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Google tests rounded mobile search design without full Google logo
Google is yet again testing an even more curved design for its search results...
7 marketing and promotion tactics to get your content discovered
Contributor Kristopher Jones outlines seven tried-and-true content promotion strategies that will drive traffic to your content and...
Is a 301 or 302 redirect best for SEO?
Confused on which redirect to use? Contributor Bryson Meunier breaks down the differences between 301 and 302 redirects and explains how Google...
Google amplifies musicians in Google search through the Google Posts platform
Google officially launches Google Posts to all musicians who have Knowledge Panel details in...
How to effectively report competitor spam
Contributor Kaspar Szymanski outlines reasons why submitting a spam report against a competitor practicing "blackhat SEO" can be another tool in...
The ultimate guide to bot herding and spider wrangling
In Part 1 of a three-part series, Columnist Stephan Spencer does a deep dive into bots, explaining what they are and why crawl budgets are...
Conductor will help WeWork offer ‘holistic’ proposition to enterprise customers
It will now be able to manage customers' physical and digital presence....
What is GS1 SmartSearch Schema markup and why should e-commerce sites use it?
Contributor Tony Edward explains the new, more advanced schema markup for products called GS1 SmartSearch and how it helps listings gain...
Study: 11 voice search ranking factors analyzed
Some of the findings confirm and some upend conventional wisdom....
An easy way to see if Google thinks your webpages are keyword relevant
Contributor Eric Enge shows us how to determine if a webpage is relevant for the keywords it targets and what do to when it falls...
German court: Google has no ‘duty to inspect’ websites for illegal content before displaying
The court held that Google can't be held liable before being notified of a 'clearly recognizable violation' of individual rights....
Law and reputation firms generate 21% of Right to Be Forgotten delistings, says Google
New report from Google digs into three years' worth of data on removal requests and exposes the delisting criteria....
Google confirms bug with crawl stats in ‘time spent downloading a page’ Search Console report
No need to worry, the Google Search Console crawl stats drop last week was indeed a...
Search outpaced social for referral traffic last year, driving 35% of site visits vs social’s 26% share of visits
According to a new referral traffic report from Shareaholic, 2017 was the first time since 2014 search owned a larger share of visits over...
Auditing customer reviews for organic traffic growth without losing speed or attracting penalties
Looking for ways to beef up retailer product pages? Contributor Karen Bone points out five common areas of untapped value in your customer...
Making your first AMP Story: Google’s answer to Snapchat and Instagram
With Google ready to launch AMP Stories soon, Contributor Paul Shapiro shares how to build your own AMP Story and get in front of the latest...
Law firm that used contest to solicit Google reviews sees all but one disappear
Incentivizing reviews individually or 'in bulk' is a bad idea....
Google to move more sites to mobile-first index in coming weeks
Google plans to roll more sites into the mobile-first index in the near future. Are you...
Google Search Console blocked resources report had processing error
You may notice decreased counts of pages with blocked resources in Google Search Console. Google has fixed it, but the reports may be off for...
Enterprise SEO and cross-channel performance: Activation and integration
A strong website is a lifeline for most companies. Contributor Jim Yu recommends using it to push smart SEO content, social agendas and AI first...
