Google search tests new interface for movie, TV show streaming options
Do you work at a movie and TV streaming service? If so, take notice of this new feature Google is testing.
Topic: Search engine optimization
Google emphasizes ‘Message this business’ in new local search test
Take notice, Google is testing a more prominent look for the messaging feature in the local search results. Is your business ready to manage text messages from your customers?
Google’s Mueller spent New Year’s helping SEOs tackle hacked content, slow website issues
Google is helping webmasters and SEOs on New Years and other holidays.
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.
Mueller: Focus your SEO on Google’s status quo
Sometimes it is a good idea to keep it simple with your web pages.
Year in Review: Top 10 SEO expert columns of 2018
Here's a look at the most read columns from our SEO experts that stood above the rest this year.
Ask an SMXpert: Link prospecting and helpful tools to manage outreach
Content-led link building expert Paddy Moogan offers some practical tips on driving inbound links and collaboration tools to manage outreach campaigns.
Can searchers tell the difference between ads and free listings? Google engineer says ‘yes’
Should Google take concerns over their search ads blending into their organic listings seriously?
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.
Ask an SMXpert: Tips for dealing with (and avoiding) Google penalties
SEO expert Fili Wiese explains some nuances of Google penalties in disavowing links, dealing with past penalties and domain issues for small business websites.
SearchCap: Google Home is really smart, Google pronounce & Congress
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 create landing pages that convertDec 21, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot If you’re looking to gather leads for your business, you need to have a landing-page strategy. Like every […]
Google is testing a pronunciation feature in web search
Check out this cool new feature Google is experimenting with in search.
Opinion: Congress needs to do their homework on search engines
During a Dec. 11 hearing, congressional representatives questioning Google's CEO demonstrated their lack of knowledge about how search engines actually work.
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 […]
SearchCap: Google mobile first indexing rolling, YouTube ads & Google Home for local
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’s mobile-first indexing now powers over half of Google’s search resultsDec 19, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google issued an update on the status of its mobile-first indexing initiative. 3 prospecting features […]
How a physician review site recovered from Google’s ‘medic’ update
A website in the healthcare niche saw improvement after removing the Google auto-translate plugin and rating schema from their translated pages.
Google’s mobile-first indexing now powers over half of Google’s search results
Google issued an update on the status of its mobile-first indexing initiative.
SearchCap: JavaScript nofollow, Google restaurant bookings & remarketing
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Compare 17 top SEO tools and platformsDec 18, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot Organic search remains the most important step in the purchase funnel. But with hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, […]
Google testing restaurant booking with both ‘reserve a table’ and ‘tables tomorrow’ buttons
Google keeps testing new ways to reserve tables or book appointments in local listings. Here is one unusual test.
SearchCap: Google Posts traffic changes, Google China & ABM metrics
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Report: Google’s Chinese search project ‘Dragonfly’ ends (for now)Dec 17, 2018 by Greg Sterling A combination of internal and external pressure has apparently prevented the project from going forward. Google Posts […]
SearchCap: Google Search Console report change, Google Shopping expands & SinglePlatform with Moz
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Do men and women value online reviews differently? Dec 14, 2018 by Jamie Pitman New research suggests there is an opportunity for businesses to get ahead of their competitors by generating […]
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.
SinglePlatform and Moz partner for restaurant SEO and content distribution
Each company will enable the other's customers improve visibility and local discovery in search.
SearchCap: Google related searches, YouTube call to actions & Conductor Actions
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 updates related searches to show image thumbnails, featured snippet-style resultsDec 13, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Featured snippets are now used in the related searches section in Google’s mobile results. YouTube […]
Google updates related searches to show image thumbnails, featured snippet-style results
Featured snippets are now used in the related searches section in Google's mobile results.
Conductor Actions turns search, SEO data into ‘voice of the customer’ intelligence
The company is making the data available through workflow tools Asana, Jira and Trello to enable non-SEO teams to access it.
SearchCap: Google Ads exact match name and brands in search
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Protect your brand in searchDec 12, 2018 by Digital Marketing Depot 98% of your competition is brand bidding. Advertisers bid on each others brand and trademarked terms to steal website traffic. […]
SearchCap: Google Lens for iOS, Facebook search ads & eCommerce SEO
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Facebook starts testing ads in search resultsDec 11, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues The test inventory will be available in Facebook and Marketplace search results. Google Lens goes live for search on […]
Google Lens goes live for search on iOS: We tested it out
Now that Lens is no longer buried in Google Photos we'll see more rapid adoption of visual search.
Human vs machine intelligence: how to win when ‘duplicate’ content is unique
Sometimes humans and machines disagree about what content is duplicate content. Here's why--and how to beat the system when it happens.
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 to redirect old Search Console reports to new ones Dec. 13
It's time to get acquainted with the new Google Search Console reports.
SearchCap: Google hack removal, Allo goes goodbye & responsive search 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: Google rolling out more features for responsive search ads, adding 10 languagesDec 6, 2018 by Ginny Marvin New tools in the web interface are designed to make creating RSAs easier. Missed […]
What we learned when Google deindexed our site for a day
What can you do if you get deindexed by Google? These are lessons we learned.
SearchCap: Google’s filter bubble, live streams in search & exact match naming
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 search now supports live streams with Indexing API, structured dataDec 5, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Do you live stream video content? Here is a new way to get more exposure […]
DuckDuckGo study says Google search personalization perpetuating ‘filter bubble’
Google's response is that significant SERP personalization is 'a myth.'
SearchCap: Google Search Console bug, AdStage news & Local Services 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: Don’t skip these critical recurring SEO tasksDec 4, 2018 by Jeremy Knauff As we near the end of the year, it’s time to review broken links, plugins, functionality and page speed […]
Google Search Console reporting bug drops some image search data
Beware of another reporting glitch in Google Search Console.