Google is testing a new large product based knowledge panel in their search results. This new style is a cross between a product knowledge panel and a Product Listing Ad, something they first began testing several years ago, with a combination of both paid and organic search features included. Dr. Pete Meyers from Moz spotted […]
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Google Testing Images in Local Service Ads in Search Results
Google is testing a new feature in their local service ads. This test adds images to the local service ad listing in the search results. Tom Waddington shared the screenshot on Twitter. You can also see from the screenshot that there are 30 photos that potential customers can view. So it isn’t just merely a […]
Switching to AMP Won’t Negate Other SEO & Google Algo Issues on a Site
The use of AMP is an interesting one. For many site owners, using AMP can result in a lift in traffic, but this is because AMP gets priority placement, such as the carousel placements. But it doesn’t specifically get an additional ranking boost outside of the regular mobile friendly one. But an interesting question came […]
Google’s Mobile Page Speed Update: Everything SEOs Need to Know
Google has officially announced that mobile page speed will be a ranking factor. The new “mobile speed update” will launch in July 2018, giving site owners roughly six months to ensure their mobile sites will not be negatively impacted. It had been confirmed that mobile page speed would be included as a ranking factor, but […]
Google Adds “Best Answer” to the Search Results for Q&A Page Results
Google has added a new feature to the search results, marking a best answer in the search results when displaying a result from a Q&A type of webpage with possible answers. The example comes from StackOverflow and was shared by Alexis Sanders on Twitter. In addition to highlighting the best answer, it also includes information […]
New Google Featured Snippet Style Includes Thumbnails to Additional Searches
Google is serving a new style of featured snippet. And while they are pulling the data from the page of the featured snippet, they are using that data to create thumbnails for searchers to click to new Google searches, rather than leading them to the page they are pulling the data from. This means that […]
Google Updates AMP Testing Tool for Multiple AMP Styles & Submit AMP Page
Google has updated their AMP testing tool with a ton of new features. The main update now shows examples of how AMP results appear in the Google mobile search results. Google has also updated features for submitting an AMP page to Google and viewing AMP source code. The new update shows three different styles, the […]
Google Asking Searchers to Submit Tags in Movie Knowledge Panel
Google is making a new change to their movie knowledge panels. Google is asking searchers to add tags related to the movie they search for, at the bottom of the movie knowledge panel on mobile. Paul Shapiro spotted the test. When you click to vote for tags, it brings up a pop over to […]
Google Testing More Visible AMP Icon in Search Results
Google is testing a much more visible version of their AMP logo in the search results. Instead of the usual light grey that you see in the mobile search results, the new test shows them in black instead. Aleyda Solis posted screenshots of the new style on Twitter. They show in both the regular search […]
Google Adds Other Locations to Local Knowledge Panel
Google has made yet another change to how they display local businesses in the knowledge panel. Google is now showing additional locations when it displays the knowledge panel, in a carousel at the bottom of the knowledge panel. Here is what it looks like: It has an additional “view all” link that can be clicked, […]