Incentivizing reviews individually or ‘in bulk’ is a bad idea. The post Law firm that used contest to solicit Google reviews sees all but one disappear appeared first on Search Engine Land.

Google has confirmed that a significant number of sites will be migrated to the mobile-first index within weeks. The post Google to Move Many More Sites to Mobile-First Index Very Soon by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Reports indicate the latest refresh for the Google-designed keyboard comes with a new interface that allows users to search all categories. The post Latest updates to Gboard for Android include a ‘search all media’ feature appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

How the 2017 SEO and SEM Agency of the Year Search Engine Land Awards winners approach success and what the recognition has meant to their agencies. The post What does it mean to be Agency of the Year?

Glenn Gabe asked if Google would be using those signals used to block ads in Chrome as ranking signals or factors for ranking in the future.

Contributor Jamie Pitman shows us why we should keep an eye on TripAdvisor and Facebook when trying to increase online reviews. The post Google’s growth in online local reviews continues to dominate, but… appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Get the latest tips and trends from incredible speakers at Best of SEJ Summit (BOSS), our new series of webinars. The post Introducing BOSS: The Best of SEJ Summit by @MrDannyGoodwin appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google plans to roll more sites into the mobile-first index in the near future.

Take these steps when redesigning your website to mitigate risk and avoid SEO disaster. The post How to Avoid SEO Disaster During a Website Redesign by @coreydmorris appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

On a daily basis I see complaints around the new beta Search Console which began rolling out recently about how it is missing many of the features from the old version. Google is aware of these complaints and is not removing the old version anytime soon…