Google’s John Mueller said it is fine to publish some content in both PDF and HTML formats. He said both “can be shown independently in the search results.” If Google sees them as duplicates, in some cases, Google may just show the HTML version in its search results. He posted this Q&A in a AskGooglebot […]
Most SEOs believe Google will push out another confirmed algorithm update before the end of the 2023 year – so within the next few weeks. I ran a poll on X asking SEOs “Do you think Google will push out another confirmed update before the 2023 year ends?” Most said yes, specifically to a “confirmed” […]
There was a complaint on X from a publisher who said Google is not showing details in the “About this site,” “About the source” section in the Google Search results for their site. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, responded that not having information about your site there doesn’t mean your site will rank better or […]
There has been a bit of controversy over the name “parasite SEO” in the industry and Google itself doesn’t like the term either. So they said they will be renaming parasite SEO to some new term in the near future. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, wrote on X, “We don’t use that term internally. […]
On Friday, Google’s Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, said that the search company has taken steps to deal with the parasite SEO problem. He also added that the specific change with the upcoming helpful content update is still not live yet but Google did take other steps to deal with the issue. Sullivan wrote on X, […]
Google is testing bolding the name of the business within the local panel in the search results. I was unable to replicate this but my screenshot shows my company name in normal text, while the test shows a bolded font for the company name. Here is a screenshot from Khushal Bherwani he posted on X […]
The last likely Google confirmed update of the year, the November 2023 reviews update, completed last Thursday afternoon on the 7th. But days after it completed the Google search results are still super volatile and the fluctuations and chatter are heated. Maybe I am wrong and Google is about to announce another helpful content update […]
It seems Google is expanding the Things To Know feature in its search results, both in how often it is shown, where it is shown and how it is shown. We are also seeing it in the form of site links or sublinks on specific search results. Just an FYI, we’ve covered tons of Things […]
The Google November 2023 reviews update, the last one Google will confirm, finished rolling out yesterday afternoon on December 7, 2023. It took 29 days to roll out, which initially kicked off on November 8, 2023. Again, this was the last time Google confirmed a reviews update because it is now more of a regular […]
For the original iTunes version, click here. Google confirmed the last reviews update finished rolling out yesterday after 29 days. Google Search ranking volatility continues throughout the whole week, I called it the Google Winter Blast update but it might be the reviews update that is ongoing. Google Groups has seen a massive ranking and […]