If you work in local search, are you regularly checking the Search Query report in Google My Business Insights? Here’s why you should be. Search Queries launched in Google My Business in July of 2018, but they didn’t become available for everyone until the end of August. Now that this new feature is fully rolled out, […]
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In Google’s mind, does brand authority trump breadth and depth of content? Here’s a new perspective connecting the dots between three significant algorithm updates. It’s been an interesting year in Google-land, with a number of large updates, including those in March, April and August. Many have written at length and shared related data about all […]
Sergey Alakov spotted Google testing tabs for a knowledge panel for branded search terms. So not specifically for a local knowledge panel but for a brand name. You can see what Google typically shows for a search in mobile for [google] the brand here:
The new version of Google News has launched last night and with that, Google has ended support for the Editors’ Picks feeds and the standout meta tag in Google News. Google posted about it on Twitter last night saying “As part of the new Google News, we have ended support for Editors’ Picks feeds & […]
Here is our monthly Google Webmaster report with the big ticket item being the Google Medic Update coverage, with some other updates this past month as well. Google launched a link report in the new Google Search Console, updated some reporting and launched some new search features this past month. A lot happened in the […]
Was your site affected by the recent core algorithm update? Here’s a look at the changes made to local and small business sites after the update. At Sterling Sky (my company), we only work in the small business (SMB) market, so we were particularly interested in seeing how Google’s recent algorithm update impacted local search. I’ve […]
The Real-Time report in Google Analytics allows you to monitor website activity as it actually occurs on your website or app. The report is continuously updated, and website activity is reported just a few seconds after it happens. This immediacy of real-time data provides digital marketers with unique and valuable insights. There are many ways […]
There is new chatter and signals that there may be a Google search algorithm update starting around Wednesday, August 22nd and continuing throughout today. The chatter is not as significant within the SEO community as with the Google Medic Update but many of the tools are showing signs of an Google update too. It is […]
You get an extra headline! And you get an extra headline! Oh, and you get a longer description, too. Google will start rolling out its responsive search ads to more accounts in English, French, German and Spanish starting in September. Responsive text ads can display with three headlines and two descriptions with up to 90 […]
There is no ‘fix’ if your website was hurt by this last Google update, Google says. But at least you know there was indeed a Google update that may have impacted your website in a good or bad way. Google confirmed Wednesday on Twitter that it released a “broad core algorithm update” this week. This […]