‘Swipe to Visit’ has arrived on Google Images
AMP-enabled sites will display as previews on image search results.
Topic: Accelerated Mobile Pages
Google Search Console adds search within markup and copy with tweaking
Check out these two new features in Google Search Console.
Yoast SEO 11.4 adds FAQ structured data, UX improvements
The new FAQ structured data only works with the WordPress block editor.
Google AMP URLs not letting searchers click through to main site
Yet another Google bug may be impacting your traffic - this one is with Google AMP.
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Google to add support for higher quality images in search, swipe up images & 3D images
Google Images is often overlooked, but it can be a great source of traffic. Here are some new features coming to image search you should pay attention to.
Google’s ‘Signed Exchange’ solution let’s publishers use their own URLs for AMP pages
Publishers will need to create a Signed Exchange but Cloudflare (and potentially others) promise to simplify the process.
Apple News, Google News, Google Newsstand: What marketers need to know
What they are, how they work and how to optimize for Google News and Apple News.
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Google warns SEOs to expect increases in issues in Search Console enhancement reports
Don't panic if you see new issues and spikes in errors in the Google Search Console enhancement reports.
SMX Overtime: Learn the difference between mobile-first indexing and mobile-friendly SEO
SEO expert Eric Enge explains that displaying information on responsive sites is not enough in for mobile strategy. Here's what you need to consider.
Google AMP, mobile-friendly testing tools support code editing
Save time and reduce risk with the new code editing feature in the AMP and mobile-friendly testing tools from Google.
AMP user experience updates include video, lists, more
The Accelerated Mobile Projects has rolled out a number of new capabilities so far this year.
Google Search Console adds Products to enhancements reporting section
An exciting new feature has quietly launched in Google Search Console for sites with products.
Advertisers can now view Google mobile speed scores for more landing pages
Google Ads tweaked its mobile speed score algorithm to reduce the number of ad clicks needed to generate a result.
SearchCap: EU link tax, Google service area businesses & match types
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Update your match types and account structure to improve performance, here’s howFeb 14, 2019 by Amanda Farley The relationship between search terms matter and so does your choice between the funnel […]
Google Search Console goes live with new consolidated view
Google made a preview of the consolidated data view live early, go check it out now.
Google Search Console to consolidate Search Performance reports to canonical URL
Big changes are coming to how Google reports on your data within Google Search Console.
SearchCap: Google AMP errors, Google My Business messaging & Search Engine Land Awards
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: DuckDuckGo is growing fast but not enough to grab SEOs’ attentionJan 28, 2019 by Greg Sterling The search engine’s share is small but some of its metrics are better than Bing’s, […]
Google AMP errors widely reported by webmasters and publishers
Seeing AMP errors over the past few days, don't run to fix them just yet - it might be a bug on Google's end.
Google shares tips for success in Google News search results
Get reacquainted with best practices for getting your content in Google News.
Google’s internal SEO strategy: Make small changes, embrace change, consolidate
Google gave a rare glimpse into how they manage their 7,000 internal websites.
Google featured snippets can now jump to section of content it is sourcing
For those that get a lot of traffic to their AMP pages and show up in the featured snippets section, you may want to watch your metrics closely.
SEO Year In Review: 2018 saw Google updates and a focus on mobile
Here is our recap of what happened in SEO in 2018 - with links and summaries of some of the bigger changes throughout the year in search and SEO.
SearchCap: Future of search & SMX Advanced ideas
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Wanted: Session ideas for SMX AdvancedDec 20, 2018 by Chris Sherman We’d love to hear from you if you have a great idea for a session that you think should be […]
Google officially drops support for several old Search Console reports
As Google promised, some of the old Google Search Console reports are now gone and replaced in the new Google Search Console.
SearchCap: Google Maps personalization, Google AMP report & Google shopping
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: What’s a CDP? Does your company need one?Dec 10, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Gartner predicts that the average US adult will own more than six smart devices by 2020, making […]
Google Search Console AMP enhancement report to combine issue types
Beware, Google is making some changes to the AMP report - this is what you need to be on the look out for.
SearchCap: Google Analytics with Search Console bug & old Search Console reports
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google to redirect old Search Console reports to new ones Dec. 13 Dec 7, 2018 by Barry Schwartz It’s time to get acquainted with the new Google Search Console reports. Google […]
Google Search Console updates index coverage report for mobile-first indexing and warns about replacing old reports
Google has made a couple changes within Google Search Console. Here is your update.
SearchCap: Google AMP URLs, Ads exact match changes & web.dev portal
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: With so many choices, which SEO tool is right for you?Nov 13, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Compiled from the latest research, this 55-page report is your source for the latest […]
Google opens developer preview of AMP URLs showing publisher domain names
Here is how to see Google's fix for AMP URLs from Google search when you click on an AMP result.
SearchCap: Go Vote, Bing crawler, Bing Ads targets & Google local reviews
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing Ads launches Performance Targets to track goals across campaign groupsNov 6, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Monitor how campaigns are performing against shared performance targets in the Bing Ads UI. Verdict […]
SearchCap: Ad budgets shift from search to Amazon, new Google Ad features, Google Lens
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How To Choose the Right SEO Vendor Oct 25, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot A business cannot stay relevant in today’s digital world without an online presence. However, a business could […]
SearchCap: Reporting delays in Google Search Console, navigate in search & structure data
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: ‘Navigate’ query prompts Google to ask, ‘Were do you want to go?’ Oct 19, 2018 by Barry SchwartzA new one-box answer now gives you quick access to driving directions in Google […]
Google Search Console reporting currently delayed
No need to panic, these reporting delays have no impact on your search rankings.
Google Ads Report Editor gets two new landing page reports
New columns are available with an update to what was the final URL report.
SearchCap: Google AMP stories, SEO complexities and algorithm updates
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How Google’s March, April and August updates might fit togetherSep 26, 2018 by Eric Enge In Google’s mind, does brand authority trump breadth and depth of content? Here’s a new perspective […]
SearchCap: Google mobile-first indexing notices, Bing AMP for news & Google Ads call reporting
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google floods webmasters with ‘mobile-first indexing enabled’ notificationsSep 20, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Did you get a notice from Google that your site is now enabled for mobile-first indexing? You’re not […]
Bing finally releases AMP viewer for news stories in mobile search
The Bing AMP viewer and Bing AMP Cache make AMP-enabled web pages accessible from Bing mobile search results.