Google Analytics may not have fully brought in your analytics data for Wednesday, November 13th, within the GA4 interface. Over the past few days, I’ve seen complaints from site owners and marketers about GA4 missing data from that day. This does not seem to be impacting everyone, or at least, not everyone is noticing the … Read more
Google has been telling us for many months that they will be rolling out ads for AI Overviews. Last month, Google said they will soon show in the US mobile search results – well, I think we’ve seen one of our first examples of it this weekend. James F. Gibbons posted an example of an … Read more
On Friday, Google began to show these massive pop up, overlay ads, on top of the Google Search results, for when you search for your business and are logged into your Google Business Profile account. The ad takes up a lot of the screen, blocks access to the search results page (and managing your Google … Read more
Google Search has been placing trending labels in the search results for a while now. But there is a new variation of that, showing a “Trending this week” label in a gray, green and purple format. I don’t think I’ve seen this label show when the result is trending and for whole long. This was … Read more
What Is a Search Query? A search query is an exact combination of words a user enters into a search engine to find information. Users can provide search queries in multiple ways, including the following: Typing the query into search bars (e.g., the Google search bar or web browser address bars) Speaking their search query … Read more
![Documenting Google’s site-level evaluation and impact on search rankings using the ‘Gabeback Machine’ [Googler Quotes, Videos, Documentation and more]](https://www.gsqi.com/marketing-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/google-site-level-gabeback-machine.jpg "Documenting Google’s site-level evaluation and impact on search rankings using the ‘Gabeback Machine’ [Googler Quotes, Videos, Documentation and more]")
It’s not like all urls on a site suddenly become low quality overnight… It’s a site-level adjustment that can impact rankings across an entire site. After the recent creator summit, some attendees explained that Google’s Pandu Nayak joined the group to answer questions about the helpful content update, Google’s evaluation of quality, the current state … Read more
Some are seeing Microsoft placing ads in the Bing Search results mixed in between the organic results. Google has been testing this for a while now, calling it dynamic ad placement to try to make it sound like a good thing, and now Microsoft seems to be testing this in Bing Search as well. Khushal … Read more
Your website’s design can make or break your ecommerce business. After all, design elements have important jobs: Grab shoppers’ attention with eye-catching aesthetics Guide visitors smoothly from browsing to buying A great example of this is the streetwear brand Kith. When Kith redesigned its website, it didn’t just focus on branding and colors. It zeroed … Read more
Last week we covered how Google’s John Mueller cautioned about using Google Trends for content ideas. Google’s John Mueller also agreed that this can be an issue for Google Search’s people also ask (PAA) feature. When Glenn Gabe noted PAA falls into this bucket, John Mueller agreed by saying “Definitely them too.” Glenn Gabe wrote … Read more
Making great content isn’t easy, but a solid content brief can make all the difference. A good brief helps everyone—writers, editors, and strategists—stay on the same page. This ensures every post is useful, clear, and built to perform. At Backlinko, we’ve seen how strong content briefs drive results. They’ve helped us attract over 635,000 organic … Read more