Google’s John Mueller announced at Google I/O yesterday that Google now supports (currently in BETA) two new schema markups for video content. The first is Clip markup that provides segments to Google and the second is Seek markup that enables …
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 18, 2021
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…
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Google: Removing Google Ads Won’t Help You Rank Higher Organically
Google’s John Mueller was asked if removing Google Ads and stopping paying Google for search ads would help your site rank better in the organic free listings. John said no, they are not related and what you do or do …
60% Of SEOs Improved Core Web Vitals Prior To Google Page Experience Update
As you know, the Google Page Experience Update is now not scheduled to begin rolling out until mid-June and then take several weeks to roll out. We also know that this won’t be a massive update, according to Google. But …
Google Indexing API For Jobs Postings: When To Submit Changes
There are only two use cases, currently, for the use of the Google Indexing API. The first is for job postings listings and the second is for live events content. An SEO named Nick Lowery asked when using the indexing …
Signed Exchange Reports May Come To Google Search Console
Google’s John Mueller, I think – I am not 100% sure – hinted that reports for signed exchanges may be coming at some point in the future to Google Search Console. This is in addition to signed exchanges being currently …
Vlog #120: Mike McPeak On Learning SEO On The Job & Hiring An SEM Agency
I chatted with Mike McPeak, the marketing technologist and CRM specialist at Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel…
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Google: PBNs Are Pretty Obvious
Google’s John Mueller said that finding link schemes from PBNs (public blog networks) is easy and “nobody has to leak a PBN” to Google for Google to know about it. He said “they’re pretty obvious to the appropriate tools & …
Google: Removing Dates On Articles Won’t Stop It From Keeping Time
Google’s John Mueller was asked if removing dates from articles would help with search rankings. John Mueller responded to that saying “even when you publish something without a date, Google still keeps time.”
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ADA Compliance Not A Google Search Ranking Signal
Google’s John Mueller confirmed again that Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance is not a signal Google uses for ranking web pages in Google Search. John said “I’m sure it can be useful for your site, but we don’t use …
Mid-May Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update Continues
There is again significant chatter within the SEO forums and signs from the automated tracking tools of yet another Google Search update. We’ve seen unconfirmed weekend updates from Google week after week for the past few months now and we …
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 14, 2021
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…
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Google Search WNBA Easter Egg
If you do a search for WNBA on its 25th anniversary you will get a nice easter egg in Google to celebrate. Try it out on you desktop browser or mobile browser by searching for [wnba].
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