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

Instagram has a confirmed bug that is causing some users to lose a significant number of followers. The post Instagram Bug is Causing People to Lose Followers by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google is testing showing product cards in the Google Shopping panel on desktop now. The screen shot comes from Dave Lorrez who does a lot of SEM in the e-commerce space.

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This 12-step SEO guide will help you prepare and configure your (or your client’s) website properly before crawling. The post Crawl-First SEO: A 12-Step Guide to Follow Before Crawling by @aysunakarsu appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

The relationship between search terms matter and so does your choice between the funnel and category structures.

Jayesh Vaishnav shared on Twitter a screen shot of Google auto suggest or auto complete might be testing a design change. As you type longer queries, instead of the suggestions showing in full length below, it shows just the upcoming words

Ad testing can be time-consuming. This Google Ads script can help you do PPC ad tests the right way

Here are four surefire ways to pick memorable images that will make your content more engaging for your readers. The post How to Pick Memorable Images for Your Content by @bsmarketer appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Sergey Alakov spotted Google testing or launching, I don’t see it yet, a button in the local panel for “get in line.” It is a waitlist feature that seems to be powered by DineTime for restaurants to enable people to put themselves on a wait list to be seated for a table.