Google is urging site owners and SEOs to have patience as the Google March 2024 core update continues to roll out over the coming weeks. Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, said on X to wait for the update to complete before deciding on what changes you may want to make. He wrote, “I would […]
I ran a poll asking my X/Twitter followers if they think the new Google March core and spam updates will reduce unhelpful content from showing up in the search results by 40%? About 80% of the 1,385 votes said no, they don’t think it will reduce the low-quality, unhelpful content from showing up in the […]
Let the SEO games of 2024 begin! On February 2, 2024, Google revamped its SEO beginner’s guide. There, you can explore some fresh, up-to-date insights aligning with the latest updates to the world’s biggest search engine’s core algorithm. For SEO newbies, it’s a fantastic read, especially if you aim to become a pro in the […]
Mark Huntley Sheds Light on the Dark Side of Google’s New SERP Features for Advertisers In an era where digital visibility is paramount, Google’s Search Engine Results Page (SERP) has been the cornerstone for brands and advertisers aiming to capture the attention of online audiences. However, recent changes in Google’s SERP features, as highlighted by […]
Google’s Google’s New Year’s Eve doodle for 2023 is live in some regions and will be live in New York in the next five hours or so. If you want a sneak peek at it early, here it is. Here is the animated GIF version, click on it to enlarge: Here are all the previous […]
Every year, John Mueller, Senior Search Analyst / Search Relations team lead at Google makes a significant effort to help respond to SEO-related questions on Christmas. He has done this since at least 2007, so sixteen-years and counting, and has done it again this Christmas. Here are the previous years of John offering support on […]
Most site owners are familiar with Discover and Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE), but Google keeps adding more ways for content to surface across its ecosystem. And with the addition of alternative feeds and secondary SERPs, it’s becoming incredibly hard to track where your content is surfacing and how much traffic is coming from those […]
The Google November 2023 core update and Google November 2023 reviews update are still both rolling out, and we have no estimated time of when they will finish rolling out. Both are well past their estimated two-week rollout period. I ran a poll yesterday asking SEOs when they think it will be done, and most […]
Happy Thanksgiving everyone and to celebrate the holiday, I will not be posting news today. Don’t worry, a lot of news will be posted tomorrow, including the weekly SEO video recap (subscribe!). Today, Google has a special Thanksgiving Doodle that goes to the History of Thanksgiving search result in Google Search. Here is the search […]
As a reminder, the Google helpful content system/update is a sitewide algorithm. It looks at your site as a whole when applying its ranking system to the Google Search results. So changing a character on one page of your site, won’t do anything to help you recover from this Google ranking algorithm. Danny Sullivan, Google’s […]