Yelp launched a number of efforts aimed at helping local businesses that have been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The post Yelp Launches Efforts to Help Local Businesses Impacted By COVID-19 via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

Bing announced an API for submitting URLs for instant indexing. One beta tester claims he ranked content in 10 minutes.

Many are now frustrated that when they are searching for news around the coronavirus and COVID-19, often after they click on the result, a paywall comes up on the news site asking to pay to see the story. Danny Sullivan from Google said Google wouldn’t give searchers a way to hide such sites in the search results.

This week on Marketing O’Clock, we cover LinkedIn’s new Conversation Ads, Facebook’s grant for small businesses, and new event schemas. The post LinkedIn’s New Ad Unit & This Week’s Digital Marketing News [PODCAST] via @shepzirnheld appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google announced that Google Ads has a new ad policy starting in May it will no longer allow ads for documents and/or services that can be obtained directly from a government or a delegated provider. This policy goes into effect on May 26, 2020.

The company has hit pause on review creation or responding for now. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Here are seven ways COVID-19 seems to be affecting SEO metrics and how we should consider responding. The post 7 Ways COVID-19 Is Affecting Search Traffic & How SEOs Can Respond via @Kammie_Jenkins appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Firstly, I hope everyone is doing well.

Here are a few tips to overcome roadblocks in your digital marketing programs and keep your campaigns running. The post 4 Top Tips for Decreasing Campaign Downtime via @joshuacmccoy appeared first on Search Engine Journal .