I really wish Google would stop responding to algorithm update questions with “we do hundreds or thousands of changes per year.” Like I’ve been saying for years, I’d bet 95% of those updates have little to do with core ranking but more related to UX, UI and feature changes.

Google’s John Mueller recommends websites with rotating seasonal content should keep it all contained on one URL.

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

Google’s John Mueller said it is wise to think long term with your web site and build a site that is so fantastic that if Google isn’t ranking it well for relevant queries that Google would consider it a bug. Thus Google would have to update their algorithms to rank your site for the relevant queries

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Google local has its share of spam and manipulation issues. There’s a form you can use to report some of those violations. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Understanding how dynamic content works is easy. Implementing it can be much trickier.

90 percent of respondents believe Google’s focus on proximity “frequently or sometimes” harms search results quality. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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