This is part of the say something nice about an SEO/SEM series – feel free to nominate someone over here. Loren Baker is 43 years old, lives in Santa Clarita, California with his wife and 7 year old boy…

Here are three approaches that can help you find content ideas based on data and analytics. The post 3 Data-Driven Approaches to Find the Most Effective Content Ideas by @semrush appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

You would assume that since Google search doesn’t even check to make sure the HTTPS is valid for your search ranking boost that Google also doesn’t check to see the level of security for a domain name in search…

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

Posted by Dr-Pete Over the past year, you may have spotted a new kind of Google ad on a local search. It looks something like this one (on a search for “oil change” from my Pixel phone in the Chicago suburbs): These ads seem to appear primarily on mobile results, with some limited testing on desktop results. We’ve heard rumors about local pack ads as far back as 2016 , but very few details.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

The deal effectively ends Getty’s European antitrust complaint against Google.

A webmaster or business owner was upset his website dropped in its Google search rankings and complained in the Google Webmaster Help forums…

The relatively new job schema for the Google for Jobs feature now has added a new markup specifically designed to communicate that a job listing is available for remote workers or telecommuters…

Stop wasting time on these six social media marketing strategies and tactics that don’t actually produce results. The post 6 Outdated Social Media Tactics That Need to Die by @marktraphagen appeared first on Search Engine Journal .