There is a fun new Google Search Off the Record podcast to listen to with John Mueller and Gary Illyes from the Google Search team. The short is that quality impacts everything related to Google’s search systems, from sitemaps, crawling, indexing, ranking and more. But they also go into large and old sites that may […]
Google started to roll out the Google September 2023 Helpful Content Update last Thursday afternoon and I’ve been seeing mixed signals about how strong and widespread this update is. There are definitely site owners and SEOs claiming some of their sites were hit hard but the tracking tools are reporting relatively calm weather since the […]
When people so much as picture the concept of a search engine, it’s Google that comes immediately to mind, and with good reason. Since its founding in September 1998, Google has been setting the standard to beat when it comes to online search technology. Google’s now-famous algorithm was what originally gave it an edge over […]
Google said that core updates have no impact on what Google shows in the autocomplete search predictions or suggestions. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison was asked about this and he said no, there is no impact. The question was asked by Tony Hill who wrote, “are the predictions in Google Autocomplete affected by Core Updates?” […]
I can understand Elon Musk’s push in most cases, in trying to drive certain actions on X, like reducing the reach of tweets from non-X Blue subscribers in order to boost Blue take-up, or limiting the reach of posts with external links to better incentivize direct posting to the app. I get it, it’s pretty […]
When General Data Protection Legislation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018, email marketers felt the impact in numerous ways. GDPR forced businesses to step back and revisit opt-in flow, data retention policies, and more. Some even thought GDPR would result in the end of email marketing. Since GDPR applied to any organization that […]
Today, we are thrilled to launch our 4th Social Impact & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Report for the year 2022. Aligned with our corporate purpose of making marketing better while having a positive impact on the world, our impact strategy centers around three core pillars: people, community, and DEI governance. Rock Content’s Social Impact […]
I have seen some folks in the SEO industry suggest that there will be some sort of search ranking and SEO impact with the sale of Google Domains to Squarespace. I just wanted to clarify this sale should have zero impact on your Google Search rankings or SEO efforts. Some think that when Google sells […]
Google’s Gary Illyes said in an SEO office hours video that having multiple navigation menus will have no impact on your SEO performance. That means no positive or negative impact on your SEO performance. The question came up at the 10:05 mark in the video. Question: Can having multiple navigation menus hurt SEO performance? A […]
Over the past few years, Google Bard has established itself as one of the most innovative and influential platforms on the tech scene and is now set to expand its global presence. This expansion has tech enthusiasts excited and curious about the latest updates the internet giant has to offer. With a plethora of resources […]