Google Search seems to be testing showing only local listings from Google Business Profiles for many “near me” types of queries. So when you search for [dentist near me] or [indian food near me] and so on, you only get local listings and no web search results. I personally cannot replicate this but I had … Read more
It is good to have choices but too many choices might not be good, said some wise man. Well, here is Google giving you 16 choices of bikes in the shopping ad spot at the top of the Google Search results. This was spotted by Mike Hardaker and he shared this screenshot with me on … Read more
Google’s SearchLiaison responded to a tweet that was kind of “thinking out loud” about whether a particular tactic might be useful for recovering from the Helpful Content Update system. SearchLiason offered his opinion on why that might not be a good idea. One thing that SearchLiaison made clear is that he didn’t want his tweet … Read more
Google is once again investigating issues with recipe images and other images not showing for some sites within the Google Search results. We reported on several issues with recipe sites several weeks ago and it seems to be happening again for some of these sites. I am not sure if it is related to Google … Read more
Both Semrush and SimilarWeb’s RankRanger tool are reporting that Google is showing fewer sitelinks within the Google Search results. In fact, it seemed to have dropped 10 to 20 percentage points. The drop started on Thursday, March 14th. What are sitelinks? The links you see under the main search result listing – they can be … Read more
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Why Is It Important for Businesses to Show Up on Google? For customers to find your business online, ranking on Google is key. Because 49% of shoppers start their search for a product or service on Google. Google not only dominates local business searches. It’s also the gateway for global exposure. Making your business discoverable … Read more
Google has released three new features for its Chrome web browser to provide more helpful and relevant search suggestions. The features use Chrome’s access to aggregated user data to deliver crowdsourced recommendations. Overview Of New Features 1. Search Suggestions Based On Previous Searches Launching on the desktop version of Chrome, the first feature will provide … Read more
Google Search currently has a bug when the local pack, the local search results box, is not being served in its desktop of mobile search results. This is affecting a lot of searchers right now and seems to have started at about 8:40 am ET on Wednesday, February 14. Some searchers are able to see … Read more
There seems to be a bug right now with Google Search not showing the local pack results right now. I suspect it will be fixed really soon. Searches that trigger local packs that show business profiles in the search results are not triggering the local pack in Google Search. This seems to be affecting a … Read more
TikTok videos have been spotted in two prominent locations in Google’s Search results – featured snippets and Search Generative Experience (SGE). While I’m not entirely sure if this is “new,” I’ve never seen this before and this is definitely new to many people in the search community. Why we care. Many people have been having … Read more
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