The browser Google Chrome (v80) is following in the footsteps of Mozilla Firefox (v72) and Apple Safari (v12.1) for notifications—websites that ask for opt-in immediately will now be only able to use quiet notification prompts. These prompts are far less visible than the standard prompts that show up below the address bar. What’s more, in Chrome, […]
As of Sunday, Mar. 1, Google is treating the nofollow link attribute as a hint, rather than a directive, for crawling and indexing purposes. Google is already treating all link attributes (sponsored, UGC and nofollow) as hints for ranking purposes and has been doing so since it made the original announcement in September. First introduced
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A discussion earlier on Reddit sparked the idea to build a point-based backlink request tool. The big G is not a big fan of backlink exchanges and other link schemes (Source) What if we had a tool for SEO-heads who are looking for additional backlinks and who are willing to link to other websites in
Google shared a three-step guide on hiring an SEO for businesses who may be doing so for the first time. This advice was provided in the latest episode of Google’s Search for Beginners series on YouTube, which is an extended version of the advice provided in the previous episode. See: Google Recommends Hiring SEOs in
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“You can view the rater guidelines as where we want the search algorithm to go,” Ben Gomes, head of search for Google, once explained to CNBC. Gomes’ statement highlights the document’s relationship with Google’s algorithm, yet despite its relevance for publishers and SEOs, the quality rater guidelines (QRG) remain an intimidating resource for many digital
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Google’s “People also ask” boxes are widely discussed within the SEO industry as they take a lot of SERP real estate while providing little to no organic visibility to the publishers’ sites. That said, “People also ask” listings are probably helpful for Google’s users allowing them to get a better understanding of a topic they
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New Searchmetrics study highlights importance of video and YouTube when consumers search for information on consumer electronics. It also reveals UK retailers of consumer tech may not be doing enough to satisfy informational searches London, February 19, 2020 ‒ Amazon.co.uk is the most visible[1] website overall in Google’s UK page one results
Join Jess Budde, Greg Finn, and Christine “Shep” Zirnheld for Marketing O’Clock. We’re breaking down these digital marketing news stories: Google’s new Partner requirements On this week’s episode of Rant O’Clock, Google is making Partners jump through hoops if they want to retain their badges. Spend requirements doubled, new certifications are required, and Google will
Podcast: Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | For episode 182 of The Search Engine Journal Show, I had the opportunity to interview Peter Leshaw, a seasoned digital marketing consultant and speaker with over 20 years of experience. Leshaw talks about Google SERPs, how much they’re changing, what you need to pay attention to, and
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