Google Ads has changed how Performance Max and regular Shopping campaigns work within the same account. In short, Performance Max won’t take priority over Standard Shopping campaigns when they are both in the same ads account. Mike Ryan posted about this on X and wrote, “Huge update to PMax: it no longer takes priority over … Read more
What could be the matter if your perfectly optimized post isn’t ranking? Is the problem that your site is not on Google, or is something else going wrong? What is keeping your content from reaching that coveted #1 position? In this post, we’ll discuss many possible reasons why your page is not ranking, even though … Read more
Google’s John Mueller answered a question on Reddit about heading elements, confirming a slight impact but downplaying its significance, saying a lot about how Google uses headings. Hierarchical Heading Structure Hierarchical and hierarchy in the context of heading elements (H1, H2, etc.) refers to the organization of headings in order of importance or structure. In … Read more
Google Ads will automatically opt new accounts out of serving ads on parked domains, starting in October. A parked domain is basically a placeholder web address. It’s been registered, but typically it has little or no content and sometimes shows ads. Why we care. This update allows advertisers to avoid wasting budget on low-value ad … Read more
Yesterday, July 15th, Google ended support for new chats to be initiated within Google Local, Google Business Profiles, in Google Search and Google Maps. This is not a surprise, Google told us in May this was coming and now it is here. Google wrote back then, “starting July 15, customers will no longer be able … Read more
Alphabet’s rumored deal to acquire HubSpot is shelved, sources told Bloomberg (subscription required). Alphabet reportedly walked away from the deal weeks ago, according to Reuters. “Parties didn’t get to due-diligence stage in deal talks,” Bloomberg reported. Early rumors about the talks seemed to solidify at the end of May, when CNBC’s David Faber reported the … Read more
The other day we reported about the new Google Ads brand controls. But as we gain more and more clarity, it seems it does not give advertisers all the controls they need. Brand inclusion is a way to get branded traffic only on your brand for Search Ads and Performance Max campaigns. So you need … Read more
In a recent exchange, Google’s Search Liaison addressed concerns about using branded keywords in articles. The discussion, which unfolded over several tweets, centered on the impact of mentioning specific brand names in product reviews and other content. Jake Boly, a content creator, initially asked why his articles featuring unique content consistently ranked on pages 3-4 … Read more
Google will continue developing AI features despite ongoing and potential issues, according to Liz Reid, the company’s head of Search. What it means. When it comes to AI in Search, Google will continue to take thoughtful risks, test extensively and quickly respond to any problems, Reid said during an all-hands meeting last week, CNBC reported. … Read more
Google’s mobile-first indexing initiative started just seven and a half years, while we thought it was completed last October, it is now really going to be fully done after July 5th. “The small set of sites we’ve still been crawling with desktop Googlebot will be crawled with mobile Googlebot after July 5, 2024,” John Mueller from Google wrote on … Read more
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