Google is testing placing the **** in the snippet on the same line as the URL in the snippet. This is instead of placing it before the snippet’s description section. This test was spotted by Shameem Adhikarath who posted screenshots of both variations on X, the one on the bottom is the test: I am … Read more
Microsoft is testing moving the lock icon in the Bing Search results snippets from the left of the URL to the right of the URL. Well, most of the time you don’t even see a lock but when Bing is testing it, Bing has been testing different lock locations. In September 2023 we shared this … Read more
Blog / Google SERP / Get Google Sitelinks for Your Snippets (Organic and Paid) Sitelinks have been around for over 17 years. They help users navigate to important sections of websites directly from the SERP. You’ve surely seen sitelinks before—they appear below the Google search result, point to different pages of the website or to … Read more
We’ve covered product images within the search result snippets many times but here are even more variations where Google is showing up to several images across the snippet in the search results, but sometimes as few as three. These were spotted by Brodie Clark who wrote on X, “Google looks to be heavily testing changes … Read more
Recent Google scandals have raised concerns about search result fairness, accuracy, transparency and the ethics of big brands’ dominance. This article explores how these factors collide by examining Google’s use of search engine results page (SERP) list-based features to further their monetary gains while going against their own content guidelines and advice. By the end, … Read more
Blog / SEO Industry News / SGE Snippet Research:We Analyzed 100K Keywords to See Google’s AI in Action Search Generative Experience (SGE) stands as one of the most significant recent developments in Google search, and understanding the impact of this innovation is crucial for businesses and marketers. That’s why the SE Ranking team conducted an … Read more
We have seen Google show product images in snippets in many variations over the years. Now Google is at it again but not just with products but also local listings. The weird thing is that these listings go to product listing pages and not the products themselves. This new version looks somewhat different and I … Read more
![How to use data-nosnippet to block specific content from being used in a Google search snippet [Experiment]](https://www.gsqi.com/marketing-blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/01/google-data-nosnippet-lg.jpg "How to use data-nosnippet to block specific content from being used in a Google search snippet [Experiment]")
For whatever reason, I’ve seen an uptick in site owners reaching out to me recently about search snippets appearing that they aren’t happy about. For example, Google is selecting text for a search snippet that they simply don’t want to be displayed in the search results. The site owners reaching out didn’t know if they … Read more
Google may be testing a new search result snippet interface that overlays more details about that search snippet. It is like a preview feature when you hover over the search result. Bing has been doing this with their search result previews for some time now. And Google has had this for image search result previews. … Read more
Google has a new “trending seller” icon for some product results in the search result snippet. This shows an arrow trending up icon next to the words “trending seller” below product results. This was spotted by Ethan Lazuk and he posted this partial screenshot on X: Ethan wrote, “Noticed a “Trending seller” icon for a … Read more
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