Virtual assistants and chatbots are opening up a whole new world for marketers, and voice search is just the beginning. Within the search marketing space, there has been a lot of talk about voice search. Many are projecting voice search Read More
Google Search Console is currently down
Can’t access your Google Search Console properties? Do not worry, you are not alone. Google Search Console, which is normally accessible at https://search.google.com/search-console is currently not loading. The page returns a 503 server error. This is currently a widespread error. Read More
Google now builds its own AMP stories for search
So far, these stories only seem to work consistently in the Google search app, and not in mobile Chrome or Safari mobile browsers. Google is now using artificial intelligence to “intelligently construct” AMP stories for search. These new AMP stories appear Read More
Google Maps Showing Future Open Dates For Businesses
Google is now able to show the date a business will open in the future, if the business owners enters such information into Google My Business. It can show the exact date or the month and year directly in the Read More
Google admits it’s using very limited personalization in search results
Outside of a searcher’s location or immediate context from a prior search, Google doesn’t personalize the search results. Google has told CNBC that “there is very little search personalization” going on in the Google search results ranking right now and Read More
Google Search Algorithm Update Starting On August 22
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 Read More
Google gives thumbs-up on placing your local reviews from Yelp, Google Maps and others on your own website
The only exception here: Make sure not to mark up those copied reviews with review structured data and schema. That would be against Google’s guidelines. You’ve probably all seen websites that showcase the reviews their customers have left for them Read More
Opinion: Google’s store sales measurement data deal with Mastercard not ‘deceptive’
Bloomberg report zeroes-in on lack of consumer disclosure by the credit card issuer. Bloomberg reported Thursday that Google has been using Mastercard credit card transaction data as part of the store sales measurement analytics that it has made available to Read More
Google: The Medic Update Is Global; All Categories Of Search, Not Just Health
You all know that I named the August core Google algorithm update the Medic Update because it seems highly slanted in terms of the impact it had on the health, medical and fitness niches. But Google is still going with Read More
Google: Sharing Same Image On Multiple Pages Is Okay
Google said that it is okay and even normal to have the same image placed on more than one page on your web site. This implies it does not hurt your rankings in Google to share an image, even if Read More