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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google September Helpful Content Update Done, SGE Updates, Links Not A Top Ranking Factor, Bing Hiding Ads & Google’s 25th Birthday

September 29, 2023 by BTR

This week in search, Google finished rolling out the September 2023 helpful content update, which seemed to target SEO-first, search engine-first content in a big way. Google won’t be rolling back that update, if you were wondering. Google SGE got an update, too, with new, improved responses, safer responses, and also the “about this result” … Read more

The Must-Attend Event For Publishers: News & Editorial SEO Summit

September 28, 2023 by BTR

This post was sponsored by News and Editorial SEO Summit. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. When it comes to SEO, there is no universal solution or one-size-fits-all approach. Search engine optimization strategies vary significantly among industries, particularly for news publishers. That’s why, if you work in the publishing industry, the … Read more

7 Google News SEO Tactics to Help Your Content Rank

September 26, 2023 by BTR

You don’t have to be a dedicated news site to appear on Google News channels. But you need to follow specific search engine optimization methods to be in with a chance. In this article, you’ll learn where Google News stories feature and how algorithms select them. Then we’ll cover seven Google News SEO tactics to … Read more

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Helpful Content Update Hits, New Bard Features, Bing Webmaster Tools Updates & Quality In Search

September 22, 2023 by BTR

Google’s helpful content update is still rolling out, and the SEO chatter is super heated this week, with tons of sites reporting huge drops. But the Google tracking tools are not showing heated weather, in fact, they are super calm. Google clarified that the helpful content update does not yet demote hosted third-party content. Google … Read more

Diggity Marketing SEO News Roundup—September 2023

September 22, 2023 by BTR

Stay ahead of the competition with the latest SEO news, analysis, and tips. This roundup, featuring the latest core update and some big AI changes, has everything you need to hit the ground running. Big news opens this roundup. You’ll see the first early analysis on the new broad Core Updates, learn about the removal … Read more

Google Site Names Issues Continue For News Tab?

September 20, 2023 by BTR

Last week we reported that the Google site names issues, according to Google, have massively dropped off, after the last big upgrade to site names in Google Search. Well, that might not be the case for the Google news tab. To be fair, I suspect the news tab may not be using the Site names … Read more

SEO News You Can Use: Google Completes August 2023 Core Update Rollout | SEOblog.com

September 18, 2023 by BTR

The search engine giant finally wrapped up its August 2023 broad core update on September 7, 2023, 16 days and three hours after its initial rollout. Here’s Google’s announcement from X: “The rollout is now complete as of September 7, 2023.” To check the status yourself, you can also visit its Google Search Status Dashboard here. This broad core update … Read more

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Helpful Content Update, Post Google Core Update Tremors, FAQ Rich Results Drop, Search Console Merchant Center Reports & More

September 15, 2023 by BTR

For the original iTunes version, click here. We got another official Google ranking update, the September 2023 helpful content update. This week, we had our first post-Google core update tremors and fluctuations. After saying they would a month ago, Google also finally dropped the FAQ-rich results snippets. Google also surprised us by saying How-to … Read more

SEO News You Can Use: Technical SEO Is Not Dead, Says Google Expert | SEOblog.com

September 11, 2023 by BTR

Many search engine optimization (SEO) professionals have been speculating that technical SEO is dead. But Google Search Advocate John Mueller says it’s alive and kicking. In his X thread reply, he said that this aspect of SEO “continues to be the foundation of everything built on the open web.” This is in response to user @yigitkonur, who … Read more

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