Here are 20 possible reasons why your site ranking and traffic have dropped. The post 20 Reasons Why Your Search Ranking & Traffic Might Drop by @malleeblue appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

In Part 4 of this special series, Contributor and Bing Chief Evangelist Christi Olson reviews widgets, copyright removal notices, webmaster tools API, specialty sections and how to contact support if you need assistance. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Here are five pieces of SEO advice that might not always be best to apply on ecommerce websites. The post 5 Bad Pieces of Advice About Ecommerce SEO You Should Ignore by @Manish_Analyst appeared first on Search Engine Journal

These five enterprise SEO strategies may be worth testing out on your own sites or with your clients. The post 5 Enterprise SEO Strategies & Tactics That Really Work by @wburton27 appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google announced that they will now begin automatically verifying some users in Google Search Console, which will open up access to Google Search Console to countless (I don’t even know the figure, hundreds of thousands, millions?) of webmasters, site owners and more. In short, if you are a verified owner of a Google Analytics property, Google will automatically verify you for that same website in Search Console.

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Instagram announced it will begin displaying recommended posts in users feeds from accounts they don’t already follow. The post Instagram to Display Recommended Posts in Users Feeds by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Read about a proposed connection between user experience and Google’s August Core Algorithm Update. The post Social Media Signals and August Core Algo Update by @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Google is now showing user suggested edits on the local panels even on desktop search results. I believe this has shown mostly for mobile local panels and to business owners but now it seems to show on desktop and even for not business owners.

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