Ever wish you could easily find which hotels offer free Wi-Fi, before you discover that you are having to pay $19.95 per day at the hotel? Well Google is well aware of this problem for business travelers and has added a brand new feature to the hotel box that shows up in the Google search […]
Archives for July 2015
SSL Ranking Boost, Called TLS, By Page Not Sidewide
If you are looking for that tiny SSL search boost for your website, or are being proactive for when Google decides to ramp up their SSL search signal, John Mueller talked a little bit about it in today’s search hangout. One thing we learned is that the SSL ranking boost has an actual name, TLS, […]
Google: Affiliate Links Do Not Hurt a Website
There has been speculation over the years about whether or not affiliate links on a website can hurt a site or not when it comes to SEO and Google rankings. The question came up today in the Google Webmaster Hangout, and John Mueller addressed how Google views affiliate sites. First he said Google doesn’t have […]
Google Indexing More URLs From Websites
Have you notice an uptick in the number of URLs that Google is reporting as indexed in Google Search Console? Well, there is a good reason for that. Google is now indexing more URLs. Glenn Gabe was the first to notice the huge increase in URLs, which seemed to start on July 26th. One site […]
Google: Why the Panda 4.2 Roll Out is So Slow
There has been a lot of talk about how slow this latest Panda update is, with the roll out expected to last months. It has been so slow, in fact, that it isn’t even registering on the popular “algo weather” apps, such as Mozcast. There has also been a lot of speculation as to the […]
How to Disavow All Blogspot Links Including TLDs
Chances are if you have ever done a disavow file, you have come across multiple blogspot.com links, as well as links coming from the various international versions of Blogspot, each of which is hosted on its own country-specific TLD. And it can be a chore to disavow them all. Marie Haynes shared an incredibly useful […]
Google AdWords Testing Home Service Ads
Google is clearly moving into the home service professionals recommendation space with a new advertising product called Home Service beta ads. Dr. Pete was the first one to spot these new ads, and then AdWords confirmed them. @BryantGarvin No, not the ad that @dr_pete had a screenshot of. This is a beta Home Service ad, […]
Google AdWords Upgrades Dynamic Search Ads
Google has upgraded their Dynamic Search Ads (DSA), a product which AdWords first released in beta in October 2011. DSA uses Google’s organic web crawlers to match search queries with website content to automatically generate an ad headline and landing page. This helps to showcase deep content as well lessen PPC management on inventory that […]
Does Google Focus More on High Search Volume Keywords for SEO?
Gary Illyes responded to an interesting question on Twitter which questions whether Google puts more focus on keywords with higher search volume over those keywords with a lower search volume. @Jonny_J_ No. — Gary Illyes (@methode) July 30, 2015 In some respects, I could see why some would think this is a possibility. After all, […]
Google Adds App Interstitials as Mobile Usability Error in Search Console
Google is taking the first step to reduce the number of app interstitials presented to mobile users when visiting a website. Starting August 14th, Google will begin treating webpages that serve users with a full page app interstitial as a mobile usability error in Google Search Console. August 14 Having a full-page interstitial popup on […]