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.
The Google reviews bug seems to be fixed……
SE Roundtable
Google Tests Filters On Latest Posts Carousel
Google is testing adding filters to the latest post carousel. These filters can show recent posts, video posts, posts from Instagram, or Facebook.…
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Google Ads Posts Notice For Brand Guidelines March 2025 Update
Google has posted a notice in the Google Ads console reminding advertisers about the upcoming brand guidelines changes that are now slotted for March 2025. This change was communicated numerous times and the deadline has been pushed off here and …
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Bing Webmaster Tools Updates Date Selectors
Microsoft has updated Bing Webmaster Tools to make selecting the date ranges a lot easier in the performance reports. Now the date selectors are very quick to select, and not deeper inside a menu option.…
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Google Publisher Center Changes: Automatically Generated Publication Pages
Google is making more changes to the Google Publisher Center, in March Google News will fully transition to automatically generated publication pages in March.…
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Is Google Image Search Down Ranking AI Images?
There is some chatter in the SEO community that Google Image Search may be down ranking, lowering the rankings, of AI-generated images, in favor of non-AI-generated images within the Google Image search results.…
SEMrush
Instagram SEO: What It Is, How to Do It, & Best Practices
Instagram SEO tips include using keywords in your captions, optimizing your profile, and writing image alt text.…
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62 SEO Interview Questions + Example Answers
Common SEO interview questions include: What are some ranking factors? What is your view on AI content?…
SEMrush
How to Set Up an HTML Redirect (+ Alternatives)
To create an HTML redirect to another page, add a meta refresh tag inside the section of the page.…
SEMrush
6 Free Google SEO Tools to Boost Your Search Visibility
Explore free Google SEO tools to optimize your site, track performance, and improve search rankings.…
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7 Google Trends Alternatives for Deeper Insights
Alternatives to Google Trends include TrendFeed, Muck Rack, Semrush, Treendly, and Trend Hunter.…
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Google Review Count Bug Fix Rolling Out
The big Google review count bug, that we first reported on Friday and that later Google confirmed on Monday afternoon, is now being fixed. We can now see review counts climbing again and many small business owners and local SEOs …
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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 11, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
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Advertisers: Google LSA Lead Quality Drops After Auto Lead Credits
There are a number of advertisers in the local space who are complaining that the lead quality has been worse than ever in the past few months. They blame the new automated ad credits system, which removed the method for …
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Google: How To Tell If Google Sees Tabbed Navigation
Did you ever want to validate to see if Google or other search engines can see your tabbed (hidden in a tab) navigation or content? Well, John Mueller from Google listed some ideas on how to do so.…
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Google Ads Gambling and Games Policy Update On April 14th
Google will update its advertising policy around gambling and gaming on April 14, 2025. Google posted a preview of the upcoming changes but said the final version may change, so this is just a draft.…
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Google Ads Support Account Re-Verification During Ongoing Thread
Google Ads is asking some advertisers to re-verify their accounts during an active email support conversion. While the support thread is going on, Google may ask you to re-verify you are who you say you are, for security purposes.…
