Archive for March, 2020

Google to switch completely over to mobile-first indexing by September 2020

2020/03/05

Google has said currently 70% of sites shown in search have already been switched over. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Google: Nofollow Change Was A Policy Change; No Action Was Necessarily Taken By Googlers Yet

2020/03/05

We are all still trying to figure out if Google took any action with the nofollow link attribute change on March 1, 2020 or not. It seems the answer is not

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Amazon’s A9 product ranking algorithm: Your guide to Amazon SEO for maximum visibility

2020/03/05

Here’s what you need to know about the factors that affect your product’s organic visibility on Amazon. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Google Ads Mobile App Gets Dark Mode & Optimization Score Details

2020/03/05

Google announced that the Google Ads app has added two new features. The first being dark mode, so you can sit up all night working on your ad campaign without disturbing your partner.

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Twitter Announces Stories Feature, #RIPTwitter Trends Worldwide via @MattGSouthern

2020/03/05

Twitter confirmed it’s testing a new feature, called Fleets, which is similar to Instagram and Snapchat stories. The post Twitter Announces Stories Feature, #RIPTwitter Trends Worldwide via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 4, 2020

2020/03/05

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

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Google: Only Worry About Sitemaps if Your Site Meets This Criteria via @MattGSouthern

2020/03/05

Google’s Daniel Waisberg stated that sites don’t necessarily need sitemaps unless they fall into one of three categories. The post Google: Only Worry About Sitemaps if Your Site Meets This Criteria via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Google I/O Cancelled Over Coronavirus Caution

2020/03/04

Google announced they are cancelling the physical/in-person version of their massive developer conference, Google I/O, over concerns with the Coronavirus. This was no surprise, as Facebook, Amazon, and other big tech companies have done the same.

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Google: It’s Fine To Link To HTTP URLS For SEO

2020/03/04

Google’s John Mueller confirmed that from an SEO point of view, linking to an HTTP URL, instead of an HTTPS URL is fine.

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How to Handle SSL Certificates When Merging Domains? via @martinibuster

2020/03/04

Google answers whether you should keep an SSL certificate on an old domain when merging with another domain. The post How to Handle SSL Certificates When Merging Domains

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