Google’s May 2022 core update is now just about 13 days in, we expect Google to say the update is now rolling out sometime in the next 72 hours or so. But till then, it does seem like the tremors have continued, with big spikes on Sunday, June 5, 2022.

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…

Google’s May 2022 core update is now just about 13 days in, we expect Google to say the update is now rolling out sometime in the next 72 hours or so. But till then, it does seem like the tremors have continued, with big spikes on Sunday, June 5, 2022.

Google’s John Mueller was asked at the 1:20 mark in Friday’s Google hangout about serving two or more HTTP result status codes. If you serve two more more, which does Google Search decide to use? The answer is generally the first, the first HTTP result code would be used.

A couple weeks ago we reported how Microsoft Bing was testing a branded sidebar search results snippet feature on the left side bar. Well, Bing added a “Visit Site” button to that sidebar at the top – which makes this more visible feature even more visible.

Google’s John Mueller was asked at the 1:20 mark in Friday’s Google hangout about serving two or more HTTP result status codes. If you serve two more more, which does Google Search decide to use? The answer is generally the first, the first HTTP result code would be used.

Google has announced this morning at 3:44am ET that the May 2022 broad core update is now done rolling out. Google said “The May 2022 core update rollout is now complete.” This comes a day after noticing a lot of volatility, so maybe today we will see much less volatility and things to start calming down.

A couple weeks ago we reported how Microsoft Bing was testing a branded sidebar search results snippet feature on the left side bar. Well, Bing added a “Visit Site” button to that sidebar at the top – which makes this more visible feature even more visible.

Google has announced this morning at 3:44am ET that the May 2022 broad core update is now done rolling out. Google said “The May 2022 core update rollout is now complete.” This comes a day after noticing a lot of volatility, so maybe today we will see much less volatility and things to start calming down.

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How much should you charge for your CDs? $5? $10? $12.99? $15.72? Let me say upfront that there’s no clear answer to this question. Your CD’s selling price will be determined by a number of factors. And it’s more complicated than simply adding up your various costs and then charging above that sum. Ten things to consider when setting your CD price: 1. Manufacturing costs Did you pay to professionally manufacture CDs? Calculate how much each unit costs. That’s the most obvious basic expense you want to recoup per sale. 2. Production Costs How much did you pay for engineering, […]

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Get a free music video with all CD Baby distribution through June 8th. Details below! The traditional music video is dead (and that’s a good thing). The rise of TikTok and Reels coincided with the demise of long-form music videos. And yet many artists still think they have to shoot professional, full-length videos. I usually advise against it. Why? By TikTok standards, traditional music videos are boring and costly. Most traditional music videos are: Too long. So only your most diehard fans watch till the end. Too scripted. So they don’t perform on social where viewers expect things to look […]

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Peloton drives real music discovery. Like countless other people, I ordered a Peloton during the first full winter of the pandemic. Snow was piled five feet high. It was negative something degrees outside. We were going insane. Then the bike arrived. [ Sound of heavenly choir. ] As soon as it was connected to WiFi I hopped on to ride. The first class I tried was all Beatles songs. Next I tried the Beyoncé class. Then I found something I hadn’t expected — a group cycling class themed around new indie music. These weren’t just fresh sounds from established artists, but […]