Google is killing the ‘Google Now’ name but improving the underlying functionality to make it more controllable, engaging — and searchable. The post Google Now is dead, long live ‘the feed’ appeared first on Search Engine Land

Google’s Gary Illyes confirmed on Twitter that Google doesn’t have a ranking signal that looks to see if a site has a trust seal on it and then gives the site a ranking benefit for having one…

Google has explained crawl budget to us several months ago and truth is, the topic has kind of slowed down recently – which I am grateful for.

Posted by bridget.randolph Recently I made the shift to freelancing full-time, and it’s led me to participate in a few online communities for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners. I’ve noticed a trend in the way many of them talk about SEO; specifically, the blocks they face in attempting to “do SEO” for their businesses

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google Search Console beta, Amazon Echo Show & link building mistakes appeared first on Search Engine Land

Worried about making mistakes as a link builder? Columnist Julie Joyce describes 11 of the worst ones she’s seen and discusses how making mistakes helps you build better links.

Google has expanded the home service ads to 5 metro areas now, including the east coast. Ginny Marvin at Search Engine Land

Columnist Eric Enge breaks down the “AMA With Google Search” session at SMX Advanced, where Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan interviewed Webmaster Trends Analyst Gary Illyes from Google.

The new device hasn’t yet found the right balance between voice and screen.