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.
Topic: Search engine optimization
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SearchCap: Google updates, SEO education & A/B testing
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Mueller previews Google image search changes, old Search Console sunsetting at NYC meetup.Jan 25, 2019 by Barry Schwartz Here are the highlights from a Google webmaster event that happened in the […]
Mueller previews Google image search changes, old Search Console sunsetting at NYC meetup.
Here are the highlights from a Google webmaster event that happened in the Google NYC office last night.
4 building blocks to help your brand’s SEO strategy succeed
Crawlability, optimization, brand engagement and knowledge-content creation are all important pieces to create a more competitive SEO program.
SearchCap: Google Ads management, search click data & new writers
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Data: Google organic search CTRs decline on desktop, see big drop on phonesJan 24, 2019 by Greg Sterling Mobile organic clicks on declined roughly 10 points between 2016 and 2018. Google […]
Data: Google organic search CTRs decline on desktop, see big drop on phones
Mobile organic clicks on declined roughly 10 points between 2016 and 2018.
Search Engine Land adds technical, in-house SEO experts to team
Detlef Johnson and Jessica Bowman will contribute content and expertise to our website and annual SMX events.
SearchCap: Amazon adds acquisition metrics, Google Posts, SMX West starts next week
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Get started with marketing automation–learn the terms you need to know Jan 23, 2019 by Digital Marketing Depot For businesses involved in digital marketing, marketing automation has quickly become a game-changer. […]
SearchCap: Amazon’s record-breaking holiday season, Google My Business updates, more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Amazon had a record-breaking holiday season, here’s how advertisers managed it Jan 22, 2019 by Melissa Reilly The holiday season brought improved Sponsored Brand ad copy approval times but policy enforcement […]
Small business scammer shut down by Google lawsuit
Defendant firm had falsely represented that it was acting on behalf of Google.
Google offers improved GMB sign-up flow for service-area businesses
Improved process will make it easier to set up service areas on GMB.
Leveraging Amazon search ads in a time of rapid change
Amazon's advertising offerings are getting more sophisticated, presenting marketers with new opportunities and complexities.
SearchCap: Cortana integration efforts & content accessibility
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Microsoft seeks more Cortana distribution, deeper integration on Android, iOS Jan 18, 2019 by Greg Sterling We’re heading toward a voice-first world for publishers, retailers and brands. Leveraging Amazon search ads […]
Microsoft seeks more Cortana distribution, deeper integration on Android, iOS
We're heading toward a voice-first world for publishers, retailers and brands.
How to make your content more accessible to the visually impaired
Updating alt tags and creating friendly URLs and file names are just a few ways to maximize the accessibility of your organic search presence.
SearchCap: Bing & Yahoo partner, Google News SEO & link ranking study
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 shares tips for success in Google News search resultsJan 17, 2019 by Barry Schwartz Get reacquainted with best practices for getting your content in Google News. Get proven SEO & […]
Google shares tips for success in Google News search results
Get reacquainted with best practices for getting your content in Google News.
Updated study: Links are still incredibly important for ranking in Google
Surprise, surprise - a Google ranking study shows links are still important for ranking.
SearchCap: EU search results preview, Google URL inspection tool update & Bing Ads page feeds
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 ordered to submit search index to state sponsorship in RussiaJan 16, 2019 by Greg Sterling Google has a 45 percent search market share in Russia, second only to Yandex. Demystifying […]
Demystifying Google’s guide to clicks, impressions and position in Google Search Console
Here are the answers to the most common questions asked about managing metrics in the Performance reporting in GSC.
Google Search Console’s URL inspection tool adds HTTP response, page resources, JS logs and rendered screenshot
You must check out the upgraded Google URL inspection tool; it really gives you more detailed insights into your pages.
SearchCap: Google Gmail ads, DuckDuckGp Apple Maps & Amazon ads
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Amazon Sponsored Products ads now support dynamic bidding, bid adjustmentsJan 15, 2019 by Ginny Marvin Advertisers can opt-into automated bidding and tailor bids for the search ads by page placement. DuckDuckGo […]
SearchCap: Google blog comments & People also ask in Google
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Nofollow couldn’t save the Google webmaster blog from comment spamJan 14, 2019 by Barry Schwartz Google’s plan of “preventing comment spam” with the nofollow link attribute didn’t work for its own […]
SearchCap: SEO at Google, Sitelink ad tips & SMX Munich
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 avoid a site migration disaster Jan 11, 2019 by Chris Sherman There are many reasons you might be considering a site migration: introducing a new CMS, changing hosting providers […]
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.
SEOs noticing ranking volatility in Google’s search results
There may have been an update or two in the past week.
Google may be headed for victory in EU right-to-be-forgotten indexing appeal
The top legal advisor for the European Court of Justice has recommended that delisting under RTBF not extend outside the EU.
Google working to disable knowledge graph hack that shows misleading search results
A knowledge panel manipulation technique is finally getting the search giant's serious attention.
In-depth with Bing Webmaster Tools — the definitive guide
Get up close and personal with the functionality offered in Bing Webmaster Tools in this six-part series.
Google lets users see their related search history with new card
Google helps searchers remember what they saw on Google in their past searches and web site visits with a new search feature.
Google Assistant updates: Airline check-ins, hotel bookings, language translation and Maps
The business model for Google Assistant may be transactions over advertising.
Machine vs. man: What really matters for SEO success
Changes to the core concepts of quality and authority over the past year have altered the course of SEO forever, with Google both improving algorithms and increasingly relying on human "quality raters."
Need to expedite page removal in Google’s search index? Try a temporary sitemap file
Do you need to remove a lot content from Google quickly? Here is how to do it if you own the site.
Google’s Rich Results testing tool now supports code editing
You can now edit the code in the rich results test and see what those edits do in real time.
StrategiQ launches Spark, an SEO deployment platform
The tool employs Cloudflare Workers to make changes server-side.
Google buys expert community and ‘answer engine’ Superpod for $60 million
The speculation is that Superpod founders and assets will be used to improve Google Assistant.
DuckDuckGo broke 9 billion searches in 2018, and it’s growing
Check out the rapid growth of this privacy focused search engine.
Robots.txt tip from Bing: Include all relevant directives if you have a Bingbot section
Pay close attention to the directives you give to Bingbot and other search engines in your robots.txt files.
What makes people click on search ads?
There's a reason search ads resonate with users -- even when they know they're ads.