Google Local Service Ads At It Again With Request Competitive Quotes
Google is at it again, double dipping on Local Service Ads clicks, by adding a “Request competitive quotes” button after you have already selected the business you want a quote from. Google is now showing you other competitive to get quotes from, even …
Google Generative AI Snippets Throughout Search Results
Google has been doing a lot with generative AI and I know some of you have seen featured snippets, some knowledge panels, local listings and other forms of generative AI in the search results. Here is an example of Google Search placing generative AI …
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Google Search Console Winners and Losers URLs Report in Hobo SEO Dashboard
The winners and losers reporting system is designed to work automatically as part of automatic reporting. You can run it on the loaded client form the Hobo Admin menu. In your Google Sheets top menu go to Hobo Admin > Projects: Winners and Losers U…
Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Shopping Goes AI, Bing Webmaster Tools Updates & Semrush Acquires SMX & Search Engine Land
For the original iTunes version, click here.
Yep, another week, more Google search ranking volatility to report on…
Google Search Tests Article List View Instead Of Carousel
Google Search is testing replacing the article carousel format with a list view format of sort. This shows the articles in two columns with a show more button, instead of a carousel of article cards you can toggle through.
Google Tests People Also Ask More Results Centered Button
Google is testing a more results button with a bit more design, the button expands or refines your query in the people also ask section. Normally you just see a text link that says “more results” but here Google a query and a search icon enclosed in a …
Google Tests New Image Pack Design In Search
Google is testing a new image pack design that shows four images instead of three images with a more images button. This may not be a new change, it might be query dependent but it seems newish to me.
Google Search Translate Feature Can Show Images
Google Search’s translate feature may sometimes show images that match the word or words, depending on the language you are translating from and to. So if you want to translate the word baby into Spanish or French, Google will show baby photos but if …
Google Local Pack Map Tests Open In Maps Button
Google is now testing an “open in maps” button in the local pack maps embed interface. That button takes you into the core Google Maps product for that Google search query.
Google HCU: What Can You Do? — Whiteboard Friday
In this week’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, Tom follows up on his previous blog post about the Helpful Content Update and provides actionable insights into what you can do if you’ve been impacted by this rollout.
Daily Search Forum Recap: October 17, 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.
Bing announced a bunch of upgrades to Bing Webmaster Tools. Semrush acquired Third Door Media, Search En…
Bing Webmaster Tools Gets 16 Months Of Data, Recommendations & Copilot Tools To Come
Microsoft has provided some new updates to Bing Webmaster Tools, including 10 months more of data for the search performance reports, an updated recommendations section, and a preview of Copilot tools coming to the toolset.
Google Ads API Version 18 Now Available
Google Ads has released an update it the Google Ads API, version 18. Version 18 includes updates across account management, ad groups, ads, assets, campaigns, hotel/travel, local, PMax, reporting and more. This is a major release update of the Google…
Google Merchant Center Lets You Name Your Shipping Policy
Google Merchant Center now lets you name your various shipping policies. This is a welcomed change because previously, it was hard to know which shipping policy was associated with which products.
Semrush Acquired Search Engine Land, SMX & Third Door Media (Industry Reaction)
Semrush, the well-known and popular SaaS search marketing platform, has acquired Third Door Media and all its properties, including Search Engine Land, SMX, MarTech, and Digital Marketing Depot. As you know, Semrush went public in March 2021 and has gr…
Google Ads Renames ACA Text Assets To Customizations
Google Ads has renamed “text assets” to “customizations” within the Automatically created assets section of Google Ads. Customizations lets you use text from your website, landing pages, ads, and provided assets to create customized ad copy.
Google Tests Snippet Product Carousels For Amazon
Google is testing a product carousel within the search results snippets that contain product images, product information, ratings and prices. This might be specific to Amazon, but I am not sure.
The Commercial Case For SEO: Introducing Named Project Workflows
Named Project Workflows Outside SEO or digital marketing teams, the tactics we use – like keyword research or technical audits – aren’t often understood or fully trusted, leading to scepticism among executives essential for supporting…