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. Reddit seems like it is not ranking as well as it used to……
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Reddit Not Ranking As Well In Google Suddenly?
It seems like Reddit, the site that ranks well for every single query in Google Search, is starting to see a small but visible ranking drop in Google Search. It seems Reddit is losing Google Search visibility when you look …
Screenshot: Google Ads Negative Keywords In Performance Max
We have been hearing Google Ads will provide a feature to manage negative keywords for Performance Max campaigns for a while and now, maybe, the day has come. Joe Shmo on X posted a screenshot of him seeing the feature …
Google: Using Generative AI To Create Content For Links Against Spam Policies
Google’s John Mueller said that using generative AI to create blog posts and content for the purpose of getting backlinks is “almost certainly against Google’s spam policies.” He said this in response to a complaint that this was being done …
Google Tests A Darker Dark Mode
Google Search is testing a darker dark mode. Instead of the grayish dark mode, Google is testing a dark black version of the dark mode. The darker version is #111217 whereas the gray version is #1f1f1f.…
Google Business Profiles Gains Add To Menu Option
Google now lets you add to your restaurant’s menu within Google Business Profiles. Previously, I believe you were only able to replace your previous menus, but now you can add to them by uploading the new menus.…
Google Daily Listen Labs – Audio Version Of Google Discover
Did you ever want to listen to a summary of your Google Discover feed? Well, now you can. Google has a new Search Labs experiment called “Daily Listen” that puts together a five-minute or less audio overview of the top …
Google Grays Out Logo On National Day of Mourning for President Jimmy Carter
If you go to the Google home page today, you will see a gray Google logo. Google does this on somber days and since today is the national day of mourning for President Jimmy Carter, Google has grayed out the …
8 Best SEO Audit Tools to Boost Performance (Free & Paid)
Check out the top SEO audit tools you can use to uncover and fix your website’s SEO issues.…
What Is Website Traffic? And a Quick Guide on Tracking It
Metrics like sessions and views help you track website traffic. Here are more metrics + tools to help.…
Daily Search Forum Recap: January 8, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today……
What Is ChatGPT Search & How Does It Work?
ChatGPT search is a tool that combines the features of an AI chatbot and a web search engine like Google.…
Google On Losing Lots Of Links Fast: SEOs Often Overestimate Links
What happens when you lose a lot of links really quickly, how might that impact your Google search rankings and SEO performance? Well, John Mueller of Google was asked that question and after much back and forth, he responded, “SEOs …
Google Tests Local Pack Ads Without Review Stars
Google is testing showing local ads in the local pack without review stars. Normally you’d see review stars for the sponsored results in the local pack, but in some cases, Google is testing removing the reviews from the sponsored results …
Google Search Console Validate Fix Does Not Expedite Fixes
Using the “validate fix” button within Google Search Console to communicate to Google that you fixed an issue, does not signal to Google to expedite anything on its end. It just a reporting mechanism for you to track when Google …
Google Ad Scheduling & Smart Bidding Campaigns Doc Update Confuses
Google has updated one of its help documents to specifically say that ad scheduling isn’t compatible campaigns that use Smart Bidding. The previous version of that page said, “Ad scheduling is not compatible with both Smart Shopping campaigns and App …
Google Ads PMax Pause/Enable/Remove Conversion Actions On Asset Group Level
Google Ads is testing allowing advertisers to pause, enable and/or remove conversion assets on the asset group level for Performance Max campaigns. Some advertisers are able to enable/pause/remove individual conversions within their Google Ads accounts.…