11 Popular Apps, Products, And Services Potentially Affected By The RESTRICT Act via @sejournal, @kristileilani

We saw Google testing a search refinement feature named “see results that mention” on the right side bar. But now, as captured by Brian Freiesleben, Google is testing it on the left side. This seems to go with the side bar design Google has been slowly rolling out to more and more queries.

If you manage affiliate programs, you know the positive impact of being featured in Good Housekeeping, CNN Underscored, Wirecutter and Rolling Stone’s listicles.  They optimize incredibly well for high-intent shopping phrases.  You see substantially higher conversion rates from the trust they add to the referral. Major media adds credibility to your brand.  Adding the media company’s logos to your brand’s PR bar helps increase shopper trust and conversions.  The benefits do not stop there. As an affiliate manager, you can show top and mid-funnel traffic to […]

Google’s John Mueller said that “the total number [of backlinks] essentially is completely irrelevant” to rankings in Google in a video hangout last week. I heard the statement and didn’t cover because it is SEO 101 but then I saw some of the responses on the internet about this line and decided it is worth repeating.