Google Makes Big Change to Nofollow, Introduces 2 New Link Attributes
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Google’s announcement that nofollow links may help rankings changes digital marketing in a profound way.
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Google Research: 55% of Consumers Use Videos for Purchase Decisions
Shopping decisions are influenced by online videos.
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YouTube Removed Over 100K Videos and 17K Channels in Q2 2019
YouTube detailed the work it put into removing harmful content last quarter, revealing over 100,000 individual videos were removed.
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Google Makes Changes to GMB Listings With Distance-Based Service Areas
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There is a lot of SEO misinformation. This is how to recognize the best information about Google.
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Google Says Goodbye to the Old Search Console
Google is officially sunsetting the old version of Search Console
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Facebook’s launching automated lead generation, which lets businesses qualify leads in Messenger and continue the conversation in their preferred channel.
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Heads Up: Google Ads Banned Someone for Paying With the New Apple Card
A Google Ads user reports they’ve had their account banned for attempting to pay with Apple’s new credit card.
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Google Rankings and Nofollow Anchor Text
Many SEOs report that nofollow anchor text helps web pages rank. Is there truth to this?
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WordPress Hackers Are Using Vulnerable Plugins to Gain Access to Sites
Hackers are reportedly exploiting vulnerabilities in over ten WordPress plugins in order to backdoor sites with rouge admin accounts.
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Google Updates Reviews Rich Results – Check Your Structured Data
Google updated Reviews Rich Results. Change affects publishers with reviews structured data.
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Google on Broad Core Algorithm Update Recovery – 4 Takeaways
Google’s John Mueller offers four takeaways on recovering from a broad core algorithm update.
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Quality Raters Guidelines Update – This is What Changed
Google updated the Quality Raters Guidelines. Changes may indicate SEO trends to follow.
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Google’s Danny Sullivan Responds Directly to DuckDuckGo’s Anti-Privacy Claims
In a rare move from Google, Search Liaison Danny Sullivan has responded directly to negative claims made by DuckDuckGo.
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Google Ranks Syndicated Content Over Original Publishers
Despite Google’s announcement to rank original news, Google is still showing bias to big sites that syndicate content from smaller sites.
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Google Introduces Relative Mobile Conversion Rate Metric
Google officially introduces Relative Mobile Conversion Rate, a way to measure and improve mobile conversion rates.
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Google Ads Introduces Seasonality Adjustments for Smart Bidding
Google Ads is rolling out seasonality adjustments for smart bidding for search and display campaigns.
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Study Finds the Structure of Most Blogs May Be Hurting Search Rankings
A recent study on blog structure finds most blogs are making a critical mistake that could impact rankings.