Archive of August, 2024

August, 30 2024

Google August 2024 Core Update Impact Poll Results Earlier this week, I posted polls across numerous sites, asking SEOs how they were impacted by the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s New Support For AVIF Images May Boost SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's support for AVIF images in Search will have a positive impact for site performance. Time [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Store Rating Videos Reviews Of Popular Products Google is now showing video reviews in the reviews of popular products section in the Google Store [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 30, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Supporting AVIF in Google Search Over the recent years, AVIF has become one of the most commonly used image formats on the web. [...] - Google Webmaster Central
Peak PPC season is coming: 5 tests to run now Learn essential testing methods to enhance your paid media campaign performance and outpace [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads Change Bid Strategy Popup Dialog Some advertisers see Google Ads show this request dialog popup asking them to change their bid [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Mastering AI and marketing: A beginner’s guide Begin your AI journey by understanding its role in marketing. Discover practical steps to integrate [...] - Search Engine Land
Here Are Some In The Area Google Ads Google has this ad format, I don't think it is new, but it is titled "Here are some in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Shopping Carousel More Like This Button Google Search is showing the shopping results but now shows "more like this" buttons [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 29 2024

CMOs Called Out For Reliance On AI Content For SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster A discussion posted to LinkedIn criticizing CMOs reliant on AI-generated content for SEO received [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Debunks Outbound Links For SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller debunks the idea that linking out is good for SEO - Search Engine Journal
Yelp Sues Google Over Local Search Dominance via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Yelp sues Google for antitrust violations in local search, alleging monopolistic practices that [...] - Search Engine Journal
Tag Diagnostics & New Consent Management Setup In Google Google announced what it is calling "strengthen your first-party data strategy with new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Merging Booking On Google Business Profiles & Local Services Ads Google emailed some local businesses saying it will begin "unifying" booking on Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Yelp Sues Google Over Unfair Advantage In Local Search Yelp has officially filed a lawsuit against Google for allegedly using its monopolistic powers to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: We Don't Count Words Or Links On Your Blog Posts We know Google has told us for many years that word count is not a thing, Google doubled down on it [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
New Google Gemini AI Experts Called Gems Might Be Good For SEO via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google Gemini’s Gems is a feature that allows users to customize AI experts, like for SEO to [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Ads adds product Categories tab The new feature delivers category-level insights, offering actionable recommendations to optimize [...] - Search Engine Land
What 54 Google Ads experiments taught me about lead gen Two years of experiments reveal key findings on the best-performing bid strategies, keyword match [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Tests From Your Notifications Box Google Search seems to be testing a new search box that is titled "from your [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Yelp sues Google, alleging illegal dominance of local search The lawsuit alleges illegal monopoly practices related to local search and local search advertising. - Search Engine Land

August, 28 2024

5 AI tools to explore and enjoy your vacation Learn more about AI tools from Google for exploring while you travel. - Inside Search
7 ways to keep up with the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 on Google and YouTube Keep up with the 2024 Paralympics across Search, Maps, YouTube, Google TV and more. - Inside Search
Google Says Best Practices Can Have Minimal Effect via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller observed that best practices have minimal effect on SEO - Search Engine Journal
Google Shows 7 Hidden Features in Google Trends via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google shows how to access hidden filters, what search operators really do, and how to get [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Local Service Ads Review Links Expiring, Business Profiles Reviews Will Remain Google has posted a notice that the old customer reviews links in Local Service Ads will expire and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Says If Internal Nofollow Links Send A Quality Signal via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Martin Splitt answered a question about nofollow links and quality signals - Search Engine Journal
Google Issues Manual Actions Over Google Discover Policy Violations In the past couple of days, Google has issued many manual actions around Google Discover policy [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Seasonal PPC: Your guide to boosting holiday ad performance Everything you need to know about adjusting your PPC approach to seasonal shifts, from identifying [...] - Search Engine Land
Adtech antitrust trial judge blasts Google’s business practices The Google antitrust trial's early proceedings have revealed scathing judicial criticism and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google August 2024 Core Update Impact Poll Last week, a reader here asked if I would poll the audience to see how the last Google search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Global search engine AI innovations: What SEOs need to know Baidu, Yandex, Naver and Seznam are reshaping the global search market with new products and [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 27 2024

Google introduces YouTube creator-based audience targeting You can now create remarketing audiences based on specific YouTube creator videos, expanding [...] - Search Engine Land
Google On YouTube “Cannibalization” Of Web Content via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Martin Splitt commented on whether a YouTube video converted into text content could be [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Updates ProfilePage Structured Data Documentation via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's updated profile page structured data documentation clarifies how it's used in Google Search - Search Engine Journal
Google Updates Organization Structured Data Documentation via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google updates its guide with an opening paragraph that is clearer, more thorough explanation of [...] - Search Engine Journal
WordPress Translation Plugin Vulnerability Affects +1 Million Sites via @sejournal, @martinibuster Critical WPML vulnerability enables remote code execution, impacting over 1 million WordPress [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Updates Organization Markup Search Docs To Clarify Logo & Other Usage Google has updated the first paragraph of its Organization structured data search developer [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Local Panel Maps Tests Expanding In Search Results Google is now testing a new user experience for maps in the Google Search local panel section. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
4 ways we're helping retailers move fast this holiday season At Google's Think Retail event, we'll share new tools to help retailers make quick decisions during [...] - Inside Adwords
Google removes Auction Insights from Looker Studio This removal means you'll need to adjust your fields by September, as several competitive metrics [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 26 2024

An SEO’s guide to ChatGPT prompts Here's what to keep in mind when creating prompts, plus examples of SEO-focused ChatGPT prompts to [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Now Uses Open Graph Title Tag (og:title) For Title Links via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google adds og:title to sources for generating search result titles, expanding use of Open Graph [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google August Core Update Helpful Content Surge Charts This Google August 2024 core update has been shaking things up since it began to rollout. We saw [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Explains Why Low-Quality Traffic Can’t Impact Rankings via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google confirms that low-quality traffic won't impact ranking algorithms and explains why it has no [...] - Search Engine Journal
Survey Shows Where SEOs Get Their Clients via @sejournal, @martinibuster Survey shows how SEOs get new business, the kinds of clients they're signing up, and what services [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google To Replace Classic Merchant Center By September via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google to replace Merchant Center with new version by September, introducing AI tools and unified [...] - Search Engine Journal
Reframing SEO: Why training search engines is the new game in the age of AI SEO isn't dead, but 'optimization' might be. Here’s why 'search engine training' better [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search may now use OG title for title links Google added a 9th source that Google Search may use for title links. - Search Engine Land
Google Now May Use Your OG Title For Title Links Search Snippets Google has updated its title links search developer documentation to add that Google Search may use [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Business Profile Appeals Delayed Over 7 Days Google is a bit delayed with its appeal process for Google Business Profiles. Appeals are now [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Overhauls Video SEO Docs With More Details Google has overhauled its video SEO documentation to vastly clarify the video indexing criteria and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Survey: Google updates, self-preferencing, AI Overviews are top SEO threats To counter these threats, SEOs are focusing on content quality, E-E-A-T, traffic diversification [...] - Search Engine Land
Google: Sending Bad Actor Traffic To A Site Doesn't Hurt Its Search Rankings A negative SEO question came up in the last Google SEO office hours on the topic of sending [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 25 2024

Google Shows How To Block Bots And Boost Site Performance via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Martin Splitt discussed how SEOs and site owners can fight malicious bots and improve site [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Says Title Tags “Maybe” Impact Rankings via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller shared an unexpected perspective on the ranking impact of title tags, [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 24 2024

Google’s Revamped Documentation Shows 4 Reasons To Refresh Content via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's revamped Video SEO documentation shows four ways to make content more effective - Search Engine Journal
Google Cautions On Improper 404 Handling via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's John Mueller cautioned against simply redirecting URLs in order to "fix" 404 [...] - Search Engine Journal

August, 23 2024

Hardbacon Announced Closure Day Before August Core Update, Then Sees Traffic Surge There are many sad stories around sites getting hit by Google algorithm updates, such as core [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Confirms AI Overviews Affected By Core Updates via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's John Mueller confirms core updates impact the search engine's AI-powered overviews. - Search Engine Journal
6 Ways Spammers Exploit Google With Reddit via @sejournal, @martinibuster Exasperated by Reddit spam, an SEO exposes six ways spammers are using Reddit to exploit [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Analytics Missing Data From Yesterday/Data There are a ton of complaints and a lot of concern around Google Analytics missing data in the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Migrating All To Merchant Center Next By Next Month Google announced that all merchants will be migrated (or as Google put it "upgrading") [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to prioritize technical SEO tasks Use a multi-column matrix, categorizing tasks by impact, effort and urgency, focusing on site-wide [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing Images Search Refinement Cards Microsoft now has these refinement cards or boxes directly in the Bing Image Search results [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Many Noindex & Nofollows Do Not Signal Site Quality Issues Martin Splitt from Google said on the latest SEO office hours that having lots of nofollow or [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Search Appearances Documentation Updated Google has greatly expanded and clarified its documentation around how Search Appearances work [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Ranking Bug Fixed, August Core Update Swings, AI Overviews, Google Ads Bug & More Google's larger search ranking bug was fixed four days after the issue was confirmed. Google's [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Local Pack UX Update Google has updated the local pack, the local results box, in the Google Search results. Now when [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 22 2024

Data Confirms Disruptive Potential Of SearchGPT via @sejournal, @martinibuster Data confirms why SearchGPT may transform how users search and redefine expectations of organic [...] - Search Engine Journal
Reports: Some Google August Core Update Gains Vanishing In Past 24 Hours I am starting to see some early reports from some site owners and SEOs that the gains they may have [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Tests Verification Icons For Free Search Result Listings After testing the blue verification icons and labels for ads in the Google Search results, now [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
New Report: Want Links In Google AI Overviews? Rank Well In Google Search. Do you want to get links in the new Google AI Overviews that show up in Google Search? Well, a new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to use Google Search Console to unlock easy SEO wins Steps for using GSC to review your traffic, analyze the search landscape and make impactful [...] - Search Engine Land
Google: Unanswered Comments Don't Hurt Your Google Search Rankings Martin Splitt from Google said that having unanswered comments on your site or webpages does not [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Bug Attributes Traffic To Legacy Smart Matching Type Google has confirmed another bug with Google Ads where it accidentally attributed traffic to a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 21 2024

The SMX Master Classes kick off today! Don’t be left behind. You are entering a FOMO-free zone. Secure your spot at the SMX Master Classes now for invaluable [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Casts Doubt On Popular SEO Audit Advice via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google challenges the validity of specific SEO audit suggestions made by auditing tools - Search Engine Journal
Google Quietly Launches New AI Crawler via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google launched a new crawler for commercial use, accompanied by documentation for site owners to [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google’s Mueller On August Core Update vs. Ranking Bug Effects via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's John Mueller advises waiting until the August core update is complete before measuring the [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google: Search Console Data Survives After Domain Expiration via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google cautions: Search Console data remains after domain expiration. No reset option available. [...] - Search Engine Journal
Seems Like Google AI Overviews Are Impacted By Core Updates Google core updates, such as the August 2024 core update, seem to directly impact if a site shows [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Evaluating 7 AI video generators while waiting for OpenAI’s Sora Get ahead in AI video creation by exploring top tools on the market while OpenAI’s Sora [...] - Search Engine Land
Google AI Overviews, organic results overlap jumps to 99%, analysis finds In the early days of AI Overviews (and Search Generative Experience before that), Google typically [...] - Search Engine Land
New Google Maps Design Within Google Search Results Google Search has a new design for the embedded map you see for both local pack maps and knowledge [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Offers Solutions for Inaccurate Product Pricing In Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's John Mueller offers solutions for retailers when inaccuarate prices are displayed in [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Discovered - Currently Not Indexed - Quality, Timing Or Server Speed Google's Martin Splitt posted a video in his SEO Made Easy series on the topic of the Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google: Wait Until The August Core Update Is Complete To See Effects As you know, Google released its August 2024 core update on Thursday, August 15th, followed shortly [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Your Related Searches Timeline On Sidebar Google is testing a new search feature named "your related searches" that seems to be [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to fix ‘Crawled – Currently not indexed’ error in Google Search Console Uncover the reasons behind the 'Crawled – Currently not indexed' error in Google Search [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 20 2024

Google’s Gary Illyes Continues To Warn About URL Parameter Issues via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's Gary Illyes continues to warn SEO professionals and website owners about URL parameter [...] - Search Engine Journal
Prioritizing SEO strategies: Where to focus your efforts Stay ahead in SEO by reinforcing topic authority, adapting to AI Overviews and expanding your reach [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Tests Rounded Outlines Around Search Feature Snippets Google is now testing rounded outlines around some of its search result snippet features. This [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s Martin Splitt On Why Pages Aren’t Indexed via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google explains 'not indexed' status, advises improving content quality and server performance to [...] - Search Engine Journal
How to get faster SEO results Here’s how agile SEO techniques and tools can help accelerate growth, prioritize effectively [...] - Search Engine Land
Google’s Top stories looks broken: Are news publishers to blame? International publishers are overtaking local news brands in Google's Top stories, raising [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search ranking bug is now resolved The four-plus day ranking bug, that kicked off around the same time of the August core update is [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Ranking Issue Fixed After 4+ Days Google has confirmed it has fixed the search ranking bug that started over four days ago. The [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Hidden Gems Refinement Box Recently we saw a hidden gems stores section in the Google Search results, which seemed nothing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google AI Overviews Also Gets Listen Button Google has been placing listen buttons in the Google Search results in various locations, like [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 20, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
You May Also Need Google Search Refinements Google Search is testing a new category of search refinements named "you may also need." [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 19 2024

Some Google Helpful Content Update Resurrections With August Core Update As you know, Google released the August 2024 core update on Thursday and then shortly after [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads removes Audience Recommendations Google Ads advertisers will need to take a more hands-on approach to audience targeting after the [...] - Search Engine Land
Google apologizes to advertisers for major Shopping Ads glitch Google is criticized for vague and delayed communication, leaving many advertisers demanding [...] - Search Engine Land
Google’s John Mueller On Removing Unwanted Content From Search via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's John Mueller offers advice on removing unwanted content from search results, such as [...] - Search Engine Journal
What winning video advertising creative looks like in 2024 Here's how a combination video production, creative, dissemination and analysis can help brands [...] - Search Engine Land
Google August 2024 core update: What we’re seeing so far Some sites hit by the September 2023 helpful content update are seeing some small signs of life. [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Mentioned In Key Answers Box Google Search has this new feature named "mentioned in key answers." This shows you which [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
The billion-dollar one-person SEO agency: Fiction or the future? A look into the potential for streamlined operations, increased productivity and billion-dollar [...] - Search Engine Land
Google's John Mueller Uploads Audio Robots.txt File John Mueller from Google did it again with his site and this time uploaded an audio file, in wav [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Thumbnails Back In Google Search Result Snippets For Many For the past several months, many sites have been complaining over and over again that their image [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 19, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 16 2024

Google Ranking Glitch: Live Updates (Unrelated to August Core Update) via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh Live updates on a ranking glitch impacting Google search results – a separate ranking issue [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Doesn't Technically Follow Links, It Extracts, Collects & Checks Later Google's Gary Illyes clarified on the Search Off The Record podcast that Google technically does [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google August 2024 Core Update Rolling Out - Will Small Sites Rank Again? The time has finally arrived; the day you all have been waiting for is here - the Google August [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Confirmed: Google Search Ranking Bug Impacting Large Number Of Results This morning at 1:48 am ET, Google confirmed a Google Search ranking bug impacting a large number [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Highlighting Review Content In Search Result Snippets Google is highlighting review content within its search results snippets for some queries that ask [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google AI Overview New Links UI, Save, Simpler Mode & More Countries Google announced a number of new features across its AI Overviews, including the new links test we [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search ranking bug unrelated to the core update This bug is impacting a large number of the search results but Google identified the issue. - Search Engine Land
Unraveling Google Navboost and building user trust through UX By providing your users with the best experience possible, positive search rankings will naturally [...] - Search Engine Land
FTC Banned Fake Reviews You may have heard, the Federal Trade Commission announced that they have officially banned fake [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How Google ending continuous scroll could impact ORM Here's how individuals and brands can adjust online reputation management (ORM) strategies to adapt [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 15 2024

What to know about our August 2024 core update This post announces the August 2024 core update to Google Search. This update is designed to [...] - Google Webmaster Central
New ways to connect to the web with AI Overviews We’re bringing AI Overviews to six new countries, sharing more on our work to connect people [...] - Inside Search
Google August 2024 core update rolling out now This update also aims to surface useful content from small and independent sites, Google added. - Search Engine Land
Google Rolls Out August 2024 Core Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's August 2024 core update targets low-value SEO content, promoting quality websites. Full [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Revises Core Update Guidance: What’s Changed? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google updates core algorithm guidance, offering advice for assessing traffic drops and improving [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google’s “Information Gain” Patent For Ranking Web Pages via @sejournal, @martinibuster Why the Information Gain score described in Google's recently granted patent might play a role in [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Search Expands AI Overviews Globally via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google Search expands AI overviews to six countries, adds a save function, and simplifies language [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Search Ranking Volatility Combusting Around August 14th & 15th Google is still at it, maybe it is angry again about the possibility of it being broken up by the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How long will people wait for websites to load in 2024? Survey says… If your webpages load too slowly or are unresponsive, you risk frustrating searchers and losing [...] - Search Engine Land
Is using AI-generated content for SEO plagiarism? Learn the process of AI content generation, nature of plagiarism and ethical considerations [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Confirms Tests Over 10 Shopping Ads In Mobile Search Interface Google has confirmed it is testing more than 10 ads (some 18) in the Google Shopping ad box. Ginny [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google AI Overviews gains new citations and links, plus more Google is also rolling out AI Overviews in United Kingdom, India, Japan, Indonesia, Mexico and [...] - Search Engine Land
4 ways to shop for back to school on Google Google Shopping offers new tips for back to school shopping. - Inside Search

August, 14 2024

DOJ May Break Up Google: Separating Android & Chrome; Maybe Ads US Considers a Rare Antitrust Move: Breaking Up Google, out of Bloomberg last night was the big [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Only Shows 35% Of Your Data? It Depends, Says Google. When Google announced the new Google Search Console recommendations, one of the examples of the [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Lead gen advertising in the automation era: How any brand can succeed Boost your lead gen strategy with tips on campaign management, sales alignment and maximizing ad [...] - Search Engine Land
Hot take: Why SEO’s oldest tactic must evolve now by Edna Chavira A bulletproof case for ditching the outdated editorial calendar in favor of a better, faster, and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Gemini Research: Web Search & Adds Link Citations We keep trying to understand if Google Search will change, if it will just be AI Overviews or if [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Take the 2024 MarTech Replacement Survey What marketing tech have you replaced in the past year and why? Is your martech stack growing or [...] - Search Engine Land
3 Trending Now updates to help you keep up with the latest trends We are rolling out a new Trending Now experience with more local and up-to-date trends, and [...] - Inside Search
FTC finalizes rule to combat fake reviews, testimonials FTC bans fake reviews, empowering the agency to seek penalties against violators and combat [...] - Search Engine Land
Apple Business Connect Adds Showcase Enhancements & Updates Apple Business Connect has added a new feature named Showcase enhancements. A "Showcase" [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 14, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Hotel Listings Under Siege: Fake WhatsApp Numbers & Marking As Closed I am hearing reports of some spammers or hackers hijacking some Google Hotel listings by marking [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 13 2024

State Of SEO Report: Top Insights For 2025 Success via @sejournal, @Juxtacognition Download our ebook to uncover the latest trends and challenges in SEO. Gain valuable insights into [...] - Search Engine Journal
How Google Search ranking works An in-depth analysis of how Google's complex ranking system works and components like Twiddlers and [...] - Search Engine Land
Broad match keywords: When to test and when to avoid Looking to expand your reach with broad match keywords? Find out how to carefully manage them and [...] - Search Engine Land
A/B Test for Better Search Engine Performance with IndexNow and Microsoft Clarity  A/B testing is a powerful tool that can enhance your SEO strategy, boost search engine rankings, [...] - Bing Webmaster
Google AI Overviews volatility continues: Rise, fall, repeat The overlap of AI Overviews with Google's search results increased. Travel and entertainment [...] - Search Engine Land
Google extends deadline for Hotel Ads commission bidding sunset Google extends Hotel Ads commission bidding sunset to February 2025, giving advertisers more time [...] - Search Engine Land
Report: U.S. considering forcing a Google breakup Could Google be broken up in the not-too-distant future? Could the U.S. government force a sale of [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads API streamlines conversion adjustment uploads Google Ads API eliminates 24-hour wait for conversion adjustments, streamlining data management for [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 13, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Brands want to invest in ecommerce, so what’s stopping them? by Feedonomics Investigating common obstacles to ecommerce investment and how to overcome them. - Search Engine Land
Doc: Bing Was Faster Than Google In 2017 A Google document that came out of the DOJ trails said that back in 2017, Bing Search was faster [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 12 2024

Google’s “Branded Search” Patent For Ranking Search Results via @sejournal, @martinibuster A little-known Google patent describes the use of branded search queries as ranking factors similar [...] - Search Engine Journal
Report: Google Sending More Discover Traffic But Less Search Traffic To Publishers Google is sending news publishers a lot less traffic from Google Web Search but also a lot more [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google’s AI Overviews Ditch Reddit, Embrace YouTube [Study] via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's AI search overviews favor YouTube and LinkedIn, shorten content, and mostly link to top [...] - Search Engine Journal
How to overcome bias in PPC for better ad performance Biases in PPC strategies can impact campaign effectiveness. Learn how to test bidding and ad [...] - Search Engine Land
The complete guide to optimizing content for SEO (with checklist) Learn how to craft content that stands out in 2024, drives search traffic, and resonates with your [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search To Get Better At URL Parameter Handling? As part of the Search Off The Record podcast from Google on crawling, which we briefly covered on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Effingo - Insane Transfer Speeds Used By Google Search Have you heard of Effingo by Google? Google actually spoke about it on their Google Cloud blog in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 12, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Won't Pause Keywords In Paused Campaigns Or Ad Groups As a reminder, Google Ads has begun pausing low-activity keywords that were created over 13 months [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Listing srsltid URL Parameters From Merchant Center Over the past couple of weeks, there has been an increase in complaints around Google Search [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Fospha Unveils the Ultimate TikTok Playbook for Ecommerce Success Fospha proudly announces the release of “Fospha’s Ultimate TikTok Playbook,” a [...] - Search Engine Watch

August, 11 2024

Google Search Ranking Volatility August 9th and 10th (No HCU Progress) Since Friday, August 9th, I have been seeing yet another intense spike in Google Search ranking [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 9 2024

Google Confirms 3 Ways To Make Googlebot Crawl More via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google acknowledged three things that can cause an increase in Googlebot's crawling frequency - Search Engine Journal
Google Warns: URL Parameters Create Crawl Issues via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's Gary Illyes warns of URL parameter issues causing crawler inefficiencies, especially for [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google: We Don't Track How Expensive It Is To Crawl, Render, Index & Serve Pages There has been some confusion around how Google handles pages that might be more costly for Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Evaluating technical SEO data: Key segmentation approaches Learn commonly used and lesser-known data segments to help you pinpoint technical SEO patterns and [...] - Search Engine Land
Bing Search Tests Opening Searches In New Window From Home & Pagination Bar Microsoft is testing a weird change to the Bing Search results user experience. Bing is testing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Transform content creation with AI and automation by Edna Chavira Unlock new possibilities for efficiency and impact. - Search Engine Land
How to succeed in the era of AI-driven search advertising From AI-generated creatives to automated campaigns, learn how to adapt your paid media strategy for [...] - Search Engine Land
Google rolls out Structured Data Files QA format for Display & Video 360 Google streamlines DV 360 campaign management with this release offering human-readable bulk [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 9, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Featured Snippets With Emojis & Special Characters It is not every day that you see a Google featured snippet with emojis and special Unicode [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Team On Crawling & Improvements To Crawling Google posted a new "Search Off The Record" podcast yesterday on the topic of crawling [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Monopoly Ruling, Ranking Volatility, Million Dollar Ad Bugs, Search Console Recommendations & More For the original iTunes version, click here. This week, we covered the big ruling that Google is [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 8 2024

Google’s Mixed Messages: Does Googlebot Really “Follow” Links? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google's Gary Illyes reveals Googlebot collects links instead of "following" them, [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Tests More Videos To Short Videos Tab Instead Of Loading More Videos Below Google is testing sending the searcher to the short videos tab after clicking on the more videos [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 8, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads API Version 17.1 Now Available Google Ads has released an update it the Google Ads API, version 17.1. Version 17.1 includes [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Local Service Ads To Show Photos & They Improve Ad Rank Google will begin showing photos in your Local Service Ads that come from your Local Service Ads [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Snippets You May Like Label Google is testing a new label for its search results snippets, this one is named "you may [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
The design thinking approach to enterprise SEO Here’s how to create user-focused, technically feasible solutions for your enterprise site [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads Million Dollar Credits Bug For Local Service Ads Google notified some advertisers last night that they are expected to receive $16 million dollars [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads API v17_1 introduces new features and enhancements Advertisers can now generate shareable ad previews, remove automatically created assets, access [...] - Search Engine Land
Unlock AI’s potential in paid media creative A look at the latest AI-driven advancements in PPC and creative design to optimize ad performance [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 7 2024

Google enhances Local Services Ads with auto-selected photos Automatic photo selection for Local Services Ads, aims to boost engagement and ad rankings for [...] - Search Engine Land
Maximizing Performance Max: Strategies for ecommerce success Learn about campaign structures, best practices and how Performance Max compares to Meta Ads for [...] - Search Engine Land
Survey: 92% of SEOs suspect their competitors buy links by Admix Global Buying backlinks can seriously harm your SEO performance. Here's how to avoid penalties and losing [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads To Transition Smart Campaigns To Performance Max Google Ads will transition the functionality of Smart Campaign into Performance Max campaigns in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Business Profiles Call Data Gone From Performance Report Google Business Profiles performance report is no longer showing the "call" tab that [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Test: Call Extensions With Advertiser Name Google is testing yet another call extension ad format, this one shows the advertiser's name below [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Optimizing for Amazon branded search: Best practices to boost visibility Optimize branded search on Amazon to protect your products, outrank competitors and boost [...] - Search Engine Land
Document: Apple Maintains A Search Index Of Billions Of Websites As part of the DOJ ruling that Google is a monopoly, the document noted that Apple has its own [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 6 2024

Google gives new look for trending now section of Google Trends The new design fits more trending keywords and gives you a nicer and more actionable interface to [...] - Search Engine Land
Google declared a monopoly: industry reactions and implications Digital marketers highlight uncertainties about long-term implications, potential market [...] - Search Engine Land
SEO Scam Where You Pay Google To Fix Your Search Rankings There is this SEO scam going around where scammers are saying you pay Google to fix your rankings [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Console Recommendations (Experimental) Google Search Console is rolling out a new recommendations feature where Google will show you site [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Business Profiles Listings See Also Carousel Leading To Competitors Google is testing the "see also" carousel on Google Business Profiles. This means, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Search Ranking Volatility Heats Up After DOJ Monopoly Ruling It's been about a week since the superheated and bursting Google Search ranking volatility, and [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Advanced analytics techniques to measure PPC Key strategies for consent management, data modeling and non-cookie measurement techniques in a [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Trends Rolls Out New Trending Now Design Google Trends began rolling out a new design for the trending now page a day or so ago. The new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Advertisers react to Google Reporting and Product Listing glitch Concern raised among advertisers have been about data privacy, competitive intelligence, and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Ads recovers from major reporting glitch The glitch exposed some advertisers to others' data & some couldn't edit product groups. Most [...] - Search Engine Land
Push notifications: The secret weapon for SEO and revenue growth by RollerAds Explore how integrating push notifications can improve your website's SEO, user engagement and [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Served Ads For Products From Other Merchants, Google Will Issue Credits The big Google Ads reporting outage from the eve of August 1st was an intentional outage due to [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Generative AI tactics, tools and insights from the experts Explore key insights on leveraging AI for SEO, copywriting, ad creation and more from top search [...] - Search Engine Land

August, 5 2024

Report: Google Search traffic and queries not impacted by new competing AI search engines New data from Datos’ clickstream panel analyzed by Sonata Insights showed Google traffic grew [...] - Search Engine Land
Introducing recommendations in Google Search Console This post announces Search Console recommendations, a new feature that provides websites with [...] - Google Webmaster Central
Federal Judge Rules Google Is A Monopoly & Will Be Broken Up Or Face Serious Constraints Judge Amit Mehta, a US federal judge ruled on Monday that Google is a monopoly. "Google is a [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Local Knowledge Panel Interactive Card Interface Google seems to have launched the interactive knowledge panel layout for local knowledge panels in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Bing Search Ranking Algorithm Update Around May 29th? Microsoft Says No. Microsoft looks to have pushed out a Bing Search ranking algorithm update around May 29th. I don't [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Found in Violation of Antitrust Law, Judge Rules via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern A federal judge found Google violated antitrust law in the search market. The ruling cites [...] - Search Engine Journal
Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law Google illegally monopolized search and search advertising markets especially by paying $20 billion [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Search Console launches recommendations This is an experimental feature, so you might not see it yet. - Search Engine Land
Google Removes See Results About Title From Mobile Search Results Google has dropped the title from the "see results about" disambiguous search feature in [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
10 advanced strategy ideas for Google Ads Discover 10 key tactics to optimize your Google Ads campaigns, whether you run large ecommerce [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 5, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Shopping Product Images Showing User Review Images Google seems to be showing photos from reviews from actual users in the Google Shopping product [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
How to document your SEO strategy Learn what makes a successful SEO strategy and why documenting it can help you gain buy-in, set [...] - Search Engine Land
Future-proof your content by Edna Chavira Learn how to optimize your content for maximum impact. - Search Engine Land

August, 2 2024

T-minus 1 month to submit your Search Engine Land Award entry! Boost company morale, attract new business, and take home the highest honor in search. - Search Engine Land
Google Tests Explore More With Search Section Google seems to be encouraging searchers to search more for more types of queries with a new [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads introduces new surcharges for specific jurisdictions Google will introduce a 2.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) fee on Oct. 1 for ads served in Canada to [...] - Search Engine Land
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 2, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
11 local SEO tools you should be using From analytics to rank tracking, boost your local SEO with these tools. Learn how to use them [...] - Search Engine Land
Google Confirms Robots.txt Can’t Prevent Unauthorized Access via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google's Gary Illyes confirms that robots.txt is ineffective at stopping unauthorized access - Search Engine Journal
Google Gives 5 SEO Insights On Google Trends via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google offers five insights about how Google Trends is useful for SEO and understanding search [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google To Allow Pubic Hair Grooming Ads In September 2024 Google will update its Google Ads policy on September 3, 2024, to allow public hair grooming [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads Tacks On Canadian Advertisers A 2.5% Surcharge Google notified advertisers in Canada they are charging a 2.5% surcharge on top of everything for [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Local Service Ads Automated Lead Dispute System A few weeks ago, Google announced it is doing away with how it does credits and disputes for Local [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
August 2024 Google Webmaster Report Here is the big monthly Google webmaster report, where I catch you up on what changes with Google [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Intense Google Ranking Volatility, Deepfake Search Updates & Trump Autocomplete Tweaks This week we covered how Google said the core update isn't extremely far away. We also reported on [...] - Search Engine Roundtable

August, 1 2024

Google Introduces INP Improvement For Publisher Tag Ads Library via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google updates Publisher Tag Ads Library to improve INP scores and ad loading efficiency. New [...] - Search Engine Journal
Google Search Ranking Volatility Bursting At The Seams Google Search had an incredibly volatile month of July and it ended the month with a huge bang. [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
What Are Google’s Core Topicality Systems? via @sejournal, @martinibuster What to know about Google's Core Topicality Systems and the implications for SEO - Search Engine Journal
Deep Dive On How Google Search Indexes JavaScript The folks at Vercel and MERJ put together a super deep dive on how Google Search handles indexing [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Clarifies Autocomplete Functionality Amid User Concerns via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern Google clarifies Autocomplete functionality, addressing user concerns and explaining recent issues. - Search Engine Journal
Google Tests Sitelinks Pill Formats On Desktop Search A few weeks ago, we saw Google testing pill formats, bubble formats, for sitelinks in the mobile [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 1, 2024 Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today... - Search Engine Roundtable
Google Explains Search Algorithm Updates Around Deepfakes In May, we reported that Google Search algorithms lowered the rankings of deepfake sites. Now, [...] - Search Engine Roundtable
Enterprise SEO: 11 keys to success in 2024 and beyond Navigate the complexities of enterprise SEO with tips on leveraging AI, managing large-scale [...] - Search Engine Land
Reddit CEO to Microsoft and AI search engines: Pay for our content Reddit CEO Steve Huffman does not believe all web content – especially theirs – is free [...] - Search Engine Land