Yes, we have a Google update that is making major waves in the search results. But before you get excited about it being Panda or Penguin, it is not. But this is definitely a huge impact in the search results, with Mozcast posting some extremely high (although slightly skewed) temperatures. Here is what we do […]
Archives for June 18, 2015
Why Some Penalties Removed Faster, According to Google
In yesterday’s Google Webmaster Central office hours, the question came up about how some sites seem to get back into Google’s search index faster than other sites, in light of Thumbtack’s link penalty and subsequent removal of the penalty a week later. John Mueller actually went quite in depth into it, talking both about why […]
Google Reminds Webmasters of Meta NoIndex Issues
Gary Illyes from Google is reminding webmasters to be careful of how they use meta “noindex” tag. Illyes mentions that most search engines will honor a <meta name=”robots” content=”noindex”> even if it is placed in a body element. Please be mindful with noindex directives and remember that most search engines will honour it, even if […]
Google Trends Now Updated in Real Time
In a marketers dream come true, Google Trends has been updated to put greater emphasis on real time search trends. This means marketers can track trends – and jump on them – much faster than before. The change means access to more than 100 billion monthly searches that can be explored in real-time. You can […]
DuckDuckGo Traffic Has Increased 600% in Last Two Years
DuckDuckGo has seen a 600% rise in search traffic over the past two years, the search engine has reported. DuckDuckGo grew in popularity after Edward Snowden’s leaked information made many people more concerned with how their information was being tracked online. DuckDuckGo bills itself as a search engine that doesn’t track users as they search […]