Tag Archives: Ranking

SEM & SEO

Google Says Rating Signals & Components Are Like Gas, Whereas Programs Are The Machines That Use The Gas

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06
Feb

Danny Sullivan, the Google Search Liaison, gave a good analogy of the differences between ranking systems, ranking signals and ranking factors. He said signals and factors are the same, the “signal/factors are like fuel; systems are the machine that uses them,” Sullivan wrote. Danny Sullivan explained that at Google, “We use signal and factor fairly […]

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Google Would not Say Core Web Vitals Are A Search Rating Issue

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05
Feb

Google’s Danny Sullivan said on Friday, “We don’t confirm any of the things [page experience or core web vitals] as a direct ranking factor.” He added, “But to reiterate we look at many things not one thing and even the one thing might not be a direct ranking factor.” “It doesn’t say it is a […]

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When Is The Subsequent Confirmed Google Search Rating Algorithm

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30
Jan

It has been almost 12 weeks since the last confirmed Google search ranking algorithm was released. That was the November 2023 reviews update. Before that was the November 2023 core update. Since then, we have had plenty of unconfirmed Google updates (or ranking bugs), but none have been confirmed. We know Google is working on […]

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Google Confirmed Rating Bug, Rating Volatility, High quality Raters Lower & Google Ads AI Goes Dwell

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26
Jan

Google has confirmed that issue where sites would rank during the week and then not rank on the weekends – just wild. We had an unconfirmed Google ranking update this week after having a calm weekend. Google has dropped Appen, one of its largest sources for search quality raters. Google’s SEO starter guide is getting […]

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Google Search Rating Replace Brewing Round January twenty third & twenty fourth

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25
Jan

I see signs of another unconfirmed Google Search ranking algorithm update. Right now, there is only one tool showing volatility, and that would be Semrush. The other tools are all relatively calm right now, but that can change later today and tomorrow. But I am also seeing a significant amount of chatter in the past […]

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One other Calm Weekend For Google Search Rating Volatility

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21
Jan

We have had intense Google search ranking update volatility over the past few weeks over the weekends. That weekend trend kind of stopped when we had a mid-week Google update around January 9th/10th. And for the past couple of weekends, including this one, the volatility with the Google search results has been relatively calm. That […]

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Google Weekend Rating Teetering, 404 Spikes With /1000 URLs, Circle To Search & AI Multisearch, Bing Market Share & Google Degrading Examine

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19
Jan

For the original iTunes version, click here. This week, I reported about a weird ranking pattern that has been emerging with these weekend ranking Google updates. Google Search Console shows a spike in 404 errors for URLs ending in /1000. Google launched Circle to Search and a new AI-powered multisearch. A new German study looks […]

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Google Ranking Teetering In & Out Over Weekends

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19
Jan

Google Search seems to be ranking some websites just fine during the weekdays and then removing that ranking over the weekends. It seems to be focusing heavily on non-standard TLDs, you know, those new vanity TLDs that you can make up. I am just not sure if this is a Google Search issue or if […]

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Pre-Christmas Google Algorithm Rating Volatility

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24
Dec

No one should be surprised to hear that I am reporting on some intense Google search ranking volatility starting this Friday, December 22nd, through the weekend, with things seeming to calm down today, Sunday, December 24th. Did Google push an algorithm update or tweak before the holiday break? Who knows, but there are signals of […]

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Extra Google Rating Volatility, Native Openness Sign Confirmed, Some Indexing Points, Lengthy Google Ads & Extra

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23
Dec

As we approach the end of the year, it just seems Google is getting more and more volatile with its search results. Google also confirmed that “openness” as a local ranking signal was strengthened. On Thursday morning, Google had delayed indexing issues for some sites, but Google confirmed it hours later. Google’s Danny Sullivan collects […]

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