Archive for July, 2020

What will publishers do when Google lifts the AMP restriction on Top Stories? [Video]

2020/07/02

If publishers can become eligible for Top Stories by optimizing their mobile sites for users, that’s a twofer that may signal the end of AMP. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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5 Ways to Make Brand Social Media Profiles More Compelling

2020/07/02

As a concerned consumer, I have to admit that I’m ambivalent about social media. On the one hand, it keeps me connected with friends and family

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Google Web Stories WordPress Plugin for More Traffic via @martinibuster

2020/07/02

Google Web Stories is a new way to get more traffic. Google’s official WordPress plugin makes it easier to participate. The post Google Web Stories WordPress Plugin for More Traffic via @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Video: Google & Bing Talking About The SEO Community

2020/07/02

Google released the first video in part two of the SEO Mythbusting series. It starts with Martin Splitt of Google sitting down and talking with Sandhya Guntreddy of Bing. In short, they talk mostly about SEO community related topics

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Google Promoted Governmental Web Sites In Its Latest Algorithm Update? The Federal Update.

2020/07/02

On June 23rd we reported about a big Google algorithm update. It seemed pretty big based on the chatter and the tracking tools. But it was not as big as a core update.

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Bing Webmaster Guidelines Are Updated; A Must Read

2020/07/02

Bing has spent the past year working on revising the Bing Webmaster Guidelines and now it is live. The prior version was from the original 2012 version but now, it has been almost completely revamped

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Behind the Scenes at MozCon Virtual

2020/07/02

Posted by Dr-Pete Re-imagining MozCon hasn’t been easy.

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Bing On How It Ranks Web Pages & Content

2020/07/01

In the newly updated Bing Webmaster Guidelines, Bing disclosed how it ranks content in the Bing search results. Well, it doesn’t disclose the exact ranking formula, but it does describe that it uses these areas for ranking; relevance, quality & credibility, user engagement, freshness, location and page load time

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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 1, 2020

2020/07/01

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

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WSJ: GoogleBot can add products to shopping carts

2020/07/01

Make sure to double check those abandoned cart metrics; they may be inflated. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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