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. There may be another Google algorithm update happening now……
Day: May 3, 2023
Google Announces 8 New Top Level Domains Including One For Lawyers via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Google announces new Top Level Domains including one that has value for law firms The post Google Announces 8 New Top Level Domains Including One For Lawyers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
How to connect with Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z by Cynthia Ramsaran
The art of attracting and selling to customers is undergoing rapid and unprecedented transformation. To stay relevant and competitive, brands must keep up with technological advances and ever-evolving consumer behavior. However, adapting to these changes is not straightforward, as each …
TikTok’s new ad product gives publishers 50% stake
TikTok has just announced the launch of a new product, Pulse Premiere, aimed at enabling publishers to sell advertisements alongside their content. How it works. Pulse Premiere is an extension of TikTok’s existing Pulse program, where a select group of …
YouTube has a new interface, and not everyone is excited about it
Following a significant overhaul last year, it appears that YouTube may be undertaking another visual transformation, this time targeting the video page, which has remained relatively unchanged in recent years. The change was noticed and posted on Twitter by @XenoPanther…
GA4 custom funnel reports are here
Custom funnel reports can now be created inside Google Analytics 4 (GA4), allowing you to view the steps you can follow to complete a task and assess the number of users who abandon the process between each step. How custom …
Why most brands fail at link building: Top 5 mistakes
Competitive spaces are competitive for a reason. Money. Mullah. Dinero. That works in two ways: Lots of money to make, with oodles of demand and lucrative payouts, but… Also, lots of money your competitors have to splash the cash to …
Google Discover Won’t Show Content Filtered By SafeSearch, Says Google
Google Discover generally should not show content or images that Google’s SafeSearch filter would block. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, said this on Twitter a few weeks ago but this was implied by previous statements from other Googlers over the …
Google Updates Canonicalization Help Document: Don’t Use Canonicals For Syndicated Content
Google has updated its help documentation for canonicalization. It removed a line about syndicated content and also updated a line about noindex to prevent selection of a canonical page within a single site.…
May 1st & 2nd Google Search Ranking Algorithm Update – Unconfirmed
Over the past couple of days, I have been seeing signs of a possible Google search ranking algorithm update. It may have started on May 1st, with the chatter within the SEO community growing throughout yesterday, May 2nd.…
10 ways to build quality backlinks for any website
One of my biggest challenges with designing link building campaigns is that a successful strategy for one website may not work on another. For instance, the technique for an information-heavy affiliate marketing site may yield a different number of links …
Google no longer recommends canonical tags for syndicated content
Google now says the canonical link element is not recommended for syndicated content; instead, block the syndicated content from being accessed to avoid duplication. Google posted this new piece of information in this help document over here. What’s new. …
Microsoft Advertising Gains Campaign-Level Change History, Code-Free Conversions & Postpones Enhanced CPC
Microsoft Advertising announced many new changes and information yesterday, including a new campaign-level change history report, new code-free conversions for Smart Campaigns accounts with Multi-platform, postponing the Enhanced CPC change, and more.…
Google Also Highlighting Text In Things To Know Section
Google launched highlighting of text within featured snippets some time ago, after a ton of testing. We saw it also in people also ask and now we are seeing it in the “things to know” section.…
WordPress Explores AI Integration via @sejournal, @martinibuster
WordPress opens discussion on possible roles for artificial intelligence The post WordPress Explores AI Integration appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…
How To Write ChatGPT Prompts To Get The Best Results via @sejournal, @VincentTerrasi
Discover tips and best practices for writing prompts that get the best results from ChatGPT. The post How To Write ChatGPT Prompts To Get The Best Results appeared first on Search Engine Journal.…