We talked about the history of SEO, link building, content marketing, featured snippets and other Google updates. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Google is showing “see the connection” on some knowledge panels for famous people. This reminds me of the Google bacon number feature from years ago but different.

With the Google Search Console manual submission issues with getting pages into the index, John Mueller from Google said on Twitter “If your site relies on manual index submission for normal content, you need to significantly improve your site.”

Posted by Dr-Pete In 2014, Google introduced the featured snippet, a promoted organic ranking that we affectionately (some days were more affectionate than others)

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

LinkedIn should be a part of your business’ social media marketing mix. Discover five ways to use LinkedIn for business. The post 5 Ways to Use LinkedIn to Power Your Business via @KristiKellogg appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google has been sending out email notices to Google My Business users that their unpublished business profiles will be deleted within 30 days.

YouTube disclosures finally shed some light the video giant’s advertising trend. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

SEMrush and Moz, which also used Jumpshot data, say their reports remains reliable without it. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Learn why understanding your audience and going beyond keywords are essential to dominating a small niche in search engines. The post How Do You Effectively Optimize Your Website in a Tiny Niche? via @tonynwright appeared first on Search Engine Journal