Google has updated the sitemap section of the localized pages search help documentation to say that “Child elements don’t count towards the URL limit for sitemaps.”

Google has recently, estimates are in the past few weeks, added auto-play video thumbnails in the local finder on mobile. Allie Margeson spotted this and posted a video of it in action on Twitter, which I will embed below.

Google’s John Mueller recommended the obvious (as I write this I am asking myself why write it but hey, sometimes the obvious needs to be reminded). If you have SEO work to do, do the work that is a larger problem before you do the smaller ones, like the one-offs.

Google has added a single “note” to the create crawlable links help documentation to say that links generated by JavaScript, where the link is visible, can be crawled by Google. Google added this line “Note that links are also crawlable when you use JavaScript to insert them into a page dynamically as long as it uses the markup shown above.”

SEO is a long-term play and requires patience. I’ve told this to clients and stakeholders hundreds of times during my career. After a couple of decades in the industry, I still believe that SEO demands time to see results. SEO is a long-term commitment that should be considered an investment versus an expense. It is not advertising and does not have the same type of quick return on investment measurement. However, I have also seen clients and contacts who were told to wait and look at SEO as long-term, then end up getting burnt anyway. There’s a difference between being […]

Content is king, but can your content’s reading level have some power over your site’s ranking? Let’s take a look. The post Is Reading Level A Google Ranking Factor? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

We’ve all seen how work has changed over the past two and a half years.  Remote work, once rare, became the norm, especially in industries like online marketing which can easily be done remotely. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as many as 71% of workers were working remotely. That said, many digital marketers already worked remotely.  I’ve been fully remote since 2012 and before that, worked hybrid (mostly remotely) for five years. I know many who have done the same. Remote work has its benefits and challenges. One of the biggest challenges is productivity. Being productive while working […]

Use the Streamlit package and create a beautiful app easily with Python with this tutorial, which also includes a Dockerfile for deploying your app. The post Streamlit Tutorial For SEOs: How To Create A UI For Your Python App appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Trying to place ads in another language? Automate a shared exclusion list for keywords that use a non-allowed Unicode character set. The post Money-Saving Placement Exclusion Script for Google Ads appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Learn how to make sure your site is meeting Google’s Core Web Vitals criteria and track performance for better ranking. The post The 6-Step Core Web Vitals Guide: How To Improve Your Website Ranking appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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…

Instagram has just rolled out its new in-app post-scheduling tool for creators and businesses. The new tool lets you schedule Reels, Photo, and Carousel posts up to 75 days in advance. How it works. You’ll be able to schedule Reels by: In the creation flow, tap ‘Advanced Settings’ before sharing the postTap ‘Schedule this post’Select the time and date you want it to go liveTap ‘Schedule’ in the post composer What Instagram says. Functionally, this doesn’t add anything new as you’ve been able to schedule posts via Creator Studio since 2020. But it could make it easier to manage your content on the […]

Instagram users with professional accounts can now schedule posts and reels up to 75 days in advance directly from the mobile app. The post Instagram Lets Users Schedule Posts & Reels In The App appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Google is updating the GA4 custom report builder with the ability to add dimensions and metrics that are important to your business. The post Google Allows Custom Dimensions In GA4 Reports appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

I am hearing some reports that Google is testing a new user interface for the Google Merchant Center. The new interface is not just some design changes but an overhaul of the way you use Merchant Center.

Google is showing a green leaf label that says “pre-owned” on Google Shopping results, which I guess are pre-owned. This shows both in the desktop and mobile Google Search shopping results.