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 has a confirmed Google Ads issue that may cause serving and budget …

TikTok video descriptions, once limited to 300 characters, have now been updated to 2,200 characters. What this means. The update was first noticed by social media consultant Matta Navarra on Twitter, who posted that the new character limit allowed users …

Google’s John Mueller answers the question of whether there’s a percentage at which content is considered duplicate The post Google On Percentage That Represents Duplicate Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

Google Search Advocate John Mueller explains whether the use of meta robots tags can affect webpage rankings in search results. The post Google Answers If Meta Robots Tags Affect Search Rankings appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

Google’s John Mueller and Ginny Marvin said that both on the organic search side and paid search ad side, Google does not guarantee clicks will lead to conversions.…

Microsoft Bing is testing background colors for the sitelinks section of the search result snippet. I am not sure I like this look but it does indeed make the sitelinks stand out a lot – what do you think?…

Google’s John Mueller said Google Search will de-duplicate its search results based on almost duplicates. John said this on Twitter the other day when asked about canonicalizing international URLs.…

In this week’s video, we cover how Google said they try not to overlap search algorithm updates but then announced the rollout of the fifth product reviews update before the core update was done. We also dug into the product …

Grow your business on the social platform that’s taking the world by storm. If you’re not too familiar with TikTok, here’s where you should start. The post TikTok Marketing 101: How To Get Started appeared first on Search Engine Journal…

Strike a healthy balance between search volume and keyword difficulty. Learn how keyword difficulty is measured and what it really means for SEO pros. The post Keyword Difficulty: How Do You Measure It? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

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Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, posted last night that Google Ads has an issue where some ads may not be served. “Google is aware of an internal issue impacting ads serving,” she wrote. She said, “the impact of this …

Did you know that in some countries, like Germany, if you report a review as being fake or spam, Google will email the reviewer about the objection and see if they respond? Mike Blumenthal spotted that in a Google Business …

The best practice for meta descriptions goes beyond using keywords. This is how to impress search engines and and site visitors. The post How To Create Awesome Meta Descriptions appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

Do 301 redirects affect your rankings in organic search? Read on and discover the relationship between 301 redirects and improved Google rankings. The post Are 301 Redirects A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…

It’s the biggest mystery and controversy of Google’s search ranking algorithm. For a long time, the SEO community has debated: is the click-through rate (“CTR”) of search results listings a ranking factor? Or the closely related “bounce rate” and “dwell …

Give your online customers a compelling reason to buy your product. Here are 20 do’s and don’ts for a successful ecommerce SEO strategy. The post SEO For Ecommerce Product Pages: 20 Do’s & Don’ts appeared first on Search Engine Journal…