Category: News
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An SEO guide to nofollow, UGC and sponsored links
With these attributes, you have greater control over how search engines identify certain links. Here’s how to use them properly.
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Google Business Profile Conversion Actions & Chats In Google Ads
Anthony Higman shared a couple new Google Ads and Google Business Profile items yesterday on Twitter. One on Google Business Profile conversion actions within Google Ads and the other are chat details in Google Ads.
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2023’s Top 7 Local Search Ranking Factors, Illustrated and Explained
Learning to be the best in town at the top seven elements experts feel impact your rankings in Google’s local packs is a smart strategic foundation. Thanks to Darren Shaw who has been running the Local Search Ranking Factors survey since 2017, we all benefit from this respected annual report in which local SEO professionals get to…
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How x-default can help you bookmark_border
A few recent issues made us realize that the hreflang x-default value is potentially underused by sites that already use hreflang to help search users find the right version of their pages. We want to remind you that it can be a powerful tool and can do more than you (probably) think.
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Google Search Snippet With Visual Explore Features
We have seen the Google Explore feature many times, but here is a similar explore feature but as a sub-feature of a single search result snippet. Google is testing showing a scrollable snippet that is more visual and interactive.
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Google BARD vs. BING Microsoft vs. ChatGPT Open AI: What’s your vote?
As we navigate our increasingly hectic lives, we always look for ways to streamline our daily tasks and increase efficiency. We are entering the AI chatbot era: the ultimate copilots and digital assistants. With their seamless communication capabilities, these digital companions have transformed how we interact with technology. Using a digital copilot can have a…
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Google: It’s A Terrible Idea To Disavow Links Based On Third-Party Metrics
Google’s John Mueller said it is a “terrible idea” to disavow links based on metrics from a third-party tool. In fact, John is not a fan of disavowing links in most cases.
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Google: We Do Not Trust Links From Spammy Sites
In the latest Google SEO office hours, Google said that Google does not trust outbound links from a site they think is spammy. Duy Nguyen from the Google Search Quality team said this at the 35-second mark into the video.
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Google Indexing Speed: Key Factors Include Quality + Popularity
Google’s Gary Illyes advises focusing on high-quality content and increasing social media popularity to accelerate website indexing.
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Google Early May Search Algorithm Unconfirmed Update Heats Up
Earlier this week, we reported on an unconfirmed Google search ranking update on May 1st and 2nd. Well, throughout the week, things have heated up a lot more, and we are seeing more volatility reported by the tools and more SEO chatter within the community.