At Brighton SEO today, Gary Illyes, a Google Webmaster Trends Analyst, was talking about mobile and the upcoming mobile friendly ranking signal which will come into play on April 21st. Many SEOs have been emphasizing page speed rather aggressively when it comes to ensuring sites are mobile friendly before the 21st. At SMX West earlier […]
Google’s Mobile Friendly Ranking Signal Will Not Affect Local Pack Listings
Gary Illyes, a Google Webmaster Trends Analyst, was speaking at Brighton SEO today, discussing the upcoming mobile friendly ranking signal that will be starting on April 21st. And he had some interesting things to say about local businesses at their pack listings. According to Illyes, if a local business is appearing in the Google Pack […]
Google Removes Thumbnail Images from In-Depth Articles
It appears that Google is testing more tweaks to their In-Depth Articles section in the Google Search results. They appear to be testing a variation of it with the thumbnail images removed. Here is how they are currently appearing for US users. Google has been showing thumbnails for in-depth articles: This is the second tweak […]
Google Looking for Feedback on Webmaster Office Hours Hangouts
Do you love or hate Google’s regular Webmaster Office Hours Hangouts, often hosted by John Mueller? John is looking for feedback! I’d love to get your feedback on the format of our Webmaster office hour hangouts! What should we change, what should we keep? In a magical world where you always get your wish, what […]
Why Google Ranking a Non-Mobile Friendly Brand Site is a Good Thing
In this week’s Google Webmaster Office Hours, Barry Schwartz asked John Mueller about brand related searches and whether Google would be demoting brand sites if they are not mobile friendly. After all, this new mobile friendly search ranking signal is supposed to give preferential treatment for sites being mobile friendly. So in general what happens […]
YouTube Plans Launch of Ad-Free Subscription Service by End of Year
It appears that the rumored ad-free subscription for YouTube is closer to reality, with plans to launch the service before the end of the year. Rumors first surfaced last August that YouTube was working on an ad-free subscription option for YouTube users. Susan Wojcicki then confirmed the rumors last October st Re/code’s conference, but since […]
Google Entering the Home Service Providers Market
In a move that is sure to get many businesses offering home services more than a little concerned, Google is reportedly planning on entering the home service providers market space. And they want to integrate it with their search results. It definitely raises some interesting questions… particularly how Google could implement it without raising the […]
Firefox Pushes Users to Download Firefox for Android
When I updated Firefox this morning, I was presented with an interesting screen once the update was complete – a push to not just download Firefox for Android, but to simply just enter in my email address and they would send it straight to an Android device. This is another push by Firefox to encourage […]
New Google Webmaster Tools Separates Search Type & Devices in Search Analytics Alpha / Beta
There are more new changes this morning for those with access to Search Analytics Alpha / Beta in Google Webmaster Tools. In addition to the URL filtering added today, Annie Cushing from Annielytics has noticed that Google Webmaster Tools has revamped their search types and devices in the new Search Analytics Alpha/Beta. What does this […]
Google Webmaster Tools Adds URL Filtering to Search Analytics Alpha / Beta
If you are in the Google Webmaster Tools alpha/beta for Search Analytics (formerly called Search Insights), they have just added a brand new feature that allows you to filter by URL when looking at the page reporting data. Annie Cushing from Annielytics was the first to notice this change, although it has been requested by […]