Google reinstated indented search results at the end of 2021. Indented search results are when Google shows additional page(s) from the same domain that it thinks are relevant to your query. These usually occur on Page 1. Many people might think having two search results on Page 1 is a good thing, but I will ..
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The mobile intrusive interstitials penalty In 2017, Google started rolling out the mobile intrusive interstitials penalty. In August 2016, Google announced plans to lower the rankings of pages “where content is not easily accessible to a user on the transition from the mobile search results” – and that crackdown would begin on Jan. 10, 2017. ..
There are many times during the lifecycle of your website that you will need an expert SEO. If you don’t enlist the help of a true professional for the following five scenarios, you are risking rankings, traffic and revenue in 2023: 1. Site redesigns This new year, many are planning to refresh their websites. The ..
Google’s results got more personal with Search Plus Your World In 2012, Google’s search results were radically transformed as a new “Search Plus Your World” format began rolling out. Google started mixing together content from the web with content that had been shared with you privately into a single set of listings. Search Plus Your ..
Between the roll-out of the helpful content update and the emphasis of E-E-A-T on every query and search result, Google is clear about the significance SEOs should place on good, valuable content in 2023. Given that, I’d like to break down the approach, process, and resources my team uses to tackle content this year. I’m ..
If you’ve racked up awards or accolades for your business, you’re not wrong in wanting to show them off. Your achievements signify you’re doing a few things right, so why wouldn’t you display them on your website? The key is to ensure you don’t look too company-focused or braggy – after all, a cardinal sin ..
AdWords Managed Accounts get shared negative lists across accounts In 2017, Google added the ability to create and share negative keyword lists across accounts for Managed Accounts. This was welcome news for advertisers who had been adding the same lists of negative keyword accounts manually or using a script to automate cross-account negative lists. For accounts in ..
Intent research vs. keyword research In 2020, Frédéric Dubut of Bing told us: “Keyword research are probably going to become slowly obsolete and you’ll need to switch to intent research as a practice.” Barry Schwartz asked Google’s John Mueller about Dubut’s statement. Here’s what Mueller said: “There’s probably always gonna be a little bit of ..
The Spam Clock in 2011, startup search engine Blekko launched a spam clock that estimated 155 million spam pages had been created since Jan. 1 of that year. Blekko said 1 million spam pages were being created every hour. How bad was Google’s spam problem then? Big. But as Danny Sullivan pointed out at the ..
Google said the two different Google search algorithm updates – the December 2022 helpful content system and the December 2022 link spam update – may take another week or two to complete their rollout. The helpful content update started Dec. 5, and the link spam update started on Dec. 14. The algorithm update rollouts were supposed to be completed ..
