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Google’s ‘Learn Something Specific’ Update for Business Profiles

11/04/24

Google is testing a new feature for Google Business Profiles, replacing the existing question and answer box with a “Learn Something Specific” format. This update aims to enhance user engagement by encouraging more focused inquiries and providing more precise answers. This trial could impact how businesses interact with customers and how information is shared on local search listings.

How Google’s New Local Search Features Can Elevate Your Business Visibility

11/03/24

Google is experimenting with new local search functionalities aimed at improving user experience and engagement. These include “Discover more places” within the local finder and “Explore places nearby” integrated into the web search interface, offering users innovative ways to uncover local businesses and points of interest.

7 strategies to maximize your AI-powered search market share

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Elizabeth Rule

11/01/24

Navigate the new frontier of AI-powered search and equip your brand with essential strategies to thrive today and beyond.

Google’s Advice On Understanding If Your SEO Team Is Doing Their Job

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

11/01/24

Google’s John Mueller laid out a few ways to determine if your SEO team is doing the actual work they promised to deliver. While trusting your SEO team is important, John said…

Google Says ccTLDs & Language Do Help You Rank Better In Local Country Region

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

11/01/24

Gary Illyes from Google said in the latest Google SEO office hours that using a ccTLD and the localized language on your page and website does help you rank a little better…

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 15, 2024

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/29/24

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 said it will host…

Google Search Console now lets you set your shipping and return policies

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/28/24

Search Console shipping and return settings take precedence over other methods, like structured data.

Ranking For Unrelated Keywords In Google Search? Make Your Titles & Content Clearer

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/24/24

Have you ever had a site that ranks for unrelated keywords, queries you do not want to rank for? John Mueller from Google said if you do, maybe you should make your…

SEO Reporting for Agencies (With Real Report Examples)

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/21/24

How to build better reporting processes (and earn happier clients).

Google Testing AI Overview Link Cards To Top

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/18/24

Google is testing placing the link cards at the top of the AI Overviews box within Google Search. Instead of having them deep at the bottom, they are being tested at the…

Director, SEO – The SEOFOMO Hub

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/16/24

Docebo, a leader in the LMS category is seeking a highly skilled Director of SEO to join our team and scale organic growth. You will be responsible for developing and implementing effective…

UTM Tagging for Google Business Profile — Whiteboard Friday

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

10/10/24

In this Whiteboard Friday, learn about UTM tagging for Google Business Profiles with Claire Carlile Rees.

Key ad platform updates of 2024 (so far): A B2B marketer’s review

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/10/24

Dive into the biggest ad-related releases of 2024 to date from Google, LinkedIn, Meta and Microsoft and their significance to B2B campaigns.

Local Brand Loyalty Takeaways From That Time Ace Hardware Was Trending

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/09/24

Study the Ace Hardware playbook and build an experience at the local business you’re running or marketing that customers love to remember, share, and even champion!

3 PPC KPIs to track and measure success

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/04/24

Leverage valuable Google Ads metrics like conversion rate, impression share and lifetime value for deeper PPC insights and opportunities.

Google Search now supports return policy markup at the organization-level

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

10/04/24

A year ago, Google added support for return policy structured data support for merchant listing and now Google is expanding that support to the organization level.

Instagram tests unskippable video ads in main feed

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/27/24

Unskippable video ads is a controversial new ad format that forces users to watch a video ad before they can scroll through their main feed.

Google won’t index sites that do not work on mobile devices after July 5th

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/27/24

So now, the mobile-first indexing initiative is really done – 7.5 years later.

How SEO moves forward with the Google Content Warehouse API leak

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/25/24

Addressing common questions, critiques and concerns following the massive Google Search leak and how your approach to SEO should change.

AI Overview’s Dangerous Fails + a Life Lesson

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/20/24

AI Overviews is meant to quickly deliver information to searchers, but it is delivering misinformation that ranges from plain bizarre to perilous to public health. Miriam rounds up some of the oddest…

Your guide to Google Analytics 4 attribution

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/20/24

Understand how attribution in GA4 works – session, user, and event scopes, modeled and blended data, and much more.

Google visual storytelling advances for YouTube, Discover, Gmail 

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/17/24

Google expands visually immersive ad formats across YouTube, Discover, and Gmail, including new YouTube Shorts ad formats.

On saying no

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Sherry Bonelli

09/16/24

Strategies, templates, and advice on how to stay focused while still being kind

Off-Page SEO Specialist ~ Infinity Sales Group ~ $65k-80k ~ Boca Raton, Florida (US)

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/11/24

The Business ISG is a 100% U.S.-based performance-propelled digital marketing agency specializing in new customer acquisition across multiple verticals. Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, ISG partners with major global brands to drive…

New Google Search AI features to help you plan, research and learn

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/11/24

New features include AI Overviews, multistep reasoning capabilities, planning capabilities, AI-organized search results, and a new Google Lens ask with video feature.

The art of the pivot, part 2: How, why and when to pivot

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Anu Adegbola

09/10/24

Help for your “pivotal” decision

5 mistakes to avoid when adding new ecommerce channels

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/10/24

Learn how to avoid missteps that can stifle growth, waste valuable resources, and even lead to account suspensions.

False: Google Auditing 25% Of Google Ads

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

09/04/24

The Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin, said the rumors of Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts are false. She wrote, “The rumor about Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts on…

How to transform your Google Ads headlines with anti-audiences

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

08/29/24

Get more qualified leads from your Google Ads. Use anti-audience targeting to laser-focus your messaging on the right prospects.

How Perplexity builds product

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

08/29/24

Johnny Ho, co-founder and chief strategy officer, explains how he organizes his teams like slime mold, uses AI to build their AI company, and much more

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