Google: Rich Results Manual Actions Can Lead To Removal Of Rich Results & Broader Spam Penalties
In 2015 John said “Rich snippet themselves don’t give you ranking boosts. So it would’t kind of make sense to demote a site in rankings […]
Month: November 2022
Google Coati Algorithm – The Google Update You Never Heard Of
Hyung-Jin Kim said Coati is not just another black and white animal, like Panda or Penguin, but is what Panda evolved into. Yes, Google’s Panda […]
Another Weekend Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update – November 11th – 12th
It seems as if I see more volatility signals on the weekends with Google Search than I do during the weekdays. We may have had […]
Google Business Reviews Going Missing After Suggested Edits (Scary Bug)
Google Business Profiles and business listings reviews are going missing, dropping out completely, again, but this time it seems to be related to automated suggested […]
Local Study: Review Recency Impacts Google Local Rankings
Another small study done by Joy Hawkins says that the recency of reviews does impact the rankings of those local business listings in Google Search and Google […]
How Often Should I Update On-Page SEO?
SEO can be fickle in terms of results–both in terms of what works, how fast you can expect results, and how long before the next […]
How to Do a Competitive Landscape Analysis (If You’ve Never Done It Before)
Whenever you’re trying to get from point A to point B, it helps to understand the terrain between the two. How far do you have […]
Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update November 4th and 5th – Unconfirmed
Google has been busy, on Friday morning, November 4th, I began to see new signals of another Google search ranking algorithm update. Over the next 24 […]
Google Removes Search Features Bug Confirmation & Replaces It With Google Discover Search Console Reporting Error
Google has done something unusual, it has removed one of the confirmed data anomalies notes about a search features bug, and added a new note confirming a […]
Google: Some Old Links May Be Irrelevant (AKA Link Rot)
Google’s John Mueller said that some old links to old websites may be irrelevant links, at least from a Google Search and ranking perspective. Keep […]