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 …
Year: 2024
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.…
Google Ads More Sponsored Results Button In Search
Google is testing displaying a button in Google Search to load more ads. The button reads, “More sponsored results” and when clicked, it can load more ads, if Google has more to serve.…
Bing Webmaster Tools Shows Data For Bing & Yahoo; Not ChatGPT
Bing Webmaster Tools shows search data for Bing Search and Yahoo Search but not OpenAI’s ChatGPT search feature. I actually forgot that Bing Webmaster Tools has Yahoo Search data but that was the deal when Yahoo closed Site Explorer in …
Google On Giving Prior Notice To Search Penalties
Google’s John Mueller said he was generally in favor to the idea of giving prior notice to receiving a manual action, but he said “it’s challenging.” John then explains that Google’s search algorithm try to reward sites, while also negating …
How to Rank Higher on Google and Get More Organic Traffic
Learn how to rank higher on Google by focusing on search intent, building backlinks, and much more.…
11 Best Keyword Research Tools (Free + Paid)
Here are 11 of the best keyword research tools. Find the right keyword research tool for your business needs.…
What Are Keyword Phrases? And How They Help Your SEO
A keyword phrase is a multi-word search term you want to target with your webpage. Here‘s how to find them.…
