For the original iTunes version, click here. This week, we saw the impact of both the Google October 2023 spam update and the Google October 2023 core update with some really heated volatility. The day before, we saw some sites compiling their spam sites were no longer in the index. Google Ads had a long […]
Google is having issues with indexing and serving new content within Google Search. The issues started around 2 p.m. ET and have been sporadically happening since then. I personally have been seeing new content come up randomly, but most of my queries do not show new content. Google has confirmed the issue at 7:49 pm […]
Google Ads has a new policy named limited ad serving where Google needs to “get to know you”,” the advertiser, before letting those ads serve at full scale. This reminds me of the Google Sandbox in organic from two decades ago but for Google Ads. Google wrote it is “announcing a new approach to improving […]
In this week’s video, we cover how Google said they try not to overlap search algorithm updates but then announced the rollout of the fifth product reviews update before the core update was done. We also dug into the product reviews update and what we are seeing from it. There is a bug with Google […]
Allison Hasler of Marion owns Southern Illinois Vacation Rentals, a company that manages short-term rentals in Jackson and Williamson Counties. Provided / Nina Wilson Photography Allison Hasler could be described as a Southern Illinois’ cabin concierge. In a hospitality setting such as a five-star hotel, the concierge is one who, although employed by the hotel, […]
Google’s John Mueller was asked at the 1:20 mark in Friday’s Google hangout about serving two or more HTTP result status codes. If you serve two more more, which does Google Search decide to use? The answer is generally the first, the first HTTP result code would be used. The question was “It is theoretically […]
I remain bullish on Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo (PDD) despite posting mixed earnings. When China’s growth slows down and geopolitical tensions rife worldwide, investors do not need more reasons to exit their position in an unprofitable company. However, if you are also looking to jump ship, it may not be the best time. Pinduoduo is […]
Last night Google announced it is temporarily pausing Google ads from serving to users located in Russia. This is due to the “ongoing war in Ukraine” according to the Google statement. Google posted this in the updated Google Ads policies document statement” Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we will be temporarily pausing Google […]
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When Ryan James took the reins as CEO of Surety Bank, a small community bank in DeLand, in 2009, he planned to focus on marketing and growth. The Great Recession upended all that. Regulators charged off 20% of the bank’s capital because of what it said were bad loans. What followed was a three-year tussle […]