Establishing a strong online presence is essential for businesses of all sizes. One of the most powerful tools for local businesses to connect with customers is the Google Business Profile. Having a Google Business Profile is not just about visibility; it’s about making a positive first impression and building trust with potential customers. When your … Read more
“Google is not about blue links. It’s about organizing the world’s information,” according to former executive chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt, speaking earlier today on CNBC. Schmidt was asked about the “blue link economy,” and all the brands and businesses that have benefited from Google Search. But Google is changing. In the new … Read more
The Google Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin, said the rumors of Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts are false. She wrote on X, “The rumor about Google auditing 25% of Google Ads accounts on 1 May is inaccurate.” Ginny Marvin added, “Our EU UCP has been in place since 2015. In January, we announced that … Read more
It seems Google has fully removed the number of results found, the results count, from the Google Search results page. It was removed from the Google Search Generative Experience last June and Google has been testing removing it for ages but not it seems fully gone. Update; it appears to still be on the page … Read more
Google said it began to enforce its new site reputation abuse policy last *****. The policy went into effect on Sunday, May 5th, but Google did not announce it would take action until last *****. As a reminder, this should target sites doing what some call “Parasite SEO.” It seems some large “reputable” sites were … Read more
The Google Ad Preview and Diagnosis Tool is designed to check your ads in a live setting. It allows you to view a search engine result page (SERP) to see if your ad appears. And what it looks like. You can view a SERP for specific parameters. Like keywords, location, language, device, and audience. The … Read more
Google Search now has made it harder to find the number of search results for a search query. Instead of it being displayed under the search bar, at the top of the search results, now you need to click on the “tools” button to reveal the results count number. What it looks like. Here is … Read more
Google Ads has launched Performance Max for Marketplaces. This is designed to help you sell your goods or services on specific marketplaces using Performance Max. Google wrote, “Performance Max for Marketplaces helps you reach more customers and drive more sales of your products using a marketplace. After you connect your Google Ads account to the … Read more
I am slow to report on this but figured I’d document it just in case some of you noticed ranking volatility and fluctuations on or around May 3rd and May 4th. This is not a confirmed Google Search ranking update but there are signs of an update that touched down this past Friday. In fact, … Read more
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We analyzed 500k queries to find patterns and triggers enabling SGE results. We started to research SGE in June 2023 and have conducted bi-weekly scrapes of 100-500k keywords along with data analysis from our R&D team. From this data, we have in-depth findings about SGE development and ranking factors. While verticals are not the only … Read more
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