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 Partner Program shifting to calendar-year qualificationsDec 3, 2018 by Robin Kurzer The change will take effect in January. Google launches Q&A structured data for Question & Answer pagesDec 3, 2018 […]
Local business may want to check out this new "sold here" feature to gain more exposure in Google.
The focus now moves to travel, hotels and restaurants.
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 confirms searches performed off the platform do not influence Facebook search resultsNov 30, 2018 by Amy Gesenhues The company issued an explainer on how Facebook search works. The importance of […]
Google's system misidentified our site as being hacked and thus removed it from the Google index for a period of time this morning. Google has reversed this and our site should return to Google's search results shortly.
Mobile took a bite out of average order value, but sales from paid search over the holiday period rose.
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 teams up with Intent Lab to add deeper AI-powered insights to searchNov 29, 2018 by Robin Kurzer The partnership aims to provide deeper insights to help marketers align their messaging […]
Combat spammy inbound links, affiliate hijacking and scraping content to avoid negative impacts on your rankings.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Did you know you can report Google Maps-related spam calls and other violations to Google?Nov 28, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Google local has its share of spam and manipulation issues. There’s […]
Google local has its share of spam and manipulation issues. There's a form you can use to report some of those violations.
90 percent of respondents believe Google’s focus on proximity "frequently or sometimes" harms search results quality.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Is Google Image Search launching a new design for image preview?Nov 27, 2018 by Barry Schwartz We’re waiting for official confirmation from Google but they may be rolling out a design […]
As more buyers rely on online research, your brand’s reputation can make or break your business. These 9 handy ORM tools will help.
Google has made a couple changes within Google Search Console. Here is your update.
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 showing zero results again for many time, calculations & conversions search resultsNov 25, 2018 by Barry Schwartz And it is back! Google may now show no search results for queries […]
And it is back! Google may now show no search results for queries it's confident it can answer on its own.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 6 ways to boost organic video resultsNov 21, 2018 by Joe Goers The importance of video marketing continues to grow and video SEO is an effective way to differentiate your brand […]
Were you getting traffic in Google from video carousels or image carousels? There was a change that might impact you.
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 Ads showing Black Friday click, impression share trends in OverviewsNov 19, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Throughout the week, advertisers will be able to see how their campaigns are trending over […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Cast your vote: Let’s give ‘exact match’ real meaning with a new nameNov 19, 2018 by Ginny Marvin We’re holding a totally unauthorized vote to rename exact match. Cast your best […]
Google Hotel local pack got a redesign and adds an additional slot for four listings.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Help us understand how digital agencies are evolving: Take our survey Nov 15, 2018 by Ginny Marvin If you work at a digital agency, we want to hear from you. Getting […]
Google has added a new option to the search appearance filters in Search Console for event markup.
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’ Competition Tab offers new insights, recommendationsNov 14, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Now rolled out globally, advertisers can access deeper Auction Insights and machine learning-powered recommendations. Google releases improved GMB […]
GMB is becoming a customer relationship management and "engagement" platform.
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 […]
A new Google tool at web.dev measures your site's performance as well as its compliance with standards for progressive web apps, best practices, accessibility and 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: Last chance: Save $450 on a seat at SMX WestNov 12, 2018 by Search Engine Land Results-obsessed marketers are attending SMX® West for actionable SEO and SEM tactics and strategies. Join […]
Version 5 is out for Google PageSpeed Insights, and it provides a wealth of information.
If someone asked how you track your marketing efforts, how would you respond? Chances are, your answer would sound like a game of martech MadLibs. You’re using Google Analytics, advertising platforms, marketing automation, your CRM and myriad other tools to track, measure and take action on your marketing data. You spend your days building marketing […]
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 now shows Seller Ratings by country, changes eligibility requirementsNov 9, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Businesses must have 100 reviews per country to be eligible for Seller Rating. Solving complex SEO […]
Businesses must have 100 reviews per country to be eligible for Seller Rating.
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 testing YouTube movie trailer videos in ads on Google.comNov 8, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The videos appear in a carousel ad unit. Google Search Console experiments with domain propertiesNov 8, […]
As Google looks to migrate more features from the old Google Search Console to the new one, Google is rethinking how properties should be organized.
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 Scripts are rolling out in betaNov 7, 2018 by Ginny Marvin Like Google Ads Scripts, the new Bing Ads Scripts can be used to apply multiple changes or monitor […]
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 […]
SEOs are excited about the new lazy loading documentation from Google.
Crawlers are technical but understandable thanks to Microsoft's Senior Program Manager Frédéric Dubut's presentation at SMX East.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Digital work crisis — take the survey…Nov 5, 2018 by Search Engine Land You’re not alone. And we want to hear from you. MarTech Today and Workfront are conducting a survey […]
Keep an eye on these featured snippet changes in Google.