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Year: 2024
Daily Search Forum Recap: December 2, 2024
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
Shopify SEO: 12-Step Guide for Beginners
Follow our Shopify SEO tips for better search engine visibility that drives people to your online store.…
Google Business Profile Food Orders Performance Metrics Gone
In April 2022, Google Business Profiles added performance metrics for direction requests, website clicks, bookings, products and food orders. Well, it seems like food orders are no longer being tracked by Google Business Profiles.…
Bing Tests Shopping / E-Commerce Card
We recently spotted Google testing a new e-commerce / shopping card format at the top of the results. Now it looks like Bing is testing its own version of this e-commerce / shopping card panel at the top of its …
Google Math Solver Watch Animated Tutorials
Google is now showing animated tutorials for some math solver questions in Google Search. Math solver is not new but I think the animated tutorials are. And if they move too quickly, you can click on them and see each …
Google Chrome Site Engagement Metrics
Google Chrome has a way to see site engagement metrics for your personal browser usage across the sites you visit. It shows the origin URL, base score, bonus score and then total score. Google writes, “The Site Engagement Service provides …
December 2024 Google Webmaster Report
Here is the big Google Webmaster report for the past month, including the launch of the Google November 2024 core update that has ventured into December, passing Thanksgiving and Black Friday……
21 Years Covering The Search Industry
Today marks the 21st year anniversary of when I started this site, the Search Engine Roundtable……
It’s Not a Fashion Trend: How Scientists & the Media Are Getting the Orca Hat Story Wrong.
First, it was the salmon hats. Biologists observed Orcas wearing dead fish on their heads and were, understandably, baffled. What function could the hats serve? Why would an apex predator accessorize? Do they wear them after Labor Day? Lacking immediate …
Daily Search Forum Recap: November 29, 2024
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’s November 2024 core update did not yet finish and we passed the …
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Black Friday Google Core Update, Personalized Google, Google Ads, Google Local & Bing Webmaster Tools With Yahoo Search
Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday! The Google November 2024 core update is not done rolling out yet – it should have been. And yes, we are still seeing heated volatility throughout this week, even today. Google warned….…
How to Write an Article People Want to Read (in 7 Steps)
Every day, over 7.5 million blog posts get published. But how many of them actually get read? With the average attention span of adults hovering at just over 8 seconds, it’s no surprise that many people don’t make it to …
SEO Analytics: The “I Can’t Believe It’s This Easy” Guide
SEO analytics involves digging into your site’s data to see how it’s doing. You track metrics like traffic, rankings, and user behavior to figure out what’s working. And what’s not. Why do it? It helps you stop wasting time on …
Google Business Profiles Guidelines Updated: Storefronts Required For Minimum Age Products
Google has updated its Google Business Profiles guidelines to say that businesses associated with products or services that require the customer to be a certain minimum age are not permitted as service-area businesses without a storefront.…
Google Maps Adds Report Business Conduct To Report Review Manipulation
Google has launched a new report form in Google Maps to “report business conduct.” Specifically, this form is to report businesses that offer incentives in exchange for reviews, or pressuring people to leave reviews.…
Google Sitelinks Search Box Now Really Gone
Google told us that the Sitelinks search box would stop working within Google Search on November 21st. Well, it finally stopped working a week later on November 27th, in the afternoon.…
