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Google Mobile First Indexing Now Really Done

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

03/04/24

Google announced that its mobile-first indexing

YouTube Music Band Room

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

03/04/24

Here is another music / band room at the Google office. This one is the YouTube music room but we’ve seen so many music and band rooms at Google over the years,…

SEO Strategist ~ Optidge ~ $45k-$50k ~ Remote (US)

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

03/01/24

WORKING AT OPTIDGE VIDEO SUMMARY We’re on the lookout for a friendly and results-driven individual to join our team of SEO experts! As an SEO Strategist, you’ll be at the heart of…

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 31, 2023

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

03/01/24

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 says old content is…

Google says mobile-first indexing is complete after almost 7 years

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

03/01/24

Google said it will turn off the indexing crawler information in the settings page in Search Console.

Google Search Generative Experience Now Triggers AI Answers For Recipes

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

03/01/24

The new Google Search, the Google Search Generative Experience, now shows AI-generated answers for recipe queries. I am told it did not show in early releases of SGE but sometime in the…

Google Expands Testing People Also Ask Speaker & List Icons

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/29/24

Google is expanding its testing the people also ask speaker and list icons. A nice number of people noticed these icons showing up in the Google search results within the people also…

Lessons learned from a startup that didn’t make it

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/29/24

What not to do when building a B2B startup

Pinterest revenue rises 11%, delivering better than expected results for advertisers

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/29/24

Ad revenue surpassed expectation as the platform’s global monthly active users increased by 8% year-on-year to 482 million.

Google Bard can now respond in real time

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Chelsea So

02/29/24

There is a setting to turn this real-time response off.

Contract SEO Specialist ~ Stewart Law Group ~ $72k-96k ~ Remote (US)

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Holly Kelly

02/29/24

At Stewart Law Group, we value the importance of being discoverable in the vast digital landscape. We’re on the hunt for a dynamic SEO Specialist with a knack for optimizing websites and…

Instagram Reminder Ads launch new features to boost reach

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/29/24

The platform is rolling out new capabilities to make the ad creation process easier and help marketers reach more potential customers.

Paid Search & SEO Specialist ~ Facet ~ $100k-$135k ~ Remote (US)

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/28/24

Facet is seeking a motivated and highly experienced Paid Search & SEO Specialist to join our dynamic marketing team. As a fast-growing financial services company, we are looking for exceptional talent who…

Quantum Meditation Woman Sculpture At Google

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/28/24

At the GooglePlex, the main Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, Google has these sculptures. This one is a Quantum Meditation II, the person who posted this on Instagram wrote,

Senior SEO Sales Specialist ~ Victorious ~ Remote (US)

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/27/24

Are you an SEO that enjoys sales? Does combining your knowledge of SEO with strong communication and technical capabilities to support sales teams, prospects, and customers energize you? If the prospect of…

Best of the Bot: Create an SEO plan for a digital marketing agency

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/27/24

A human asks Search Engine Land’s ChatBot to create an SEO content plan for a digital marketing agency. Here’s the answer.

Google SGE AI Snapshot Answer With Bolded Text & New Link Formats

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/27/24

Google seems to be bolding text within the Google Search Generative Experience AI answer snapshot when that text matches part or all of the query. Google does this with the normal search…

SEO Auditing Success – Whiteboard Friday

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/26/24

Discover five actionable tips to improve your approach to SEO auditing for greater success in this Whiteboard Friday.

Google Maps new search results makes photos significantly more important

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/26/24

This is a new “photo-first” search result layout where business owners need to pay more attention to the photos that show up for their business listings.

Live Blog: Meta Reports Q3 Earnings

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/23/24

Stay tuned as we live blog Meta’s earnings call starting at 5:00 PM ET.

Google Ads testing new overview dashboard for advertisers

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/23/24

Google confirmed this is an experiment they are trying with a select number of advertisers.

Google rolls out about this image and more SGE links

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/23/24

Google said the links in SGE AI answers are from high-quality sites.

Google Now Allows Mixing Structured Data Formats

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/22/24

Google announced a new way to communicate Structured Data using Syntax Graph Merge, which means mixing Schema formats

Amazon Ads launches AI image generation

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/22/24

Amazon said the generative AI tool lets you add backgrounds or lifestyle scenes around plain product images, which could improve CTR.

Google Introduces AR Beauty Ads, Promote Products With Virtual Try-On

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Jason Tabeling

02/22/24

Google introduces new AR Beauty ads allowing brands to promote products with virtual makeup try-on experiences.

Key Updates From Alphabet’s Q3 Earnings Call For Marketers

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Greg Jarboe

02/21/24

Explore highlights from the Q3 Alphabet earnings call, including what marketers need to know about the latest in ads, AI, and search.

Live Blog: Google Parent Alphabet Reports Q3 Earnings

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/21/24

Stay tuned as we live blog Alphabet’s earnings call starting at 4:30 PM ET.

Google search revenue rises 11%, solid increase in total ad revenue

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/21/24

Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, is almost back in double-digit growth, indicating that ad spend is beginning to stabilise.

Google investigating Display & Video 360 issue

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/20/24

The issue is currently being investigated by the Google Ads team and an update with more information is expected “shortly”.

How To Reduce Your Email Bounce Rate & Boost Email Marketing Campaigns

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/20/24

Email is a powerful marketing channel. Learn how to reduce your bounce rate and get a higher ROI from email marketing campaigns.

Google Photos will soon give you more say in those AI-created video highlights

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/20/24

You won’t have to wait for those “memories” to happen to you.

WordPress LiteSpeed Plugin Vulnerability Affects 4 Million Websites

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/19/24

XSS vulnerability patched in popular LiteSpeed caching plugin affects over 4 million WordPress sites

Google News For Context “By The Numbers” Tag

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/19/24

Google Search is testing a

Google Explains The “Hostload Exceeded” Issue With Indexing

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/16/24

Google’s John Mueller provides answers about why Search Console URL Inspection Tool fails to index submitted URLs

What Is Bounce Rate, and Does It Matter in 2023?

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/16/24

Unravel the mystery of bounce rate as we explore its evolution from Universal Analytics to GA4. Discover why Google redefined this metric, how to interpret it, and practical strategies to optimize your…

Google Completes Rollout of October 2023 Spam Update

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/15/24

Google finished rolling out the October 2023 Spam Update targeting thin and misleading content.

SEO outcomes vs. SEO outputs: Understanding the difference

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/15/24

Here’s how focusing on outcomes, not just outputs, can align your SEO efforts with your organization’s goals, resulting in a holistic impact.

How to use the Pixel 8’s Best Take to pick your favorite faces in group photos

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/15/24

All eyes on you.

Google Local Pack Tests Card Design For Reviews, Menu & More

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Laura Schiele

02/15/24

Google is testing a new local pack design that shows reviews, menu details and more in these card design. It is not too far off from the original local pack design in…

New Google AdSense Related Search For Auto Ads

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/15/24

Google has added a new auto ads option to AdSense named related search for auto ads. Related search for Auto ads lets publishers show their users search terms related to the page…

LinkedIn to give Collaborative Articles more reach in search

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Menachem Ani

02/14/24

While Collaborative Articles have potential visibility benefits, some articles are ‘drowning in half-truths and misinformation.’

Microsoft Target CPA and Maximize Conversions move to general availability

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/14/24

Advertisers across all markets can now use the automated bid strategies to optimize campaigns for “maximum results with minimal effort”.

How Search Generative Experience works and why retrieval-augmented generation is our future

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/14/24

Gauge the potential threat level of SGE on your site traffic. Get insights into the likely changes to the search demand curve and CTR model.

Google: Search Generative Experience May Link To Paywalled Content But Here Is How To Block SGE

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/13/24

Google has updated its paywalled content search developer documentation to explain that Google Search Generative Experience may link to content behind a paywall. Google wrote,

Google Search Stop Showing Event Rich Results – Bug?

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/13/24

Google seems to have stopped showing rich results for event markup in the Google search results. The event lists are no longer showing up event URLs in the Google search result snippet.This…

Google 25th Birthday Shirt

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/13/24

A few weeks ago Google celebrated its 25th birthday. We covered some photos from the special day but here is a t-shirt that says 25 in Google colors. A Google 25th birthday…

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 18, 2023

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Max Trotter

02/13/24

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. Bing Webmaster Tools has a…

Announcing: The Local Business Content Marketing Guide

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Caille O'Leary

02/13/24

Unlock the full potential of your local business with The Local Business Content Marketing Guide. Dive into actionable insights, real-world examples, and expert advice to help your business thrive.

Google Adds Support For Paywalled Content In Rich Results Test Tool

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

By: barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

02/13/24

Google adds paywall markup validation to the Rich Results Test tool, helping publishers clarify protected content.

5 SEO mistakes sacrificing quantity and quality (and how to fix them)

Source: Search Engine Land

By: Nicola Agius

02/12/24

Quality and quantity in SEO don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Find out how to fix these common mistakes to scale your SEO efforts.

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