The Google product reviews update was a big one; Friday’s daily brief
Plus, Google Ads insights page, CLS metric changes and possible soft 404 bugs.
Topic: John Mueller
Google released a new algorithm update, it’s not a core update, it’s a product review update; Friday’s daily brief
Also a bit on Google vs SEOs; the adversarial/evolutionary relationship.
What’s new in search: zero clicks, algorithm updates and mobile-first indexing; Friday’s daily brief
Don't miss the updated information from Google on the core web vitals and page experience update.
Featured snippets went missing but have now returned; Friday’s daily brief
Plus video SEO tips and a new way to manage local reviews in Google
Mobile-first indexing, site downtime, static headlines and rich results; Friday’s daily brief
Plus the Google algorithm updates continue, including a local search update.
PPC trends, event-speaker partnerships, and Russia cracking down on Twitter; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, why you should automate more PPC tasks
Has automation actually changed the way you do your job?; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, Google goes organic with its hotel search listings
Don’t lose sleep over the Page Experience Update and more; Friday’s daily brief
Wouldn't it be cool if Google told us when specific ranking factors were no longer being used?
A few pointers from the pros during SMX Report; Wednesday’s daily brief
Plus, Google extends deadline for Partner Program requirements and Yelp releases new features to address new consumer behaviors.
Passage based rankings, core web vitals and responsive search ads; Friday’s daily brief
I hope you like SEO rants...
Are Core Web Vitals worth the trouble? And confusion around passage ranking; Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, Bing launches misspelling interpreter
Diversity and inclusion in search marketing and advertising; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, GMB adds messaging to desktop (finally)
Google goes dark theme and passage ranking sees the light: Friday’s daily brief
Plus, making the case for more Google Search Console data.
Google hiding addresses in local pack and should you write meta descriptions: Tuesday’s daily brief
Plus, Google News and Discover penalties
Google temporarily disables issue validation in Search Console
Yet another feature has been disabled in Google Search Console, this comes months after Google disabled the request indexing tool.
New key insights from Google’s John Mueller at SMX
Topics include the Page Experience Update, FAQ schema, request indexing tool, diversity and much more.
Google Search Console temporarily drops request indexing feature
This feature should be back in the upcoming weeks while Google makes infrastructure changes.
Google says you can recover from core updates without a new core update
Unlike the old Panda or Penguin updates, Google core updates get refreshed data regularly.
A Google Search bug wreaked havoc on the search results Monday night
The issue lasted several hours yesterday, putting the SEO community in a bit of panic mode.
What 20 years of Google algorithm updates say about what SEOs should focus on next
More than a history lesson: How to prepare for the next big Google update.
Video: Daniel Waisberg from Google on Search Console and the Search Relations Team
Daniel has a rich history in the search industry, even writing here at Search Engine Land for years before working at Google.
Should Google not trust links in all guest blog posts?
Google has said again that links in guest blog posts should be nofollowed.
Google Search Console performance report gets recipe filters
Use these new reports to see how well your recipe markup is performing in Google Search.
SEMRush drops paid guest blogging service after Google policy scrutiny
Google said selling paid links on blogs is against its webmaster guidelines and that Google can take action against those using the service.
Oops, LinkedIn temporarily drops out of Google Search
Even the biggest sites on the internet can have problems with their SEO and Google.
16-straight days of rankings volatility: SEOs dig into the COVID-19 effects on search
A discussion about the impact of new search behaviors, changing websites and algorithm updates on the massive shifts they're seeing.
Google handles reconsideration requests in batches
John Mueller said that the Google team goes through reconsideration requests in batches, so sometimes it can feel like there is a backlog.
Google working on fixing data in URL parameter tool
The legacy URL parameter tool in Google Search Console is having some issues, Google is aware and working on it.
Video: Learn more about John Mueller, webmaster trends analyst at Google
Do you love cheese? Well, John does.
Google doesn’t have an ‘ideal’ page speed
The most meaningful speed metric depends on how users interact with your site, said Google's Martin Splitt.
Google: Stick to structured data guidelines if you want the rich result
“Even without the structured data leading to rich results, our systems profit by understanding the pages better when they use structured data,” Mueller said.
If Google says H1s don’t matter for rankings, why should you use them? Here’s why
Even if Google says its ranking systems work just fine without them, accessibility and readability are good reasons to use headings correctly.
Multiple H1s won’t get in the way of your SEO, Google says
Google still uses semantic headings to understand the context of different parts of your pages, though.
Server migrations are “uneventful for Google systems”
Expect Googlebot to readjust your crawl frequency, though.
Google can crawl AJAX just fine
No special action necessary for webmasters.
Meta robots nofollow gets the hint treatment too
Robots won’t support the new UGC and sponsored link attributes, says Google’s Gary Illyes.
Yes, you can add JSON structured data to the body of your pages
Head or body, Mueller explains that Google can read both just fine.
SMX Overtime: Your questions answered about Google penalties and their impact on websites
SMX London attendees asked SEO expert Fili Wiese a wide-ranging number of questions about penalties, indexing, crawling and more.
Google selects canonical URLs based on your site and user preference
If a different URL is chosen, it doesn’t negatively affect your site.
You can’t opt into or out of mobile-first indexing
Google's John Mueller reminds us that one day, there will only be mobile-first indexing.