Google Shows 3 Ways To Boost Digital Marketing With Google Trends    Oct 11, 2024
Google shares actionable tips on using Google Trends for competitor insights, brand awareness analysis, and forecasting product demand
Search Engine Journal

BrightonSEO Recap: Content Strategy    Oct 11, 2024
Key takeaways to build your best content strategy yet – insights from content and SEO experts speaking at BrightonSEO 2024.
DeepCrawl

Reddit Makes Game    Oct 11, 2024
Reddit announced their keyword targeting expansion today, available on both feed and conversation ad placements. Also announced were AI keyword suggestions to help bolster performance.
Search Engine Journal

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 11, 2024    Oct 11, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. We are seeing more signs of intense Google Search ranking volatility. Google is now showing sites hit by HCU or core updates in the AI Overview links/citations. Google Search is missing the video tab in search for some users. Google spoke about when your robots.txt is unavailable. Google added edit and delete buttons next to your reviews. Bing is testing "best list of" carousels in search. And I posted the SEO video recap this morning. Tonight is Yom Kippur - which those who observe the holiday an easy and meaningful fast...
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Ranking Volatility Spiking October 10th    Oct 11, 2024
Can you believe it, it has been over a week since I reported on any Google Search ranking algorithm updates or volatility. Over the past 24-hours or so, the level of chatter have spiked, along with many of the third-party Google Search ranking tracking tools.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Not Showing Sites Hit By Helpful Content Update In AI Overviews    Oct 11, 2024
Google's AI Overviews seem to not show citations or link to sites that were hit by the helpful content update (and probably core updates), even when you ask the AI Overview directly about that site and even if that site is ranking well for that query in the traditional Google search results.
Search Engine Roundtable

Bing Search Best List Of Carousel    Oct 11, 2024
Microsoft is testing a new Bing Search carousel titled "Best list of X." It can be the best list of PPC agencies or other queries that Bing wants to show you the best list of.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Missing Video Tab For Some Users    Oct 11, 2024
Google Search seems to be missing the video tab under the search bar for some searchers. I suspect this is some sort of weird bug, there is no way in my mind that Google will do away with the ability to search for videos.
Search Engine Roundtable

What The Google Antitrust Verdict Could Mean For The Future Of SEO    Oct 11, 2024
Get insights into Google's first major antitrust case. Learn how this trial could shape the future of SEO and restore competition in search.
Search Engine Journal

Google On When Robots.txt Is Unreachable, Other Pages Reachability Matter    Oct 11, 2024
There is this interesting conversation on LinkedIn around a robots.txt serves a 503 for two months and the rest of the site is available. Gary Illyes from Google said that when other pages on the site are reachable and available, that makes a big difference, but when those other pages are not, then "you're out of luck," he wrote.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Adds Edit & Delete Buttons To Reviews    Oct 11, 2024
Google has added an edit and delete button link next to the reviews you added to a Google Business Profile listing. This gives the reviewer a quicker method to modify or remove the review they left for a business.
Search Engine Roundtable

16 Essential Paid SEO Tools That Are Worth the Money    Oct 11, 2024
Discover 16 paid SEO tools that are worth the investment. Learn about key features, use cases, and tips to maximize their potential.
Search Engine Journal

How Marketers Can Reach Gen Z On Social Media    Oct 11, 2024
Discover how Gen Z is utilizing social media and what marketers need to know to effectively reach this unique audience.
Search Engine Journal

Legal SEO Conference: The World’s First SEO Event Tailored Exclusively For Lawyers    Oct 11, 2024
The Legal SEO Conference brings together top SEO experts who specialize in helping law firms dominate search engine results.
Search Engine Journal

Wayback Machine Down Amid Cyberattack, 31 Million Accounts Exposed    Oct 10, 2024
Hackers hit Internet Archive, exposing 31 million users' data. Wayback Machine down as organization battles breach and DDoS attacks.
Search Engine Journal

Snapchat Is Testing 2 New Advertising Placements    Oct 10, 2024
Snap recently announced the launch of two new advertising placement tests within their platform, Sponsored Snaps and Promoted Places.
Search Engine Journal

Google Analytics 4 Introduces Realtime Pages Report    Oct 10, 2024
Google Analytics adds a Realtime pages report, offering instant insights on page views, user engagement, and website performance.
Search Engine Journal

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 10, 2024    Oct 10, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Local Service Ads will require advertisers to have a Google Business Profile next month. Google is testing a Quick view button in search that gives searchers no reason to look at your site. Google may have 9...
Search Engine Roundtable

[Podcast] AI Search, EEAT, & Structured Data – with Dan Taylor, Head of Technical SEO    Oct 10, 2024
Tech SEO experts discuss AI search, Google's SGE, & how EEAT & schema markup play a role in optimizing website content for AI search.
DeepCrawl

Google Local Service Ads To Require Google Business Profile    Oct 10, 2024
Google will soon require businesses who want to advertise using Google Local Service Ads to also have a Google Business Profile. Google posted a notice that reads, "By Thursday, November 21, 2024, your Local Services ad will need a matching Google Business Profile to continue appearing in search results and to display your customer reviews."
Search Engine Roundtable

Are There 9,000 Google Ads Campaigns Created Every Second?    Oct 10, 2024
Thomas Eccel posted a guess, trying to figure out how many Google Ads campaigns are created in a timeframe. He said if the ad campaigns are issued in sequential order, based on his calculations, 9,000 ad campaigns are created on Google Ads every second.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Quick View Button On Recipes    Oct 10, 2024
Google is testing placing a "quick view" button overlayed on the images on recipes within Google Search. The crazy part is that clicking on "Quick view" keeps you on Google while giving you a snapshot of the content from the publisher, without sending that traffic to the publisher.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Testing Verified Labels For Product Results    Oct 10, 2024
Back in August we reported that Google was testing showing verified badges, verification labels, in the organic search results. Well, now Google is testing the verified label on the detailed product results overlay, on retailer listings.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Expands Store Ratings To India, Australia, Canada, and the UK    Oct 10, 2024
Google is rolling out the Store ratings feature beyond US Search. It is rolling out to searchers in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom. Although, we've seen examples of Google showing them in Australia and other countries over the years, I guess as a test.
Search Engine Roundtable

Ask A PPC: Should I Pause My Expanded Text Ads    Oct 10, 2024
Discover the pros and cons of pausing your expanded text ads. Find out if it's worth it to move away from this ad format.
Search Engine Journal

How To Get Quality SEO Content Out Of Generative AI [Checklist]    Oct 10, 2024
A helpful checklist and guide for incorporating AI into SEO content creation processes.
Search Engine Journal

Google Faces Potential Breakup: How DOJ Ruling Could Reshape Search    Oct 9, 2024
Google faces potential breakup as DOJ ruling outlines remedies to curb search monopoly. Here's how it could impact search.
Search Engine Journal

Google: 5 Ways DOJ Proposals Harm Business and Consumers    Oct 9, 2024
Google's response to DOJ antitrust proposals lists five ways they harm consumers and businesses
Search Engine Journal

Google Expands Store Ratings In Search Results To New Markets    Oct 9, 2024
Google expands store ratings in search results to Australia, Canada, India, and UK.
Search Engine Journal

Dropshipping SEO makes your Shopify store successful    Oct 9, 2024
Take your dropshipping business to the next level with SEO expertise. Optimize your Shopify store to increase traffic and maximize sales.
Yoast

The 100 Most Searched People on Google in 2024    Oct 9, 2024
These are the 100 most searched people on Google, along with their monthly search volumes.
Ahrefs

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 9, 2024    Oct 9, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. DOJ may breakup Google and worse, but the ruling won't happen officially until next year. Google is testing what people are saying short videos. Google is testing card style knowledge panels on desktop. Google is testing most mentioned places. Google Ads cleaned up its side bar navigation. Google Business Profiles lets you reorder your menu items for your restaurant...
Search Engine Roundtable

BrightonSEO Recap: Local SEO Strategies    Oct 9, 2024
Key takeaways to build your best local SEO strategy yet – insights from SEO experts speaking at BrightonSEO 2024.
DeepCrawl

Google DOJ Monopoly Ruling Remedy May Result In Breakup    Oct 9, 2024
Late last night, the Department of Justice indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy to its monopoly ruling. Of course, Google will appeal this decision, which will have this stuck in courts for years. A breakup is probably the most strict outcomes of this ruling that anyone expected.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Testing What People Are Saying Results To Short Videos    Oct 9, 2024
Google had this feature titled "What people are saying" that led to forums, in a list and text format. Now, Google is testing this same thing but it leads to short videos on TikTok and other platforms.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Testing Card Style Knowledge Panel Design on Desktop    Oct 9, 2024
Google is testing its mobile design for knowledge panels on desktop. You can see the card formatted design for these knowledge panels on the desktop interface.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Testing Most Mentioned Places    Oct 9, 2024
Google is testing a new local search carousel named "Most Mentioned Places." It seems to bring up local retail stores that have the product you are searching for. It shows local Google Business Profile listings, with the photo, and review summaries.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Lets You Reorder Your Restaurant Menu Items    Oct 9, 2024
Google Business Profiles now lets you quickly reorder your menu items on your restaurant's menu with drag-and-drop menus. This allows you to move menu items from section to section much faster and easier.
Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads Improves Console Sidebar Navigation    Oct 9, 2024
Google has made a small but useful change to the Google Ads sidebar navigation. It made the background white on sub-navigational elements, which helps differentiate between main menu options and sub-menu options.
Search Engine Roundtable

The 4 Principles Of Effective Retail Marketing    Oct 9, 2024
What is retail marketing? Master these pillars to develop an effective retail marketing strategy, and attract more customers to your business.
Search Engine Journal