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 launched a ton of new features across search, maps……
Day: November 18, 2022
Are we officially saying goodbye to Twitter? It depends on who you ask
The last few weeks have been nothing short of dramatic over at Twitter headquarters. But before we get into that, I just want to thank dark-paul gosselaar for our cover image inspiration. And I would be remiss if I didn’t …
Don’t fall for fake ownership requests for your Google Business Profile
Google Business Profiles can be claimed by the owner or business manager in Google Maps or in Google Search. When someone makes a claim for ownership of a Google Business Profile listing and if that business was already claimed by …
Get the Gig, Keep the Gig! Music Marketing Blog
Career advice for hired musicians. Want to know how to make yourself more desirable, marketable, and overall employable as a side-person or session musician in today’s post-pandemic climate? In this session from the 2022 DIY Musician Conference in Austin, TX, …
Get the Gig, Keep the Gig! Music Marketing Blog
Career advice for hired musicians. Want to know how to make yourself more desirable, marketable, and overall employable as a side-person or session musician in today’s post-pandemic climate? In this session from the 2022 DIY Musician Conference in Austin, TX, …
What Your Music Needs Besides Mastering Music Marketing Blog
“Everything AFTER the music…” Want your release to a be a success? Then you need much more than mastered music files. There are a number of big-picture and nitty-gritty things you’ll want to prepare before you launch your next …
What Your Music Needs Besides Mastering Music Marketing Blog
“Everything AFTER the music…” Want your release to a be a success? Then you need much more than mastered music files. There are a number of big-picture and nitty-gritty things you’ll want to prepare before you launch your next …
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Coati Update, More Weekend Tremors, Local Reviews Bug, Google Ads Bribe, Apple Search Delayed & More
This week, we learned that Google’s Panda update at one point in time evolved into what was called the Google Coati update. Google also had another weekend update last week. Google Search Console added a new shopping tab with more……
YouTube just announced its 2023 class of #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund creators
As a part of the program, grant recipients will be offered dedicated partner support, seed funding invested into the development of their channels, and the opportunity to participate in bespoke training, workshops and networking programs. Meet the class. One of …
5 best practices for tracking offline conversions in Google Ads
Risk-taking is part of any marketer’s job. No strategy is guaranteed to work. I like to think of myself as a calculated risk-taker. Because I have TSA PreCheck and monitor my flight status from home, I arrive at the airport …
Beware Of Fake Ownership Requests From Google Business Profiles
I am sure many of you have received one or two (or more) requests from Google Business Profiles saying the owner is requested access to maintain your business. I just delete them but I am hearing from Local SEOs that …
Google Rolls Out Multisearch, Lens, AR, Maps & Other Expanded Search Features
Google announced a bunch of features around Google Search, Google Maps, Google Lens and more that are now rolling out in the US and some other regions. This goes across new features for Multisearch, Google Lens, AR, Maps and much …
Google: Rich Results Manual Actions Can Lead To Removal Of Rich Results & Broader Spam Penalties
Google’s Danny Sullivan said that not only can a rich result manual action result in the removal of your rich results from displaying in Google Search but also it can lead to a wider “broader spam manual action that involves …
Google’s formula for navigating economic uncertainty involves “doubling down”
Google’s formula for success requires a balance of doubling down on what’s working, and “placing calculated bets to unlock future growth.” The formula comes directly from Google’s best practices playbook. 1. Directly connect your marketing goals to real business outcomes…
Google: Redirects From Non Relevant Pages Won’t Cause The Destination Page To Be Less Relevant
Dawn Anderson asked Google’s John Mueller if redirecting a non-relevant page would cause the destination page (where the redirect it going towards) to be less relevant and cause any ranking issues for its relevant queries. John said no, “I can’t …
Google: Don’t Randomly Change The Author Name, Use Author Annotations & Updated Content Use New Author
Google’s John Mueller was asked about the impact of changing the author’s name on an article. John gave three pieces of advice in response to the question, (1) use author annotations, (2) rewritten content should use the new author’s name …