Content Length: Is It a Google Ranking Factor?
Does a larger word count help with achieving higher search rankings on Google? Find out if it is a ranking factor here.
Google Says Improve Content to Recover From Core Updates
Google’s John Mueller says work on improving your website’s content, rather than implementing technical fixes, when recovering from a broad core algorithm update.
Google on Separating Content By User Intent
Google explains what it means when it suggests separating content by user intent, such as one place for information-based content and another for transaction-based content.
Google Mobile Search Updated With Continuous Scrolling
Google Search on mobile is getting updated with continuous scrolling, which will automatically populate more results when users scroll to the bottom of the page.
Google On Small Business SEO & How it’s Changing
Google’s John Mueller suggests the way small businesses do SEO is changing in a way that industry experts aren’t keeping up with.
Google’s New Best Practices For Writing Page Titles
Google published updated best practices for writing page titles, which includes tips on how to prevent your titles from getting replaced in search results.
Google Updates AMP, Mobile Friendly, and Rich Results Testing Tools
Google is updating the AMP, Mobile Friendly, and Rich Results testing tools in Search Console with features from the URL Inspection tool.
Canonicalization: Is It a Google Ranking Factor?
Canonicalization is confirmed to have a connection with search rankings, but is it a ranking factor? Find out here.
Google on Product Price As a Ranking Factor
Google’s John Mueller discusses product price as a ranking factor and explains whether it can impact the positions of ecommerce stores in search results.
Google is Developing ‘Big Moments’ Feature For Breaking News
Google is reportedly developing a new search feature called “Big Moments” to highlight important information about breaking news events in real-time.
YouTube Rolls Out Automatic Live Captions to All Channels
YouTube is rolling out a series of updates to make content more accessible, which includes bringing automatic live captions to all channels.
Google Search Console Adds More Detail to Error Reports
Google is adding more detail to Search Console reports in an effort to assist SEOs with resolving rich results errors.
Google Halloween Search Trends For 2021
Google shares data about the top trending Halloween-related searches this year, such as most popular costumes, top haunted house locations in Maps, and more.
Google Rolls Out New Eco-Friendly Search Filters
New filters in Google Search can help users find the most eco-friendly options when it comes to planning travel and buying appliances.
YouTube Adopts More Features From Twitch
YouTube is rolling out new features designed to reward channel members in a way that’s similar to how subscribers are rewarded on Twitch.
BBB Rating: Is It a Google Ranking Factor?
Find out what a BBB rating is, what it measures, and whether Google considers it a ranking factor.
Twitter Professional Profiles Available to More Businesses
After an initial rollout to a small test group, Twitter is now opening up applications for professional profiles to all interested businesses.
Facebook Explains October 4 Outage
Facebook explains, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for, an outage that took services offline for six hours on Monday, October 4.
Anchor Text as a Google Ranking Factor: Everything You Need to Know
Anchor text is useful for providing context to users, but does it have any impact to search rankings? Read about it here.
Twitter Rolls Out 7 Updates to TweetDeck
Twitter plans to roll out a series of updates to TweetDeck this week, which include new and familiar features that were requested by users.
Google Search Ends Support For Internet Explorer 11
Google Search is no longer supporting the Internet Explorer 11 web browser, as the company says: “We did the math. It’s time.”
YouTube Introduces ‘Typical Audience Retention’ Data
YouTube is changing the way it reports on audience retention to make it easier for creators to understand what’s working and what’s not.
Holiday Searches Start Early This Year, Microsoft Reports
Holiday shopping is starting early this year, and a new report from Microsoft aims to make marketers aware of changes to customer expectations.
“Google” is Bing’s Top Keyword
“Google” is reportedly the top query in competitive search engine Bing, according to a document submitted to EU’s General Court.
New Google Ads Budget Report Tracks Daily Campaign Spend
Google Ads is introducing a new budget report that’s designed to help advertisers understand their daily and monthly spending behavior.
Google Helps You Validate Sources Directly in Search Results
Updates to Google Search will help you determine if a website is a trustworthy source of information before clicking a link in search results.
YouTube Adds More Viewership Data to the Studio Mobile App
YouTube creators are getting access to more data in the Studio Mobile app with metrics such as ‘new and returning’ and more.
Google: URLs Are Case Sensitive
Google’s John Mueller clarifies that URLs are case sensitive, so it matters whether the characters are uppercase or lowercase.
Google Can’t See Content Behind Captchas
Google says websites can run into problems if they hide content behind captchas, as its web crawler won’t be able to see it.
AMP: Is It a Google Ranking Factor?
Do you think AMP has an impact on search results? Find out if it’s a ranking factor here.