Google’s John Mueller said this morning on Twitter that if you want your images to rank in Google Image search, it is extremely helpful to Google if you add alt text to your images. The advice itself is not new, it dates back over 10 years ago but this is a nice reminder from a Googler.

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

Google’s search results on Android now use a web browser technology called Service Worker to cache repeated searches. The post Google Search on Android Loads Repeated Searches Twice as Fast by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

As you all know, I am a huge fan of dates on articles and blog content. I even suggested Google should penalize pages that do not put dates on articles. Google has not gone that far, yet – but John Mueller seems to be a fan of dates on articles as well.

Get to know 23 potential ranking factors that might impact your website’s SERP visibility. The post 23 Potential Ranking Factors You May Not Be Considering by @DholakiyaPratik appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Publishers and media companies have stepped up lobbying for a restrictive copyright law that would effectively create ‘link taxes.’ Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google has added a manual actions section to the new Google Search Console, and the URL inspection tool now works in real time. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Is there a need to update and resubmit a sitemap when making content changes on your website? Find out here. The post How to Update Sitemaps After You Change Your Content by @jennyhalasz appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Contributor Daniel Gilbert shares a customizable script that lets you check for overspending or underspending in your Google Ads account by finding changes in spending. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Three years ago today, Google posted their first Google Doodle for Labor Day. For some reason, Google never posted Labor Day logos in the US, that was until a few years ago.