Microsoft Bing tests the placement of the related search query list on the left side of the search results page. Typically, Microsoft places these related searches on the right side of the Bing search results page. Here’s a screenshot of it from Frank Sandtmann, a Germany-based SEO consultant, sending me cool Bing features and changes: […]
We had our first unconfirmed update of the Google search ranking algorithm in 2022, it was on January 11th. Google admitted that there is a backlog in responding to manual actions. Google said they want to share more details about core updates, but aren’t allowed to. IndexNow co-sharing URLs are now fully live between Microsoft […]
Microsoft Bing announced New travel search capabilities, including suggested itineraries and inspiration, 360 immersive views, information about drinks and restaurants, and coupons and offers. This is currently live in the United States. The following are new to these new travel search features in Bing. Recommended itineraries & inspiration You should see a section called “What […]
In September, Microsoft added Advertising 32 new attributes for its Bing search ads, and now, Microsoft has added four more new attributes. These new attributes include Asian, Latin American, female, and diabetic-friendly ads that can be added to your Bing search ads. The four new attributes are: Asian owned Latin American possession Women property Diabetic […]
So we know that Google takes manual actions that can manipulate a website in terms of its ranking in Google search. Well, Microsoft Bing doesn’t necessarily have manual actions, but they do manual actions against some websites. Here is an email from Sunny, an SEO, that Microsoft said they removed a block on a website. […]
How cute that is, Microsoft Bing Search is testing putting this animated snowman next to the Shopping tab under the search bar. I personally cannot reproduce this, but Frank Sandtmann, a SEO consultant based in Germany, can and sent it to me. Here is a screenshot of it in action: I’m waiting for Google’s holiday […]
Not to be exceeded by google, Microsoft’s Fabrice Canel announced that it has published BingBot’s IP addresses in this JSON file. This is in addition to the methods you can use to verify that Microsoft Bing is crawling your website and that it is not a scam bot pretending to be BingBot. Here is the […]
Brodie Clark has published a poll on Twitter that has about nine hundred answers and asks, “Which search engine has the best chance of competing with Google in the next 10 years?” The search engine with the most votes was DuckDuckGo, beating Microsoft Bing. I’m surprised that I personally voted for Microsoft as they really […]
First, excuse the noise at the beginning, it stops after 30 seconds. This week we had another update to the Google search ranking algorithm to report, but at least Semrush’s Mordy Oberstein has proven that I’m not crazy about reporting these updates. Google updated its search quality rating policy document, which was last updated about […]
Microsoft Bing is testing a lightbulb icon on the right side of the search results snippets that, when clicked, opens up more details about that page, including magician, url, title, topics on the page, and more. This page also allows you to view a section that tells you more about the topic. Personally, I can’t […]