Twitter has been full of comments the last couple of weeks about the issue related to switching a site from HTTP to HTTPS and the resulting traffic loss from Google. Gary Illyes from Google made a comment on Twitter today saying that SEOs who recommend against going HTTPS are wrong. If you're an SEO and […]
Google Testing New Line Breaks in Search Results
Google is testing additional line breaks in the Google search results for mobile users. The change adds an additional line in between where Google displays the title/URL/breadcrumbs and the description snippet in the of each individual search result. Here is how the additional breaks are appearing in the search results. And another example: Google is […]
Google Adds Phone Numbers to AutoSuggest
Google has added a new feature to autosuggest on mobile devices – large phone numbers. When searching on your mobile, when you do a search for “Call <name>”, Google will display the phone number for the business in autosuggest in extra large numbers. Here is one example: It also works for businesses outside of the […]
Using Google App-Indexing? Upcoming Google Office Hours
John Mueller posted today about an upcoming app-indexing Google Hangout he is hosting next week. You can also submit any questions prior to the event, or you can attend the event and hope to grab one of the ten spots open to the webmaster community. If you’re using Google App-Indexing, or if you have an […]
Yes, Google Panda 4.2 is Still Rolling Out
It has been nearly a month since the Google Panda 4.2 refresh began rolling out. While we were told it would take several months to roll out, someone asked Gary Illyes from Google whether it had finished or not yet. Nor surprisingly, he said no. @RubanKtSEO No, but it would be more productive if you […]
Does Wikipedia Really Have a Google Penalty Problem?
SimilarWeb published a blog post that has been getting a lot of attention, questioning whether Wikipedia has a Google penalty. However, there are a few problems with the data from their blog posts, as well as some other significant factors that are also in play here, which SimilarWeb fails to mention. Switching to HTTPS First, […]
How Google Chooses Content for Knowledge Panel in Sidebar
Ever wonder how Google chooses which companies show a knowledge panel on the right hand side of the search results while others don’t? This question came up in the last Google Webmaster Hangout from someone who has done all the “right steps” in order to have a knowledge panel show up, but hasn’t had any […]
Google Confirms Third Party Blocked Resources Not Problematic
Ever since Google sent out the notice to many webmasters that they are blocking javascript and CSS from being crawled, it has been a priority for many to unblock these resources. But one thing keeps coming up – the alerts for third party resources in Google Search Console. While Gary Illyes from Google commented about […]
404 Errors Do Not Have Any Impact on Panda 4.2
It seems everyone has plenty of questions about 404 errors lately, and Gary Illyes from Google has been answering many of them on Twitter. The latest followup question was asking whether 404s have any impact on Panda 4.2. And not surprisingly, the answer is no, there’s no impact on Panda. @Photogkris nope @JohnMu — Gary […]
Why Google Shows Old Domain in Search Results Despite 301 to New Site
People have often noticed when they move a site from one domain to another, using a 301 redirect, that it seems that old domain will kick around in the search results for quite some time, even after the new one is indexed. A website changed business & domain name. Pages are still showing in search […]