Google announced a big change to HowTo and FAQ rich results on Aug. 8. Simply put, FAQs became exclusive to certain kinds of businesses, and HowTos were demoted to desktop only, followed by the news they’re disappearing entirely. This means the positive impact of ranking for HowTo rich results will disappear, and most of us … Read more
Meta AI, announced today, is a new conversational assistant “you can interact with like a person,” according to the company. Microsoft Bing is working with Meta to “integrate Bing into Meta AI’s chat experiences enabling more timely and up-to-**** answers with access to real-time search information,” according to Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President and Consumer … Read more
TikTok is testing displaying links to Google search results from its own internal search results page. Radu Oncescu spotted this and posted a screenshot of this on X, which we embedded below. What it looks like. TikTok added to its search pages a small link with a Google logo to its search results page. TikTok … Read more
TikTok Search has started showing external links to Google results. App researcher Radu Oncescu shared a screenshot on X (formerly known as Twitter) after noticing the new feature, which is being tested in several different markets across the world: The test shows a Google Search box appearing midway down the social platform’s search results page, … Read more
The removal of HowTo and FAQ rich results from Google Search is not in anticipation of the full launch of the Google Search Generative Experience, according to Google’s Gary Illyes. There has been some speculation by some SEOs that Google removed certain features due to the shift to AI-powered answers in SGE. Illyes said that … Read more
What Is Franchise SEO? Franchise SEO is the process of optimizing your online presence to boost visibility and increase local traffic for your franchise business. You’re making your offline business (e.g., a store or services) known to local searchers by optimizing your online presence. SEO for a franchise typically involves tasks like: Prioritizing local keywords … Read more
If you’re looking for ways to improve your content marketing results, you’ve landed on the right page. We’ve put together 15 of the best content marketing tips to help you achieve your goals. Here they are: Define and Document Your Content Marketing Strategy Dive Deep Into Audience Research Identify Relevant Topics Align Your Content with … Read more
Bing is testing showing a lock icon in the Bing Search results for snippets from secure websites. Previously, Bing tested secure site labels and HTTPS labels in those positions but now Bing is testing showing a lock icon. Here are screenshots of this label from Khushal Bherwani on X and Shameem Adhikarath on X – … Read more
On September 14, Google announced that they’ve officially removed How-To rich results on desktop and deprecated How-To rich results entirely as part of their efforts to simplify search. They will also be ‘dropping the How-to search appearance, rich result report, and support in the Rich results test in 30 days’. The How-To structured data feature … Read more
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
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