Here are the headlines for Fri Oct 18 2024 01:41:51 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
SEO News
- Search Traffic Benchmarks Report – An in-depth look at organic search traffic trends and SERP insights across seven industries: https://searchengineland.com/search-traffic-benchmarks-report-for-2024-447659
- Google’s Post-Election Ad Restrictions – Google’s temporary post-election ad restrictions could significantly affect political campaigns’ ability to share election-related messaging: https://searchengineland.com/google-to-pause-us-election-ads-after-polls-close-on-november-5th-447650
Algorithm Updates
- Helpful Content Update Insights – Tom provides actionable insights into what you can do if you’ve been impacted by the Helpful Content Update: https://moz.com/blog/hcu-what-to-do-whiteboard-friday
- Search Ranking Volatility – Another week of Google search ranking volatility reported: https://www.seroundtable.com/video-10-16-2024-38261.html
Technical SEO
- Google Tests More Results Button – Google is testing a more results button in the people also ask section with a new design: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-people-also-ask-more-results-center-37536.html
- Google Tests Article List View – Google Search is testing replacing the article carousel format with a list view format: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-tests-article-list-view-38202.html
- Google Tests New Image Pack Design – Google is testing a new image pack design that shows four images instead of three: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-testing-new-image-pack-design-38257.html
- Google Local Pack Map ‘Open in Maps’ Button – Google is now testing an ‘open in maps’ button in the local pack maps embed interface: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-local-pack-map-tests-open-in-maps-button-37327.html
Content SEO
- Google Search Translate Feature Photos – Google Search’s translate feature may show images that match the translated words, depending on the language: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-translate-feature-photos-38219.html
Organic Search Strategies
- Search Forums Recap – A recap of what happened in the search forums today: https://www.seroundtable.com/recap-10-18-2024-38258.html
SEO Best Practices
- Analyze PPC Performance Metrics – Learn how to effectively interpret PPC metrics to align advertising performance with business objectives: https://searchengineland.com/analyze-ppc-performance-metrics-447620
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