Google publishes new help documents on controlling titles and descriptions in search
Plus, Google has introduced a new term, "title link," for the title of a search result on Google Search.
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Something is off with this morning’s newsletter; Friday’s daily brief
Google Search Console beefs up rich results errors.
Google Search Console adds new rich results status reports errors
Here are some details for the rich result reports from Google to help you perform better in the search results.
Google Search Console products enhancements report gains more granular errors
Starting September 29th, you may see changes in your products rich results enhancements report in Search Console.
Staying virtual; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, how to set up Google Analytics 4 using Google Tag Manager.
Search marketing in the dark: Google, give us more data!; Wednesday’s daily brief
Also Google said HTML title tags still used for ranking purposes.
Google Search Console lost performance report data for August 23rd and 24th
The data won't be replaced or backfilled, as we hoped for.
Will Google change this title?; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, tactics for content resilience in a dynamic search landscape.
SERP trends of the rich and featured: Top tactics for content resilience in a dynamic search landscape
There is no single tactic that works in isolation. The SERP is so highly dynamic at the moment, that aiming for, or banking on a single part of the SERP is likely to leave you vulnerable to traffic disruption if/when things evolve.
Google rankings fluctuation, pages are dropping and reappearing in the index; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, structured data testing tool changes.
Google’s legacy structured data testing tool is now gone
Google replaced it with a navigational page to direct you to the Google rich results tool or Schema.org tool.
How do you plan for in-person consumer behavior and COVID at the same time?; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, Google’s math solver guidelines emphasize technical SEO and content accuracy.
Google math solver guidelines require accuracy
Google has added a number of technical and content quality guidelines to math solver markup.
Did Google admit it uses click data for search? Not really.; Friday’s daily brief
And, you’re no longer allowed more than one ClaimReview element per page.
Google now limits one ClaimReview element per page
Previously, Google's guidelines allowed for multiple Fact Checks per page but that has changed.
Google review snippets bug seems resolved
Google seems to have fixed the bug where review snippets were not displaying in Google Search.
Change is what search marketers expect; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, AMP labels are gone and Google Ads releases three-strikes policy.
Google Search Console performance report adds Math Solvers as search appearance filter
You can now see how your Math Solvers markup is doing using Google Search Console Performance reports.
Google’s Pandu Nayak shares his roadmap for MUM and how it can help the company handle more complex queries
“There is no expectation that it will become this question-answering system,” Nayak told Search Engine Land, adding that such a system is “just not useful” for complex needs.
Instagram Reel ads are the new TikTok competitor; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, Google cuts down FAQ in SERPS