Here’s how you can use SEO – and some helpful tools – to rank higher on Google and get more traffic. The post Competitive SEO Strategy: An Actionable Guide by @webceonews appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google increased the max characters shown in the search results snippets box to 320 characters but now it seems Google has cut it down to 160 or less characters over the past week…

Posted by alexis-sanders Machine learning (ML) has grown consistently in worldwide prevalence. Its implications have stretched from small , seemingly inconsequential victories to groundbreaking discoveries. The SEO community is no exception

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

Bing Ads is the latest ad provider to ban cryptocurrency advertising, joining other ad giants such as Google and Facebook. The post Bing Bans Ads for Cryptocurrency by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google will now be sending email notifications to customers when a business responds to their Google My Business reviews. The post Google to Notify Users When Businesses Respond to Reviews by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Since 2013, Google has been saying 15% of queries are new and never seen before by Google. The interesting part, this is five years later and the stat has not changed…

Google has confirmed there is still no fixed length for search snippets, though they have been shorter on average. The post Google: Search Snippets Are Now Shorter on Average by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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

No more keyword-stuffed ad copy, please, says contributor Joe Martinez. Instead, use ad customizers to update feeds and shift your focus to value-based advertising that will drive sales.