Bing has added a new feature when you do a Bing search for a result that contains a code snippet. They are highlighting the specific code my colorizing it similar to how some text and code editors do. It is also split out from the rest of the search result to stand out even more. […]
Google: Length of Time to Remove URLs from Search Results
Google tends to remove specific results from their search results fairly quickly when a site owner uses the page removal tool via Google Search Console, but just how fast is it? The question came up on Twitter, with Google responding that it generally takes less than a day for Google to remove URLs. This generally […]
Google Cache Being Shown or Not is Not a Ranking Factor
Some site owners get worried when the cache link for their webpages disappear in the search results, or when clicking on the cache link they get a 404 error instead of the Google cache version of the page. And it can sometimes appear and disappear in between reloads as the results are served from different […]
Google: Relative Versus Absolute URLs for SEO
Every once in a while, the whole relative versus absolute URLs and what is best for Google and/or SEO is debated within the community. And the question came up again on Twitter where John Mueller from Google addressed absolute versus relative URLs from a few different SEO related perspectives. First, relative versus absolute URLs refers […]
Google’s Mobile Page Speed Update Rolling Out
Google has confirmed that their page speed update – officially called the “Speed Update” is now rolling out. The change makes a site’s mobile page speed a ranking factor. Google’s Page Speed Algo had previously only considered the desktop speed forsearch results, with sites with a very slow desktop speed being impacted negatively in both […]
Bing Testing Ads Tag With Border in Search Results Again
One complaint some searchers have with the Bing search results is that their Ads tag on sponsored results isn’t very noticeable, and some people click ads without realizing they are actually ads. While this might be great from a Bing Ads perspective, it is good, but some searchers do not like it. Bing is testing […]
Google Uses Speed Scale for Mobile Page Speed Update
Google’s new mobile page speed update has a new improvement over the desktop page speed algo that Google has used for years… you can improve your mobile site speed on a sliding scale, and that will help rankings. Every mobile page speed improvement made could potentially increase rankings. Previously, the desktop page speed algo was […]
Google Adds GrubHub & DoorDash Ads to Local Knowledge Panel
New ads appearing on Google local knowledge panels are driving orders away from the restaurant direct and instead are directing traffic through extremely prominent ads on the knowledge panel for each business to third party services for food deliveries which require these restaurants to pay a commission for any of the orders placed through the […]
Meta Keywords Use Not a Spam Signal, But Not Used by Google
Meta keywords were one of the early meta tags, but as it is something that could easily be spammed, search engines started to phase out its usage over the years. And some search engines still use it and many CMS still have that section active for site owners to add to pages. But because meta keywords […]
Google: Using Synonyms on a Page for SEO
The old joke goes “An SEO walked into a bar, pub, public house, Irish pub, tavern, beer garden…” and some site owners have been creative about interweaving synonyms into content on a page – some with more success than others. And when it is not done very well, the content can be off putting for […]