This day in search marketing history: January 5
Google AdWords introduces click-to-call ads, plus: IndexNow WordPress plugin, AdWords 2x budget change, search being solved and more.
Danny Goodwin is Managing Editor of Search Engine Land & SMX. In addition to writing daily about SEO, PPC, and more for Search Engine Land, Goodwin also manages Search Engine Land’s roster of subject-matter experts. He also helps program our conference series, SMX – Search Marketing Expo. Prior to joining Search Engine Land, Goodwin was Executive Editor at Search Engine Journal, where he led editorial initiatives for the brand. He also was an editor at Search Engine Watch. He has spoken at many major search conferences and virtual events, and has been sourced for his expertise by a wide range of publications and podcasts.
This day in search marketing history: January 4
Rap Genius gets out of Google jail, plus: how Rick Santorum made his Google problem worse, Yahoo's new CEO and more
This day in search marketing history: January 3
Why Google penalized Google Chrome, plus: DuckDuckGo launches Donttrack.us, Google challengers, Google newspaper ads and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 2
Google uses paid links and thin content to promote Chrome, plus: why people click on search ads, search quality raters guidelines and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 1
We launch This Day In Search Marketing History, plus: is Google evil tipping points, popular Search Engine Land articles and more.
Top 10 SEO expert columns of 2022 on Search Engine Land
Google Sheets, E-A-T, helpful content and more! These 10 SEO columns got the most pageviews on Search Engine Land in 2022.
Top 10 PPC expert columns of 2022 on Search Engine Land
Excel formulas, Performance Max, RSAs and more! These 10 PPC columns got the most pageviews on Search Engine Land in 2022.
SEO 2022 in review: E-E-A-T, ChatGPT, Search Essentials and more
SEO proved to be yet another challenging year with several big changes. Here's our recap of the year's most important SEO news and stories.
Search Engine Land celebrates its 16th birthday
Search Engine Land launched on this day in 2006. Today, we look back on a successful 2022 and look forward to an even greater 2023.
Google Chrome adds 3 site search shortcuts
Adding @bookmarks, @history or @tabs into your Chrome address bar should help speed up your searches in these categories.
Google files lawsuit against company falsely promising Page 1 rankings
Google's lawsuit alleges that a company called G Verifier scammed and harassed hundreds of Business Profile merchants.
13 essential SEO skills you need to succeed
Critical thinking. Problem-solving. Persistence. These are just three critical SEO skills. Discover 10 more here.
Google search study: 25.6% of desktop, 17.3% of mobile are zero-click
Is Google stealing all those zero-click searches for themselves? No. In fact, many are a result of query refinement from searchers.
Search Engine Land Awards 2022: And the winners are…
Here are all the individuals, agencies and in-house teams who have earned Search Engine Land awards for excellence in SEO in PPC in 2022.
Search Engine Land Awards 2022: Complete finalists list
We're excited to announce the nominations for this year's Search Engine Land Awards. And our first two winners!
Google September 2022 product reviews update rollout complete
This update impacted English-language product reviews and overlapped with Google's September 2022 core update.
Google September 2022 Core Update rollout is now complete
This update took 15 days to roll out. Now it's time to check your analytics to see how your site was impacted and what actions to take.
Google shares 4 examples of how to improve a meta description
Google's snippet help documentation now provides additional guidance on writing bad vs. better meta descriptions.
Google: Helpful content update isn’t done
SEOs were expecting a massive impact, but it hasn't materialized. Google's Danny Sullivan says the update will continue to be refined.
Google tests Quick Read, 5 Min. Read labels in search results
Google is testing the labels, which highlight whether the content of a page can be read in five minutes or less.