Whenever it comes close a Penguin update or refresh, there is always the mad rush to get a link audit completed and a disavow file submitted before Penguin is run again. We know we will be seeing Penguin sometime soon, so there is the usual question about the cut off for submitting that disavow. Sha […]
Archives for October 2015
Google’s RankBrain: 9 Industry Experts Weigh In
Google’s new artificial intelligence algo, RankBrain is definitely interesting (all the details about RankBrain can be found here). We have reached out to 9 industry experts to get their reactions about RankBrain and what it means. Here is what they had to say. Glenn Gabe, G-Squared Interactive There’s been a lot of talk in the […]
RankBrain: Everything We Know About Google’s AI Algorithm
We have a new piece of the SEO puzzle from Google. They have introduced a new ranking signal in the form of machine learning and artificial intelligence called RankBrain. Bloomberg broke the story that not only has Google introduced RankBrain, but that it has already been using it for some time in the search results. […]
Google Search Console 404 Errors When Viewing Reports
Google Search Console is having some issues this morning with 404s. I noticed this earlier this morning and tweeted about it, but haven’t heard a response. So @googlewmc is throwing a ton of 404 errors this morning. cc @methode @johnmu — Jennifer Slegg (@jenstar) October 26, 2015 The 404 errors are not happening on every […]
Pay Per Click in a Multi Bid Optimization Strategy World
Many moons ago, when phones with keypads roamed the earth and Britney Spears was having hits, it used to be the case that if you bid for a keyword, that was pretty much the bid you would be using at all times and in all circumstances. There were basically no means to bid up or […]
Bing Tags Breaking News Videos With “New” in Search Results
Bing is now displaying tags within their search results to show when videos are brand new when someone searches for a breaking news event. I searched for “earthquake Afghanistan” and refreshed a few times, then noticed suddenly current video results were surfacing in Bing on the first page of the search results. They also had […]
Google Penguin Still Not Ready to Launch
If you have been anxiously awaiting the next Penguin update, you will be waiting at least a little bit longer. Gary Illyes from Google has confirmed that “Penguin is not ready for primetime yet.” @AGr4ves penguin is not ready for primetime yet. — Gary Illyes (@methode) October 22, 2015 Of course, this leads to many […]
Did Panda Cause These Often Disavowed Sites to Rebrand and Shut Down?
Fellow disavowers, some old friends have disappeared! Some of the most highly disavowed sites on the internet have quietly disappeared. Did anyone notice? While the disappearance of these sites is hardly earth shattering news, I did find it quite interesting to analyze their demise. Ask Ives Ask Ives was a site that acted as a […]
Google Image Search Reporting Issues in Search Console
Google updated their Data Anomalies page within Google Search Console to include information about a reporting issue for image search. On October 6, Google is reporting lower impressions and click data for image search results, and they note this is particularly apparent for sites with a lot of traffic coming from image search. October 6 […]
Twitter Launches Polls Within a Tweet
We first saw Twitter testing polls within the tweet a month ago. And now they are rolling it out to all users. So be prepared to be bombarded with a time of useless twitter polls in the very near future. It is being rolled out within the next couple of days, and once it has […]