Google’s John Mueller said that SEOs are in a great place because they understand how crawlers work, how the controls work, and they can help their clients decide on their AI policies and decisions as they navigate this new era of AI bots. John Mueller wrote on LinkedIn, “This intersection of AI & SEO puts … Read more
This month may have been one of the most volatile Google Search ranking months I reported about ever. Google completed its August 2024 core update, and then we had countless unconfirmed Google ranking updates, tweaks, or volatility – whatever you want to call it. I mean, it was a lot and it still seems to … Read more
Google Search rankings gains were lost for many, followed more more volatility this week. Google updated its web search spam policies, with a focus on site reputation abuse. Google’s cache operator is now fully dead. Google’s site command for image search seems broken. Google fixed a Search Console reporting bug with product snippets. Google Maps … Read more
Google has refreshed and updated its web search policies documentation. The big change is Google added more language around the site reputation abuse policy, while expanding, simplifying and clarifying other sections of its search policies. Google wrote that they have “clarified some wording in our spam policies for Google web search to focus more on … Read more
Google has updated its spam policies documentation as part of a routine refresh while also adding more details around the site reputation abuse policy and expanding and clarifying other areas of its search spam policies and guidelines. Why the change. Google wrote, “We review and refresh our documentation periodically. This update is part of that … Read more
In an effort to keep users on their sites, some publishers have hijacked the browser back button by providing a feed of articles that drives users to more publisher content, including sponsored content and ads. That’s versus allowing them to return to the sites they visited from… It’s a tricky and deceptive tactic, since users … Read more
Google announced significant updates to its AdMob policies, set to take effect this month, aimed at improving clarity and transparency for publishers. These changes will impact how and where ads can be placed within apps, particularly in private communication spaces, affecting publishers’ monetization strategies. Key changes: “Ads on Dynamic Content” policy replaced with “Ads in … Read more
Google now lets you set your shipping and return policies and details directly in Google Search Console. Google said that when you do this in Search Console it takes precedence over configuration on your website, including product-level merchant listing markup. If you’re an online merchant, you can use Google Search Console to view, add, and … Read more
By now, you’ve likely seen the announcements about the March 2024 Core Update. This major update will roll out over the entire month and aims to reduce “unhelpful” content by 40%. Interestingly, Google also updated its spam policies to call out some new types of spam it targets. Let’s delve into what exactly changed in … Read more
For the original iTunes version, click here. It was a busy week between Google releasing the Google March 2024 core update, which is supposed to be one of the largest core updates Google has ever released. Google also released a March 2024 spam update. Google updates a number of its spam policies while dishing … Read more
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