Local search marketing is a very strenuous hike.

There has been a heck of a lot of chatter from the SEO industry over the weekend, starting late Friday, June 10th, and then heating up June 11th and June 12th. Google has been doing this weekend updates for a couple of months now, all going unconfirmed, outside of the product reviews update and the June 2021 core update.

Google’s John Mueller responds to question asking what to do about link building The post John Mueller Answers What to Do About Link Building appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Only nine months ago, Google tested a feature to show a graphic behind the Google search box header, that was customized based on your query. So if you searched for [flowers], Google would show an image of flowers as the header for Google Search. Google ran into issues where it was showing some nudity or not PG-13 related images for some queries and halted the experiment.

Just another reminder that if you spam people asking to buy links or other link schemes, Google will potentially use that email and the sites listed in that email against you.

Search Engine Land reported that Google told them that Google Partners can now keep their existing status and partner badges through February 2022.

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 has a new set of algorithms aimed at demoting libel and exploitative content…

Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri shares his views on what TikTok is currently doing better for creators and everyday users. The post Instagram Chief on What TikTok Does Better appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

So while about half of you call Google Ads, Google AdWords, only 20% of you call Google Search Console, Webmaster Tools.