It seemed a lot calmer this past weekend, Christmas weekend, than we had it a while in the world of Google search volatility. This is a good thing since we really want to see the two Google ranking algorithm updates wind down before year-end. On Thursday and Friday of last week we reported that the […]
Google is testing a new search feature to tell you more about a website. This is an “about” carousel that shows more information about a site, including information from the site itself and third-party sites. This was spotted by Punit and posted on Twitter – here are some of his screenshots: I cannot replicate this […]
Google is testing displaying the new “sponsored” ad label on the desktop search results. Google launched the new sponsored ad label on mobile search two months ago and also tested it on Discover recentlyand is now also testing it on the desktop interface. This should come as no surprise to any of you. This was […]
We’ve been covering a lot of Google user interface tests but here is a look at a revamped Google Search desktop interface, including some of the tests we covered before. You see the new site link teststhe new people also ask testsfour rows of the Twitter carousel, related searches in three rows and more. This […]
Google’s John Mueller said on mastodon that the Google Search ranking algorithm does not look at words per section or the word count in different sections of your page. He said word count per section is not an SEO factor. John wrote, “FWIW there’s nothing in Google’s algorithms that focus on a certain number of […]
As you know, the December 2022 helpful content update and the link spam update are rolling out now. In fact, it seems like the helpful content update needs more time to do its thing. Taking a look at the past few weeks, the Google Search results, it has been pretty volatile. I wanted to share […]
Google announced in India yesterday that they are testing a search feature to allow you to search text within video. This isn’t a huge stretch from key moments but it is neat to see you being able to search the words spoken in a video. Google said in this announcement, “We’re piloting the ability to […]
Good news for SEO professionals! We’ve been waiting for this update for a long time, and Google has finally heard us: Google Search Status Dashboard has been launched. With this panel, it will be possible to verify information about systems that drive Google’s search engine and it will be possible to monitor problems that affect […]
The Google search quality raters guidelines were updated and updated in a big way, with a new E added on to EAT. Google is adding experience on top of expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness. Google said that trust is the most important of all four elements here. Adding an E, led to the document getting 9-pages […]
I always wondered why Google had status dashboards for hundreds of other products across Gmail, Drive, Google Ads, etc., but not for Google Search – its most important product/service. But that all changed today when Google launched its Google Search Status Dashboard report. Today, Google launched the Google Search Status Dashboard report at status.search.google.com. This […]