In this YouTube video, Daniel Waisberg, a search advocate at Google, provides valuable tips for quickly finding and analyzing the reasons for a drop in Google search traffic. The timing of this informative guide is perfect as Google has just completed the March 2023 Core Algorithm Update. Many people are currently assessing the impact on […]
Google’s March 2023 Broad Core Update finished rolling out around 10:30am yesterday. The rollout took him 13 days, starting March 15th at 10:30am and finishing March 28th at 10:30am. The website indicates that it started later in the day, but that it wasn’t because that’s when the data was populated when Google added rankings to […]
Google has announced a set of measures to provide up-to-date, actionable information to help people and cities cope with rising temperatures from climate change. These initiatives include: New extreme heat alerts for Google Searchan extension of the Tree Canopy tool for urban planning, and a $5 million investment in the World Resources Institute through the […]
Google is officially rolling out several new features designed to help searchers better and more easily see the information in their search results. what’s new. Google is: rollout of About this result Globally. During startup perspective For top stories. During startup About this author. make it easier to access About this page feature. Let’s dig […]
Google updated the Core Web Vitals report in Google Search Console on March 27, 2023. The update may have changed the number of URLs for Core Web Vitals reports. I have written. Google writes: “ A small marker will appear in the report notifying you of this update. It looks like this: Here’s more about […]
Google is testing some search ads with a blue badge icon and label for advertisers verified by Google Ads. The blue label is a blue circle with a ridge and a check mark. This is due to the ongoing Google Advertiser Verification Program, and you’ll see Google testing a small blue check mark for verified […]
Google has split the Merchant Listings and Product Snippets reports into two unique looks that can be filtered within the Google Search Console performance reports. Google also revealed these in its Merchant Listings and Product Snippets report, which it launched last September. what’s new Google says it is “adding the ability to measure the impact […]
Google just released Ads Editor version 2.3, with some new features and updates available to advertisers. Let’s see what’s new. new function: File support for image assets: Advertisers can now easily import and export image assets as files instead of just using a URL. Card view for image assets: Image assets can now be displayed […]
Google announced an update to its Search Console that gives merchants the ability to accurately measure the search performance of product listings and product snippets. Search Console has two new ways to see your SEO impact on SERPs, providing impression and click data from two different search views. Screenshot by Google, modified by author to […]
Google is experimenting with displaying a blue badge icon and label on certain search ads for advertisers verified by Google Ads. The blue label features a raised blue circle with a checkmark inside it. It’s part of Google’s ongoing advertiser verification program, and it appears the company is currently testing the use of a small […]
This is an aerial view of part of Google’s Kirkland office in Seattle. You can see they have tennis courts and the net says Kirkland. I don’t know how busy this office is these days, but it used to be pretty busy. This photo Instagram. This post is part of our daily Search Photo of […]
Google Search Console’s URL inspection tool can now report whether a video’s embedded URL page uses the new indexifembedded robots tag. indexifembedded tells Google whether or not Google can index the content of a page when that page’s content is embedded in another page via an iframe or similar HTML tag, regardless of noindex rules. […]
Did you know that Google’s offices in Belo Horizonte, Brazil have a room designed to look like Mars? I could be wrong but it looks like volcanic rock hanging from the ceiling. Look at that kind of carpet and foam. This was posted by Google’s Daniel Waisberg on Search Central Live Belo Horizonte. twitterBy the […]
Google’s John Mueller recently murmured True but ironic and some people seem to have taken it the wrong way. The problem is that any rel attribute, such as rel=cheese, is treated the same as rel=dofollow and Google ignores that attribute. The only attributes Google recognizes and does anything with are supported link attributes such as […]
As the Google Analytics 4 migration deadline approaches, Google Ads liaison Ginny Marvin warned advertisers that not migrating “could significantly impact the performance of their ad campaigns.” remind me. Ginny wrote this twitter, first mentioning the Google Analytics 4 deadline, stating, “The GA4 deadline is approaching. Universal Analytics properties will stop processing new data on […]
Google Business Profiles has apparently launched a new admin menu feature for restaurants in the web version of the Business Profiles tool. A “your menu on Google” box will open where you can manually create a custom menu on Google or link to a third party menu partner. Here’s a screenshot from Tim Capper. twitter […]
Google Discovery Ads has been updated with new features to help your brand stand out with the most engaging advertising surface. Product feeds that spark your audience’s interest Product-level reporting and data-driven attribution Measure incremental effect through conversion lift testing New attractive layout and product feed. Advertisers can take advantage of different layouts such as […]
Google’s broad core update in March isn’t complete yet, and we’re seeing some tremors. Google has started rolling out Bard. Bard is fast and has a sleek interface, but it was a little underwhelming compared to Bing Chat. In fact, bards are unlikely to link to sources or content creators very often. Even the CEO […]
Mikhail Parakhin, current CEO of Microsoft’s Bing and former CTO of Yandex, said Google Bard is “well behind” Bing Chat. “I’ve learned to never underestimate Google,” he added. Written by Mikhail Parakin twitter When asked about his impressions of the bard’s launch, and like many, he was a little underwhelmed. , and the fact that […]
The AI search engine arms race is still in its infancy, but Microsoft seems to have beaten Google thanks to the new Bing. Microsoft previously said one-third of preview users were new to Bing, and Bing had over 100 million daily active users after the new Bing preview. Elsewhere, Similarweb data showed that: Bing saw […]
As you know, we’ve been playing with Google Bard and it just started rolling out a few days ago. Early on, and so far, I was disappointed with how limited it was, and how rarely it linked to the source or content creator. We’re back. Google has some topics Bard Frequently Asked Questions, including “When […]
What is a UTM tracking code? The Urchin Tracking Module (UTM) code is a small text snippet appended to the end of your URL. To improve tracking of marketing campaigns. And understand your audience better. The URL containing the UTM code looks like this: https://www.yoursite.com/shop/product?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social-ad&utm_campaign=igproductlaunch0323 Everything after “?” is UTM code. The corresponding data is […]
Tech news publisher The Verge has published a 600-word article half-filled with ChatGPT content and tons of sarcasm. This article ranks higher than the deeper, well-researched, and arguably more helpful content written by humans in publications like New York.Competing query time [best printer 2023]. why you care. Search, SEO, and content are entering a new […]
Google Analytics has increased the number of properties you can add to your account from the previous default value of 100 to 2000. change point This change gives you more flexibility in managing your properties and eliminates the need for additional capacity support. Additionally, a new limit has been introduced on the number of sub-properties […]
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Search Console provides data about your website’s performance on Google Search. This data can be accessed in Looker Studio (formerly Data Studio). You can build dashboards there to monitor and investigate performance. One of the benefits of analyzing performance data outside of Search Console is that you can add more context […]
Yesterday, Google began gradually rolling out Google Bard to its first reporters, and Google rolled out a waiting list for users in the US and UK. After writing most of this article, I was able to access Bard personally, but I was able to access Bard yesterday at 1pm EST.However, you can sign up for […]
As of this writing, Bard has been open to the public for a full day with a small portion. I’ve had the chance to play around with Google’s new AI chatbot, and I’m getting mixed results. In this article, I’ll cover my initial thoughts on Bard, details on how I got into early access, my […]
Google’s John Mueller said that keyword stuffing alone does not render a page unusable. John added that Google is good at ignoring tactics such as keyword stuffing, which alone doesn’t cause him ranking problems in Google searches. this conversation came up Mastodon When someone points out a particular page that ranks high, even though they […]
Google launches new ‘Rankings’ section Google Search Status Dashboard Launched last December. The new rankings section contains current and historical Google algorithm updates. This allows you to see what has changed in Google Search related to ranking, not just crawling, indexing or serving. new dashboard. Here’s what the new dashboard looks like: Google added a […]
What Is Google’s Knowledge Graph? The Google Knowledge Graph is an enormous database of information. It enables Google to provide immediate and factual answers to search queries about real-world topics. These topics—also known as entities—may be people, organizations, places, events, things, animals, foods, abstract notions, concepts, etc. If you’ve ever googled something and received a […]
On March 14th, Google will Generative AI Do Not Use Policy You are not permitted to create any content or information using its AI capabilities. This isn’t specific to search, but as many of you can imagine, it could one day lead to Google’s webmaster guidelines (or search basics). i found this first 9to5Google And […]
In Part 1, we talked about who Sam Michelson is and how he develops businesses. Part 2 delves into CRM software and how to use it, as well as new software for partner management. Part 3 then covers service pricing, and part 4 covers human resources. Part 5 covers updates to the Google Algorithm. He […]
Google’s Lizzi Sassman answered a question about whether it’s okay to combine different structured data types during the Google SEO Office Hours session. This answer sheds light on how Google interprets structured data and whether it’s better to combine structured data or separate the two. Combining multiple structured data is called nesting. What is nesting […]
Google has updated the Auto ads interface and user experience within the AdSense console. Google said: “To make it easier for you to navigate and understand the differences between Auto ad formats, we’ve made the following updates to the Auto ads settings panel.” These changes include: Reorganized formatting into two groups based on behavior. (1) […]
Google Search is testing replacing 3D labels for rotatable products and images with 360 labels in search results. I think either 3D or 360 labels would be better for this, but I think Google is testing other methods. Here is this GIF captured by Saad AK. twitter: This is a change to 360 as Google […]
Google may be testing a new result snippet that blends results from the general search result snippet and the local snippet. It has a favicon, site name, URL, title, and image, but the description has been removed and replaced with local features such as maps, directions, calls, and hours of operation. This was discovered by […]
Google Analytics now has the ability to process custom item-specific parameters from ecommerce events that occur on your website or app. These parameters can be registered as custom dimensions and available for exploratory analysis. what do they do Item-level custom parameters give you the opportunity to collect more data about products on your website or […]
Google will update its Merchant Center policy to allow ads for e-bikes up to 28 mph. This is up from a top speed of 15.5 mph from May 2022. This new policy will go into effect this month, March 2023. Google I have written“From March 2023, our company”Unsupported shopping content“The policy has been updated to […]
Google’s John Mueller says you can safely ignore spam-like referral traffic and don’t worry about SEO.John said twitter“Ignore” when asked. Tom Goering told John, “Since the Link Spam update, I’ve been getting a ton of referral traffic from websites with the .xyz extension. I haven’t visited it, but I think it’s some kind of spam. […]
Google Search has started rolling out its first broad core update for 2023. This is called the March 2023 Broad Core Update. It will begin on March 15, 2023 at approximately 10:30 AM and may take approximately two weeks to deploy. Google I have writtenThis update was applied quickly and hard – it’s a big… […]
Google confirms that the March 2023 Core Algorithm Update is now rolling out. Here’s what you should know: Core algorithm updates can affect search rankings, so it’s important for SEOs and website owners to be informed and adapt their strategies. Monitor your site metrics, focus on quality content, and optimize technical aspects to maintain your […]
John Mueller from Google posted a very detailed answer to a question about hreflang implementation. redditThe answer is very detailed and I’m afraid I’ll get it wrong if I try to interject. To be honest, hreflang is not my hobby and I don’t have much experience in terms of technical SEO. But the response is […]
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Interested in how to improve your website’s SEO with Semantic HTML and Google Search Console? Google’s Martin Splitt joins us for this very special episode of SEJ Show to share his thoughts and opinions on various technical SEO topics such as Semantic HTML, Google Search Console, Indexing, Client Side Rendering and more. gave me Learn […]
What is a Google Analytics session? A Google Analytics (GA) session is the length of time a user interacts with a website. A session starts when a user first visits a website. GA records the actions you take during this visit (called “hits”) as part of that session. A session ends when the user leaves […]
Google is currently rolling out the March 2023 Broad Core Update. This is the first broad core update for 2023, following the September 2022 broad core update. It’s been over six months since the last major core update from Google Search. announcement. Google announced This is Twitter and Has been updated Its search update page […]
Google has updated the user agent for the AdsBot Mobile Web Android crawler. If you have hard-coded this bot for any purpose on your site, you will need to update your code. new user agent for AdsBot Mobile Web Android teeth: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0.1; Nexus 5X Build/MMB29P) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML like Gecko) Chrome/WXYZ Mobile Safari/537.36 […]
Google is taking steps to make medical information accessible to US searchers. A Google search already provides easy access to information about US benefit programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. In addition, Google helps searchers find medical appointments and identify insurance companies accepted by various medical facilities. Now Google is expanding these efforts. With the […]
Google’s John Mueller said that lesser-used or well-known languages published on the web are not considered low-quality content simply because they are not well known.He said Mastodon “Good content is good content” no matter what language it is written in. According to Daniel Mealo, “The best recommendation at this time is to avoid risking the […]
Google’s John Mueller said: twitter“Page size is not a ranking factor.” In other words, Google doesn’t have a specific signal that page sizes from X to Y increase or decrease rankings. John says, “(I think it’s either the HTML file or the total bytes loaded.) But it’s fine to see this. It can affect the […]
Google enabled site names, favicons, and sponsored labels for all desktop searches, just like it did for mobile searches last October. To clarify, Google said he tested this on desktop in November and gradually increased the test to more searchers, but as of yesterday it’s also fully live on desktop. Here’s a screenshot of the […]