You can take courses to learn writing, but unexpected insights can make you a great writer. Here are seven tips that taught me the most. The post 7 Unexpected Lessons That Changed The Way I Write appeared first on Search …

The vulnerability, listed as CVE-2021-44228 in Apache Log4j Security Vulnerabilities, enables remote attackers to take control of an affected system. The post Catastrophic Log4j Security Fail Threatens Enterprise Systems & Web Apps Worldwide appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

Can you use HTML lists, ordered or unordered, to rank higher in Google Search results? See what SEO experts had to say. The post Are HTML Lists A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

You may have heard or read that the number of images on your webpage can impact your Google search rankings. But is it true? The post Is The Quantity Of Images On Your Webpage A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first …

Google Ads is relaxing its policy on the use of stock photos in image extensions, meaning you’re no longer required to source your own visuals. The post Google Ads Allows Stock Photos For Image Extensions appeared first on Search Engine …

Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller says websites will not receive a manual penalty for using affiliate links without the recommended markup. The post Google Says No Penalty For Using Affiliate Links Without Markup appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

Google will begin to deindex your pages from search results if your website experiences more than a couple of days of downtime. The post Google Will Deindex Pages If Site Is Down For Several Days appeared first on Search Engine …

Not all websites need to be seen as authorities in order to rank well in search results, says Google’s Search Advocate John Mueller. The post Google: You Don’t Need To Be An Authority To Rank appeared first on Search Engine …

Over the past 24 hours or so, Google has sent me dozens of notices from sites I have verified Google Search Console properties with. The notices say “New Coverage issue detected” and the specific error is a “redirect error.” Google …

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today… …

After many months of testing, Google has confirmed it is moving the local pack results to the top and the map on the right of those local results on desktop search. Google said the search company “expects this to be …

In September, Microsoft Advertising added 32 new attributes for its Bing Search Ads, and now, Microsoft added four more new attributes. These new attributes include Asian-owned, Latin-owned, Women-owned and Diabetic-friendly to be added to your Bing search ads. …

This week, I did a bit of a look at what we are seeing around this big December 2021 Google products reviews update. I also spoke about a possible, unconfirmed, Google local search ranking update. Google also rolled out a …

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Google has told us that you want to avoid buying a domain name that was filtered by the Google SafeSearch adult filter. Well, servers.com had this issue and after asking Google to remove the filter, Google did so in about …

Back in the early 2000s we use to cover Alexa, an Amazon related website ranking service here a lot. SEOs use it like they used PageRank, and how they now use Domain Authority or other third party website measurement services. …

Google’s John Mueller said putting the category name or topic name in your URL slug has zero impact on your rankings. I am not 100% sure if he really meant ZERO but he used a GIF that says ZERO. …