It’s always the dream/goal to be in that number 1 position on the SERPs, but now that isn’t even the first thing you see on the page anymore. You’ve got to compete with paid ads, local listings, and even featured snippets. Paid ads and local listings are in their own field, but featured snippets are […]
Read ArticleGoogle’s John Mueller said that in the future he can see a Google Search ranking algorithm where links are not as important in the overall algorithm as they are today. He also hinted that links are not weighted as much as they were in the history of the Google ranking algorithm. You can watch the […]
Read ArticleLet’s get this out of the way first, technically, title tags and meta descriptions won’t directly help your site rise to the top of the SERPs. In fact, as of 2020, Google’s advice is to not focus too much of your time on either of these, as many of the snippets Google chooses are pulled […]
Read ArticleAhead of the holiday season, Google just announced four new features for advertisers to implement in their ad campaigns and merchant feeds. Conversion value rules for store sales and store visits Product-specific insights Deals Content API Shipping & Returns Annotations Conversion value rules for store sales and store visits Advertisers can now set store […]
Read ArticleGoogle’s new helpful content update specifically targets “content that seems to have been primarily created for ranking well in search engines rather than help or inform people. The purpose of the update is to help searchers find “high-quality content” and reward better and more useful content that was written for humans and to help actual […]
Read ArticleSo wait, Google is allowing people to remove pages from the search results? Won’t people just take down pages that they don’t agree with? Luckily that isn’t the case. Google is expanding its appeals process for the removal of search listings that include personal information. This means users are now able to request search index […]
Read ArticleIt’s almost time for us to say our goodbyes and send Universal Analytics to a farm upstate. Why is that? Google has officially announced that Universal Analytics properties will stop processing new hits on July 1, 2023, and Universal Analytics 360 properties will stop processing hits on October 1, 2023. Google Analytics 4 will be […]
Read ArticleAnother Google update, another time to wonder what will change for SEO experts. Every time Google releases a large update to their search algorithm, it worries those in the digital marketing world because we have no idea how it will affect our pages. But we want to make sure that you aren’t one of those […]
Read ArticleIn a not-so-surprising move, Google has announced plans to restrict cross-app tracking and introduce other privacy measures on Android devices. Google has framed this announcement as a multi-year effort to be pursued through the Privacy Sandbox on Android. Last year, Apple made a similar update to their devices where they made cross-app tracking an opt-in […]
Read ArticleWelcome back to another installment of the SEOverview. It’s been a while, so let’s jump right into the biggest news in the Digital Marketing landscape. Changes Coming to Google Ads Automated Extensions Google Ads has announced three new changes that will be coming to their automated extensions. These new changes come in the form […]
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