Google is testing new user interfaces, designs and layouts for the product one box and product boxes. Valentin Pletzer shared a couple of these designs on Twitter and I am able to replicate one of these

Google’s John Mueller offers insights into recovery times from Core Algorithm Update and what publishers should do. The post Google Offers Details on Core Update Recovery Times via @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Back in the old days, when you received a manual action Google did not notify you in Google Search Console with a message. But can that still happen today? Can you get a manual action without a notification from Google?

Google’s John Mueller said it isn’t recommended to use // – double slashes – in your URL path. He said generally if browsers can handle it so can Googlebot. But he said on Twitter “// is generally considered a bad practice though, since what it’s really saying is “use https”.”

Google My Business has added a new option that says “Connect in real-time, with video.” It says you can “grow your business and reach more customers, when you use video conferencing providers.” Then a “set up” button to start to configure it.

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…

Google Ads announced yesterday it went from 6 conversion categories to 19 conversion categories, if you know math, that is more than three times. Google said “starting today, you can group your conversion actions in 19 different categories such as “add to cart”, “submit lead form”, “book appointment”, and more.”

This week was interesting, it seemed Google has some indexing or ranking issues outside of the US, but I was not able to replicate. I did post the monthly Google webmaster report. Google said it does not index links..

The Marketing O’Clock team discusses all the latest updates and rumors in the world of Google Ads, the new Microsoft Audience Network, and more. The post Google Ads Tests Removal of Text Ads & This Week’s Digital Marketing News [PODCAST] appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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