updated Image SEO Best Practices For Embedded Images Google has made a small update to its image SEO best practices documentation, specific to the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Request Indexing Does Not Change Canonicalization Google's John Mueller said on that using the request indexing feature in Google Search Console's [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Console Difficulties, Google Ranking Volatility, Zero Click Study, Google Ads & More This week, I posted the monthly Google Webmaster report and we had more search ranking volatility [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Performance Reports All Caught Up Google seems to have fixed the Google Search Console Performance Reports last night at about 7:45pm [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 4 2024

No - Reddit It Not Blocking Google Search Today being July 4th, I normally would avoid writing stories here but there are a lot of rumors out [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Performance Reports Catching Up But It's Not Done Yet As you know, Google Search Console's performance reports were significantly delayed this week. But [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 3 2024

Google Shows How To Beat Reddit & Big Brands via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes explains what smalls sites can do to outcompete Reddit and big brand websites - Search Engine Journal
Google Explains Reasons For Crawled Not Indexed via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes offers multiple reasons for crawled currently not indexed errors that will [...] - Search Engine Journal
12 SEO metrics to add to your digital PR measurement program Uncover insights to better understand your audience, optimize content and quantify PR impact by [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Zero Click Study Now At 58.5% In 2024 Rand Fishkin has come out with his 2024 edition of the Google zero click study and it shows that in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
You Don’t Need Robots.txt On Root Domain, Says Google via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's Gary Illyes shares an unconventional but valid method for centralizing robots.txt rules on [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Explains Why Search Console Reporting Delays Are Not In Search Status Dashboard As of right now, Google Search Console is having a significant delay with its Performance reports [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Delays Is Not A Google Core Update Another rumor coming out of the Google Search Console reporting delays is that this is some sort of [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google launches Merchant API Beta with new features This is a redesign of the Content API for Shopping, with new features to enhance product management [...] - Search Engine Land
Current Styles Google Search Carousel Google Search has a new shopping-related carousel named "current styles." This shows up [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads completes auto-migration of location extensions to assets The auto-migration of location extensions to assets expands advertisers' options for displaying [...] - Search Engine Land

July, 2 2024

Nearly 60% of Google searches end without a click in 2024 Meanwhile, almost 30% of clicks go to Google's properties and about 36% of clicks go to the open [...] - Search Engine Land
Google’s AI Overviews Coincide With Drop In Mobile Searches via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Study reveals Google's AI overviews coincided with decline in mobile search volume, likely causing [...] - Search Engine Journal
Why are so many affiliate sites losing organic traffic? Here’s why smaller affiliate sites are losing rankings after Google's core update and how [...] - Search Engine Land
Robots.txt Turns 30: Google Highlights Hidden Strengths via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's Gary Illyes highlights robots.txt file's error tolerance and unexpected features as it [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google working on fixing latency issues with the Search Performance reports The reports within Search Console are now delayed by over 52 hours. - Search Engine Land
Microsoft Advertising Property Center & Lodging Campaigns Expands Microsoft announced Property Center for Microsoft Advertising's lodging campaigns. This should [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Local Service Ads Now On Mobile Local Business Finder Google is now showing Local Service Ads directly in the mobile version of the Google local business [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google tightens disclosure rules for synthetic content in political ads Advertisers will need to disclose synthetic or digitally altered content in election ads, as Google [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Console Working To Fix Search Performance Delays & Latency Google has confirmed it is working to fix the delays and latency issues with the Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Gains New Checkbox: Altered Or Synthetic Content As you may remember, Google Ads requires political ads to disclose if the content, images or other [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
July 2024 Google Webmaster Report This month we had Google June 2024 spam update roll out over a seven-day period. We had a few other [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads To Allow Fantasy Sports & Lottery Couriers Ads In Many States Google has posted that it begin to accept and run ads for Daily Fantasy Sports and lottery couriers [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Merchant Center Conversion Data Usage Changes Google sent out notices via email to Google Merchant Center merchants about a change to how Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 2, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

July, 1 2024

Want to speak at SMX Next? Now’s the time to submit a pitch! If you’re on top of the latest techniques and what’s to come in search marketing, [...] - Search Engine Land
Search everywhere optimization: 7 platforms SEOs need to optimize for beyond Google Learn about the "new SEO" – search everywhere optimization and how to adapt your [...] - Search Engine Land
Organic link building for sales landing pages by Citation Labs Great links to your content are essential, but they alone may not be enough to improve rankings for [...] - Search Engine Land
Prompt Injection Added To Bing Webmaster Guidelines Bing added a new guideline to its Bing Webmaster Guidelines named Prompt Injection. A prompt [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Discusses Core Topicality Systems via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's director of product management discusses search rankings, including the importance of the [...] - Search Engine Journal
Some Sites Hit By Google Helpful Content Update Seeing Small Lifts There are reports that some sites hit by the Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update are [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Posts Reviews Troubleshooting & FAQs For Missing and Remove Reviews A Google community manager, Alistair D., posted a Reviews troubleshooting and FAQs document in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Explains Why Soft 404s Are Bad Gary Illyes from Google explained two reasons why soft 404 errors are bad. Soft 404s are when a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: July 1, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Microsoft Advertising launches Property Center and expands Lodging Campaigns Property owners and managers globally now have enhanced tools to streamline campaign management, [...] - Search Engine Land
Google expands conversion tracking for Merchant Center Google Merchant Center will include data from Search web results and other sources, aiming to [...] - Search Engine Land