We have covered examples of Google selecting the wrong canonical URL from within your domain, but what about when Google shows you a domain name that is not yours? What if the Google URL inspection tool shows a domain name that you do not own as the Google-selected canonical? I mean, this isn’t new, we’ve … Read more
Google is now testing showing reviews within the photos carousel within a Google Business Profile listing. So when you scroll through the photos for a business, Google can also show review snippets. I mean, it can be super bad if Google shows a negative review there but I hope Google is smart enough to only … Read more
Google Search Console’s performance report seems to have a bug where it is showing almost zero data for today. I can replicate this across numerous Search Console properties, so maybe something is stuck with Search Console right now. I have seen some complaints on X and on this site and I wanted to quickly report, … Read more
Google’s AI Overviews seem to not show citations or link to sites that were hit by the helpful content update (and probably core updates), even when you ask the AI Overview directly about that site and even if that site is ranking well for that query in the traditional Google search results. To be clear, … Read more
Appearing on Google is important for any business to attract customers and grow online. Whether through Google Search or Google Maps, being visible on the world’s most popular search engine can significantly impact your business’s success. However, you might find it frustrating if your business is not showing up on Google, leading to missed opportunities … Read more
Google has done it again, it has shown ads from competitors directly above the reviews section of a Google local listing. We’ve seen Google do this before with LSA listings numerous times, with Google local listings and branded knowledge panels and LSA messaging. Anthony Higman spotted this and posted screenshots and a video of this … Read more
Does the content in Google Discover seem dated? Many people seem to be having this issue with Google Discover, though it is unclear how widespread it is. Why we care. Google Discover can drive good to amazing levels of traffic to your site. So whenever it has issues like this, it can seriously impact your … Read more
Microsoft is testing adding more details to the short video carousel it shows in Bing Search. Now it is showing video length, descriptions, a swipe to see more and other changes. I personally do not see these details yet in my tests, so I assume Bing is testing this now? This was spotted by Khushal … Read more
Google is now showing business submitted photos from Google Business Profiles in the Google Local and Maps review sentiments section. So above the reviews, Google may show photos submitted by the business, related to those reviews. I feel like I covered this before but Claudia Tomina who notified me of this on X said now … Read more
The August core update is here! Google’s documentation on core updates has changed significantly. Let’s take a look at what has changed. Here’s the archived version of the previous document. The purpose of this update is to show more content that people genuinely find useful Google’s announcement of the core update says that they are … Read more
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