Ad Block Plus is making a major change with how it decides what ads get blocked and what ones remain unblocked. Until now, their decision to decide what to unblock had a lot to do with companies that pay them to unblock ads. Eyeo GmbH, the parent company of Ad Block Plus, is setting up […]
Archives for September 2015
Full Addresses & Phone Numbers Back in Local 3-Packs… Again
Google has changed things once again and have returned both phone numbers and addresses back into local 3-pack results. We have seen Google going back and forth over whether full addresses and phone numbers display in 3-packs over the last week. They were removed shortly after Google made the 3-pack change earlier this year, added […]
Twitter Planning to Lift 140 Character Restriction… But How?
Twitter is looking into making changes that make the social media platform unique – a change that would see the limits raised beyond their usual 140 characters in a tweet. Depending on how this is implemented, it could fundamentally change how Twitter works and how users consume tweets. Currently, there are third party services that […]
3 Red Flags to Watch for When Outsourcing SEO
For small businesses and entrepreneurs on a tight budget, outsourcing SEO to a freelancer (or freelance team) may seem like an affordable solution for improving search engine rankings without breaking the bank. But the lure of “affordable” SEO can backfire. How can you be sure that you’re hiring a reputable SEO expert and not a […]
Google Changes Remove URL Tool to Stress It Is Temporary
While many SEOs who are familiar with Google’s Remove URL tool within Google Search Console know that it is only a temporary removal, it is easy to see how more novice webmasters might not realize that using the tool doesn’t remove it permanently from Google’s search index. Google has made a few changes to the […]
YouTube’s Ad-Free Paid Subscription Close to Launch
It appears that the long-rumored YouTube paid subscription model is getting close to launching, with YouTube video creators receiving a new email from the company detailing new upcoming changes to the terms that prepares for the new subscription model. The paid subscription model, initially believed to include multiple levels, is know believed to be a […]
Google Removes Phone Numbers & Addresses From Local 3-Pack Again
After the euphoria local SEOs had last week as Google My Business rolled out the return of addresses and phone numbers in the 3-pack local results in Google’s search results, it would seem that businesses will be disappointed once again. Only days after rolling out worldwide the return of phone numbers and phone addresses in […]
Google Testing Red Review Stars in Search Results
Google is testing new red colored review stars in their search results, a change from the usual yellow-orange stars we normally see. It is a dark red shade they are testing this time. Dan Barker posted this screenshot to Twitter. It doesn’t show if this test is restricted to just Google AdWords ratings or all […]
Google Confirms Penguin Set to Be Real Time, But Still No Date
We have been eagerly awaiting an update or refresh for Penguin and multiple people asked the question in today’s Google Webmaster Hangout. John Mueller confirms they are working on a Penguin, but as usual, he has no date to announce. But he does talk about the real time aspect, and that is fortunately still the […]
Google Rank Issues with Competing Websites on Same Search Console Account?
If you have ever hesitated about adding any websites to your Google Search Console account because you don’t want Google to “connect the dots” between multiple sites sharing the same market area, in case Google splits ranks between the two. John Mueller addressed it in today’s Google Webmaster Hangouts. The question was specifically whether the […]