Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
Day: December 21, 2022
SEO During A Recession (Does It Still Work?) via @sejournal, @tonynwright
SEO should be an important part of your marketing plan, no matter what the economic conditions. The post SEO During A Recession (Does It Still Work?) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
Microsoft to go fully live with new Bingbot user-agent change in January 2023
Microsoft’s Fabrice Canel has said that in early January 2023, the new BingBot will be responsible for 100% of Bing’s crawling activity. The new user agent is now responsible for about 50% of all crawls. Some history. In 2019, Microsoft …
Google PSA: Sitemaps Are Hints, Not Orders
Gary Illyes from Google said on LinkedIn the other day that sitemaps are hints, not orders. Meaning just because you submit an XML sitemap file to Google, it does not mean Google will index and rank that content.…
New Google Ads Policy Disallows Promoting Content That Risks Harming Users, Googlers Or Google Ads
Google will update its Google Advertising policies to disallow the promotion of content or engaging in behavior that risks harm to Google users, Google employees, or the Google Ads ecosystem. If you do this, Google can restrict or block your …
December 2022 Google Helpful Content Update Taking Longer, Said Google
Google’s Search Liason, Danny Sullivan, said that the December 2022 helpful content update would take longer to roll out than originally expected. The update started to roll out on December 5th and was expected to finish earlier this week.…
Google Looking At Upper Limit Of Word Count? Probably Not But Get To The Point.
Google’s John Mueller again said word count is not a thing with SEO or Google Search. He said on Mastodon, “In general, when Google thinks of “thin content” in terms of #SEO, it’s not about the number of words, it’s …
Google Business Profile Web Search Interface Gains Add Map To Your Website
Google’s new Business Profile interface, aka NMX (I hate the name), in the web search results, for some business profile listings, is showing an option to “add a map to your website.” It says that adding a map to your …
An In-Depth Guide To Get Started With Looker Studio (The New Google Data Studio) via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson
Google rebranded its Data Studio product to Looker Studio. Here’s an in-depth guide to help you navigate Google’s free data visualization tool. The post An In-Depth Guide To Get Started With Looker Studio (The New Google Data Studio) appeared first …
How the TikTok algorithm works: Everything you need to know
Since its initial release in 2016, TikTok has become the fastest-growing social media platform. If you’re looking to learn more about the popular short-form video app and how your brand can use it, you’ve come to the right place. …
Are Javascript Redirects SEO Friendly? via @sejournal, @BrianHarnish
Are JavaScript redirects the best solution? Ensure you are not wasting crawl budgets by learning when and where to use them for better SEO. The post Are Javascript Redirects SEO Friendly? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
How To Create A Survey Quickly In Google Forms And Microsoft Word via @sejournal, @ronlieback
Creating an online survey promotes higher customer engagement and serves as a valuable lead generation and market research tool for your firm. Get started here. The post How To Create A Survey Quickly In Google Forms And Microsoft Word appeared …
Expert SEO & Google Algorithm Predictions For 2023 via @sejournal, @lorenbaker
Uncover the biggest SEO insights of this year, plus get expert predictions on what next year may hold. The post Expert SEO & Google Algorithm Predictions For 2023 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
