John Mueller from Google said that ranking well in the Google Shopping or Google Image vertical boxes does not impact your ranking in the core web results. He said, “I can’t imagine that they’d be connected” when asked about how ranking well in the Merchant Center results can impact the web results. Christian Radny asked: … Read more
Bing is testing showing what Google calls from sources across the web in its Bing Search results. Bing shows a listing of the various options based on your query and says it was “generated using AI.” Here is a screenshot of this from Khushal Bherwani as he posted on X: Here is the Google version … Read more
Google has posted yet another reporting and data logging issue with Google Search Console. This one occurred between March 28, 2024 through April 2, 2024 and impacted reporting on AMP pages and Web Stories in Google Images. This was just a reporting issue and did not impact real traffic. Google wrote, “A logging error prevented … Read more
In February, Google told us they stopped showing Web Stories in Google Image search results. Well, last *****, Google issued a correction saying Google has been showing Web Stories in Google Images but the Web Stories icon does not show. To make things worse, Search Console had a bug where it was not reporting these … Read more
Google has issued a correction from its previous statement in early February that Web Stories no longer showed in Google Image search results, that is not true. What is true is that Google stopped showing the Web Stories icon in the image search results. Plus, Google Search Console had a reporting glitch with Web Stories … Read more
Google’s Core Web Vitals have emerged as critical metrics for SEO. These metrics help you optimize your websites for a superior user experience. A new player is making headlines among these vital metrics: Interaction to Next Paint (INP). This one replaces the First Input Delay (FID). This post will explain what INP entails, its significance, … Read more
Scraping data from webpages is a relatively advanced task that, until recently, required a degree of technical skill. The idea of diving into code or scripts for data extraction seemed overwhelming for many, myself included. Data scraping can power many SEO tasks, such as auditing, competitor analysis, and examining website and data structure. Google sheets … Read more
What Are the Core Web Vitals? Google’s Core Web Vitals are a collection of metrics that indicate how user-friendly a website is based on its load time, visual stability, and interactivity. The Google Core Web Vitals include: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): Measures how long it takes for the largest content element on the page to … Read more
For the original iTunes version, click here. This past weekend (a week ago) we saw the first ranking volatility likely from the Google March 2024 core update. We also some saw possible reversals or recoveries a few days later. Then today, Friday, March 15th, I am seeing more ranking volatility likely related to the … Read more
Google has announced that Interaction to Next Paint (INP), a new metric for measuring website interactivity, is now included as a key element in the Search Console’s Core Web Vitals report. As of March 12, INP replaced First Input Delay (FID) as a Core Web Vital, signaling a shift in how Google evaluates user experience. … Read more
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